Adam Hinz: The Blog
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On 2006-04-17 at 4/17/2006 02:35:00 AM...
[music] Whiskeytown - Not Home AnymoreI wish I went by a name that was actually a shorter version of my real name, like Dan is short for Daniel. Names like these are useful because it enables the person to add an extra layer of sophistation to his identity.
For example, my brother's name is Andrew, but he always goes by Andy. If he wishes, he could start going by Andrew, and I guarantee people would respect him that much more.
Going by your longer name also adds an extra level of maturity to your character. Take Dan from above, for instance. As a kid, he went by Danny, then in middle school he prefered to be called Dan, and now he's working at some big corporation and he's Daniel, director of ad sales in the lower midwest.
Thanks to my parents, I don't have this option. Adam is not short or long for anything. Adam is as mature as I'm ever going to get.
I talked to my parents about it today, hoping for a bit of sympathy for giving me such an unchangeable name. My Mom suggested I start going by Adam Jeffrey or A. Jeffrey, just for a little change. I wan't too impressed with her idea, and after thinking about it, she told me not to do it.
So I guess I'm stuck with what I got. Like I said, this is as mature as I'm going to get.