Merry Christmas Bloggys!
I hope you have an amazing day, and get all that you wished for. :)
- T. x
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
The Most Awful Names in the World.
Everyone has ideas of what they will name their future children, or girls do at the very least... but there are certain people in the world that I worry about.
An article brought something to my attention that had never really slipped into my mind before... parents who give their children names that are kinda.... REALLY unacceptable.
I remember when Gwyneth Paltrow named her child Apple, but after you read about some of these more... weird... names out there in the world, 'Apple' will slip easily into the same realm as 'John', 'Harry' and 'Louise'.
The issue itself sparked an interest inside me, so Google and I put our heads together to create an A-Z list of the most awful names in the world.
A - @
A Chinese couple named their son '@' in a quest to give their child an unusual name, in a country where that is somewhat impossible - merely because of the sheer amount of people. The (actually kind of cute) reasoning behind the name is that the '@' symbol, in Chinese characters, looks slightly like the symbol for 'love him'. The name would have been pronounced 'ai ta', had it been allowed.
- Anus
Danish parents tried to name their son 'Anus'. WHY WHY WHY.
B - Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116
It's pronounced 'Albin', just incase you couldn't tell....
A Swedish couple tried to name their child THAT back in 1996... The couples reasoning behind this name? A protest against Sweden's admittedly strict control over naming your children. But, really? Did they not think about how much this would have destroyed their son's life? I found it hard to spell 'Natasha' at first... imagine having to learn to spell Brfxxcc...... gah. Scratch that. Imagine having to learn how to spell THAT. The parents were find 450 pounds for their pure stupidity.
C - Chow Tow
Initially, at least to those who don't speak Cantonese, it looks like a not so bad name... that is until you learn of the translation... 'Smelly Head'.
D - Dick Assman
I don't really think in need to explain why this name is bad... The Late Show made this man a celebrity in 1995, after learning of the Canadian petrol station owners name. Poor man...
E - ESPN
This name, pronounced 'Espin' has been used not once... but twice... by sports-loving fathers in both Texas and Michigan. The men named their son's after the US TV sports channel.
F - F*ck K Holmwood
Whether or not the 'F word' was a profanity in 1878, when this person was born, I do not know... but I hope, for F*ck's sake*, that this name was not as bad then... as it would be now. His mother's name was Fanny. Glad I wasn't born into that family!
* pun completely intended. ;)
G - GoldenPalaceDotCom
Back in 2005, Terri Iligan was paid 8'000 pounds to change her name to ^THAT by an online casino.
H - Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily.
So, I know it's not even HALF as bad as some of the other names on this list... but still... its pretty bad. And that's only her first name. Can you imagine filling in application forms... the lines would NEVER be long enough. This girl was the daughter of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates.
I - Ima Hogg
"What's your name?" "Ima Hogg" "Uhhh... ok? But what's your name?"
Can you even imagine that? I guess this is the perfect of example of why sometimes, the last name is the issue.
J - James Dr No From Russia With Love Gldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View To Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill Golden Eye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Bond
David Fearn, an obviously avid James Bond fan, changed his name to that monstrosity in 2006 to celebrate the release of the latest 007 movie.
K - Kal-El
Nicolas Cage called his son Kal-El, Superman's real name...
L - Lark Song
The daughter of Mia Farrow... who's other children are named Summer Song and Satchel... I bet you 100 bucks she's a hippy.
M - Maximus
It's not reallll bad. Just the origin. Upon the release of Gladiator in 2003, thousands of boys were names after Russell Crowe's character in the film.
N - Number 16 Bus Shelter
Keen to keep up the family tradition of naming a child where they were born, this New Zealand couple named their child Number 16 Bus Shelter. Poor poooooor kid.
O - Crystal Ocean Supri Heavenly Blue Sky Hellman.
You may know her as as the actress Ocean Hellman... now you know her real, somewhat ghastly full name.
P - Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof
As with the above, another celebrities full, awful name. Bob Geldofs daughters all have interesting names, but Peaches takes the trophy. Her sisters are Fifi Trixibelle Geldof and Little Pixie Geldof.
Q - Queer Mansell
This woman lived in South Carolina in the 1930s. Her husband was called Pink.
R - Robert Trebor
I actually think this one is kindaaaa skilled. This guys name is a palindrome... that means its reads the same forward, as it does backwards. I bet you just checked. ;)
S - Shanda Lear
Say it out loud and you will understand. Bill and Moya Lear, owners of the private jet firm 'Lear', named their daughter this unfortunate name.
