Pet names for pets and other things
I am so far behind on these. I'm just picking and choosing questions anyway, so it could be worse.
What inanimate object do you wish you could eliminate from existence?
If the apostrophe in English counts as physical (and it is when in print), then that. I like to use it correctly but far too many people whack it into random or even all plurals, and I think their English, and that in too many cafes, would be so much easier to read without it.
What is your favourite way to waste time?
Reading, but I wouldn't say any time spent happily is wasted.
Do you have any pets? What are their names? Now, what are the names you actually use for them?
All of it from the neck down.
How quickly do you adapt to new technology?
Pretty quickly. I'm a geek who enjoys change.
What inanimate object do you wish you could eliminate from existence?
If the apostrophe in English counts as physical (and it is when in print), then that. I like to use it correctly but far too many people whack it into random or even all plurals, and I think their English, and that in too many cafes, would be so much easier to read without it.
What is your favourite way to waste time?
Reading, but I wouldn't say any time spent happily is wasted.
Do you have any pets? What are their names? Now, what are the names you actually use for them?
- Jasmin, chocolate Burmese, full name Jasmin "Walnuts" Zampetta. Why? Because she got a notch out of her ear in a fight and we said she looked like a tough Mafia cat. Greg called her "Notchy" which made me laugh as it sounded like noci which is Italian for walnuts and we were watching The Sopranos back then. Zampetta is "little paw" which completes her Mafia name. Also known as Jazzy Walnuts, Jazz, Jazzy, the thug. She left us last November after getting a fast-acting cancer, but she deserves to be here.
- Ashley, silver tabby, full name Ashley Riverstone because Greg thought she looked like a stone from the Ashley River. Also known as Ash, Ashy, Ashels, Squeaker, and The Flag-tailed Yogurt Cat - I think she likes yogurt more than tuna.
- Sebastian, black domestic shorthair (according to the vet), full name Sebastian von Klemperer because the rising noise he makes when he's hungry sounds like Commandant Klink. Also known as Seb, Sebby, black hole.
All of it from the neck down.
How quickly do you adapt to new technology?
Pretty quickly. I'm a geek who enjoys change.