with thanks to the san jose mercury news

a legal name change is in the works.

what once was benjamin daniel shall soon be samantha claire.

in california, to legally change your name you have to publish your intent to change your name in a local newspaper for 4 straight weeks.

the san jose mercury news was happy to oblige.

for about 80 bucks they published a little blurb looking like this:

pretty fancy, eh?

now, the funny thing is, my court date is one day after my surgery in thailand. i couldn't really do anything about that since no earlier court dates were available. luckily, i don't actually have to be there in person. or so says the court clerk.

anyway, once it all goes through, i'll have the magical adventure of trying to change all my documentation while living outside the u.s.

my passport won't be too difficult. maybe we'll start there.

but then i gotta change my social security card, my birth certificate, my driver's license, and bank accounts. (>_<)

one thing at a time. one thing at a time.