Tonight, Shadow asked me why I call Josh “Yasha”. The answer? Longer than I wanted to type there. But, however, here is different. I’ll type something that long here. Though, it’s not really THAT long. *shrugs*

When Josh was an itty bitty boy and his younger sister was an itty bitty girl, she couldn’t pronounce his name. I guess back then, his mom and dad were still using the formal “Joshua” when they talked to him. So, in her baby speak, his name became “Washa” and then, later, “Yasha.”

For years, both of his sisters have called him that. One, two, or possibly three years ago, his older sister and I were talking. She told me that if I ever wanted to make him mad, to call him Yasha because he hated it. So, what do I do? I start calling him that all the time. It’s become my pet name for him.

Now, he refuses to let his sisters call him that “because that’s Heather’s* name for me” to which they reply “it was our name for you first.” So now they’ve reverted back to calling him Washa while I get to keep Yasha.

Interesting Fact: Yasha is Japanese for “Demon”. That’s one of his favorite parts to the name. -.-

*Yes, Heather is my real name. This is only the second time I’ve used it on one of my actual sites. People who know me on Facebook and MySpace have known this for a while, though. I’d rather you still call me Skye though. EVERYONE is Heather. In a crowded hallway, if you scream Heather, I won’t answer. It’s never me you’re screaming for. Scream Skye, however, and I will respond. :D