Today is the birthday of the younger of my two sisters, both older. Lessa, who is named after an Anne McCaffery character1, is, as of today, 29. Which is a prime number, and that is awesome. I hope that she has a lovely birthday.
1 Arguably, the Anne McCaffery character, queen of a whole pantheon of strong scifi/fantasy women. Or so I gather. Our mom was really into those books back in the day. I dodged a bullet—if I’d been a girl, it would have been Menolly for me.
You wouldn’t have been named Menolly. It would have been Piemur. Heh, I have a huge signed piece of art from one of her signings. I need to get it framed. Part of me wants to put it on e-bay after she dies (she’s like 90) but another part wants to hold onto it forever. I love her books and reread all of them every few years.
You mistake the naming scheme for a sensible one. In fact, Mom had at one point threatened to name boy-me Flar and my younger brother F’lessen, which would have just been awkward.
Don’t laugh too hard . . . I’m 30 weeks pregnant with my third daughter, and am actually considering the name Lessa for this one! For that exact reason! I’ve been a fan of the Pern series since I discovered them at nine, and actually managed to hook MY mother on them! When I told her that I thought Lessa would be a good name, she tried to convince me to name her Menolly! I said that was pushing it . . .
Now I only need to convince Daddy . . . He’s being stubborn in the whole naming process . . .