well, I imagine Doc Watson is pleased. in shiny things

Taking a break from the never-ending "senior audits", which is one of those things I'm always glad to start doing each semester because by now I've gotten bored and it's something different... then three days into it I'm about to lose.my.mind. Soon it will be time to check out the ones who have applied to graduate, and we'll switch gears again and THAT will be fun for, oh, three days... then I'll be screaming "GAWD I'M BORED!!!"

I wouldn't really say my job is boring, and I do like it, but... it does get kind of samey. And when we're doing audits or graduation checks, I start feeling very pressured to get them done, and feel like I can't take a break and glance at facebook or PB or whatever, because ... MUST.KEEP.WORKING. Then I get really cranky because it's tedious and tiring. And boring and I hate being bored.

This seemed like a good time for a break, though. A good time to share my thoughts ... my bewilderment, really ....over the names people choose to give their children. For example, who in the hell names their kid Shady Grove?!? That's first and middle name, and she's got quite an unusual last name too but it has nothing to do with shades or groves, which is probably a good thing. I'm a fan of interesting names (interesting, not pretentious, and yes I have deemed there IS a difference) and I can see how after a few glasses of wine naming your kid Shady Grove might seem like the best idea EVER. It sounds so calm! So peaceful!! It's such a pretty song! And yes, it is a great song; I love the song.

But I'll wager that when people are calling your kid "Shady", it isn't the pretty song that comes to mind. Calling someone shady really suggests, at least to me, that this person is a little on the suspicious side. Not to be trusted, Devious. Deceptive. SO, yeah! Way to go, mom and dad!

I'm actually just assuming Shady Grove is a girl. But whatever, he/she is pretty much doomed to a life of petty crime and back-door drug deals and drinking a whole lot of gin in speakeasies.

Think before you name, people. Think. Before. You. Name.

It really is a great song, though. Especially Doc Watson's version.