Mortaine’s Blog

There is drama on my Friends page.

There is drama in communities I’m in.

There is drama in Yahoo! Groups I participate in.

There was even some drama getting started on Orkut last night (I quelled it by not rising to the bait).

What the fuck is going on, people? LET GO!

Disclaimer: I am not blameless in the drama, since I’ve had the bad judgement to agree with a few people who have controversial opinions in some of these places.

You are a creative bunch, I must say!

So far, the name suggestions are:

Fairmont, Fishy, Prettyfins, Annonymous, Howard, Goethe, Peacock, Bob, Ghoti, Ishmael, Queegqueq, Colonel Sanders, Entree the Midget, Gonzo, Mortimer, Betty, Azure, Blue, Flutter, Jim-Bob, Jerjerrod, Silk, Akshay, Fringy-dress, Fish, Pit Bull, Eeyore, Bruise, Lord Bluefin the Third, Corlath, Orin, Flutter, Death, Dog, Alexander, Trogdor, Smooth Criminal, Avalanche, Shark, [Insert name of famous Sharks player], No Name, Terrian, Beta, Brittany, Monica, Molique, Fox, Thor, Honda, OF1.r1.scottrell.com, Grimey, Bart, Matt, Smithers, Profesor Frink, Julio, Otto Van Bismark, Antonio Banderas, Beauregard, Control-Alt-Delete, Backslash, Shakespeare, John Holmes, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Aquaman, Go (fish), Stinky, Meter, Humpback, Seafood, Blinky, Blogger, Tekka Maki, Finspector Gadget, Fishpector Gadget.

I struck out any name that I personally don’t like enough to name my fish. Any name related to porn is out (Gonzo and John Holmes– I know probably doesn’t know what Gonzo has to do with porn, but you’ll have to take my word for it). I eliminated any name I didn’t think I would be able to pronounce, and the name of my mother’s husband. I struck any name that is also the name of a popular singer or actor who I can’t stand. Trogdor’s out because I think Trogdor should be the name of a black and red betta. I eliminated any name that I also use for one of my other pets (like Stinky or Dog), and any name with a negative connotation for me (like Death, or Control-Alt-Delete). I crossed out names that were suggested because we were driving past a sign with the word on it, the Governatorm and all names that would make me sound like a redneck.

The most popular name by far was Howard, followed by Peacock. Personally, I kind of like the idea of giving him a two-part name. I’m not wild about Howard, but Peacock is a good name. I also, after seeing him flare yesterday, am partial to Thor.

I will continue to consider these suggestions.