"Nelly is...."

A long time ago I spotted something like this meme over at Bliss His went like this - enter "Yourname is” in Google and see what comes up. I spotted the meme again this evening at Rednaked Woman where she was doing it like this - “Yourname needs”. I tried it with my blog name using ‘is’and found that I was

1. In an ideal position (true)


2. An heirloom


3. Beautiful


4. A strong grower


5. Perfect for training (ahem!)


6. One of the earliest and followed by numerous rather loud things (my favourite)


7. One of the most popular types

That’s what I get for calling myself after a very popular clematis. Then I tried it with the name my parents gave me. To my dismay the first one that came up was this. So when using my ‘maiden’ name I am

1. Dead


2. Sometimes said to be “the most famous man in Ireland.” (Surely some mistake)


3. Excited about my Spring recruiting class


4. Identifying and exploring the changes inmaternal-infant attachment and infant/toddler development


5. Asleep against the ditch (another favourite)*


6. A midfielder/defender who lettered for four years at Collins HillHigh School in Lawrenceville


7. A recipient of the Hennessy Literary Award 1986 and Bourse LawrenceDurrell de la Ville d'Antibes 1995

*From The Tinker's Wedding
by J. M. Synge