Alvern \a-lve-rn, al-vern\ as a boy's name is pronounced AL-vern. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Alvern is "spring, greening".

Do you remember my obsession with The Avengers? Well, yeah, about that… I've more or less been getting into the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, which really is about amazing. And after rewatching Iron Man and ( Read more... )

Sybil \s(y)-bil\ as a girl's name is pronounced SIH-bul. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Sybil is "prophetess, oracle". Variant of Sibyl. Actress Cybill Shepherd.

Jeremy Renner: I Accidentally Took Viagra on a Plane!

Okay, yeah. The Dark Knight Rises comes out, and I'm still stuck on The Avengers. Whatever. The cast of Avengers are just ( Read more... )

Klarissa \k-la-rissa, klar(is)-sa\ as a girl's name is pronounced klare-ISS-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Klarissa is "bright, famous".

Aesthetics over practicality.

This should be the way I live my life.

Wendy \we(n)-dy\ as a girl's name is pronounced WEN-dee. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Wendy is "friend". Literary: a created name for the heroine in James Barrie's "Peter Pan ( Read more... )

Kerrick \k(e)-rri-ck\ as a boy's name is pronounced KARE-ik. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Kerrick is "king's rule ( Read more... )

The girl's name Fontanne \f(o)-ntanne, fon-tanne\ is pronounced fawn-TAN. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Fontanne is "fountain spring".

About four months ago, my external hard drive died on me. At the same time, a major part of my soul died along with it.

Why? All of my documents, music, and movies were stored on it. Everything was ( Read more... )

The boy's name Xanthus \x(a)-nthus, xan-thus\ is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Xanthus is "golden-haired ( Read more... )

The girl's name Lenis \l(e)-nis\ is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "mild, soft, silky ( Read more... )

The boy's name Lleu \ll-leu\ is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "shine".

Today is a snow day. Despite the many times that it has snowed during my time here, there has not been a snow day - until now.

Just last night, almost all the snow that accumulated from the last three months had melted. This morning, there was at least a foot of snow. ( Read more... )

The girl's name Vanora \v(a)-no-ra\ is of Old Welsh origin, and its meaning is "white wave ( Read more... )