Coquitlam sleepovers rule! (Comixed, Not Always Right, Once Upon A Win, and more!)

Finally got to Billie's at around 4:30 or 5, and told her that the West Coast Express was fairly comfortable, even if it did only go one way. Means I'll have to take the 160 tomorrow, but that's fine. She was amused by the gifts I gave her (#20 Bathroom Reader / CITY OF BONES / AN ECHO IN THE BONE), and said her brother Bahman would like the habanero hot sauce - he did, actually. Apparently, it has great flavor, haha. Also gave her some mooncake - all that made my knapsack less heavy, which is good!

Bahman made some homemade pizza, which totally rocked. It was indeed more user-friendly, as advertised by Billie yesterday on the phone. Talked briefly to her parents, and showed Tara (mom) the wedding photos from Jon and Harmony's nuptials right before she went to bed. Showed Billie the pictures of Grandma / Great-Aunt / Cousin Eric, too. We watched random TV shows, but mostly Friends and Seinfeld on the W Network. Also watched Futurama (Fry is his own grandfather?!) and a rerun of a Simpsons Halloween special featuring paintings and scary stories.

Of course, we surfed the Internet too: Facebook (pirate language! / status comments / quizzes and results / stupid new groups layout / deleting people or unfriendings / notifications / groups arbitrarily changing their name so I left it / photos), People Who Always Have To Spell Their Names For Other People, LJ, glitches, Comixed, Once Upon A Win (Epic Wins from Childhood), ROFL Razzi, Not Always Right, InsaneJournal, Blogthings, a Facebook Choir video, and more. Discovered that Teresa had unfriended me or deleted her account again - it's happened before! Talked about the broken E key on her laptop keyboard, her friends Sean, Patrick, Riley, Matt, Samantha, Fuji (who's half-Japanese), and others. Discussed Shaina, Megan, Austin being a "douchefag," poor Rodrigo, perverted Chris, Nexopia, Ryan, Allan, Jairus, MSN conversations, emails, and other people she knows too. I told her that Nathan was actually in London now, and of course she was jealous!

You Are Yellow

You are the brightest person in the crowd, and you stand out every place you go. You are incredibly charismatic. You are truly joyful, and people like to be close to your happiness. You have a strong, positive effect on others. You are very memorable. A lot of people know you, and even those who you haven't seen you in years remember you well. You are often as happy as you seem, but sometimes you fake it a little bit. You know people are counting on you to lift them up... and you don't want to let them down.

What Color of the Rainbow Are You?

Blogthings: Take a Quiz. Annoy Your Friends.

"Facebook choir" video:

Xing, Yaqui, Yule, and Zachary

Off to Coquitlam soon-ish... yay for sleepovers with Billie! I will take the West Coast Express for the first time, too....

This is from What Not to Name Your Baby by Joe Borgenicht.

X

Xing (zhing) - A neutral name. From a popular Chinese surname meaning "born of women." A punchline. The child will most likely crave cream-filled, frosted snack cakes.

Xion (ZIE-on) - Underground dance club and headquarters for humanity in the future.


Y

Yanni: Greek form of John. One who plays woodwind instruments and sports long, chemically curled hair.

Yaqui (YAH-kee) - Not good. Nicknames will include "yucky," "icky," and "sticky." Most likely a nose picker. Also, a fine Japanese dish.

Yeager (YAY-ger) - Slang for "time to get drunk." Popular in bars and fraternities.

Yoder: The New England pronunciation for Yoda, the ancient and revered Jedi master.

Yogi: A person of the Yoga persuasion. Also, overweight from eating too many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Smarter than the average bear.

Yule: A gaudily-decorated chunk of dead tree burned during the Christmas holiday. Families with the surnames Log or Tide should avoid this name entirely.


Z

Zachary / Zack: All variations of "wacky" will be used to describe this child. Toward puberty, it will take on a meaning other than "silly."

Zann: Street slang for a prescription anti-anxiety drug. This child will be afraid of nearly everything.

Zebediah: Child will be plagued by a big ego over the literal definition of his name ("God's gift"), but confounded by a low self-esteem over the fact that nobody else knows what it means.

Zebulon: In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah. He was the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel. A planet within the fourth Centauri nebula.

Zed: The sodomy-enthralled pawn shop owner from the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. The child will most likely have a proclivity for choppers (as opposed to motorcycles), and is likely to associate with dirty cops.

Zeeman: Uh-huh. You said "Zeeman."

Zeke: Early English form of "search." "Zeke, and you shall find."

Zelig: Depression-era man made famous for his chameleon abilities to become like those he is with. Exception to the rule: If Orwell's prophecy comes true, name away.

Zephyr: The west wind. A fart, as in "Did you rip that Zephyr?"

Zeppelin: From the famous musicians of Led Zeppelin. A large, rigid blimp filled with hot air.

Zeus: Greek god of the heavens. Ruler and most powerful of the Olympians. A name better used for large guard dogs.

Ziggy: A bald, bulbous-headed cartoon character with self-esteem issues. A pot-smoking member of the reggae genre of music.

Zindel: A failed blend of purple grape overshadowed and beaten to market by its less Jewish cousin.

Zippie: Prone to rapid-fire flatulence. Often called a pinhead.