What shall we name her?
As of last Saturday I became the owner of a laptop. You are laughing, aren’t you? Because you’re on your third one…
I didn’t care what it looked like — it just couldn’t weigh more than my son (40 pounds) and had to do what I wanted it to do WHEN I wanted it to. (Very much UNLIKE my son.)
I had heard Very Bad Things about Dell laptops and the company’s customer service. Has HP Pavilion dv2000 pissed anyone off? (Gulp.) Hope not. Cause that’s the kind I got. (And I know this is so not a big deal to anyone else. But its a cool thing for me!)
Some neato features? A built-in webcam (great for my homemade porn biz - I cater to the men with cellulite fetishes. All two of them.) and some really pretty design across the top and keyboard area.
Don’t ask me anything else about the computer because I have no clue. Its like my car — I have no clue what’s what. And as long as it does what its supposed to do, I will love it, maintain it and probably leave candy wrappers all over it.
Speaking of taking care… This here computer needs a name, yes? She’s female (because she has female “parts” or plugins). So what shall we name her? The winner (Seth will choose) will get a $15 gift cert to Target or Wal-Mart. Feel free to leave your name idea in the comments section. Oh and if you think Target and Wal-Mart are evil, I can even donate to a charity in your name. Winner is planned to be announced on April 28.
P.S. There’s another contest opportunity at my other blog. Grab your feisty fem friends! You could win a trip to London.
mp on 18 Apr 2008 at 2:42 pm #
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mp on 18 Apr 2008 at 3:53 pm #
Your email isn’t on your blog is it?
6:00pm Sunday at Bailey’s Chocolate Bar..
We have around 15 so far.
http://www.baileyschocolatebar.com/chocobar.html
Ree on 18 Apr 2008 at 4:19 pm #
Patty Pavilion.
Henrietta Paula Pavilion.
Kristen on 18 Apr 2008 at 4:35 pm #
I never thought of naming a computer. What color is it? I like the name Zsa Zsa. Maybe I should name mine too
Andrea on 18 Apr 2008 at 6:09 pm #
What about naming her Daphne, after the Mystery Inc girl on Scooby Doo? She’s pretty, smart, and always good for figuring out mysteries, so maybe she won’t pull any goofy stuff on you and start acting up?
My sister named her laptop Dexter (this was before the Showtime series was even a conception in the mind of the author who penned the novel the series is based upon). She did this because she created Dexter as a Dungeons and Dragons character and he was a thief. That’s how he survived D&D worlds. Well, her laptop kept stealing her files. Therefore, dexter. It’s funny you want to name yours though, because other than my sister, I’ve never known anyone to name their computer. Cars, yes, but not computers.
Except for the computer in that movie War Games, the one they called Joshua.
Susan on 18 Apr 2008 at 6:45 pm #
Congrats on a the laptop. I still don’t have one. Anyway, how about Big Bertha? That’s all I’ve got.
Alexandra on 18 Apr 2008 at 6:57 pm #
Hmmm… What to name her? How about Libby the Laptop?
haha!! JK, I’m horrible at naming things. Ergo, our first family pet had the oh-so-original name of Fluffy!
becky on 18 Apr 2008 at 9:03 pm #
i have no names to offer sorry. i still have to name our new jeep and my car i’ve had for 4 years. i suck LOL. but we have a dell and heart it!
Heather on 18 Apr 2008 at 9:08 pm #
How about Nova Hip Lip? It has nothing to do with a lap top, but is an anagram of HP Pavilion. My husband has an HP and is very happy with it. Are you coming to the Chocolate Bar? It would be great to meet you.
Jen on 18 Apr 2008 at 9:43 pm #
Izzy, Izzy the internet connector.
Traceytreasure on 18 Apr 2008 at 11:19 pm #
I like High Priestess for HP! Or Empress (the mother of all knowledge), or maybe Happy Princess? I’m sorry! I’m bad with names! I had a hard time naming the kids!! Congrats on the new laptop!! I hope she brings you hours and hours of joy and pleasure!! Good Luck!! Have a great weekend!! BTW I LOVE Seth’s name!!
