a little am ranting

you know what really drives me crazy? when people misspell my name. ESPECIALLY when its in a response to an email i just sent them. a. my name is in my email address, b. my name is in my address line at the bottom of the email, and c. i even signed my name, correctly spelled, at the end of my note to them. so how is it that a mere 5 minutes later i receive a response, with a salutation to someone totally different? i understand everyone is so busy nowadays and in a rush to shoot emails off, but it only takes a nanosecond glance at the top of the page to ensure that you are addressing someone properly. its not like an entire proofread is necessary (although sometimes it should be. the fact that SO MANY people spell weird as 'wierd' absolutely appalls me. i'd have nightmares about it if i weren't so busy still having nightmares about the movie Saw, which i watched a good 7 months ago). and its not like i even have a hard name to remember/spell.

although, now i wonder if it would be easier if my name was really exotic. say you get an email from a Persephone, or a Ngudu (that's a shout out to you, aunt d) - you'd probably be more apt to stare at the name, thereby giving your brain a better chance of remembering how to spell it. i have to keep this in mind if i ever decide to spawn.

the other thing that's getting my goat today is that the 'parade of spring-inappropriate clothing' has come to town. it never fails -- every year when the first unusually warm day of march or april comes, the streets are suddenly flooded with beachcombers. ladies, i understand it's going to be a high of all of 69 today and that your feet are tired of being cooped up in high boots all winter but there is NO NEED to bust out the capri pants and flipflops already. flats are all over the place this year, and a perfect transition shoe for a day like today -- if you MUST wear summery short pants, at least wear a closed shoe. or wear long pants and an open-toe shoe...open-TOE, not toes. there's no need for bare feet today - i know you were just wearing your stupid uggs last tuesday. let's have a few weeks of evolution from the eskimo boots to the beach shoes, shall we?