Home of the Soul Cookie

And now, the Committee demands that you name names! www.fridayfive.org/

1. Is the name you have now the same name that’s on your birth certificate? If not, what’s changed?
Nope, Name_{(birth certificate)} = Name_{(currently using)}.

2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
I don’t know that I would. My name is such a part of who I am that unless I were to become a totally new person I wouldn’t want to change it.

Now, if I had access to the magic Identity Transmutation Device…

3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
From what I understand, it was both my parents, but primarily my mom, who named me Kevin Sean. I wasn’t named for anyone; I think it was just a name they liked.

Contrast that with my sister: My mom mentioned once that she’d planned since she was a girl to name her daughter what she ended up naming my sister.

One time, in the second grade, I found out that the other name “in the running” for newborn me was Michael, and at the time I really wanted to be renamed to match. That lasted about four days.

4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
“Name” names? Not really.

I love the few nicknames I have; I’ve never really had any until recently in life, and to be now known, for example, as “Batman” thanks to Amber is pretty cool.

5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn’t it?

Brief Analysis

The name of Kevin creates an overly-sensitive nature which causes you to sense and feel far more than you can understand or put into words. You have a deep, artistic, and creative side which shows through a love for music and literature. Writing is a more natural mode of expression for your deeper thoughts and feelings than the spoken word. You have an ability to concentrate and work intently on anything which holds your interest. However, you prefer to avoid routine, monotony, and mental tasks. You enjoy the out-of-doors and find your greatest peace and relaxation from the beauty and harmony of nature. You prefer to limit your friendships and associations to those who share your interests and appreciate your quiet, refined ways. Others often find it difficult to understand you. Your feelings tend to build up within you and, if you cannot release them through a creative, constructive channel, you could suffer with frustration, moods, and much inner turmoil.

It’s actually quite accurate.

One slight variance from the analysis is that while I do derive a great deal of peace and relaxation from nature, I also really enjoy the energy of cities, experiencing how each one “feels” - San Diego is different from Los Angeles is different from Boston is different from San Francisco.

And on the “overly-sensitive” part, I will confess that I feel deeply, in no half-measures. If someone I care about is in pain, I anguish. If a loved one finds success, I rejoice. The analysis’ assertion that I “feel far more than [I] can understand or put into words” would have been wholly true some years ago, but I’m constantly learning how to express the bounty of emotion that my heart feels.

(Oh, and I’m guessing that “mental tasks” is a typo and should read “menial tasks.” And I’m no fan of busywork.)