Linlee on 19 Apr 2008 at 12:11 am #
Brinnon says Bitty but I’m adding Miss… soooo Miss Bitty.
If we get two votes then Lightsaber Princess Poo Poo Pants (Seth will love that one)…lol
Rebecca on 19 Apr 2008 at 2:32 am #
(I tried to leave this comment earlier today and got bogged down with wordpress error messages. . . so let’s try it again.)
You want it to do what you want, when you want it? Then I suggest naming it The Rabbit, after the pink hued, dual function vibrator made infamous by Sex and the City.
But I suppose that disqualifies me for the competition, seeing as how Seth is picking the winner.
janelle on 19 Apr 2008 at 4:41 am #
ummmm…..what if you named her, “Princess Blog Maker”? or….”Sunshine”, like you bring me sunshine cuz i get to blog and surf the internet….or…….”Sally”, just cuz i like that name…
at any rate, good luck naming your new girl!
kat on 19 Apr 2008 at 12:20 pm #
I am voting for Nellie. So when she does not ‘do’ what you want her to do you can yell “Oh Nellie!!! Why are you doing this to me?!?”
Alissa on 19 Apr 2008 at 11:18 pm #
My laptop is a Dell. It’s been a fine computer, but yes, the few times I’ve needed to call customer service it was awful. So awful, in fact, that I gave up and today (3 years later) I still work around the issue.
Umm, I like Henrietta for a computer. I asked the boys, and they suggested Ruby.
AbsolutelyBananas on 20 Apr 2008 at 1:26 am #
hey we have like twins or siblings or cousins or something… Mine’s the DV9000 and I have no idea what the difference is but they SOUND the same, right? Congrats on your new friend. You’ll never go back.
Rachel on 20 Apr 2008 at 3:18 am #
Towanda.
My sister’s favorite book (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe) references Towanda the avenger as the woman who takes no shit.
Stimey on 20 Apr 2008 at 4:12 am #
Oh, I wish you’d gotten the Dell, so you could have named her Della. I like the HP thing. Hmmm….Hortense Pumpernickel?
jaelithe on 20 Apr 2008 at 2:22 pm #
I had a computer once that I named Desdemona. Not because she in any way particularly resembled the Shakespeare character. It just sounded good when the computer crashed and I could say “DAMN you, Desdemona!”
I’ve stopped naming computers, though. For the same reason that farmers don’t name their livestock. It could die at any time, after all, and I wouldn’t want to get too attached.
But if I were to name a computer, I think I would name it Mnemosyne. Because computers are my aging brain’s backup memory.
Beth on 20 Apr 2008 at 10:45 pm #
You could name her Lilah after your SIL. If ya don’t like that one, how ’bout Miss Badonkadonk?
candid on 21 Apr 2008 at 10:31 pm #
We once had a girl cat named Robert because my kids didn’t care that Robert was a boys name.
I like Bessy. Bessy is a good name of a car that didn’t quit years ago. Even tho I banged her up and gave her what-for and put the pedal to the floor more often than not. Bessy was tried and true.
I also like Beth. It rhymes with Seth, and I’ve never met a Beth I didn’t like.
One last one? Annie. Annie after the little orphan you’ve just adopted. It’s also one of my favorite names!
MammaLoves on 22 Apr 2008 at 2:36 am #
Lulubelle the laptop. Lulu for short.
Congrats!!
abunslife on 22 Apr 2008 at 5:41 pm #
How about pita? You know you may love it now, but eventually it WILL turn on you and become a total Pain In The Arse.
Michelle on 22 Apr 2008 at 9:27 pm #
Given the post from today, I supect you should name her ‘Haz’ short for Hazzard. I am not sure which is more deadly the damn cord or the counter. Good luck with the new girl in town (”haz”).
Midwestern Mommy on 25 Apr 2008 at 10:23 pm #
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