T - Trout Fishing in America
It's not alllllways the parents at fault.... 17 year old Peter Eastman changed his name in 1994, in honour of his favourite book.
- Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii
This girl divorced her parents, just to change her name. Google it!
U - Urban Shocker
This was the real, un-altered name of a baseball player back in the 1920s.
V - Victory In Europe
Robin Strasser, an American actress, was given the middle names, 'Victory', 'In' and 'Europe' because she was born on VE Day.
W - Wonderful Terrific Monds the Third
This baseball player was named after his father and grandfather. He got the start of his name because his parents were so pleased about having a son.
X - Xena
In 1996 and 1997, 567 girls were named after Xena: Warrior Princess.
Y - Yorkshire Bank PLC Are Fascist B*stards
Leeds man, Michael Howard, legally changed his name to THIS after he was charged 20 pounds for a 10 pound overdraft.
Z - Zachary Zzzzzzzzzra
Zachary was born with a normal name, Bill Holland... but the decorate decided to change his name so people would always be about to find his name in the back of the phonebook.
Mmmmmmmhmmmmmm.
So now, those of you who think you have weirdo names... take a moment and think about these poor poor people.
I know I'll stop complaining about my last name now...
- T. x
An article brought something to my attention that had never really slipped into my mind before... parents who give their children names that are kinda.... REALLY unacceptable.
I remember when Gwyneth Paltrow named her child Apple, but after you read about some of these more... weird... names out there in the world, 'Apple' will slip easily into the same realm as 'John', 'Harry' and 'Louise'.
The issue itself sparked an interest inside me, so Google and I put our heads together to create an A-Z list of the most awful names in the world.
A - @
A Chinese couple named their son '@' in a quest to give their child an unusual name, in a country where that is somewhat impossible - merely because of the sheer amount of people. The (actually kind of cute) reasoning behind the name is that the '@' symbol, in Chinese characters, looks slightly like the symbol for 'love him'. The name would have been pronounced 'ai ta', had it been allowed.
- Anus
Danish parents tried to name their son 'Anus'. WHY WHY WHY.
B - Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116
It's pronounced 'Albin', just incase you couldn't tell....
A Swedish couple tried to name their child THAT back in 1996... The couples reasoning behind this name? A protest against Sweden's admittedly strict control over naming your children. But, really? Did they not think about how much this would have destroyed their son's life? I found it hard to spell 'Natasha' at first... imagine having to learn to spell Brfxxcc...... gah. Scratch that. Imagine having to learn how to spell THAT. The parents were find 450 pounds for their pure stupidity.
C - Chow Tow
Initially, at least to those who don't speak Cantonese, it looks like a not so bad name... that is until you learn of the translation... 'Smelly Head'.
D - Dick Assman
I don't really think in need to explain why this name is bad... The Late Show made this man a celebrity in 1995, after learning of the Canadian petrol station owners name. Poor man...
E - ESPN
This name, pronounced 'Espin' has been used not once... but twice... by sports-loving fathers in both Texas and Michigan. The men named their son's after the US TV sports channel.
F - F*ck K Holmwood
Whether or not the 'F word' was a profanity in 1878, when this person was born, I do not know... but I hope, for F*ck's sake*, that this name was not as bad then... as it would be now. His mother's name was Fanny. Glad I wasn't born into that family!
* pun completely intended. ;)
G - GoldenPalaceDotCom
Back in 2005, Terri Iligan was paid 8'000 pounds to change her name to ^THAT by an online casino.
H - Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily.
So, I know it's not even HALF as bad as some of the other names on this list... but still... its pretty bad. And that's only her first name. Can you imagine filling in application forms... the lines would NEVER be long enough. This girl was the daughter of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates.
I - Ima Hogg
"What's your name?" "Ima Hogg" "Uhhh... ok? But what's your name?"
Can you even imagine that? I guess this is the perfect of example of why sometimes, the last name is the issue.
J - James Dr No From Russia With Love Gldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View To Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill Golden Eye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Bond
David Fearn, an obviously avid James Bond fan, changed his name to that monstrosity in 2006 to celebrate the release of the latest 007 movie.
K - Kal-El
Nicolas Cage called his son Kal-El, Superman's real name...
L - Lark Song
The daughter of Mia Farrow... who's other children are named Summer Song and Satchel... I bet you 100 bucks she's a hippy.
