I think names are really cool.

My name does have a meaning, but it’s not something people are aware of. It’s something even I’m barely aware of - I only know it because my parents were vaguely interested in choosing a good name when they had me and so picked something that was generally reasonable.

Fiction always has cooler names. Well, not always, some places - cultures, languages - seem to have more of a focus on cool names.

I wish my name was a little more “international,” I guess, but that’s about it. At the same time, international names are usually very boring and common. Which is why they’re “international.” Like John. Everyone knows a John; maybe it’s Johann or Sean or João or something, and even if they don’t personally know a John, then they certainly know of a John. My name, though? Hell no. Pretty much only Portuguese or Spanish speakers know it, maybe Italians too.

Whatever.

My lunch today was really good. Well, not really good because, I just realized, I forgot to add sauce. It was still very filling, especially considering I ate a little more than usual. There was enough left for yesterday for a bowl and a bit. I usually eat a bowl, but the remaining bit wouldn’t be nearly enough for tomorrow so… I ate a bowl and a bit. Which is fine, of course. In retrospect, I guess I can kind of rationalize me forgetting the sauce by saying that I was actually replacing the calories of the sauce with the extra food? I don’t know. It was very good, regardless. Now, however, I don’t have a plan for what to eat tomorrow… I’ll have to think about it.

Reading Shadow Slave - the MC’s name is Sunless, by the way, case in point - and the character’s clothing is oft mentioned, mostly because they wear armor. Occasionally, they’ll wear casual clothes, which is notable and therefore described. I think it would be funny to have a character that just wore really casual clothes, a t-shirt and shorts to battle. Why isn’t there something like that?! I mean, there are plenty of “joke” characters (that are never really jokes) but not one playing on the concept of armor? Well, one of the main secondary characters does struggle to keep her armor intact, so I guess there’s that.

Writing this while listening to a Nightcore remix of Katy Perry’s “Part of Me.” Very good.