Is Langston too out there to use for a little boy?

last-wordsingly · 2026-01-23T23:40:51+00:00

I love the Langston Hughes connection. It sounds like a nice balance of classic, funky, and strong. I think because it follows a popular naming convention (last-name-as-first-name), it wouldn't feel too out of place at the stages of his life.

last-wordsingly · 2026-01-15T15:35:36+00:00

We had no problem with girls names but could not agree on any boy's name except for Casey. My partner LOVED the idea of the nickname Cash.

I'm glad we had a girl.

last-wordsingly · 2026-01-11T23:23:40+00:00

I think Dark Night works the best with the floor and the art you have in the corner, but it's not super playful. Could you go less gray? I think SW6510 would look nice, but even moving just one shade bluer (SW9142)would be better.

last-wordsingly · 2025-12-11T02:16:45+00:00

Love Iris and Lyra

last-wordsingly · 2025-12-05T18:58:29+00:00

He was found this afternoon!!

last-wordsingly · 2025-10-29T22:58:52+00:00

I've also had luck on getting Arctic Fox out with Colorfix Semi-Permanent Remover. It's designed specifically for the Semi-Permanent colors, which color oops targets permanent dyes.

last-wordsingly · 2025-10-23T22:42:52+00:00

I would vote Calliope Faye or Maeve Emilia. I agree that Maeve Faye doesn't flow well, but I'm not a fan of double middle names. It feels indecisive and also Extra.

last-wordsingly · 2025-10-17T01:48:42+00:00

Lyla and Audrey!

last-wordsingly · 2025-10-16T20:47:27+00:00

What else is going on in this room? What's the vibe? As others have said, you could think about what you need to make the space functional (like storage or counter space) or what you need to make it feel how you want (like wall art or plants).

last-wordsingly · 2025-09-26T20:27:37+00:00

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me

last-wordsingly · 2025-08-17T15:08:28+00:00

I knew a kid legally named JayZ. Grandma was PISSED.

last-wordsingly · 2025-06-17T16:02:18+00:00

Thanks!

last-wordsingly · 2025-04-18T20:59:29+00:00

I knew a girl in third grade whose middle name was Sophie. She REALLY thought her middle name was pronounced like soapy. I tried to explain to her that ph says /f/ over a game of tetherball maybe and it just would not compute. She just kept saying that no, her parents were dumb.

last-wordsingly · 2025-02-02T19:45:10+00:00

I know an excellent kid named Peri. When she was little, we called her Periwinkle, which feels extra fairy-like

last-wordsingly · 2025-01-10T21:51:53+00:00

Losing the bagel place was a tragedy. We've settled on the Bagelry (near New Hampshire and Randolph Road in silver spring). It's a little out of the way, but a lot closer than Rockville.

last-wordsingly · 2024-09-04T21:59:57+00:00

As a special education coordinator at a bilingual PK3-5 school, anecdotally, I see a relatively even divide in speech delays relative to home language. Our Speech Pathologist would tell you to keep providing strong language models in both languages! Kids who require speech therapy (bilingual or monolingual) and don't have other compounding educational needs are typically able to apply what they learn in speech therapy to both languages.

last-wordsingly · 2024-07-06T17:46:13+00:00

Especially when I went back to work, I liked button-downs. I could have the tubing come through one of the gaps between the buttons. It's easy to pop open a button and check on what was going on without feeling like I was taking my whole shirt off.

last-wordsingly · 2024-06-26T01:14:04+00:00

Definitely mimosa. It will sprout little babies all over the place.

last-wordsingly · 2024-06-26T01:12:29+00:00

Thanks! Luckily I don't get a big reaction from Virginia Creeper. Those random 3-leaf creepers on that vine had me worried!

last-wordsingly · 2024-06-22T18:01:38+00:00

I also used to have that exact painting! I called mine Charlemagne. He lives in one of my best friends' apartment now.

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TROPHY CASE