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Jul 19, 2007 22:58

The writers block suggestion thinger asks, "If you could change your name, would you and what would you change it to and why?"
I get asked this more than you'd think, most often by people that feel the need to fill an awkward void in conversation.
Most often the question takes the form of them asking me if I like my name, and if I would ever change it.

See, here's how it is. I feel almost privileged that I've never been sitting in a room and someone says "Palmer?" and I look up and they're talking to someone else. But at the same time, I feel like there's a certain camaraderie that's lost between me and a stranger that I meet, because the odds are slim to none that we will share the same first name.

Also, I feel like my homogeneous middle name ruins the theme of my name, an everyday filling to an otherwise unique bon-bon. So in my mind, I either would change my middle name to something more unique or interesting, or I would just completely homogenize my name into something that would allow me an unspoken bond with my fellow name-mates.

However, I would lean towards the former, mostly because I feel like I have established a unique identity within my name. The odds are against you meeting another Palmer in the near or distant future, and I feel almost like I've always had the responsibility of making a good impression for the entire population of Palmer's.

I may look back on this entry tomorrow and realize that it didn't get across what I am trying to say, but it's because I am exhausted from 6 hours of riding the bus with obnoxious 3 to 9 year olds. We did get to go to the Museum of Science for a half hour, but that was supposed to be an hour and a half. The bus driver got lost in Boston, and the entire time we were lost in Boston, the little kid Alex behind me was threatening his counselor by saying that he was going to pee his pants if we didn't make it to a bathroom on time.

It was a long day, and sleep is mighty welcome.

(we made it to the Museum in time, in case you were wondering)
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