11:37 p.m.,
Dec. 16, 2003
So I know I haven't updated in God knows when, but I've been working 9-11 hour days lately, so I just haven't had the time.
I only really have one thing to say and it's this:
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PEOPLE, PLEASE ACCEPT THAT I KEPT MY LAST NAME!
If I get one more fucking Christmas card addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Keith P*****, I am going to lose my mind. I put K****/P***** on all of my thank-you notes. I've told people this personally. My email address includes my last name! I know it's not typical for women to keep their last names and it's easy to assume, but why on earth can't people accept this? We've been married for over a year. Even my 75-year-old grandmother has gotten this. It's my freaking name - they should respect my wishes, not some years-old chattel laws.
ARGH.
I am seriously thinking of signing my Christmas cards with my last name in all caps. No joke.
So when you keep your last name, everyone thinks it's a phase (har) or they just don't think it's a big deal to address things with a different last name - like you're a big weirdo for doing this, and you'll just deal. Well, I'm sick of it. Why should I have to be the one to adjust?
Mmph. At least I got free chocolate martinis at Keith's Christmas party.
And I have another hour's worth of work before bed.