Tag: names
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I'm banned from Facebook for having an unusual name. Any suggestions welcome!
I have an unusual name: I'm pretty sure I'm the only person with my name in the world. It's not the quirkiest name in the world - I have two names, the first one is pretty common, the second one is unusual but isn't a swearword or "Elephanthead" or something, it's all in … -
Banned From Facebook
Dan gets banned from Facebook, for being too awesome. Or something. He wasn't really paying attention to the reason, because he was distracted by all of the adverts and clutter that Facebook's full of, these days.
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The Queen's Passport
Inside the front cover of Dan's passport is a note from the Queen, demanding that he be allowed to travel freely in her name. But what's written inside the Queen's passport? And where do these little booklets come from to begin with?
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PromisQity
Dan discovers a vinyard whose name makes it sound like it was something he came up with.
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My Name Is Me
Dan goes by his full name online, and has a few issues (mostly related to the length and uncommonness of his name). But these are nothing compared to the issued faced by whistleblowers, political activists, transgendered people, teachers and those who work with children, survivors of abuse, authors with pen names, and more, as the world's social networking sites start to implement "real name" policies.
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Free Deed Poll Generator
Generate yourself a legally-valid UK deed poll to change your name... completely free! A new, open-source project by Dan makes and a web site that anybody can use makes it easy to change your legal name.
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I’ve Been Q’ing For A Year Now
Post Offices, eh? But those aside, it's now been a year since Claire and I changed our surnames to the letter "Q". Here's a quick look back:
The Good Things
It still feels like it's "ours," and something that's ours alone - a great sense of identity and togetherness that we probably wouldn't have gotten … -
The Surname Study
Go read a mind-bloggling study a mind-bloggling study about the effect of names on happiness, success, and lifespan! Just brilliant, and only slightly scary.
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A Note From The Passport Office
This morning I received my new passport, following my name change last month. In the envelope with the new passport and the usual collection of leaflets about safe travelling, I found the following compliments slip:
AltA compliments slip from Identity and Passport Service, Home Office.
The slip reads:
Mr. Q,
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