Last name nicknames.

You know all those really cool people in high school who got called by their last name instead of their first name? Like, wow, you're so cool because you rebel against the social convention of answering to your first name and go by your last name instead which also subconsciously implies that you're superior and should be respected! Either that or your first name is difficult or impossible to pronounce (like mine is, Leanne is one of my middle names. I don't like it but at least it's pronounceable).

I remember having some friends (so very long ago - no seriously) that I'd only know by their last names. It's like, "Hey Smith, how's it going man?" but then one day I would find out their real first name and it'd be equivalent to my reaction if they pulled an alien out of their ass.

"Omg, you're name has been Anthony all along? Damn... I'm still going to call you Smith. Because I'm cool like that. O_o"
OR:
"Omg, you just pulled an alien out of your ass. Had it been in there all along? Damn... I'm going to pretend I didn't see that. Because I'm cool like that. O_o"

See what I mean? Relatively no difference.

I know some people who have wicked names, like this guy with "Crimson" as his last name (how awesome is that?) or weird first names like "Lindsay" or "Henry" or "Bryoni". Just really strange names which stand out and make that person interesting before you even speak to them. Not like "Micheal", I know about a million of those. You know a name is really over-used when they begin spelling it in different ways to make it individual again. For example: Micheal, Michael, Mickeal, etc. Like come on! It doesn't matter HOW you spell it, it's still pronounced the same way!

You ever get the "You're more like a *insert random name here*" from people? I don't but I wish I did. Apparently, "Leanne" suits me. Do you know what comes to mind when people hear the name "Leanne"? This:

- Fat
- Boring
- Office job
- Housewife/homeworker
- Often gets chosen on "Who wants to be a millionaire" or one of those game shows where you guess the price of the object. Seriously, those are like mini-Leanne-gathering-convention thingies.

Why couldn't I have an awesome/strange name like Ivy? Or Chantalle? Or Bat woman? That would be very awesome. I'd like that very much. *hint* :)

One of my friends from uni (who's actually a gentleman most days) had a belief that all girls named "Chantalle" were whores. No matter how much I'd argue about that, he'd refuse to believe me. He even said he'd never date/marry or name his daughter Chantalle for the sake of this - absurd - belief. On another note, if your name is Chantalle, please feel free to kick his butt.

The reason why I'm complaining or teasing people who use their last names as their first names is because I'm jealous.

There I said it.



Here's a cruel life lesson: If you're Asian, you'll never be one of those cool kids who go by their last name. Seriously, I've tried.

Firstly, we don't answer to our last names.
Secondly (and probably more importantly), every second person I meet has my last name.
Thirdly, people feel racist when they call an Asian by their last name. Most of them anyways. It's just NOT done.

"Hey Vu-lady" (And no Mozilla FireFox, I did not misspell "Vu").
"What? Who said that? I'm going to kung fu his ass!"


On another note: I used the word "ass" 3 times during this blog. Because that's how cool I am. :)

My friend just reminded me that the Japanese refer to each other by their last name unless they are close. How ironic, because they're Asian. In my defence, Japanese people are classified under the super-cool names category, so it doesn't count. :P