What's in a name? Bates

[starrylizard]

Does anyone have a favourite name for the Bates character. I need a first name for the fic that I'm writing, but I can't remember any of the ones other people have used. Please do tell, because I'm not a big fan and I'll likely give him a name you'll all hate. *grins*

I don't want to give away this fic, but assuming I ever actually get it into words on the screen, it shall be cracklicious!!!! I have been giggling gleefully over it since I first suggested it to rinkle and I was babbling about it to crumpets tonight and I really have to just write it somehow. The plot just keeps getting thicker and it's hard to know where to start.
Oh and I want to write a follow up green goo fic to finish the little McKay/Sheppard series off. It just never felt finished. But, the little fic has become rather long in my mind and now I'm not sure how to do that one either. I'd love to add in the current artword prompt somewhere too. It just seems sort of right, since the other two were written as artword challenges as well. Sort of poetic or something, but I don't think I can write it fast enough. I'll see.

Gee gads! It's raining cats and dogs here! I have a small piece of tin roof on my house and wow that's loud!!

I nabbed a couple of Joe Flannigan shows the other day. The Tru Calling episode he was in and that Gramercy Park thing where all the shots that everyone has of him and a baby are from. Honestly, I was far too amused by half my flist apparently clutching their ovaries at the sight, so I must see that one for myself.

Soooo I have some watching to do tomorrow, in between writing and cleaning. I think I may spend my Saturday hermit moding again.
Plus if I don't watch the rest of BSG and SG1 S9 soon my friend is going to burst with not telling me what happened. *grins* I've had the eps for ages and just haven't got around to watching and it's rather amusing listening to her trying not to give it away, but I should watch it soon, so she can spill. ...and also because I want to of course. Hee! So much to watch and so little time.

I just wanted to add here that I cooked...yaha! I have smoked salmon risotto and you know that means I had to open wine to cook and I couldn't waste the rest, so I'm rather mellow right now...and mellow = rambly in my world, but it's all good. Oh and I have chocolate gelato! *grins* The world is good!

...plus I have a nifty new thing called Semagic, that lets me play with posts offline and save them for later and adds in html for me and I can see my tags, so i won't keep doubling up on them...and it is good! Woot! You can even colour your text with it...the html for which I never bothered with. *big colourful grin*

Anyway, so about Bates, anyone got a favourite first name, or should I name him like Boris or something? :p
Yes...Sergeant Boris Bates! That amuses me no end! Better hurry! Oh and he is a Sergeant right? Enlisted man yes? Which makes Ford his superior, something I only just realised. *is amused again*

Comments

[kyokoaegis.livejournal.com]

You do not like Bates? I kinda like him, he's not really open minded but he's doing his job well enough and I think Atlanris needs guys like him ;) And i always had a thing for characters everyone hates (except for Kavanagh)
Anyway a first name? hum... Norman? lol Lucian could be cool, or Frank maybe? If I find something better I'll tell you. Boris is ugly and doesn't really suits him I think...

The Tru Calling episode he was in
He was in a Tru Calling episode? Season 1 or 2? Season 2 is currently aired here, so that would be great!

[tardis80.livejournal.com]

i've read stories in which he's Eugene. and one in which he's a Joshua.

[kyokoaegis.livejournal.com]

And forgot to say: I absolutely adore your icon!!!!

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Oh I don't really hate him. His character is rather good really, in that it's very believable. There was something he did at one point which turned me off him, but now I can't even remember why, so I guess disliking him is silly really. I'm not making him a bad character at all in my fic.
I do have a soft spot for kavanagh, because he's too fun!

Oh and I was kidding about Boris! :p

...The Tru Calling ep is 1x03 - Brother's Keeper...I think. Haven't watched it yet!

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Eugene. Yep I've seen that one. Josh is pretty good too. I love the name Joshua. Anything with a J really!
Thanks

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

_wwsd_ made it after it we were joking about my PhD goals and stuff and she was saying she'd spur me on happily. Then I was laughing about next thing she'll have icons with chocolate or Rodney when i achieve something and whips and chains when I fail. She only made the former thank goodness. :p
It's fully sharable too, she posted it in her journal. :D

It always make me want to sing the 'Favourite things song' when i use it. You know... *sings* "Chocolate and Rodney and coffee and kittens ...brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favourite things"

[lark_ascends]

Yeah, keeps on raining on and off!

Had to check out an episode transcript for that Tru Calling, and I vaguely remember it. My sister has the eps, so I should watch one of these days properly.

I'll try and do the things I'm going to send you in the next week or so.

[kyokoaegis.livejournal.com]

Oh and I was kidding about Boris! :p
Loooool ^^ Boris Bates may be ugly but at least it's funny... But I don't know how anyone in your story could take him seriously with a name like that ;)

The Tru Calling ep is 1x03 - Brother's Keeper...I think. Haven't watched it yet!
Arg I've seen 1x01 and 1x02 T_T Too bad...

And OMG a Ford icon!!! He's so cute on it!!!

[kyokoaegis.livejournal.com]

She only made the former thank goodness. :p
I don't know a chained Rodney could be interesting actually ;)

"Chocolate and Rodney and coffee and kittens ...brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favourite things"
Hey I like that song! You could add diet coke and Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell in mine and that would be perfect!

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

I still might eventually make the whips and chains icon too!! (and I'm gunna sing that song everytime I look at the Rodney chocolate one now!)

I read a fic that actually called him Norman Bates!! Agreeing with kyokoaegis I could picture him as a 'Frank'...

Oh, and I downloaded that Semagic thing - It does look very cool. Thanks!

[heylittleriver.livejournal.com]

Yay cooking!

Also, I think I've seen Emil used as a first name for Bates, and I must say I'm rather fond of it.

[raisintorte.livejournal.com]

I love Bates. Eugene is the name I've seen the most, but I have this thing where I can't give first names to characters that don't have them in canon. I'm writing a story with Kavanagh and Lorne and that's what they call each other. :-)

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Yeah I do the same with Kavanagh. Even on RPG, I only call him Kavanagh. I made up an excuse. They made me give him a first name, so I called him Gordon and I stand by that name when needed, but I always call him Kavanagh.

I would do the same with Bates and Lorne, but I need first names just this once for fic. It's just needed this time.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I watched the TC ep last night. If you find you don't have it, the file is great quality...no watermarks or anything and I really need to make you that DVD soon. He's the dead guy in the show that asks for help and they make you think he's a sleazy wife-battering rich guy, but of course he isn't. Oh he looks really hot! Somehow I find him much cuter when he's in casual clothes...maybe because he rolls up his shirt sleeves and you can see his arms. The black t shirt look is good too. I tell you that man is growing on me. :P

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I credit all my icons on the icon page, because I don't make many and like wow! I have so many icon spaces at the moment. Birthday surprises rock!

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Hee! You'll have to show me if you make a chained Rodney. I guess you could use the screencaps where he's all tied up with a collar and add some other bits and pieces. :p

Norman Bates...that's just mean! The one I've seen before was Eugene I think, which if fine (though it brings up images of the creepy Xfiles dude that could streth and eat people's livers). Not sure about Frank! It makes me think of that damnable retrovision ad they used to have. I just don't like the name much since then. (Yes I am affected by TV far too much! :p)

Cool! I guess I wasn't the only one clueless about clients for LJ.

[lark_ascends]

She definitely has them, she bought the dvds.

Yeah, he does look better in casual clothing.

[raisintorte.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. Sometimes you have to have a first name.