Did I ever mention how much I cringe when I see my name printed as JEN and not JENN. I don\’t know how to correct people, because it seems so trivial. IF YOU HAVE TO USE MY NICKNAME, THEN I LIKE IT WITH 2 N\’S! [I got interrupted here when writing my Jenn vs. Jen rant and accidentally ended on a misguided note.]

There was one time that I ran up to the board where they had written a schedule. I grabbed the pen and added an extra n to my name. There was another time that Jen was written repeatedly on another schedule. I resisted the temptation to take a pen and write in the extra n. Just out of you know…politeness.

But what I always found very strange (and I must have addressed it before) that even if I introduce myself as Jennifer to somebody, they will start calling me Jenn. Most likely, they used to know someone whose full name was Jennifer but she went by Jenn. Like at work, there used to be a prominent employee whose name was Jen (that\’s probably why everyone keeps dropping the second n). Whenever I write e-mails and I need to use my shortened name, I always sign it JENN. Without the extra n, I feel like I am crippled or disabled. That the people who use the three letter form have robbed me of my right leg, my dominant leg. I need two of then. Just like how both of my eyes each need a thick lens for my near-sightedness.

IT\’S JENN…not JEN! Thank god people don\’t call me Jenni as a result of my aim screenname.

[WHY is the work ssh server more responsive to my baby Eris powerbook when I am on my non-campus dial-up than when I am on the campus wireless network? grrrr…. Yes my laptop has a name. Eris. The goddess of chaos and DRAMAH!]