A Frisson of Desire

Have you seen this new Tumblr? It’s incredible because a) it gives the opportunity to share one’s disappointment with the world for the tragic trend of carelessness regarding names and b) they accepted my submission so I can finally sleep easy knowing I told the world how much I hate unwanted nicknames. Click the title to read more about my name-related annoyances or to submit your own.

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It’s Victoria. Not Veronica, Vanessa, and certainly not Virgina. Not Vicky, Vick or fucking Victory, or Victorious shouted to the tune of B.I.G.’s ‘Notorious’. I am not married to David nor am I a former member of the Spice Girls, so I will not answer to Mrs. Beckham or Posh. Don’t try and…

“In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do.”

—C.S. Lewis (via thestarsareveiled)

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“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”

—Anaïs Nin (via sorakeem)

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