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Feb 26, 2010 11:15

One of the requirements to change your name legally is to indulge in the antiquated quaint practice of announcing yourself in the classified section of a printed on paper news paper. Apparently this is where creditors, ex-es and stalkers check regularly to keep in touch with the latest haps. Perhaps I can count this as "Being Published".

You can pick up the Inter-City Express on Wednesday for the next four weeks and see all my names in print. You cannot do the same on the web because they don't do that sort of thing. Which is perhaps why they were the cheapest to take an ad out with. My names and I are saving the big bucks for a nice little dinner to celebrate in May, and hopefully you'll join us.

Although I was veeerrryyy tempted to redo the paperwork recently to the name Frabjous Day! (bang included) in recognition of my jewish heritage, I decided to stick to the original plan. And besides, this ought to be posted to the internets someplace as well as in print.

i hereby virtually trumpet that the person born with the name of
Karen Tautenhahn
shall forthwith be called to order and chaos under the name of
Logan Austeja Daniel
horg and hotdamn.

wherein:
Logan - let's finally just make that official, yes?
Austeja - to connect me to my family, esp. on my paternal grandmother's side, which hold lineage in Lithuania back as far as we can tell. Austeja is the name of the Lithuanian goddess of the bees. I'll stop here for now, but yes, I can talk your ear off about this story.
Daniel - to connect me to jD's family. Remember back when I wasn't ever going to get married? Be careful friends, who wish to find the love of your life. Sometimes meeting your angel and perfect lifepal lets you safely do things you swore you'd never do. And still won't ever do with anyone else.

And that's a very brief account of how I will now have three first names.
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