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TGIF!
I'm so easily amused. Prior to the department picnic, we've been having little division competitions to see who can rack up the most points. Since I'm on picnic staff, I refused to have any involvement with the mind teasers so I could compete in that respect - I figured it was the only contest I'd be any help with.
Monday: First question. Missed it, too busy picking up car from shop.
Tuesday: Second question. I make it too complicated and don't figure it out in time to win.
Wednesday: Third question. It gets e-mailed out while I'm in the ladies room and by the time I return to my cube, someone's beaten me to the punch.
Thursday: Fourth question. One of those "logic puzzles" we had to do a lot of in the fifth grade - but you had to draw up the grid yourself. I was on the right track, but got slowed up when a co-worker came in to ask about picnic tickets (me: "Could you come back in 20 minutes, please?") and someone in another division beat me to it. (Actually, even without that distraction, I wouldn't have gotten it in time.)
Today: Last question, a series of coded proverbs. Got the e-mail at 9:01, flew through the questions and had heard both riddles before. Sent answer in at 9:07. Realized I'd made a mistake and sent correction at 9:11, now positive I'd missed the boat. (Some other questions had been answered in two or three minutes flat!) E-mail came through a little while ago. I was the first one to answer correctly and my division FINALLY got points in this category.
It takes so little to make my day sometimes.
On with the time-wasting. Copycatting off of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
altrn8realities:
1. Is the name you have now the same name that's on your birth certificate? If not, what's changed?
Yep. Pretty much the same. (Well, "Mandi" is short for "Amanda," obviously.)
2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
I wouldn't. Couple years ago, I might have wanted to change my middle name... but I honestly can't think what I'd want it to be.
3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
Proving how out-of-it I am: I was named for a great-grandmother of mine, but I can't remember which one. (Sorry, Mom.) It's more amusing to know why I wasn't named something else. I would have been named Maggie, but Mom tells me she had a dog named Maggie and couldn't bring herself to do it. My godmother would have wanted me to be named after her, Viola (Vi for short), but Mom pointed out that with my last name there was no way. (I'd get so tired of the "Violin" cracks.) So it's amusing that my nickname ended up being "Mandolin" anyway.
4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
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You know, I can't think of any names I really HATE. I've heard some combinations of first and middle names that don't work (which is why my cousin's youngest is named "Aidan Michael" instead of "Aidan Lee"), but I can't really think of specific names I hate.
As for names I really love: I like Leah and Jasmine, but then again those are my nieces' names. (Hey, their mothers had good taste in names. So there.) I like Irene just because of the potential irony in its meaning.
5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn't it?
The name of Amanda has given you an appreciation for many beautiful and refined aspects of life--music and art, literature, drama--and the outdoors, where you find much peace and relaxation, but it creates a far too sensitive nature. You sense and feel much that you do not understand, and sometimes you are alarmed at your thoughts and wonder about their origin. You rarely experience the tranquility that comes with stability of thinking or emotional control. At times, you are very inspired, desiring to be with people and to entertain others as the "life of the party," while at other times you are aloof and choose to remove yourself entirely from association. You crave understanding and affection but your intensity of desire and your self-consciousness prevent you from finding the happiness you desire. You have suffered many disappointments and misunderstandings because of your inability to express your inner thoughts.
Aside from being "alarmed at my thoughts," that's pretty close. (I'm just weird, and I accept that and move on.) As for "inability to express my inner thoughts" ... depends on what that means. If it means I have trouble expressing them coherently and rationally until after the issue has passed and no one wants to hear it, then yeah. :)
A quick rundown of my online nicknames:
Kiara D - Circa 1996-1997, when we got on AOL and then moved to NetGSI. Still in high school, and picked a name few people would guess, taken from a character in a story I wrote in sixth grade. Stuck with it through the beginning of my freshman year of college since I couldn't think of another. Haven't used it since 1997, and don't plan to ever again.
Mandolin - Circa 1998. Got the nickname in college theater, actually. The person who gave it to me, ironically, didn't realize how well it fit (my first and last name mashed together) until a year after she started calling me that. I was sorry to see it taken on LJ, but not all that surprised.
weirdweb - When I signed up for my LJ last year, both Mandolin and mandichaos were taken. (I don't know WHY the latter was taken. Go fig.) So the next option I could use was weirdweb - since the LJ was, in part, created to log updates regarding my website, the progress of my fanfics, and/or to inform visitors to my website why I hadn't updated either. My LJ could be updated from work, at least. Since my website is "Mandi's Weird Web Page" ... well, it fit!
mandichaos - Circa May 2002, created for some online gaming boards because I wanted a handle that wouldn't require numbers. My first name and my OTHER college nickname. (Hey, I'm part of the SisterHood of Evil, what can you expect?) Still use it for online game boards. Set aside a personal LJ with this nick recently, in the event that I might want to separate my website/fanfic writing posts from my personal rants. (But I know myself, I know I'd want to get another paid account for it. So we'll see.)
