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[anonymouseliza]

Feb 27, 2015 17:11:47 GMT -5 Sparkly said:

Feb 27, 2015 14:40:49 GMT -5 ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ said:

I just was e-mailed a non-automated e-mail and the person spelled my name wrong. I wouldn't think anything of it if it wasn't like this (fake name, but similar point):

To: [e-mail]

Dear Sophia,

Blah blah blah. I'm a fucking moron.

Love,
Moron

Oh this annoys me to no fucking end. I have a name people frequently spell differently and nothing pisses me off more than someone commenting on my FB (hello, my name is RIGHT there) or sending me an email (my name is in my email, thank you very much) and spelling it wrong.

One of the biggest offenders of this? My own SIL.

ETA: She did start spelling it correctly more often than not sometime in recent history, and I really, really appreciate that.

Random story for the random thread based on the above.

My daughter's name is Vivienne.   We live about 3-4 hours away from most of our family and don't see them frequently.  She was nearly 7 mos old at her first Thanksgiving and we were visiting for the first time in several months.  My FIL always gives a lengthy prayer before we dine and this year was no exception.  I am no longer religious, so I just bow my head and wait for it to be done, this time, holding V in my arms and swaying a bit.  He is praying, and praying, thanks for all the blessing, watch over our troops, be with whichever cousin had whatever issue and then he gives thanks for our special, long-awaited blessing of a new family member, little Vanessa.

It was like a record screech as a gasp goes up around the room and everyone looks up at me and I try not to laugh while MIL elbows FIL sharply in the ribs and hisses loudly, "It's Vivienne."

The following year, my BIL & SIL had a baby girl and for Father's Day they gave FIL a picture of his newest grand-daughter with a frame that said "Carys" at the top and "I am not Vanessa" at the bottom.

[akraus2015]

I'm exhausted. I have to work all day tomorrow, and I get cranky when I have no weekend. I have zero motivation for life tonight, so I think I'll just sit here and comment in the randoms thread and try to make it to reg status.

[Rama]

I was supposed to go to another campus across town for a project I was working on today, but when I got there it was closed (because those shits apparently close early on Fridays --4:00pm -- and don't give a crap about closing earlier than posted signs -- 3:40pm).



There's a Sonic nearby and it was in the middle of their midday happy hour. I have zero regrets.

[easilyunamused]

Feb 27, 2015 17:43:49 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Feb 27, 2015 17:36:00 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

Speaking of spelling names wrong. We've been waiting on this realtor to email us an agreement all day. He finally sends it, and spells MH name wrong. Ugh! So here we are an hour later still waiting for him to re-send it with the name spelt right. Why is this taking so f'ing long? This may be the worst realtor I have ever dealt with.

Both my first name and last name are frequently spelled wrong. The email thing kills me. Especially, when someone is responding to one I sent them. I have a very professional email signature, how does that even happen?

My favorite is when I verbally introduce myself and the person repeats back an entirely different name. Sometimes not even with the same first letter.

People always repeat my name back wrong, or call MH my name. In their defense I do have a masculine name though.

[pismoduo]

I don't understand people.

I have this friend who is a serious over-sharer. Like, 15 posts a day on Facebook, selfies all the time, picture after picture after picture. I love her, but she drives me crazy with that shiz. So I was absolutely baffled today when she posted pictures of the house she and her H just closed on. Because in all the posts, day after day, she's never mentioned that they were buying a house.

Apparently they decided to keep it a secret until they closed.

I'm really not sure why. I mean, is it just me or is it weird?

[easilyunamused]

Feb 27, 2015 20:33:16 GMT -5 pismoduo said:

I don't understand people.

I have this friend who is a serious over-sharer. Like, 15 posts a day on Facebook, selfies all the time, picture after picture after picture. I love her, but she drives me crazy with that shiz. So I was absolutely baffled today when she posted pictures of the house she and her H just closed on. Because in all the posts, day after day, she's never mentioned that they were buying a house.

Apparently they decided to keep it a secret until they closed.

I'm really not sure why. I mean, is it just me or is it weird?

Her H could have put his foot down and told her not to post anything. 

[Ray]

I too am exhausted for some reason. But DH is working nights and I know if I put the kids to bed already they won't sleep in tomorrow so.....no shut eye for this kid. Maybe I'll put on a movie for us and I have some extended blinks as we watch