Identity Crisis Averted: T-Pat Steves Lives!

I changed my name today; it only took me two and a half years (and several identity conflicts) to get around to it. And, with some bureaucratic finagling, it was a lot less complicated than originally thought. No court hearing required! My new, official name will arrive in the mail in about ten business days.

I was really happy about this - not sure why. Maybe it's because I'm about to start a new, adventurous chapter in life and it feels good to have a new alias to go along with it... Although it was a little creepy to hear the SS clerk call me "Mrs." (He got an awkward, guilty-feminist half-smile in return). This only lasted a minute though, and I threw down the sweet new signature: I am the new Michael J. Fox.

To celebrate, B and I are having dinner tonight at Stephens, get it? Then we're going to see David Sedaris! We've been looking forward to this for MONTHS.