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1) Do you like your birth-name? Why?

I didn't used to.  The kids called me alice in wonderland in a teasing way and I could never get a little bike license plate with my name on it.
I found out over time I was really named for both the book and White Rabbit, as well as the graciousness at Alice's Restaurant, representing being curious and navigating a challenging world, and that's kind of neat.

I don't think a lot of people have iconic characters they're named after and first i rejected it and now I half-assedly embrace it. I find that if i lean into it too much it becomes corny, but it's nice sometimes to for instance have cheshire cat userpics.
 

2) If you could change your name to anything else, what would it be?

My "plausible deniability" name on instagram is Angie, because a) it could be short for my middle name, b) it's friendly and unpretentious c) it's the right amount of girly and common (not too much of either).
 

3) What names would you consider giving your children?

I kinda screwed up on Ty's name, because it's short for Tyrone and he doesn't like it and it's too silly.  But Meg was a good one. 

 

4) If you had a band, what would you name it, and why?

(pass for now)
 

5) Is there a name that you completely hate? Why?

lol probably but my first response is 'jacqueline' because the spelling, nickname, and pronunciation are not consistent

 

other shit

• I bought a Food Sensitivity test and it came and:  apparently i was still dehydrated because yesterday i stabbed my finger, didn't get enough blood for the test and kind of bruised my fingertip!
• today was a 2-hour delay for snow/wind, but also it's a floating holiday, and i didn't know that, so i'm at work, being a slacker?  the worst of both worlds. I'll have to make a decision later and create 'clean lines' for myself about whether this is a half-day of work.
• Friday i stayed late figuring out Summer Camps.  it is a wacky calculation featuring:  
  
  • probably whichever college he chooses Ty should do their adjustment program. so, looking up dates & rates for those & writing them down.
  • the state college has a teen day camp, so meg could be there too, which is a maybe. although 'day camp' emans driving.
  • there are 2 camps for neurodivergent kiddos that would be good fits for them; one is crazy expensive but we can maybe get a program to help pay for ty's cost.  Meg says she would sort of prefer a camp for neurodivergent kids and that's super valid.  
  • So i was writing out dates & rates for all these.  Waiting to hear about college teen camp (for neurotypicals) for 25 because their info is for 24.