I Am Not Lisa Walkup

End of an Era

2009-04-26T09:05:00.003-04:00

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

2009-03-14T11:04:00.002-04:00

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

2009-03-02T18:17:00.003-05:00

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

2008-12-21T16:16:00.002-05:00

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

2008-11-24T20:34:00.004-05:00

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

2008-11-05T21:56:00.002-05:00

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

2008-09-26T21:29:00.005-04:00

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!

Wednesday, September 10

2008-09-10T21:49:00.004-04:00

Here's a transcript of an e-mail exchange that happened today. Notice that my name is in the "from" line and the body of my email twice (once in giant font in my signature). It's also in her "to" line. All names changed, except of course mine and Lisa's

_____________________________________________
From: Cutlip, Stephanie F
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:50 AM
To: [Alice]; Walkup, Lisa M; [Bob]; [Mary]
Cc: [Jon]
Subject: Reading Club/Ferries

Hey guys,

After the reading club yesterday, I just thought you might get a kick out of some ferry pictures from my trip to Freetown (no casinos or nightclubs on these ones). You'll notice that they don't even close the loading ramp in the front of the boat, but then the bay was pretty calm. But I'm sure they're safe--they have "Safety First" stenciled on either side of the ramp!

Stephanie
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Stephanie F. Cutlip

[signature info]

_____________________________________________
From: [Alice]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:22 AM
To: Cutlip, Stephanie F
Cc: [Jon]; Walkup, Lisa M; [Bob]; [Mary]

Subject: RE: Reading Club/Ferries

Lisa,

Great photos.…

Thanks for participating in a lively discussion.

[Alice]

Monday, September 8

2008-09-08T21:19:00.004-04:00

Today Tom ended a conversation with "Okay, thanks Lisa!" But he only did it to influence my blog content, since I'd told him I hadn't had any more recent entries. Actually, a lot of people are calling me Lisa now because of this blog (see how that back-fired?).

Friday, August 22

2008-08-23T18:35:00.003-04:00

I met a woman named Tracy for the first time Friday; she was a little confused when, in an e-mail, I mentioned the office I work in. She thought I worked in her division (Lisa does). I give points to her for realizing that I was actually not Lisa when she met me in person!

Tuesday, August 19

2008-08-23T18:31:00.003-04:00

I think a guy named Alex called me Lisa as I was leaving his meeting. As I was walking out, he said "Thanks Lisa", I think, but it was sorta quiet and trailed off a little at the end. He should know better, since he's actually traveled with Lisa.

Thursday, August 14

2008-08-14T18:14:00.001-04:00

Today someone fairly high up in our organization, Marcus, mixed me up with Lisa. He actually planned to invite Lisa to be on a working group, but while picturing her thought of my name and consequently sent the meeting invitation to me. Ultimately, he decided I would do (although obvs. not his first choice).

First Post

2008-08-13T20:07:00.000-04:00

People have been mistaking me for Lisa pretty much since I started working at my current job, almost 3 years ago. I will admit that there are some similarities between me and Lisa. We're both:

A) blond (hers natural, mine not so much)
B) the same age
C) engineers (she structural, me civil)

We even worked in the same office for a little over a year, although now we're just in the same building. But unless all young caucasian blond women look the same to you, we're pretty easy to tell apart. I even help out by wearing glasses most days. It probably doesn't help that people always see us together. But I guess if people are going to perpetually confuse me for someone else (identity-crisis inducing though that may be), I'm glad it's Lisa.