Bored, Happy Elizabeth Day, Cool Links, and Getting to Know Me Memes

[lizamanynames]

From the Notebook

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[computer_boy]

Having talked to a former Elizabeth today, this counts.

[lizamanynames]

Out of idle curiosity, who was that?

[computer_boy]

Mum. She goes by her middle name, not Elizabeth.

[lizamanynames]

Oh, that's cool!

[wolfscape]

A whole holiday to celebrate us? Awesome! HAPPY ELIZABETH DAY!!!

[lizamanynames]

Oh, awesome, are you one too? Woot! We will slowly take over the world! (D'you actually go by "Elizabeth", or one of the many many many many derivitives?)

[wolfscape]

My birth name is Elizabeth but I've always gone by Beth, despite not really liking it. I would like to go by Eli now, but changing a nickname I've had since birth is pretty tough. ;oP

[lizamanynames]

Heh, halfway though elementary I decided "Beth" was a lil kid's name, and insisted everyone call me Liz - then in highschool I decided Liz was "too common" and so went with Liza - which didn't stick till university, and now there are many people who don't even know I'm technically an Elizabeth.

I'll call you Eli if you like. :)

[jhall1]

In honour of Elizabeth Day, I must play The Roches' song The Largest Elizabeth in the World. The lyrics can be found here. :)

Thanks for the link to the pics of Sophie Aldred. She is incredibly beautiful with her hair down.

[lizamanynames]

In honour of Elizabeth Day, I must play The Roches' song The Largest Elizabeth in the World. The lyrics can be found here. :)

...THAT'S AWESOME! *steals song and keeps it for EVER*

Thanks for the link to the pics of Sophie Aldred. She is incredibly beautiful with her hair down.

She's incredibly beautiful always, I think.

[jhall1]

Glad you liked it. I've since found a video clip of the Roches singing it:
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83leitw.html

[lizamanynames]

Thank you so much!! I love the interview bit at the start, too.

[vilakins]

The librarian post is locked; you might want to remove it.

That vid of a mother's day though? Brill! :-D

[lizamanynames]

The librarian post is locked; you might want to remove it.

Phooey, I could have sworn I checked that. *removes it*

That vid of a mother's day though? Brill! :-D

It killed me - it reminded me very much of my foster-mum (took me in when my parents went on thier extended honeymoon), who had four kids of her own, plus her husband, plus me and our other foster-sister, plus more pets than a small zoo (dog, cat, magpie, 3 gunnea pigs, 6 girbils, hedgehog, 3 hamsters, a canary, and 5 fish).

[vilakins]

When my mum was yelling at us, she'd go through all the kids' and even animals' names before hitting the right one. :-P

[lizamanynames]

Bwah! Yeah, that happened a lot in my family, too - I'd get called my aunts' names, my cousin's name, and the cat's name, before mine.

[lizamanynames]

Ah yes! Feast day of Ste Elizabeth of Hungary, AKA St Elizabeth of the Roses, patron saint of Hungary, bakers, and labour unions - she is in fact the very Elizabeth I am named after!

Hmm. Maybe we should move the day...