Next question: Does anyone remember (I think Laura was there, but it might have been Jessica) when I went into guidance that one time to get some pointless form? Hm, I guess I did that a lot, so let me be more specific: I went to school one morning wearing this Chinese shirt I have -- I'm sure you've all seen it -- and then when I went to get this pointless form from guidance the secretary not only asked for my name but also for how it was spelled after I told her it was "Jane," because she was just "making sure there weren't any Is or Ys or anything like that." She'd never double checked the spelling of my name any other time I had given it to her ... I was just blatantly Asian that day (as opposed to every other day, I suppose).
"Well, whatever," I thought, until yesterday:
"So what's your name again?"
"Jane."
"How do you spell that?"
"... J - A - N - E."
"Oh, so just plain Jane, nothing weird or anything. Ok."
No, you jerk, I guess there isn't anything WEIRD about the way I spell my name. But if there WERE, wouldn't it probably be because I'm Asian? Is it WEIRD that I'm Asian? But eh, it doesn't matter because luckily I spell my name the PLAIN way. The plain traditional way. Nothing WEIRD, because apparently DIFFERENT is WEIRD and that's BAD. If it had been up to me, I think I would have not picked the name "Jane," or I would have spelled it some really interesting way with Xs and Qs. Unfortunately, my parents aren't the most creative in the world. I actually like my name though. Jane. Sure, it's a bit simple, but not a lot of girls our age seem to have it ... It's a nice classic name. SO SUCK THAT. Nothing makes me cringe more than when people call me "Plain Jane." I'll have you know that I'm hardly plain. Haha, Plain Jane, Plain Jane! Isn't that cute! It rhymes! There are plenty of other things that rhyme with Jane. Such as insane. Or will-beat-you-with-a-cane.
Please, anything but plain.
