Itch

An shoutout to all the "-ic"es.

Fischdick

The only sad part of this story is that he's apparently kind of a dick (pun totally intended).

Baby Names

Jelly

I'm so Facebook-dependent when it comes to names. The first time I went to Jellyfish's Dennis's house, I didn't know which bell to ring because he only uses his pseudonym on Facebook.

Unisex

Speaking of androgynous, did you know that Nozomi is actually a unisex name? It's more common among girls than guys, but male Nozomis are not unheard of (there is also a male-only variation of the name, Nozomu). I've met a few female Nozomis in my life, but I'd kind of like to meet a male Nozomi . . . but only if he's not a dick.

J/Y

I know, this is totally German Pronunciation 101, but it still catches me off guard sometimes . . .

Nozomi

Congrats to Steph and Doug on their newest addition to their family! Lots of hugs!

Katze

Horrible

Yeah, yeah, very funny. (So many encounters with post people this week!)

Hello, my name is

The Real Name

He actually wouldn't mind if I used his real name, but you know. For consistency's sake?

Not-So-Special

In other (special!) news, I got into the art school that I've been wanting to get into for the past year! Huzzah! Well, not officially in because I still need an internship and whatnot, but the biggest hurdle is out of the way.

Woot! Par-tay!

circa 1985