My first name is very common, and my full name is somewhat common. Years ago I was picking through stacks of family photo albums and my partially filled in baby book, and came across my parents' list of potential names for me. It was a bizarre moment to realize that I could have been saddled with a completely different name, and I wish I still had that list.
I am kind of excited for the day when I meet someone with my name - it's bound to happen sometime. Every now and then I search my name, out of curiosity. Are the other "me"s doing anything interesting? Have I popped up on more hits, or have I slipped down? Any new historical information about people with my name from the 1800s?
And then tonight, I decide to search myself on pipl where you can search by username in addition to full name. I assume that I make up a majority of the hits but, holy crap, there's still a lot of others sprinkled in. Perhaps I'll find some long-forgotten account on an equally long-forgotten website.
I am kind of excited for the day when I meet someone with my name - it's bound to happen sometime. Every now and then I search my name, out of curiosity. Are the other "me"s doing anything interesting? Have I popped up on more hits, or have I slipped down? Any new historical information about people with my name from the 1800s?
And then tonight, I decide to search myself on pipl where you can search by username in addition to full name. I assume that I make up a majority of the hits but, holy crap, there's still a lot of others sprinkled in. Perhaps I'll find some long-forgotten account on an equally long-forgotten website.
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