Some Kind of Art School ([info]darkdisney) wrote,
@ 2009-07-08 14:12:00
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Babies!
So i've been on a baby kick.

we've got SOME TIME so hold your horses but it's been increasingly on my mind.

After seeing Paris and Prince Jackson yesterday that pretty much sealed the deal.

i also think i NEED a little girl.

All my life i've been told i look like Michael Jackson. whip these genes up with my wife and I'm pretty sure i got great shot at brewing some GORGEOUS children.



Of course comes the inevitable name game.

I decided that all great black men have names that start with the letter M, e.g. Malcom, Michael, Michael, Michael, Martin, Marcus etc

So I gave Robin my suggestions for names and her replies went something like this:

Boys:

Megatron: No (had to throw it out there)

Marious : eeeeh maaaaaaaaybe

Maco: No (yes as in the shark!)

Mercutio: No (wtf why not?!)

Maxwell: Yes

Girls:

Gretchen, Gertrude or Guenevere (NOT GWEN NEVER GWEN!). She liked Guenevere the most but i like Gretchen. She thinks it's too granny but i say HEY that's the point! it's throwback! Told her if we have three girls expect the trifecta

Akasha: She all but refuses! COME ON! QUEEN OF THE DAMNED!!!

whatcha think? it's about time i father some US Royalty!



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[info]spracker
2009-07-08 06:20 pm UTC (link)
LMAO I had to laugh when I saw "Megatron" hahahaha.

I shouldn't laugh too hard though.. someone out there just might have named their poor child that already!
Funny.. yesterday I was going to say "So what are you waiting for" but then decided against it, since it annoys me to no end when people prod constantly about my childbearing decisions. So consider it out of respect that I said nothing. :) However, you've mentioned it yourself, so you're fair game now!


Also, I've found that most people these days have a few name options in mind when a baby is due, and then generally decide on one once the baby is actually born. You may think you like "Gretchen," but if you ever become father to a little girl, you may change your mind once you actually SEE her. Sometimes once you see them, a certain name just doesn't fit, ya know?



On a side note, I've spent (probably too much) time lately thinking about names and how they affect us growing up. One name versus another, and how names are more important in our life than most people give credit to. I always wonder what would happen had I grown up with a different name. I wonder if my life would be completely different right now if I were living a life with a different name!

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:36 pm UTC (link)
I AM MEGATRON!

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[info]niyabinghi
2009-07-08 06:25 pm UTC (link)
Would you mind your son being called Max sometimes if he's named Maxwell?

Out of the past 20 yrs. of raising my own Max, we haven't come across it in others that often, so it's still fairly 'not-too-common'.

Oh and definitely, you have Michael Jackson-ish eyes, for sure!

Edited at 2009-07-08 06:25 pm UTC

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 06:27 pm UTC (link)
I'll call him Maxwell but i'm sure i'll get lazy here and there. :D

I don't think i know a Maxwell now that you mention it!

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[info]lizzelizzel
2009-07-08 06:31 pm UTC (link)
I love Mercutio and Gretchen.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 06:32 pm UTC (link)
please...talk to my wife

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[info]absinthetic
2009-07-08 07:04 pm UTC (link)
Of the ones you listed, I like Maxwell the best.

And while she may not go for Megatron, may I suggest Magnus? Magnus Henry-Wilson. Almost sounds like an official title of royalty or something, doesn't it? Plus, you can call him Magneto when no one's listening.

Marvel Henry-Wilson. 'Nuff said.

Mace Henry-Wilson...named after the greatest (and only, I believe) black Jedi Master.

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[info]absinthetic
2009-07-08 07:09 pm UTC (link)
Personally, I'm hoping I get male triplets so I can name them Freddy, Michael, and Jason. I only want to do it with triplets, though. Freddy Sawyer on his own is kind of "eh". Freddy and Jason would sort of work, but it wouldn't NEARLY have the impact of Freddy, Michael, and Jason. I'm almost guaranteed a male as the first born (the first borns on my father's side of the family have all been male for the past, like, 12 generations), it's just getting those other 2 boys I'm concerned about.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 07:16 pm UTC (link)
good lord looks like you can take that to the bank!

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[info]wee_squirrel
2009-07-08 08:03 pm UTC (link)
Maxwell has always been a dodgy name in my opinion, something about Baby Max (or Max Baby) always feels disturbing to me.

