Where'd that come from?

[asphaltcowgrrl]

I'm working on a fic for the first numbers challenge of the year. There's an inconsequential character aggravating an established character and, often in circumstances like this, I go with the first name that pops into my head. Which is usually the name of the artist I'm listening to, a character from a book I'm reading, whatever.

So, what's the name that just popped into my head?

VELMA.

Why, I don't even know. I haven't watched Scooby-Doo since the girls were little. And I haven't even seen any commercials for it lately. But WHAMMO, there it was.

I'm not calling her that, by the way. I'm going to go with Veronica, I think. But dang. I need a vacation. Hahaha.

Comments

[thatwasjustadream]

Oh, I think the Scooby gang is all right back there, hanging out in our brains, lol. x-)

I watched a Patton Oswald special where he makes a point about the weirdness of memory by breaking into song- a jingle from a Northern Virginia auto dealership that aired on TV back in the early 80s. The scary part was that I sang it right along with him. That's where I lived, then, and every word was right there! Apologies if I've already told that story, lol. I may have. It was an odd moment.

Veronica makes me think of Elvis Costello. I liked that song- kind of a story song.

[cmk418]

I don't see the Scooby Doo Velma. I see a really old broad with a cigarette (that has a healthy amount of ash hanging from it) clenched between her teeth (almost like someone that Elaine Stritch would have played) And Veronica's the opposite.

[severina2001.livejournal.com]

Isn't it funny, too, how sometimes if you try to change the first name that pops up, your brain absolutely REFUSES to accept any other name? You're like, "C'mon, it's just the guy behind the ice cream counter," and your brain is like, "I don't care. His name is HECTOR, not Steve."

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

I'm just amused you've gone from Scooby Doo to Archie...