Apricots Ideas and other Ans

[kaitou]

When I was last up home to see my parents I bought a doormat at the World Market. It's pretty cool, and has a big kanji smack in the middle, 安, which is one of those biggie ones you see plastered everywhere since it means peace (among other things). I've had it for a few weeks now, and only yesterday coming home did I realize that it's pronounced 'An' same as my name. So it's kind of like having my name at the door in secret code (and of course, my mailbox still says 'Battle'). Of course if I were going to choose a kanji for my name that sounds like 'An' I'd go with either 案 (idea) or 杏 (apricot).

Comments

[flidgetjerome.livejournal.com]

I love how even your doormat is a pun.

If you have children, I'm going to tell them outlandish, pun-related stories about you that never actually happened.

[spaceboss.livejournal.com]

i remember having a conversation like this with my friend Petra (not THAT Petra), about "peace" in Japanese. i can't remember whether it's a word involving "an," or if it's heisei (Nihongo o boroboroboroshimashitakara, baka desu), which is how i think you pronounce the other one--

anyway, we were talking about how the girls at school were running around with shirts and throw pillows that had kanji that were supposed to say "peace" on them-- however, they only said "peace" in Japanese. in Chinese, they basically said "and."

(this would've been a lot more entertaining were i able to remember more Japanese ^^;)

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's really only half of peace...the word peace...in Japanese too. But that doesn't keep the kanji from meaning that. Of course, it also means 'cheap' or 'safe' too. That's why I want to go with one of the other kanji for my name. Peace is all well and good...but who wants to be 'cheap!?'

[spaceboss.livejournal.com]

XD that ann, she's so cheap

[velithya]

I was going to say, doesn't that mean yasui, as in cheap? but then you said it for me :)

[vengeful-god.livejournal.com]

Go with Apricot. Not only is it cooler looking, but Apricots are just cooler than ideas. Can an idea feed you if you're hungry? No, but an Apricot sure can!

you are so awesome

[twigcollins.livejournal.com]

just... so awesome