Unusual Names for children named in 2000. Source: Social Security Administraion (the number next to the name is how many children were named with this name.)
FOR GIRLS
Chianti (9) - reminds me of a quote from Silence of the Lambs, “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. ”
Dung (5) - why, [...]
Entries from April 2005
What on earth were they thinking?
April 29th, 2005 · 3 Comments
Delacroix
April 26th, 2005 · Comments Off
Delacroix (pronounced dell-uh-CROH, he’s French.) was right on the verge of the modernist movement. However, he is still classified, typically, with the Romantic era. Both labels are true. He was a Romantic, and that is seen in many of his pieces (especially his most famous). However, his work is distinctly different from the other Romantics. [...]
Tags: Art
AFI top 100
April 25th, 2005 · Comments Off
I went through the top 100 movies of all time at the AFI website, and I narrowed them down to 19. I took out the ones that I’ve already seen (such as Gone with the Wind) and the ones that I don’t think I’d care to see (such as the western’s and things with alot [...]
Tags: General
good ol’ Joe Duck Bill Turner.
April 23rd, 2005 · 1 Comment
Yes, art historians have a since of humor. By this name, we are of course referring to Joseph Mallard William Turner. Arguably the most noted romanic landscape painter, unarguably the best watercolor landscape painter of his time.
He painted many landscapes. Over time, they became more and more abstracted. He was not an impressionist painter, [...]
The Bulbous Brown Barrels are back!
April 21st, 2005 · 4 Comments
Okay, at the beginning of the school year, for the first week or so, the halls were lined with large storage barrels. These barrels are stuffed with sweaters and other things that students will not need to bring home over the summer, and decide to leave here at school.
Well, the barrels are back. Apparently, [...]