Giving It A Name

I was never one of those kids that used to give their blanket a name and take it with them everywhere they went. I also never had an imaginary friend. But I just realized I mentioned in a previous post, that I sometimes give things names. So, just for fun, I decided I would share them with you.

I have only given four things names. I don't see the point in naming my bedroom door "Zinger", because I don't love it, and it doesn't mean THAT much to me.

My car has a name, though. I call her Max. She might not look it, but she's got a mighty kick in her, and I always trust her. She's strong, stable and awesome. Max is the name of Jessica Alba's character in Dark Angel. Max originally doesn't have a name, only a barcode which she received when she was made in a petri dish in some freaky lab in the Wyoming Mountains. She's engineered to be a super-soldier in the X5 series, and her designation is X5-452. That's why I call my car Max.

My brand new computer is pretty brainy. It's got all the programming I need, it has more than enough memory so I can store all my pictures, movies, stories and whatnot on there. It runs smoothly, fast and without any hiccups. It processes whatever I need without any problems. I call it Daniel. Dr Daniel Jackson is an archaeologist and linguist on Stargate SG1. His social skills are amazing; his ability to stabilize explosive situations are commendable and he speaks 23 languages. Why wouldn't I name my Computer Daniel?

My memory stick comes in very handy, especially because I don't have internet access at home and I need to move information from one place to another. I don't go anywhere without my memory stick. After some thought, I settled on naming it Jack Bauer. I feel stupid for having to explain this, because somewhere in my mind I expect everyone to know who Jack Bauer is...but here goes. Jack starts out working for the Counter Terrorist Unit at the beginning of the show 24. He's a field agent. It's pretty obvious, then, why I've named my memory stick Jack, right?

Lastly, I take my iPod with me everywhere. It accompanied me on the tube, trains and buses in London, and I still listen to it on my way to work, mainly because I don't have a stereo in my car. I can't live without music, so my iPod is very important to me. Toby. Tobymac is one third of DC Talk (as a band they no longer exist). His music is always awesome, and his live shows are pumped full of adrenaline. It's simple really...obviously my iPod would be named Toby!

Okay, if I haven't bored you, and you've made it to the end of this post...thanks!

Ciao!