24 May 2004
My Bike Has A Name
Lots of people like to name their vehicles. I've never had one that seemed worthy of a name, until now. My awesome new bicycle has too much personality to go nameless. So after much thought, here is the name that I have chosen for my bike: Magma Lou Gonzalez.
Magma. I recently returned from Hawaii with the inexplicable notion that the word "magma" is really kind of pretty. It's feminine, because it ends in an "A", and it refers to an unstoppable force that compels puny mortals to flee before it. I failed to persuade Colby that he ought to give this name to his forthcoming child, and I hate to see it go to waste.
Lou. Most girl-names are somehow a little cuter when followed by "Lou" or "Rae" or "Jean" or somesuch.
Gonzalez. An homage to my fake boyfriend, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Matt Gonzalez. Anyone got any leftover "Matt for Mayor" stickers that I can put on my bike?