7:43 amMiddle Name Meme
Leslie tagged me for a meme. Please, if anyone knows, tell me how to pronounce “meme”. This one has to do with your middle name. First, though, a funny story about my name:
Jon likes to make fun of my long list of names. You see, I was born when my mother was quite young, so at birth I was given her maiden name as my last name. Then she married a man who adopted me, and I took his last name. Then I grew up, no longer got along with that dad, met my biological dad, and decided that maybe I wanted to take his last name (though I never actually did). Instead, though, I met my husband and took his last name. Therefore, Jon thinks it is hysterically funny to call me “Suzanne Louise Crunkleton Brandenburg Stewart Gale”. (I know… only soap opera characters have longer names.) Or, even funnier (he thinks), is telling our kids that my initials are SLCBSG (Yes, like Salt Lake City, Battle Star Galactica). Try monogramming that on bath towels.
Anyhoo… on with the meme. Luckily this meme is about middle names and not last names.
Here are the meme rules. I did not write the rules. Someone else wrote them. The rules part of this post has been copied and pasted. So, here come the rules:
1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.
2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of their middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog post containing your own middle name game facts.
4. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
L- Lazy. I don’t think that needs a whole lot of elaboration.
O- Occasionally obnoxious (bonus points for alliteration)
U- Unusually drawn to pasta and dairy products
I- Illustration-challenged (I still can only draw stick figures)
S- Sentimental
E- Easy-going
I’m tagging Kerri, Cassie, and Diana… three non-bloggers. How does that work? You guys will have to write it in the Comments section of this post.
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Man, why does my middle name have to be “Catherine”?
Give me a few to think about this…For those of you who now think that my name is Cassie Catherine, Cassie is my nick name given as a baby.
Comment by cassie — August 8, 2007 @ 8:50 am
Oh, man…I’m just a reader not a participator (is this a word?)…this is however another way to waste time at work. Let me think on it a bit, and do some more work before I waste some more time.
Comment by kerri — August 8, 2007 @ 10:10 am
I love the “unusually drawn to pasta and dairy products.” You’re so funny and have the longest string of names I’ve ever heard.
Comment by Leslie — August 8, 2007 @ 11:24 am
You should have kept all those last names, or at least pretended you wanted them all. Can you imagine the look on the court clerk’s face? Ha. Ok, so you have had, or potentially had a lot of names, but do you mind me asking, how many siblings do you have? I’m ashamed to say, I went to school with you for many years, but I just don’t know. If it helps, I have one bio brother and five step brothers, oy vay!
Comment by kerri — August 8, 2007 @ 6:21 pm
@Kerri- Okay… Let’s see:
I grew up the oldest of 5 (biologically they are all “half” siblings, but I count these guys as my “real” sibilings). My mom remarried the same year I got married, and she had another child. (It was all very “Father of the Bride 2″… and that’s how I have a sister the same age as my son. I met my biological dad when I was 20. He had 3 kids from his first marriage (so they are all “half” siblings, too.) He then remarried to a woman with 3 kids and then THEY had another child 3 years ago. So I technically have another half sister who is 3. So, that makes the total (hang on, I’ve lost count)… 9 half siblings and three more kids who are kind of “step”. Yowza, right???? At least mine aren’t all brothers, though. Oy vay for you is right!! (And don’t feel bad about going to school with me and not knowing about my family… my family was high-drama and no one knew what was going on… ever. Half the time I didn’t know what was going on.)
Comment by admin — August 9, 2007 @ 7:09 am
No, no, my “oy vay” is totally unwarrented. Your count takes the cake. You don’t buy them all Christmas gifts do you? Gosh. Anyway, while living through a “high-drama” family life isn’t great (I speak from “don’t want my crazy ass father to know where I live” experience), it can produce down to earth, good sense of humor having people. I usually find that I enjoy adults who grew up out of drama. And you, adult Suzanne who I hardly knew as a kid are no exception. Very enjoyable.
Comment by kerri — August 9, 2007 @ 7:46 am
This was harder than I thought it would be.
Here goes….
