Definitely A Difference

Last night, The Prof and I attended The Wolf School's annual Discover the Difference event. Wolf, located in East Provi, is for "children with learning differences who struggle in traditional elementary schools." The Prof edited their graduation video this and last year.

Besides information about the school and a few alluring silent auction items, I found something else at the event: a new identity. Now presenting "me", as indicated by my name tag from last night.

Mmmkay. Not only is the first name misspelled, but the last name isn't mine...it belongs to The Prof! Not. even. close to reality. I guess, for one night and based completely on Avery nametags, we had a de facto marriage. Hee hee. We acted very contemporary, too -- I bought the drinks (although he did drive.)

What would Christie Murphy be like, I wondered as we drove home? Might she have athletic leanings, be a teetotaler, actually read books from start to finish, and not give a damn that Mariah Carey just got married to a guy 12 years her junior who proposed with a recycled ring, or that Bobby Kristina tried to slice her wrists after failing to stab her mother Whitney Houston? Would CM have long wavy hair, maybe in a nice shade of (dyed) blonde and strong, shiny fingernails that were the envy of her acquaintances? In other words, is Christie Murphy my possibly evil, health nut, perfectly groomed Doppelgänger? I'd love to find the other me, even if she did spell her name with an "e" at the end.

I guess I (and you too, Inter-net) will never meet this "Christie Murphy" character though...because if I change my first name, I'm going for the full-fledged 1970s-esque "Kristy" (with a heart dotting the 'i',) and I already told The Prof that no marriage will my last name change. Besides, as Skydiving in Stilettos so succinctly put forth: "What would you do, change the name of your blog to Blogomurphy?

Exactly.

Comments

[The Professor]

I may actually pull a John Lennon and become Mark Gorelli Murphy... or maybe I'll adapt the nickname officially... Mark Murforelli.

I could start a whole new name.

Hmmmm ??

[the polish princess]

I love the "ie"! :) But I don't know, Christi Murphy kinda has a nice peppy sound to it. Or perhaps a hyphenation would work better?! Food for thought.

[skydiving in stilettos]

I think I said "Blogurphy"... thank you very much.