End of an Era

Sadly, I am Not Lisa Walkup is about to lose its source of content: Lisa. She's moving to a new assignment and won't be around to be confused with me anymore. I expect I won't get called Lisa too much after she leaves. Unless only seeing one of us around the building confirms in people's minds that we really were just one person after all....

Sometime Last Week

Lisa actually got called Stephanie last week! An interior designer saw her in the hall and said "Hi Stephanie!" A few days later, Lisa and I were together when he walked by and said hi. I wonder if it confused him, seeing two of me standing there?

Tuesday, February 17

Our landscape architect, Alain, asked me what I'd do with my motorcycle when I went overseas. I didn't really get the question, but felt the need to respond and said, "Sell it, I guess!" Then I realized he was attributing Lisa's motorcycle ownership to me. This doesn't count as a true IANLWI, since there was no real identity confusion, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. Plus, I must have some additional street cred with Alain, since he thinks I own a motorcycle!

PS--just in case Lisa's parents Google her name and find this, Lisa doesn't own the motorcycle anymore! No worrying!

Friday, December 19

I got two IANLWIs at one (work) party. The first guy thanked me for all the work I'd done on the party. Except, I had just shown up. I told him that, and he said "Oh, I saw you carrying a tray of food in and thought you were helping." Yeah, that wasn't me. Should I add that I've worked with this guy NUMEROUS times? And that Lisa (who was helping with the party) and I weren't wearing anything remotely similar? He seemed really cheerful, though, so maybe he was a little drunk (yeah, it was that kind of office party, with karaoke and alcohol and everything). We decided that maybe if we stood together, people would see us both existing in the same place at the same time and realize we are actually two distinct people.

In the second incident, a guy just called me Lisa. However, he insisted he knew I was me. He said he does that to everyone (calls them other names, not necessarily calls them all Lisa). Regardless, I told him he would get blogged about. Hi Knox!

Monday, November 24

Just when I was thinking it had been a long time since an IANLWI, a repeat offender! A guy at work sent an e-mail to me this morning, but started the e-mail by calling me Lisa. This is the same person as on August 19--proof that I DID hear him correctly! I find it so weird that people make the mistake AFTER typing my e-mail address and seeing it resolve to my name.

That's Not My Name

This song by the Ting Tings is one of my new favorites, mostly due to the fact that I identify with the lyrics:

Holding back, everyday the same
Don't wanna be a loner
Listen to me, oh no
I never say anything at all
But with nothing to consider they forget my name

They call me 'Hell'
They call me 'Stacey'
They call me 'her'
They call me 'Jane'
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

They call me 'Quiet Girl'
But I'm a riot
'Mary', 'Jo','Lisa'
Always the same
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name

Friday, September 26: Not quite an IANLWI

Since I started this blog, I have to admit I almost seek out IANLWIs (I Am Not Lisa Walkup Incidents). On Tuesday, someone asked me if I sit near Eric, who works on Lisa's floor. "Ah ha!" thought I, "He thinks I'm Lisa!" When I said no, he said, "Oh, I was thinking of Steven, not Eric" (who works on my floor). So close! Or he really did confuse us and was covering his tracks, because these two guys look nothing alike and their names are not at all similar. I think I'm starting to get paranoid.

Further evidence of paranoia: Today I was checking in at the travel clinic (gotta get my pills 'gainst mosquito death) and the desk clerk asked if I had an appointment. Then she said, "Are you Lisa, or Stephanie?" Ok, so that wasn't a true IANLWI either, but I did skip a beat, wondering how this complete stranger might mix us up!