Um, how do you spell that?

"I was not particularly bright, I wasn`t very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid."
-Uma Thurman

Uma Karuna Thurman, it does not matter one bit what you looked like as a "kid".  Because, darling, look at you now.  You are beautiful.  However, this is absolutely not about your physical beauty.

Okay, so, aside from giving birth I truly believe that naming a child is the most difficult thing ever.  Ever.  Like, I am not so sure how I feel about taking on the responsibility of giving a human a name he/she must live with for the rest of his/her life.  Yeah.  Okay.  So, you can totally get a name change as an adult.  But, those formidable years, you are stuck with whatever odd/crazy/weird/plain/normal moniker your parents chose for you.

Ugh.  Such a terrible feat.  And, that is where Ms.Thurman comes in.  What is it with celebrities, actually, people and naming their children these kooky names. Have you heard what Uma named her daughter? Well Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson (what a mouthful), welcome to the world.  You will have some fun learning to spell your name in kindergarten.  My question is, was that necessary?  Probably not.  And my dad thought having three names was too long (thus why I do not have a middle name).  Clearly, he was not up with the times.  Man, does that make me like un-cool or something?  The more names the more personalities bestowed upon you?

Yet, Uma is not the only one.  And, it isn't just celebrities.  This year alone there have been names such as Future, Cougar, Moo and Eh given to babies around the nation.  Eh?  Like, are you for real?  I'd ask to be home schooled.  And, to think, that at one time I thought being named Renata was weird.  Is it about being eccentric?  Or is it just about wanting to one-up the crazies before you? Then again, you could have been born into the Zappa family.   Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen, where are you?

xoxo