You may not know that this space was actually the first Atlblog ever created. In my zeal to get here first, I gave little thought to the name I chose (AJTCEPN), thus the trainwreck above. And I know from my marketing 101 how important a name can be. So I commissioned a high-powered name search committee to find a more accessible (read: shorter) and memorable (read: popular) title. (latin phrases are good because they have a very academic air, a certain old quality.)
ipse dixit (an unproved assertion)
Noli me tangere ("don't touch me.")
Magister Mundi sum! ("I am the Master of the Universe!")
Fac ut vivas ("Get a life.")
froon do (i don't know what it means, but it is awfully fun to say. almost as fun as "laawk doike shee" or "pish tosh".)
As with all my blog activity, the approval of my peers is the driving motivator. Would you be so kind as to vote for one of the above? And if you like, back up your choice with coherent reasoning.
Posted by aokie at June 4, 2004 03:58 PMI dig the don't touch me one due mainly to the fact that there was a great Space Ghost song on one of their cds that we couldn't stop listening to in college called Don't Touch Me.
Posted by: crabby at June 5, 2004 09:21 AMi like ipse dixit. it has a nice ring. but noli me tangere is also nice with its slightly mysterious, mostly angry tone. Actually, I really don't care as long as you still have a blog.
M+D like the Grant-Lee Philips cd. You know dad's interested in anything that helps form you musically. Oh, and when are you planning to be in WR?
also, most of your assertions tend to be unproved.
Posted by: charlotte at June 5, 2004 12:44 PMhow about sticking with your overall gastrointestinal theme and calling it Irritable Bosh Syndrome (IBS)? 'Bosh' is apparently a synonym for nonsense.
Posted by: amy at June 5, 2004 06:36 PMdoes the committee get a vote?
Posted by: natalie at June 5, 2004 09:24 PMCrabby: it's space ghost, not space hog, that you're talking about, right?
Charlotte: what do you mean about grant lee - music that helps form you? do you mean in terms of influence? i'll probably be there next weekend for that stupid meeting.
Amy: i like that word bosh. i'm not sure i need to have more crass GI puns on here, though. what if grandma sees it? also, IBS is not a funny topic.
Natalie: as i recall, you already cast your vote for "natalirrhea".
thank you all for your input.
Posted by: abe at June 5, 2004 11:07 PMIt is Space Ghost on Cartoon Network and Brak sings it. Classic college fare.
Posted by: crabby at June 6, 2004 10:34 PMSometimes when I'm bored at work I google friends and family. Is that creepy? So, I found your "web presence"
Latin always makes you seem smarter. That's why judges and lawyers are so inclined to use it. It makes others feel inferior.
Posted by: Lee at June 7, 2004 10:36 AMlee, you have a job?
welcome to my blog. i haven't really told anyone about it yet, but when i did i was going to tell you since you're an out of towner.
do you want to do a guest essay on the influence of reagan on a lifelong liberal?
Posted by: abe at June 7, 2004 11:54 AMso, at what point will there actually BE a new name? your public is anxiously awaiting...
Posted by: natalie at June 7, 2004 09:36 PMwalang kwenta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: badluck at February 26, 2006 09:49 PM