M - Maximus
It's not reallll bad. Just the origin. Upon the release of Gladiator in 2003, thousands of boys were names after Russell Crowe's character in the film.
N - Number 16 Bus Shelter
Keen to keep up the family tradition of naming a child where they were born, this New Zealand couple named their child Number 16 Bus Shelter. Poor poooooor kid.
O - Crystal Ocean Supri Heavenly Blue Sky Hellman.
You may know her as as the actress Ocean Hellman... now you know her real, somewhat ghastly full name.
P - Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof
As with the above, another celebrities full, awful name. Bob Geldofs daughters all have interesting names, but Peaches takes the trophy. Her sisters are Fifi Trixibelle Geldof and Little Pixie Geldof.
Q - Queer Mansell
This woman lived in South Carolina in the 1930s. Her husband was called Pink.
R - Robert Trebor
I actually think this one is kindaaaa skilled. This guys name is a palindrome... that means its reads the same forward, as it does backwards. I bet you just checked. ;)
S - Shanda Lear
Say it out loud and you will understand. Bill and Moya Lear, owners of the private jet firm 'Lear', named their daughter this unfortunate name.
T - Trout Fishing in America
It's not alllllways the parents at fault.... 17 year old Peter Eastman changed his name in 1994, in honour of his favourite book.
- Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii
This girl divorced her parents, just to change her name. Google it!
U - Urban Shocker
This was the real, un-altered name of a baseball player back in the 1920s.
V - Victory In Europe
Robin Strasser, an American actress, was given the middle names, 'Victory', 'In' and 'Europe' because she was born on VE Day.
W - Wonderful Terrific Monds the Third
This baseball player was named after his father and grandfather. He got the start of his name because his parents were so pleased about having a son.
X - Xena
In 1996 and 1997, 567 girls were named after Xena: Warrior Princess.
Y - Yorkshire Bank PLC Are Fascist B*stards
Leeds man, Michael Howard, legally changed his name to THIS after he was charged 20 pounds for a 10 pound overdraft.
Z - Zachary Zzzzzzzzzra
Zachary was born with a normal name, Bill Holland... but the decorate decided to change his name so people would always be about to find his name in the back of the phonebook.
Mmmmmmmhmmmmmm.
So now, those of you who think you have weirdo names... take a moment and think about these poor poor people.
I know I'll stop complaining about my last name now...
- T. x
Saturday, November 26, 2011
So, what's next?
SummerAccessoriessssss!
The style is set in concrete now.
It's in stores everywhere, and it's actually prettttttty cool!
(..a lot better than last Summers neon trend...)
It's earthy...
It's animally...
and, it's texture.
Everything is about texture! And, more specifically, faux animal skin. But not the usual types, no no no. This season has finally bought something fresh and new to the table - pastel, and somewhat unusual faux animal skins.
Think; emu & crocodile.
Guess has embraced the trend with open arms.
I got this purse on a recent trip to Melbourne. It boasts an exterior of emu, and an interior of rich cocoa brown crocodile, with some crocodile detailing on the front.
The more generic stores have also taken on this trend, as they restock their shelves for Summer.
The above is a 2012 diary from Forever New, which again features Emu. And, it was only $30. :)
Earthy colours also seem to be the way for this Summer.
Whites, creams, peachy pinks and earthy browns have begun to dominate the shelves of stores.
Not all of the textures are animal skin as such. Along with the diary I mentioned above, I also purchased a new case for my iPad from Forever New. :) It's texture (in the image above) is not an identifiable animal skin, but it is still somewhat animalistic. It also follows the colour style, withe the primary colour being cream, and the pattern highlighted with a rustic gold. :)
Lots of jewellery has also been released, to compliment this trend.
Look out for the browns and rustic golds, coming your way. :)
So, thats my idea.
It seems this Summer, fashion is 'getting back to nature'.
Or, at least, our accessories will be, with faux animal skins, earthy tones. :)
It is also fitting in with this whole new 'I made it myself' type style that seems to be an on going trend. Shapes are uneven, and fabric purposely worn.
I approve! :P
- T. x
Anubis!
I'm going to get this tattoo soon.
It's for my nana. She passed away last year.
The reason? She got me into Egypt when I was only 2 years old... and it's essentially become my lifeblood.
The reason I chose Anubis as the tattoo is the fact that he is the Egyptian protector of the dead. He can look after her. :)
And it's placed in that spot on my right wrist so I can see it when I'm writing - something she always supported and encouraged.
With every word, with every pulse, with every breath. <3
-T. x
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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