Hi everyone!
Another week went by with the speed of light. And I thought they said that when one retire you will get so bored, you just get… well, what does the Collins English Dictionary say: “If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.” Huh? Not this Dude! I got so much to do and so little time to do it in. LOL.
It’s like one of my ex-colleagues said to me: “I am now busier than ever!” Yeah, that is true. When he retired, he decided to paint his house. This led to a friend asking him to paint the friend's house, and another house, and another house… He ended up starting a house painting business with eight employees. Just painting houses… and HIS house never got finished!
Now, that reminds me… I must paint my house as well. Not only the house outside, but inside as well. Oh, well, I’ll put it on the “to-do” list.
So, here we are with chapter 17 of iSigodi. When I started writing on chapter 17, I planned on ending the saga right there. Until I found that there were a few loose ends to tie up. This boiled down to chapter 17 running into about 6400 words with 6 pictures!
Chapter 18 is already at the 1200-word mark, so… let’s see where it goes? Also, the next story, chapter 001 is also in the oven and about 1000 words in. (Oops! Ignore what I said there.)
A comment from gothkitten (and some others) had prompted me to remind you that in order to have a continues flow of chapters, I need to build up a reserve of chapters before I start to post. This is to compensate for my three Editors to get to do the editing. Sometimes people get ill and can’t work on editing. I know that my Canadian Editor is getting married around August. Now with the honeymoon on the cards, he might not be able to do any editing. If I have reserve chapters in hand, I can post them weekly, giving me time to write and the editors to edit my ramblings at their leisure. (Seeing that they get this astronomical pay from me… Zero Dollars!)
Now just to be throwing a spanner into the works: There was a comment that “Nikita” is a Russian male name. Yes, true.
BUT Nikita is a girl’s name, and a boy’s name. Nikita thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names. Nikita means “victory” and “winner.” Nikita is of Greek origin and is derived from the Greek word ‘Nik’ which means ‘victorious’ or ‘winner.’ The name has roots in different regions.
It is used as a unisex name in Russia and means ‘unconquered’ or ‘not humbled.’ It is also associated with the Greek name Niketas, which means ‘victorious.’
Regardless of its origin, the name carries strong overtones of victory, power, and resilience.
Nikita is a popular name used for boys and girls worldwide. To portray Melanie as a fighter on the edge, and her attitude, I chose her second name as Nikita. Examples of that the name Nikita could be either male or female and can be found everywhere.
1. Russian male figure skater Nikita Katsalapov (born 1991) has won the bronze and the gold medal in 2014.
2. The Australian female water-polo-player Nikita Cuffe (born 1979) won bronze with the Australian national team in 2008 in Peking.
3. Female American actress Nikita Ager (born 1969) is known for roles in TV shows such as “Navy CIS” and “Star Trek: Enterprise”.
4. Former Miss Universe 2003 Nikita Anand (born 1983) is an Indian model and actress.
That is only four examples. Else I could make this a story on its own!
Nicknames as for Nikita as a boy’s name are Nik, Nick, Nicky, and Kit. For a girl, nicknames would be Nicky, Kita, Kiti, Nika and Kitja.
SO! Elton John was playing the name! LOL! (And not many noticed…)
Here is iSigodi chapter 17. Have fun and enjoy!
Until next week, stay safe and be good.
Bye for now!