To prospective parents...

I think I've linked to this one before, but it's due for a repeat... Baby's Named A Bad, Bad Thing.

Suggests a very simple test for that oh-so-unique baby name: does it fit better in the sentence, "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States [blank] [blank]" or "And now, on the main stage, the Lusty Beaver Adult Club presents the hot action of [blank] [blank]."

I mean, "Ti'Juana Hardwell"??!?

Dual nationality = twice the paperwork

So I spent a fair chunk of today re/enrolling in stereo. Australian was easy, since it's just a change of address from last time; US is fiddly, since I don't have my SSN at hand (last used it seven years ago) and my passport needs renewing, but in theory I'm eligible to vote and the paperwork's going in.

I always find it vaguely disconcerting when a form asks me to specify my 'race', as US paperwork so often does. I know exactly what answer I'm *supposed* to give, but my instinctive response is "and what the hell do you need that to figure out my entitlement to vote?"

ION, work has a new naming scheme based on cartoon characters, so now we really do have a Mickey Mouse printer.