That’s it. I’m officially brain dead.
I’ve just spent two days locked in a room with thirteen other people learning about my new employer. And while this was a good opportunity to get to know other people in a situation similar to mine, it was also mind numbingly boring. My mind is full of my new employer’s history and purpose and culture, I seem to have forgotten my own name. Maybe this meme — which appears to be highly contagious — which I saw this morning at Charlotte’s place will help.
1. My rock star name (first pet and current car)
Bowie Corolla (Bowie has rock cred but the Corolla, um, well…)
2. My gangsta name (ice cream flavour plus cookie, or biscuit)
Passionfruit YoYo (mmm… I think this gangsta would be laughed out of the gang)
3. My fly girl name (first letter of first name, first three letters of last name)
K-Mur
4. My detective name (favourite colour, favourite animal)
Mulberry Moggie
5. My soap opera name (middle name, city of birth)
Elizabeth Echuca
6. My Star Wars name (first three letters of your last name, first two of your first name)
Mur-Ke (not sure how it would work in the Star Wars universe but I like the sound of it)
7. My superhero name (second favourite colour, favourite drink, add “the”)
The Tangerine Whiskey.
8. My Nascar name (first two names of my two grandfathers)
George Frank
9. My stripper name (favourite perfume, favourite sweet)
Allure Pavlova (I quite like this one — the surname is just a little distinguished, no?)
10. My witness protection name (mother’s and father’s middle names)
Elizabeth Aloysius (Oh, my poor father.)
11. My weather anchor name (fifth grade teacher’s name, a major city beginning with the same letter)
Mavis Manchester
12. My spy name (favourite season/flower)
Autumn Tulip
13. Cartoon name (favourite fruit plus garment you’re wearing, with an “ie” or “y” added)
Pineapple Sweatskie
14 Hippie name (what you ate for breakfast plus favourite tree)
Marmalade Mountain Ash
15. Your rockstar tour name (favourite hobby plus weather element, with “the”)
The Knitting Storm (coming SOON to an aged care facility near you)
But the question still remains. What is MY name? Maybe by Monday I’ll have figured it out.
Hey Pineapple Sweatskie, how are the superpowers?
I’m sure you’re going to have a fabulous weekend forgetting all the things you just learnt about your new company. Relax and enjoy it.
hah, thanks for the link! Maybe Autumn Ladyslipper and Autumn Tulip can for a spy agency together…
I’m braindead too, girlfriend.
Charlotte, with a name like that I’m trying to avoid thinking about what my superpowers are exactly. Being able to drink people under the table is not something I’d brag about! Well, not anymore.
You’re welcome Courtney. We Fall Women must stick together. Hmmm, maybe that could be the name of the agency.
Pineapple Sweatskie! That’s brilliant! I also like Mavis Manchester and Bowie Corolla. I hope you’re having a good weekend!
I needed a good giggle.
As for the witness protection name, mum Mother dosn’t have a middle name. So I guess I just become Charles, kinda like Cher or Madonna?
Helen: It’s kind of cool, in a daggy way isn’t it? Weekend was great but far too short. Hope yours was good, too!
Miss S: I’m in desperate need of a good giggle — didn’t manage to find any of them today
Perhaps you could be Charles Blank (or Blanc, if that is your preference).
Kerryn, yours are the funniest I’ve read yet!
Allure Pavlova…I’m picturing acres of red velvet, Gauloise cigarettes, and moth-eaten Russian sable furs. Some sort of fallen-on-hard-luck ex-czarina.
“Our” (hubby and I) first car was an ‘88 Corolla. Just hearing the name makes me smile.
Oh, and total commiseration on those “welcome to the company” endless sessions. I always wanted to say just give me the binder and I’ll call you with any questions!
Kerryn, yours are great. I’ve just done mine and well…