If you've been keeping track of me here, on Twitter or Tumblr,
you know that I'll be a first-time dad by the middle part of June of
this year. My wife and I are having a baby girl, and we have
decided to name her Clementine. I'm not going to sit here and type that we named her after Telltale's video game Walking Dead
character, but I will say that by playing through all 5 episodes of
the game, hearing it over and over throughout the course of 10+
hours, and seeing a helpless little 7 year old girl deal with the
un-dead, it did rub off on us. It really is a sweet little girl name. Read from that what you will. I also
am obligated to say "I love you" to my wife after that, because my
wife is totally on board with that name. Not only is she on board,
she loves it and thinks it's sweet. There is no word yet on the
middle name just yet, but we're working out the details on a short
and sweet middle name. Any ideas? Send them my way.
My name is Justin and my wife's name is Jennifer. Two of the most
common 1980's names there are. Some people want us to do a "J"
name. Other people are glad we DIDN'T do a "J" name. Some people
we tell aren't on board with Clementine (or Clem, or Clemmy). And
to all of those people I say: 1) She is my daughter. 2) She is
Jen's daughter. 3) She will know how to use her biting words and will
sling phrases around with the best of them on the playground. I
fully expect her to grow up to be a stand-up comedian. And although
stand-up comedians do sometimes get picked on (it fuels their
material), they do eventually grow up and have their own HBO
specials and make millions of dollars.
