tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post7529636582958343402..comments2024-02-24T03:14:26.608-06:00Comments on marginamia: Miranda July, hipsters, and month & season nameskghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627518291982352081noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post-50148959414362494372012-07-08T22:08:39.972-05:002012-07-08T22:08:39.972-05:00This is interesting because I remember when I was ...This is interesting because I remember when I was little I named one of my dolls July :) I was such a little hipster! (hehe) Also, my birthday often falls on the first day of autumn, and if had happened the year I was born, my mother was all set to name me Autumn. Alas, it didnt happen--- and I got Heather Allyson. I love the name winter though. It seems so quiet and thoughtful and peaceful.<br /> I love names that are a bit out of the norm, but when I was naming my daughter I had the issue of having a long last name that is both hard to spell and hard to know how to say correctly (I've learned to just smile and nod) so I felt like I had to give her something that was at once unique, but still a bit simple and easy to say and spell so she wouldnt go through life explaining TWO names.<br /> BTW, I love your blog and the concept behind it. I love naming my paintings because its a chance to be creative in a different way and evoke even more of a feeling and character. I think names are so much fun....Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162985502341523594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post-28807449202467972092011-09-15T12:27:26.561-05:002011-09-15T12:27:26.561-05:00fantastic sister set. I agree, not too over-the-to...fantastic sister set. I agree, not too over-the-top. <br />Frances Winter is beautiful! and I can't believe you know a Spring! love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post-17079208703709630382011-09-14T18:56:45.759-05:002011-09-14T18:56:45.759-05:00Oh and July as a name? Beautiful!Oh and July as a name? Beautiful!Jessie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740040828464068690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post-59099750589925592792011-09-14T18:54:35.113-05:002011-09-14T18:54:35.113-05:00Great post! I've never seen 'You, Me and E...Great post! I've never seen 'You, Me and Everyone We Know', but I've been meaning to for the longest time! As for month/season names, I know three sisters named Ruby April, Audra May and Eva June, which I think is pretty neat and match-y without being over-the-top, seeing as it's only their middle names. I also know an April (brother Charlie), a May (brother Jett- and May is also my middle name), a Spring, and a Summer (sisters Lily and Nova). Personally I think January, March and August are all fantastic! Spring is also great, so lively and full of energy! Summer is cute but to me belongs with Mia, Olivia and Chloe, which are gorgeous names but I would never use them because they're too common for my liking. Winter is sweet and kind of peaceful-sounding but I prefer it as a middle name. I loved Frances Winter for the longest time.Jessie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740040828464068690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post-14773365162164022262011-09-07T22:16:19.279-05:002011-09-07T22:16:19.279-05:00Thanks for commenting, Jenny! Glad the photo/stor...Thanks for commenting, Jenny! Glad the photo/story inspired... old lady friends are awesome! <br /><br />Love what you have to say on all of this!!<br /><br /> O-a and La-a? Oh, man. Okay, I have a friend who cheers me up by sending me all the cre8tive-spelling names she encounters on her job (infant nurse.) My favorite? Loosee Anna (to honor New Orleans,) and yes, I laugh. <br /><br />Also... I watched Friends reruns, too! And we go to baseball games sometimes. And I sing "Wheel in the Sky" to my kids, usually when something is turnin' (hope that doesn't ruin your next pottery class.) And if ever there is a website dedicated to bashing Miranda July for doing a movie or book that's too "mainstream," I'll be ranting about that sentiment, too! The whole "but I'm not a hipster, I watch Friends, I'm down-to-earth!" bit is a page out of my own life- a turned page, thankfully. And yes, absolutely, one grows up and is free when she is defined by that which matters (not cheesy!!!) and gets that the rest is just extra and doesn't require any apologies--I love what you say about having no more "guilty pleasures." Yes, yes, yes. Right on! <br /><br />oh, and LOVE Talvi and Sommar!! They're going on a list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post-74626179266568878342011-09-07T19:02:59.103-05:002011-09-07T19:02:59.103-05:00Just when you thought I was done...
I forgot to s...Just when you thought I was done...<br /><br />I forgot to say I love the picture you took! And the story behind it. I can relate because I'm new in my town and barely know anyone. I started taking a ceramics class to get out and meet people, but there is no one my age in the classes. The photo inspires me to get past my expectations/prejudices/shyness and make friends with the middle aged to senior citizen ladies in my class!jenny gordyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740849737373170751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317440380138960058.post-78935763304001826352011-09-07T18:50:54.662-05:002011-09-07T18:50:54.662-05:00Amen, Kristen!!! This whole post is amazing. I t...Amen, Kristen!!! This whole post is amazing. I think you nailed it when you spoke about sincerity being important. Although I really like Miranda July's work, I could see two types of people not liking it: (1) those who are made uncomfortable by her extreme earnestness (2) those who interpret her cutesy-ness as insincerity. Maybe some can't look past her style to see what the work is really about. In my opinion it's not necessarily possible to accurately judge the sincerity of strangers, so why try? I myself wish I had the bravery to put myself out there like her, but that's very hard. It's the same as naming your child something beautiful but slightly outrageous because it's different. Some people judge what they don't have the guts to do. I'm ashamed to say I've done that. People don't want to look like fools. But my guess is that Miranda July doesn't feel foolish--she probably just feels free. Well, that is my hope anyways.<br /><br />I feel like I grew up a little the day I stopped defining myself by my taste in music, clothing, film, etc. While those things are fun and necessary, they don't make us who we are. When I realized that who we are is what we're like on the inside (I don't even give a crap if that's cheesy), how we treat people, and our unique thoughts and beliefs, my life totally changed for the better. I've been called pretentious for liking Sufjan Stevens and Miranda July, but I've also been told that I'm stupid for yep, loving Friends reruns. At some point I just started refusing to call anything a "guilty pleasure", because why should I feel guilty about anything so inconsequential?<br /><br />Nobody is completely past being made fun of, and some people even try to label themselves by wearing the dress code of their social group and seem to invite it. But why do we have to take it so seriously? Why can't we just let people be? That goes for myself just as much as anyone else.<br /><br />I love all of the month and season names!! November and Winter have to be my favorites. Also my sister-in-law is named June, and I adore her as well as her name. I like the Swedish spelling of summer--"Sommar". Or the Finnish word for winter--"Talvi". My husband's dog of 18 years was named "Auggie", short for August, which I love too.<br /><br />I think if you're going to name your kid something "weird", you have to know that you or your kid might get made fun of at some point, but you have to just not care. If you take a risk, you're giving your kid the gift of a unique name that could set them apart in a really good way. Or it could fail miserably, and they'll change their name legally when they turn 18 or whatever. I've definitely laughed at some odd names before (sorry, Apple!) but never judged the parents as bad people based on the choice. My husband met a girl named O-a (pronounced Odasha), with a sister named La-a (Ladasha). It was a little hard not to laugh, but it definitely made me think their mother was probably an interesting lady.jenny gordyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740849737373170751noreply@blogger.com