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Apr 14 2003

What’s in a name?

Published by beth under Uncategorized

What’s in a name? The potential for bilking people out of money, that’s what. If your name is not in harmony with your inner potential, you can fork over money ($120, to be exact) to obtain a Balanced Name Recommendation from Kabalarian Philosophy. Erm. Right.

Without knowing anything about my “inner potential,” this is what they had to say about my first name:

Your name of Elizabeth gives you a very idealistic but passive outlook on life. [...] Although you would like to do many things, procrastination undermines your accomplishment and success in life. You do not like to create issues and will do anything to avoid a conflict. Making decisions is difficult for you without the support and approval of others. [...] Although you desire the friendship and association of others, you find it difficult to express your thoughts through the spoken word, and others find you hard to get to know. [...] You are inclined to indulge in rich foods that lack proper nourishment. The physical weaknesses due to this name centre in the heart and respiratory organs, and in the fluid functions.

Heh. Actually, not that far off (how did they know about my penchant for ice cream and cheesecake and chocolate?! or my finely honed ability to procrastinate?). Slight variation if I use my nickname:

The name of Beth brings opportunities for success in business and financial accumulation. [...] With this name, success to you is a foregone conclusion, for you cannot conceive any reason for not reaching all your goals, as you have self-sufficiency, supreme confidence, boundless energy, and enthusiasm. [...] However, obstacles and frustration can give rise to feelings of impatience, intolerance, and depression. [...] Others see you as rather shrewd and calculating. Your intense, restless nature can bring on tension which affects the solar plexus and digestion, or the female organs.

Not sure about that “supreme confidence, boundless energy, and enthusiasm” bit, but impatience is my middle name (along with procrastination and a handful of other related terms).

Despite the fact that they’re predicting all sorts of health problems for me because of my name, and that they claim changing my name “will affect [my] personality, health, personal relations, and personal and business success,” I think I’ll stick with what I have, thankyouverymuch. Makes for some interesting reading, though.

In other news…
After a month of driving new car around, I’ve seen only one other on the roads here in MA (admittedly, I haven’t been that diligent in scanning the highways for other Azteks, but I have been a little more aware of the make/model of the other cars around me). Yesterday as I pulled into a parking spot at our local grocery store, I noticed a woman staring and smiling at me while she was putting her bags into her car. I felt vaguely uncomfortable in that “damn-is-this-someone-i-know,what-the-hell’s-her-name” sort of way until I parked, exited my vehicle, and heard her say “Hey, nice car!” Upon closer inspection, I noticed that she and her husband were driving a bright red Aztek (so much for being more aware of surrounding cars, eh?). Woo! We chatted for a while, and I was informed that a group of Aztek enthusiasts gather yearly to camp, show off their cars and any custom “enhancements,” and socialize. We won’t be going this year, but it’s cool to know there’s a resource like this out there (they kinda reminded me of some of the biker folks we’ve hung around in the past - neat people).

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