C - craves Haribo gummy bears. You know, the kind that kills your jaw after eating 5 of them. Luv em’
A - accomplished procrastinator
T - travel…..traveler…..traveling
H - how about that David Beckham…yum!
E - engrossed in Harry Potter #7
R - really love my Solstice (car)
I - into naps…Ilikeitalot!
N - never want pets. It’s what happens after growing up with 25 cats. Oh, and there was always a dog(or 2)and fish also. Sorry pet lovers, but not for me thank you!
E - enjoy reading Suz’s blog. A highlight of my day:)
Comment by cassie — August 10, 2007 @ 6:43 am
This is rather like a business retreat exercise. Ok, Here it is, and it is long winded. I’m a blabber fingers, plus, I’m stressed out today, so I’m wasting a lot of time at work. And I can’t tag anyone since I have no blog, and I didn’t do that copying the rules business ‘cause what’s the point if I’m not tagging anyone. And I did use the character map for the accents, which will probably translate wonky (just a little OCD).
My middle name is Esmée. Good work Mom. But it’s a lot of E’s
Escaping – I like doing things alone, and will find a way to get out of working, shopping, walking, watching TV, traveling, etc. with others. Not all the time mind you. I love sitting around with friends, chatting away for hours. I also don’t (maybe that’s just shouldn’t) like to drink alone
Shameless – I will talk about whatever’s on my mind with anyone really. I think it’s healthy to talk about everything. But, sometimes I realize when it is too late that I’ve made strangers, acquaintances and new employees uncomfortable with my over sharing. Sorry. I think in the long run it makes people more comfortable though. If any of my colleagues want to have a constructive discussion about the causes, colors, textures and real life experiences of diarrhea for instance, they know I’m here for them.
Moldy – I’m obsessed with zombie movies (good ones of course). I love to imagine what it would be like if the dead really did walk the earth…the hopelessness…the chaos…the smell. Ok, maybe this sounds sick, but it really helps me put things into perspective, and it’s just plain, thrillingly scary! There’s nothing worse than facing death, and if you can do that you can do anything. Zombie movies are the “wind beneath my wings”.
Épingle de sûreté or safety pin (I can’t think of any English words that begin E avec accent aigu) – I feel the need to be the one who always holds it together, who takes care of things calmly, is practical, the strong one. And I don’t need help! But, sometimes I’m not a big enough safety pin for the job. It’s a fault and I’m learning. Maybe it’s because I’m a first born, maybe it’s because I’m in charge at work and I’m sure it’s gotten worse since my Mom has been sick. I feel bad for my husband because I usually don’t pop open until I am home alone with him and he gets to deal with my freaking out. Poor dear.
Economizer – Everything can be reused…“No dear, we can’t throw away that old couch, I’m going to take it apart and make it into a guest house!” But seriously, I recycle, thrift shop, and if I’m going to buy new stuff, I try to buy Fair Trade stuff, or American made. We can make a difference. I’m also cheesy, but there’s no C in my middle name.
Sorry for clogging your blog.
Comment by kerri — August 10, 2007 @ 10:11 am
Not that I’m begging to be tagged for a meme (still don’t know how to say it, sorry I can’t help) with a rule sheet, but doesn’t the last law mean you have to find 6 people (one for each letter)? There are 6 letters in Louise, no? No one else has pointed this out; I could very easily be crazy. Just checking. Clearly one of my words would be “obsessive.” But I don’t have an O in my middle name. Hmmm. I see a sleepless night in my future.
Comment by stephanie — August 10, 2007 @ 9:04 pm
@Cassie- Well done! But no pets? Ever? Hmmm, there goes the cart-pulling llama I was going to get you as a wedding gift. I guess it’s BACK TO SQUARE ONE!
@Kerri- Very nice with the accents en francais (and I don’t know how to put the accents on type… which is why we decided against the umlaut in Zoe’s name (y’know, the two little dots over the ‘E’).
@Stephanie- Fine, fine, smartypants… consider yourself tagged!! I was really just lazy (as I clearly stated as my “L” word) and flew boldly in the face of the meme rules. “Ignores rules” should have been my “I” word.
Comment by admin — August 11, 2007 @ 8:05 am