I have a thing about the way people say my name. It’s nothing I would ever point out to anyone because I try to keep some of my idiosyncrasies to myself. But this is my blog so I can be honest here and I just have a thing about the way people say my name.
There are some people who say my name like it has an “I” in it. There is no “I”. But when certain people say my name is sounds like Kindra.
There are others who say Kender. This happens mostly on the East Coast. Although, I must say that when some guys from Boston say it that way, I find it cute.
There are some people who say it and literally make me hate the sound of my name. I hated the way the Baracuda said my name. It’s not nearly as pretty when said with such distain. I hated the way my Philosophy professor said my name too. It was so blech when he said it. But he himself was all shades of blech so it was to be expected.
And then there are those who say it perfectly. There are those who make me smile a big, wide smile when they say my name.
I press 1 and listen to his message again. I can tell he’s smiling and the sound of his voice makes me blush a bit. Oh who am I kidding? The sound of his voice makes this nice girl want to do not-so-nice things.
Why am I saving this message? I should ice him out. He’s not good for me. I’m quite good at icing people out when I want to.
Ice Queen.
Yes, I will be the Ice Queen because that’s the smart thing to do.
Just as I’m about to delete the message, I hear him say my name and I melt just a little. I press 9 and save the message again.
I’m walking on thin ice and I know it. I just don't care right now.
8 comments:
I'd also like to go out on a limb here and say that while it IS funny, your name is not "Oliver." Because when you think about it, that really sounds NOTHING like "Kendra."
I like the way Mike Jones says his name. It's not Kinder but it will do.
So Ice Queen or Kendra?
Wow I am all kinds of nervous about how I pronounce your name now.
Ambular - Haven't heard Oliver since breaking up with Dr. A. :)
Rico - I like that you encourage the danger.
Timmortal - Say my name enough and I'm takin you home.
Cheryl - The Ice Queen is weak when it comes to this guy. He'll probably get a call soon.
Thomas - nice girls don't talk about the not-so-nice things. We just do 'em and shock the hell out of unsuspecting gentlemen callers.
What about when I call you K-lo? Is that okay? :)
The K-Lo comment is classic, but I promise you I would enuciate your name with perfection, and it would fill you with joy from your toe-tips to the ends of your hair! I had a great friend named Kendra in Manhattan, her garden adjoined ours, and we played duets together, her on clarinet, and me on flute. I wonder what happened to her?....
I'm the same way when it comes to my name...people are actually always calling me "Melissa"! This drives me nuts...come on, is it that difficult to remember it's "Marissa"?! It's not such an uncommon name anymore, either! I promise to enunciate and never call you "Kindra"...although, I may have to call you K-Lo...I'm loving that!
Ari - Now I'm dying to hear you say my name! :) And yes, you can call me K-Lo...it's a Becki line and perfectly acceptable.
Marissa - I could never say your name incorrectly as it's my sister Kelsey's middle name. You too can call me K-Lo. My old intern made a name plate with K-Lo on it and it's still in my office so I think the K-Lo thing is here to stay. :)
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