Day 10 (I counted): June 2, 2021

[asphaltcowgrrl]

There's going to be a tiny rant at the beginning of this, so feel free to 'skip to the end' if you please.

Today's Workout: Transform 20: Week 2 - Stronger. Getting there, little by little, Shaun.

Rant: So, apparently *fans* are up in arms regarding the casting for the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Sandman. Trouble is, they're telling Neil Gaiman - THE FREAKING AUTHOR/CREATOR - that his casting is off. Death shouldn't be played by a black person, Desire shouldn't be non-binary. I'm sorry, I do not care if you think you are Annie Wilkes (Misery) level of superfan, YOU DO NOT GET TO TELL SOMEONE HOW TO CAST CHARACTERS THEY CREATED. On the bright side, Neil is telling them all to fuck all the way off and that he's going to do what he wants. Hah.

Sidebar: I think I must have watched three seasons of Lucifer before I ever saw the note in the opening credits that the show was based off a series created by Neil Gaiman. More and more reason to love his messy ass, I guess.

Time for today's *cough* personal development *cough* question.

Assuming you name inanimate objects, what are some names for inanimate objects you own or have owned? (i.e. cars, computers, shoes, etc.)

I name everything. My iPod had many names - Ali, Roderick, Murphy, among others. My last cellphone was named Zeklos. My current phone is called Lucy. My Kindle is named Reyes. My Kobo doesn't have a name, but it'd definitely be Jay if I was able to change it's name. (It's small, slim, and pretty basic, which is James in a nutshell. LOL) I have an immersion circulator (sous vide) and the app required me to name it before I could use it, so it's Trish. I have a new laptop and it's going to need a name, too, but I haven't really thought about what to call it. Maybe Jake because it is kinda slick.

Taylor names the cats' toys. She also names her succulents. One was Petra, but Petra died. Petra also turned out to be one of the hardest succulents for a beginner to care for, so there is that. The one she has now that's doing really well has a name, but I couldn't tell you what it is. She acquired two more on Monday when we went to Lowe's, but she hasn't named them yet. One is a zebra striped plant and I had a couple suggestions, but I kept them to myself. Naming a plant Zayne might backfire on us.

I'm not sure if Maddie does this or not. If she does, she doesn't talk about it as much as Taylor does.

The real question is why do I do this? I mean, I know why I name my Kindle - because it's easier to figure out which device I'm looking at when I'm on Amazon's website (is it the app on my phone? My Kindle? Troy's Kindle? My PC?). But the rest of my devices? No idea. I also don't tend to name my cars. My old Dodge Ram was 'the old girl' because she was exactly that. But my Jeep? No name currently.

What about you? Do you name inanimate objects?

Comments

[thatwasjustadream]

I'm with you on the rant. Who objects to the casting/take a creator has on characters who are personifications of CONCEPTS?! For goodness sake...

I just started watching Lucifer, five years late. I'm thinking I'll stick with it- I'm finding it's something I can have on while I do dishes, pick up, etc. Only have to have an ear on it and glance over for the eye candy every so often, lol. And I like the lead's style of playing him.

I name some things and not others. My phone is E2B2. That's how my brother said R2D2 when he was a toddler. :). All my iPhones have been E2B2. I haven't named my Deebot (Roomba knockoff) but I do talk to it when it gets itself stuck under furniture.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

I had named my first laptop Lappy, the new one doesn't have a name.
My Garmin fitness trackers require names and they are Wristie, Wristie 2, and now Wristie 3.
I think my first ipod had a name, but I don't recall what it is.
The cars all have names. The Cube was Tardy, the Fiat is Nimi (nimiedad).

The pet toys get named to an extent. My calico had a pig called Pig (yes capital P). Most of Eggs toys I will to refer to what they are. "Get the carrot" "Where's the turtle" or just "CHICKEN BALL" But he does have a polka-dotted snow man that never had a squeaker and is named Elvis. I don't know why I called him Elvis, but if you ask him where Elvis is, he will go looking for the snowman.

[severina2001.livejournal.com]

I saw Neil making a comment on Twitter about that, so I backtracked to find out what it was about. Several people posted images of the page of a graphic novel where Desire was first mentioned, and Desire is basically described there AS non-binary. So, um, so much for the "fans".

The only time I've named an inanimate object was when I got my 2nd Kindle after my first one died, so I had to differentiate between them. Thus, my Kindle is Bartholomew. I don't know why.

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Yep, I name them all the time, though I am not by any means consistent or even logical, and sometimes it's downright lazy. My first laptop was Toppy (went with Kaige's Lappy! LOL), and the one I use now is called Maude (for no apparent reason). My iPod is Ipoddy (so very original), and my phones have been Alex (after Alex O'Laughlin), and something else that escapes me, and now I have Fred Flynstone (I use 'Fred' as a kind of alias for fun, and Flynstone for obvious reasons, I think?). I love when that comes up as I Bluetooth! My camera is called Matthew (after the very gorgeous Matthew Daddario from Shadowhunters), and I sort-of call one of our cars Bluey (it's a blue Holden Spark), although the Holden Captiva does not have a name (Whitey does not have the same ring!).

Plants often have names in our house, although I don't consider them inanimate objects since they are all alive! I haven't personally named any of them, but N2D definitely named most of hers!