the name meme

meredith is the #434 most common female name.
0.033% of females in the US are named meredith.
Around 42075 US females are named meredith!
source namestatistics.com

i've already posted extensively about how much i like my name, so i won't bore you with the details yet again.

the friday five

finally one that seems worth answering:

1. When was the last time you laughed?
this morning, when Iceberg raced me into the bathroom and flopped enthusiastically on the floor, hoping to get his belly rubbed by a captive audience.

2. Who was the last person you had an argument with?
i guess that thing with Drama Queen counts as an argument. sort of. beyond that, i can't really remember.

3. Who was the last person you emailed?
tigresse, to take advantage of her baking expertise, for advice on the relative merits of different sorts of madeleine pans.

4. When was the last time you bathed?
yesterday morning. i'm about to hop into the shower today, though.

5. What was the last thing you ate?
last night, salmon and yellow squash. delicious.

it's the merde show!

My LiveJournal Sitcom
The merde Show (CBS, 7:00): merde (Dudley Moore) convinces madbodger (Cab Calloway) to learn to speak Tlingit. That same day, khaosworks (Malcolm Gets) makes fun of gooley (Giacomo, Laura Sa) for enjoying pacifism. In the next town over, tigresse (Sarah Bernhardt) keeps accidentally stepping on rwx (Jill Hennessy)'s foot. On the other side of town, sambushell (Colin Firth) bites rimrunner (Peter Cushing). Upstairs, eridan (Don Rickles) tells a joke that offends askesis (Max von Sydow). Craziness ensues.
What's Your LiveJournal Sitcom? (by rfreebern)

i ran a bunch of these, but it was eridan played by Don Rickles that made me fall out of my chair laughing.

the good, the bad, and the ugly

one million points to the Target stores in Colma, CA, which have taken to stocking women's underwear with the bigger sizes on top. most stores stock in the opposite direction, with the biggest sizes right next to the floor, which makes no logistical sense whatsoever unless you're a sadist. i actually wrote to Target about this a while ago. i wonder how many other women did? either way, i'm definitely pleased about it.

no points at all to Inside Edition, for trumpeting the "progress" exhibited by the many "girl power" shows coming up in the fall TV season. i suppose it's better than Donna Reed, but i'm still not convinced it's a positive step that female characters can be strong only in the sense of having a black belt and being violent (while looking insanely hot, and much too thin to actually be that physically strong). (hell, is it a good message for anyone that the only way to be strong is to beat people up?) (and don't get me started on the notion that martial arts are all about the ass-kicking.) you'll notice that women who are portrayed as being aggressive in a business or sexual sense (both much more likely in the real world than a legion of female Bruce Lees) are still usually the bad guys.

and yes, i still enjoy watching ass-kicking hotties of both sexes. i'm not enough of an asshole to boycott most of the entertainment industry just because i'm disappointed by portrayals of women. (although i still don't get why people actually liked Charlie's Angels.)

that doesn't mean i don't notice.

(please, note the use of the word "usually" and do me the favor of not enumerating every exception you can think of. of course there are exceptions. the exceptions aren't what i'm talking about. what i'm talking about is why those are the exceptions rather than the rule.)

the ugly: i had a sudden wild craving for hot dogs, so that's what i'm having for dinner. mmmmmm, life-giving fat. my favorite.