Blog Names

I've meant to write a blog for a long time but was always stumped when it came to deciding what my blogging name was and the name of the blog. I strongly considered the blog name Juhrayggie because that is how you pronounce my last name (Jaureguy).

Jaureguy is impossible to pronounce by looking at it. I don't think anyone has ever pronounced it right on the first or second tries. Give it a shot. See? It is French Basque. The Spanish Basques are a fascinating people who have fought for independence and self-rule, are known for the terrorist group ETA, Picasso's painting "Guernica," the Bilbao Guggenheim museum designed by Frank Gehry and a language you have to have a special gene to learn. The autonomous community of the Basque Country has over 2 million residents. I may be off a little, but I'm pretty sure the French side (from which I descend) is currently about 20 guys in berets who make goat cheese.

But I chose Captain Apricot's Hiccups Heard From Space instead. I must say for the record that I am not, nor have I ever been in the military or law enforcement. I do not have a boat or spaceship and to be honest I get really sea sick and have a childhood fear of dying live on TV in a NASA rocket during takeoff. But I'm a big fan of Star Trek TNG and anything to do with pirates and it is annoyingly true that the slightest drop of alcohol causes me to hiccup embarrassingly loudly, which makes it difficult for anyone to take what I'm saying seriously. Also I have red (some could say apricot-ish) hair. So let's suspend disbelief and pretend I really am Captain Apricot writing you from the pirate spaceship Merry Martian and I have a royal case of hiccups from drinking alien rum. Or not. I can't really tell you what to do.

So here is the list of other names I considered.

Artemis The Clown
Insecure Bystander
First Time Caller
The Resentful Hostess Who Keeps Saying She's Fine But Clearly Isn't
Cheerful Pessimist
There's Just Something In My Eye
Dig A Pony
Pickles O'Hurliburly
Lady Murderskull
Carrot Foggington
Bayside Stalker
Hothouse Tomato
Ginger Barcelos
Rashy McBenadryl
The Nearsighted Wonder
Cuddles The Rabid Possom

Signing off,
Your friend from space,
Captain Apricot.