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But first, a meme.
1. Are you named after anyone? If so, explain.
Yes, ninety percent of all of the other girls born in the '70s. My mom says she named me Jennifer because it was pretty, and I say there are lots of other names that are equally pretty that weren't so freaking popular.
2. Do you have your children's names picked out already? If so, is there any significance?
Embarrassingly enough, watching Supernatural obsessively has made me fall in love with the name Dean. If I had a son right now, I'd probably name him Dean Michael. If I were a real ass, I'd admit that it's made me fall for the name Sam, too, but I have a cousin named Sam and I don't like naming kids after living relatives. Well, except for middle names -- I want their middle names to be after relatives, since they're not everyday use and it's a nice way of not actually naming them after someone and still doing it. (I have two uncles and a cousin named Richie, two uncles named Bobby, two named Jim, and I had two named Eddie until a few years ago. So, yeah, two many years of having to respond to, "Wait, my uncle Richie or my brother Richie?" when talking to my mom has driven me nuts.) I like Serenity for a girl, too, but it depends a lot on the last name I'd be using. It needs to match, you know?
3. If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name have been?
It would have been Christopher. If my brother would have been a girl, he would have been April (and he was born in April ... *gags*). We've agreed we like our mom and dad's taste in boys' names MUCH better. (Maybe it helps that somehow I've lucked out on knowing many Christophers in my life.)
4. If you could re-name yourself what name would you pick and why?
I don't know, as much as I get really tired of always having to deal with so many other Jennifers, I think it fits me by now. I wouldn't even know what to pick.
5. Are there any mispronunciations/typos that people do w/ your name constantly?
No, it's my last name people fuck up. It's Italian but you can't tell by either the spelling or the pronunciation. Hardly anyone ever pronounces it right on the first time, and the chances of someone spelling it right on the first time are slim to none. I can usually tell one thing about someone who already knows how to spell it correctly, though, but I'm not saying what. ;)
EDIT: A pet peeve about books ... romance novels set in the current day and age featuring a non-religious, non-prudish female protagonist who just happens to be a virgin -- just the bad luck of never hooking up -- and has never had an orgasm. Speaking from experience ... uh, NO.
1. Are you named after anyone? If so, explain.
Yes, ninety percent of all of the other girls born in the '70s. My mom says she named me Jennifer because it was pretty, and I say there are lots of other names that are equally pretty that weren't so freaking popular.
2. Do you have your children's names picked out already? If so, is there any significance?
Embarrassingly enough, watching Supernatural obsessively has made me fall in love with the name Dean. If I had a son right now, I'd probably name him Dean Michael. If I were a real ass, I'd admit that it's made me fall for the name Sam, too, but I have a cousin named Sam and I don't like naming kids after living relatives. Well, except for middle names -- I want their middle names to be after relatives, since they're not everyday use and it's a nice way of not actually naming them after someone and still doing it. (I have two uncles and a cousin named Richie, two uncles named Bobby, two named Jim, and I had two named Eddie until a few years ago. So, yeah, two many years of having to respond to, "Wait, my uncle Richie or my brother Richie?" when talking to my mom has driven me nuts.) I like Serenity for a girl, too, but it depends a lot on the last name I'd be using. It needs to match, you know?
3. If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name have been?
It would have been Christopher. If my brother would have been a girl, he would have been April (and he was born in April ... *gags*). We've agreed we like our mom and dad's taste in boys' names MUCH better. (Maybe it helps that somehow I've lucked out on knowing many Christophers in my life.)
4. If you could re-name yourself what name would you pick and why?
I don't know, as much as I get really tired of always having to deal with so many other Jennifers, I think it fits me by now. I wouldn't even know what to pick.
5. Are there any mispronunciations/typos that people do w/ your name constantly?
No, it's my last name people fuck up. It's Italian but you can't tell by either the spelling or the pronunciation. Hardly anyone ever pronounces it right on the first time, and the chances of someone spelling it right on the first time are slim to none. I can usually tell one thing about someone who already knows how to spell it correctly, though, but I'm not saying what. ;)
EDIT: A pet peeve about books ... romance novels set in the current day and age featuring a non-religious, non-prudish female protagonist who just happens to be a virgin -- just the bad luck of never hooking up -- and has never had an orgasm. Speaking from experience ... uh, NO.
