I'm always surprised when people ask how to spell my name, because growing up I only ever saw "Amy." Plus, Amy March!
But I know the error of my ways now.
Mal: You want to tell me how come there's a statue of you here looking at me like I owe him something? Jayne: Wishing I could, Captain.
'Jaynestown'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Aug 20, 2010 12:32:22 pm PDT #19206 of 30001
Because books.
Strix - Aug 20, 2010 12:40:35 pm PDT #19207 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Kyriarchy is basically lady-goddess. The feminine of the Greek "kryie" which is "Lord" with god overtones. It's like matriachy, or patriachy, except no mother/fatherhood implications.
For the longest time, I thought ita was just an internet name for ITA. Except with added capoeria. (My god, that is the hardest word to remember spelling. I always get it wrong. I shall just call it CapSpinKickyDanceFight.)
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Aug 20, 2010 12:41:54 pm PDT #19208 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Kyriarchy is an exceptionally cool concept. Developed by an exceptionally cool feminist theologian.
/ was never here
Scrappy - Aug 20, 2010 12:46:08 pm PDT #19209 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Honestly, are hyphenated names still so foreign that people really don't know to alphabetize by the first initial?
Yes, because people have different preferences. We have one hyphenate who actually wants to be treated as if the first name of her hyphenate is a middle name, so she is alphabetized by her second name. I don't know why, makes no sense, not my biz.
megan walker - Aug 20, 2010 1:00:18 pm PDT #19210 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
We have one hyphenate who actually wants to be treated as if the first name of her hyphenate is a middle name, so she is alphabetized by her second name. I don't know why, makes no sense, not my biz.
Then why did she hyphenate?
Alphabetization is not a preference issue. There are rules, people!
Burrell - Aug 20, 2010 1:07:25 pm PDT #19211 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
We have one hyphenate who actually wants to be treated as if the first name of her hyphenate is a middle name, so she is alphabetized by her second name. I don't know why, makes no sense, not my biz.
The friends I have who do this don't hyphenate the names they just use both. So Jane Smith Jones would be alphabetized as "Jones" and Jane Smith-Jones would be alphabetized under "Smith."
Alphabetization is not a preference issue. There are rules, people!
Or what she said.
megan walker - Aug 20, 2010 1:17:26 pm PDT #19212 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, I was joking, because technically you are supposed to follow personal preference. But, assuming she's a hyphenate due to marriage, I don't know why you would make things more complicated for yourself.
msbelle - Aug 20, 2010 1:18:52 pm PDT #19213 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I have hung up and put away ALL THE CLOTHES! megan walker, wanna come to Texas and make me purge?
tommyrot - Aug 20, 2010 1:20:09 pm PDT #19214 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We have one hyphenate who actually wants to be treated as if the first name of her hyphenate is a middle name, so she is alphabetized by her second name. I don't know why, makes no sense, not my biz.
See, I read this and I wonder, does she expect every place that has her name to add an additional field to their database tables to accommodate this?
megan walker - Aug 20, 2010 1:20:13 pm PDT #19215 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That is so tempting. I'm still bitter that my Hot Springs jaunt got cancelled due to snow in Dallas.