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[info]absinthetic
2009-07-08 08:09 pm UTC (link)

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:33 pm UTC (link)
stop that.

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[info]wee_squirrel
2009-07-08 08:33 pm UTC (link)
Jeebus.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:30 pm UTC (link)
i don't believe in shortening names. if my child's name is maxwell it's maxwell.

people would ask, "So Tristan do you go by anything short..like Trist..."

No

My name is Tristan

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[info]wee_squirrel
2009-07-08 08:33 pm UTC (link)
I'm on the opposite side; people seem hell-bent on making my name longer. It's not Katie, it's not Kathleen, it's not Katherine, it's just Kate.

A while ago I got signed up for something as Kathleen Cooper... whoever did this just decided to make up a non-abbreviated name for me.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:35 pm UTC (link)
hahaha i respect that!

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[info]lizzelizzel
2009-07-08 08:51 pm UTC (link)
Magneto!

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[info]verona
2009-07-08 07:51 pm UTC (link)
Leisel or Brigitta for girls.
Octavius for a boy.

Mercutio is fucking awesome.



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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:34 pm UTC (link)
Octavius is pretty bad ass but gotta stick with an M, name.

i don't know how to pronounce the girl names you mentioned hahahaha

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[info]rejectedrealism
2009-07-09 05:54 pm UTC (link)
I think they are pronounced Lee-sel (Leisl) and Bri-geetta (Brigitta). They are the names of two of the Von Trap grrls from The Sound of Music : )

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-09 06:23 pm UTC (link)
thanks!

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[info]wee_squirrel
2009-07-08 08:02 pm UTC (link)
Isn't it spelled Marius? That's my background in musical theater talking, though.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:32 pm UTC (link)
it CAN be or it can be Marious. you're just all over my shit when it comes to naming my boy aren't you?

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[info]wee_squirrel
2009-07-08 08:33 pm UTC (link)
... I like Gretchen?

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:35 pm UTC (link)
you would! grrrrrr

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[info]lizzelizzel
2009-07-08 08:50 pm UTC (link)
go with Marius,
if you spelled it Marious I'd have to start staying
'Its'a Me! Mario-us!'

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-08 08:54 pm UTC (link)
hahaha ok ok!

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[info]jemm
2009-07-08 09:38 pm UTC (link)
Middle names. It is always much more acceptable to do the fun crazy ones as middle names.

I however ran out of time and was overwhelmed by other things and just went with Mayah Noel.

You two will have hot babies, I am very sure of that. And when it's time, I will be giving daily suggestions for names, haha.

I was named when my parents had been dating for three weeks. Actually, my dad ALWAYS wanted to name a girl Jessica. He loves the Allman Brothers.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-09 02:43 am UTC (link)
aah i don't think the names i chose were crazy.

i'm sure you'll have plenty of suggestions!

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[info]jemm
2009-07-09 11:26 am UTC (link)
I didn't say they were. I was just saying you can get super creative with those.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-09 06:23 pm UTC (link)
gotcha! :D

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[info]in_pieces
2009-07-08 10:51 pm UTC (link)
in all seriousness... i like maxwell and guenevere and i can't lie. akasha ftw.

old school girl names are coming back with a vengence. i like elliot and violet a lot .

(i think too much about babies.. i kinda have baby fever right now.. even though i am soooooo not ready for kidlits)

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-09 02:44 am UTC (link)
AKASHAAAAAAAAA...she hates it

wedlock girl!

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[info]rejectedrealism
2009-07-09 05:56 pm UTC (link)
elliot for a grrl is my new favorite thing in the world.

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[info]radiantthought
2009-07-09 02:26 am UTC (link)
can't believe you forgot superfly... his name doesn't start with M.

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-09 02:42 am UTC (link)
and YOU forgot i'm not a racist!

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[info]nalilord
2009-07-09 04:14 am UTC (link)
Maurizio

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[info]darkdisney
2009-07-09 04:47 am UTC (link)
that's exotic!

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[info]rejectedrealism
2009-07-15 09:27 pm UTC (link)
Giselle?

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[info]puckdewd
2009-07-18 05:04 am UTC (link)
McLovin Henry-Wilson :D

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