Is there ever such a thing as a happy ending? Recently, while reading and watching 碧血剑, the main character and his girl ended up together after a hell of a lot of stuff. Sweet, eh?

Hmm. I confess that at times I do exhibit the tendency of being a romantic. I do have a soft spot, you know, though rarely seen. However, simple practicality brings me back to the real world. Possible? Yes? No? Your choice.

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And now, let me speak of names once again. Specifically, mine. It's spelled D-A-R-R-Y-L. Simple, right? Wrong.

Since young, I have had the misfortune of seeing my name butchered and misspelled on more occasions than you can possibly imagine. I also conclude that my name is one of the most misspelled ever. Don't believe me? Read on.

My phone: RING!
Me: Hello?
Speaker: Hi, may I speak to Darry?

This has happened more times than I can bother to count. Do people have some disorder that prevents them from seeing the letter L? Even on emails, where my name is there, people still come back with "Hi Darry". That's just one of them. There's more. Some are pretty amusing, actually.

1) Darry
2) Daryl

These two are not too bad.

3) Darrly

How the hell do you even pronounce that?

4) Darrel

Rhymes with barrel.

5) Darriyl
6) Daril

The heck?

See what I mean?