Ireland commentary may continue after lunch. Maybe. :)
Monday: First question. Missed it, too busy picking up car from shop.
Tuesday: Second question. I make it too complicated and don't figure it out in time to win.
Wednesday: Third question. It gets e-mailed out while I'm in the ladies room and by the time I return to my cube, someone's beaten me to the punch.
Thursday: Fourth question. One of those "logic puzzles" we had to do a lot of in the fifth grade - but you had to draw up the grid yourself. I was on the right track, but got slowed up when a co-worker came in to ask about picnic tickets (me: "Could you come back in 20 minutes, please?") and someone in another division beat me to it. (Actually, even without that distraction, I wouldn't have gotten it in time.)
Today: Last question, a series of coded proverbs. Got the e-mail at 9:01, flew through the questions and had heard both riddles before. Sent answer in at 9:07. Realized I'd made a mistake and sent correction at 9:11, now positive I'd missed the boat. (Some other questions had been answered in two or three minutes flat!) E-mail came through a little while ago. I was the first one to answer correctly and my division FINALLY got points in this category.
It takes so little to make my day sometimes.
On with the time-wasting. Copycatting off of
altrn8realities:1. Is the name you have now the same name that's on your birth certificate? If not, what's changed?
Yep. Pretty much the same. (Well, "Mandi" is short for "Amanda," obviously.)
2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
I wouldn't. Couple years ago, I might have wanted to change my middle name... but I honestly can't think what I'd want it to be.
3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
Proving how out-of-it I am: I was named for a great-grandmother of mine, but I can't remember which one. (Sorry, Mom.) It's more amusing to know why I wasn't named something else. I would have been named Maggie, but Mom tells me she had a dog named Maggie and couldn't bring herself to do it. My godmother would have wanted me to be named after her, Viola (Vi for short), but Mom pointed out that with my last name there was no way. (I'd get so tired of the "Violin" cracks.) So it's amusing that my nickname ended up being "Mandolin" anyway.
4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
...
You know, I can't think of any names I really HATE. I've heard some combinations of first and middle names that don't work (which is why my cousin's youngest is named "Aidan Michael" instead of "Aidan Lee"), but I can't really think of specific names I hate.
As for names I really love: I like Leah and Jasmine, but then again those are my nieces' names. (Hey, their mothers had good taste in names. So there.) I like Irene just because of the potential irony in its meaning.
5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn't it?
The name of Amanda has given you an appreciation for many beautiful and refined aspects of life--music and art, literature, drama--and the outdoors, where you find much peace and relaxation, but it creates a far too sensitive nature. You sense and feel much that you do not understand, and sometimes you are alarmed at your thoughts and wonder about their origin. You rarely experience the tranquility that comes with stability of thinking or emotional control. At times, you are very inspired, desiring to be with people and to entertain others as the "life of the party," while at other times you are aloof and choose to remove yourself entirely from association. You crave understanding and affection but your intensity of desire and your self-consciousness prevent you from finding the happiness you desire. You have suffered many disappointments and misunderstandings because of your inability to express your inner thoughts.
Aside from being "alarmed at my thoughts," that's pretty close. (I'm just weird, and I accept that and move on.) As for "inability to express my inner thoughts" ... depends on what that means. If it means I have trouble expressing them coherently and rationally until after the issue has passed and no one wants to hear it, then yeah. :)
A quick rundown of my online nicknames:
Kiara D - Circa 1996-1997, when we got on AOL and then moved to NetGSI. Still in high school, and picked a name few people would guess, taken from a character in a story I wrote in sixth grade. Stuck with it through the beginning of my freshman year of college since I couldn't think of another. Haven't used it since 1997, and don't plan to ever again.
Mandolin - Circa 1998. Got the nickname in college theater, actually. The person who gave it to me, ironically, didn't realize how well it fit (my first and last name mashed together) until a year after she started calling me that. I was sorry to see it taken on LJ, but not all that surprised.
weirdweb - When I signed up for my LJ last year, both Mandolin and mandichaos were taken. (I don't know WHY the latter was taken. Go fig.) So the next option I could use was weirdweb - since the LJ was, in part, created to log updates regarding my website, the progress of my fanfics, and/or to inform visitors to my website why I hadn't updated either. My LJ could be updated from work, at least. Since my website is "Mandi's Weird Web Page" ... well, it fit!
mandichaos - Circa May 2002, created for some online gaming boards because I wanted a handle that wouldn't require numbers. My first name and my OTHER college nickname. (Hey, I'm part of the SisterHood of Evil, what can you expect?) Still use it for online game boards. Set aside a personal LJ with this nick recently, in the event that I might want to separate my website/fanfic writing posts from my personal rants. (But I know myself, I know I'd want to get another paid account for it. So we'll see.)
Ireland commentary may continue after lunch. Maybe. :)
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Now that is a very, very, sweet and honest observation I reckon. ;-).