roses and significance
doff thy name/and for that name which is no part of thee/take all myself
It is a good trade, I think. I'm going to make it and see.
I will be changing my name and it is throwing me for a loop. The reasoning is good, and I imagine I will get used to the new name. (Probably with the same frightening speed that every other new thing becomes normal. Remember before the internet? Neither do I.) Nonetheless, it is an utterly weird experience.
I have been trying out variations. My scratch pads look like a lovesick seventh grader’s. Nothing sounds quite right yet. Let me say it a couple thousand more times, then we’ll see if it's comfortable. Breaking in my skates took three months and cost me dozens upon dozens of blisters, a few rolls of tape, and no few days weeks of limping. I demand that this be less painful, but I am prepared for it to be less comfortable.
I won’t be using ‘Mrs.’ I draw a line there. Why? I don’t know. Maybe it will change with time. But right now, I'm drawing it. My name can be our name, but my marital status is still not how I want to be addressed. Ms. has worked just fine so far. I see no reason it shouldn’t continue to.
No disrespect to my family, but I’m not keeping Grahn around as a middle name. I love my middle name. Wouldn’t give it up for anything. Really have no use for a second one. In as much as respect and significance is concerned, I think Devi says more about what my parents have given me than their parents’ name.
I'm feeling very ambivalent about Grahn as my last name right now. Using it for things feels awkward. It’s basically dead but walking. I see it when I sign things and I'm almost surprised. What is it still doing here? Why would I sign anything with a name that won’t signify me in the future?
I have tried working on a new signature. No luck yet. Is there an elegant and easy way to do Ws? I suspect there may not be.
It is a good trade, I think. I'm going to make it and see.
I will be changing my name and it is throwing me for a loop. The reasoning is good, and I imagine I will get used to the new name. (Probably with the same frightening speed that every other new thing becomes normal. Remember before the internet? Neither do I.) Nonetheless, it is an utterly weird experience.
I have been trying out variations. My scratch pads look like a lovesick seventh grader’s. Nothing sounds quite right yet. Let me say it a couple thousand more times, then we’ll see if it's comfortable. Breaking in my skates took three months and cost me dozens upon dozens of blisters, a few rolls of tape, and no few days weeks of limping. I demand that this be less painful, but I am prepared for it to be less comfortable.
I won’t be using ‘Mrs.’ I draw a line there. Why? I don’t know. Maybe it will change with time. But right now, I'm drawing it. My name can be our name, but my marital status is still not how I want to be addressed. Ms. has worked just fine so far. I see no reason it shouldn’t continue to.
No disrespect to my family, but I’m not keeping Grahn around as a middle name. I love my middle name. Wouldn’t give it up for anything. Really have no use for a second one. In as much as respect and significance is concerned, I think Devi says more about what my parents have given me than their parents’ name.
I'm feeling very ambivalent about Grahn as my last name right now. Using it for things feels awkward. It’s basically dead but walking. I see it when I sign things and I'm almost surprised. What is it still doing here? Why would I sign anything with a name that won’t signify me in the future?
I have tried working on a new signature. No luck yet. Is there an elegant and easy way to do Ws? I suspect there may not be.