my name

my name is kristin. K-R-I-S-T-I-N which is pronounced the same way it is spelled: kris-tin. apparently this is a very hard name to understand, say and spell. when i introduce myself to someone i say:

hi my name is kristin.

they say:

hi nice to meet you kristy!

this has been happening my whole life and i have cursed my mother for giving me such an apparently hard to hear and say name. i've stopped correcting people and have just let them call me whatever they want. the most popular is kirsten, then kristy, krista, christine, kirsten (that odd pronunication keer-sten), even CHRISTMAS! yes, please call me christmas! i have often wondered if maybe i have some sort of speech impediment unknown to myself which makes it hard for people in real life or on the phone to understand my name. you'd think someone would have told me that by now though.

another hilarious one is email. my name is clearly spelled out on the screen for the receiver to see and then respell. hell, you could even copy and paste that shit! but no... i get emails that say "Hi Kirsten!" or "Hello Kristy!"... WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE who cannot read a name on the screen! and then go on and spell it incorrectly too!

this is where i got the name of my blog. so please, for the love of god, learn to say my name. and then once you've mastered that, perhaps you can work on the spelling.

love, kristin aka kristy, krista, kirsten, christine, kristine, christina, kirsty, karstan (yep) and karla.