So if you know me well, you know
that my last name is a bit strange. Laing.
Yes, I know it sounds lie Lang, but there is absolutely an I in there. For one
thing, only about a quarter of the
people I meet can spell it correctly first time. Now before you ask, no I don't
know why there is an I in my last name. I didn't get to weigh in when the title
was struck. My only reasoning is that a large and moderately liquored up Clan leader in Ye
Olde Scotland put an I in there, and said something along the lines of,
"You don't like it, good get out of my life!"
And please don't come up to me and tell me it's spelled wrong.
It's not, I've checked. I find it absolutely galling for
people I barely know
to inform me that MY last name is spelled wrong. When I meet someone for the
first time I've never been inclined to say "Lexy? Naw, you're more of a Glados to me."
I will be the first to say that I am horrible with names all around.
Remembering your name, spelling your name, and remembering which name goes with
which face. But who am I to say how you spell your name. You could spell your
name Bri4quet, and pronounce it Brian for all the say I have in it. Might I
suggest you spelled it wrong? Maybe. Will it change how you spell it? Nope. And
that's okay.
This week's post is really short, so here is a picture of some
cool dance moves.
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