In the Beginning...The joy of Homonymns
Night-blooming Cereus
the Official Original Name
not at all prickly like her cactus namesake, but DEFINITELY a night-bloomer
a flower-name, in honor of Lily
Siriusnot at all prickly like her cactus namesake, but DEFINITELY a night-bloomer
a flower-name, in honor of Lily
the Dog Star, in honor of
Venus
-- and
because she's part puppy in lots of ways
Serious
and she was so SERIOUS about wanting
to STAY... her Mom knew even then that her TRUE name would
probably turn out to be, well, Serious!
(What her Mom didn't know at first was how much fun Serious-ness really is!)
(What her Mom didn't know at first was how much fun Serious-ness really is!)
What people THINK her name is when they first hear it
Cirrus
Syria
Ceres
Series
Syria
Ceres
Series
Looks-like Names
(and a Sounds-Like Name)
Chicken-Legs
She all too often stands like a chicken, her back legs
together and her back paws splayed out like
chicken feet. Silly -- and almost painful-looking.
And when she lies on her side, rounding her back toes and pointing her legs straight out, her legs look ridiculously like chicken drumsticks...
Shapely-BunsAnd when she lies on her side, rounding her back toes and pointing her legs straight out, her legs look ridiculously like chicken drumsticks...
She really works those glutes!
Spider-Girl
When she lies on the floor she often resembles a
large collapsed black spider, her legs arranged just so...
SparklePaws
sparkly platinum patches on her toes
Seriously Beautiful
This does not apply when she's doing Chicken-Legs!
Little Wild Voice Cat
haunting little voice
