It never occurred to me to change my name when I got married and it always sort of surprises me when a woman of my generation or younger does.
This is me.
I understand that it's complicated for some people.
Also, of course, this.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Jul 04, 2018 11:43:57 am PDT #27035 of 30002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Dana - Jul 04, 2018 11:57:14 am PDT #27036 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I also never considered changing my name. Though if I'd known that Noseworthy was an option...
Steph L. - Jul 04, 2018 12:08:47 pm PDT #27037 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
People misspell and mispronounce everything. No matter what. It's like a challenge. My last name is six letters long and not difficult. And yet.
Mine (maiden name, still legal) is 4 goddamn letters, German as hell in one of the most German cities in the US. And yet it gets misspelled.
I also never considered changing my name. Though if I'd known that Noseworthy was an option...
Since I haven't legally changed my name yet, maybe I should go with "Noseworthy." (I did tell Tim I'd change it for our 5-year anniversary, and god damn it, that's getting close.)
Dana - Jul 04, 2018 12:31:42 pm PDT #27038 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Then your cat could be Murderbiscuit Noseworthy the Third. Even though he's the first one.
-t - Jul 04, 2018 12:35:01 pm PDT #27039 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Murderbiscuit Noseworthy first of his name!
Best name ever
aurelia - Jul 04, 2018 12:35:56 pm PDT #27040 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
People don't have a lot of trouble with my last name, but my 4-letter first name has been spelled all kinds of ways. At this point in my life I probably would not consider changing my last name, but that may never be an issue for me.
I should be studying the show I have to tech on Friday, but between the cold that is wiping me out and various friends with sad news I'm not feeling very productive.
shrift - Jul 04, 2018 1:00:22 pm PDT #27041 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
People misspell and mispronounce everything. No matter what. It's like a challenge.
Challenge accepted, Donna.
Laura - Jul 04, 2018 1:14:48 pm PDT #27042 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I felt I had no choice but to reject the moaners on my Nextdoor group that keep complaining about fireworks and how unfair they are to pets and people with PTSD. Fireworks are not going away, people. Been using them for celebration for a very long time and will continue to do so for a long time into the future. If people are freaked out they have really nice noise canceling headsets out there. I just dosed Zoe with Benadryl and gave her a peanut butter jar to occupy her until she falls asleep. I give it early enough that she is really out then try and play something louder than usual on the television. It just seems to me that if the fireworks are that much of an issue to you then you have a choice to alter your behavior or situation, but you really can't change the existence of fireworks on various holidays.
Rant over. For now. I reserve the option to rant about something else later.
meara - Jul 04, 2018 1:40:10 pm PDT #27043 of 30002
I would definitely consider portmanteau
Jesse - Jul 04, 2018 1:54:10 pm PDT #27044 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Challenge accepted, Donna.
The problem is, I definitely have known someone D-a-n-a pronounced Donna!