What's in a name?

Today is just going to be a mild rant. I am still sick and the mind NEVER seems to fire on all four cylinders ( or maybe I have a six cylinder and that's the problem).

So, to begin, way back in January Doug and I witnessed a car wreck. The guy cited as at fault decided to fight it so we had to be called into court to testify. That is not the point of this story.

Anyway, we had filled out police reports, writing out our full name, address, and what we witnessed. So I was the one who wrote my name out. Me. Not anyone else. So of course I put Dusti. That's my name and how you spell it, after all.

Well, when it came time for me to get my court summons to testify, they had a hard time locating me because they put Dustin on the documents. I said that I clearly was not a Dustin and that it was supposed to be Dusti. Fine. They changed it, no big deal. Clerical error, right?

And of course, I get a bajillion telemarketer  and other harassing phone calls for a Mr. Dusti or Mr. Dustin. Yeah. Sorry wrong number, neither of those names are here at this number. (Hey, if they are not competent enough to get my name right or incapable of actually being intelligent enough to think that maybe I may not be a man, then they don't need to speak to me. what ever you have to say will become important when you get my name and gender right.)

 Well, the other day I call United Water to pay our water bill and the customer service lady is having a tough time locating our account. My name isn't matching up with the address. finally she sees there is one listed under, yep, you guessed it, Dustin. I explain for what feels like the millionth time in my life that my name is Dusti. I was the one who set up the account. (And because this irritating thing happens, oh, so very often, I ALWAYS spell my name out for accounts and documents.)

Yes, I know, it's not that big of a deal. It doesn't do anything but aggravate me, but still, it, well, it aggravates me! Why can't they just accept that I have a more commonly known name for a boy and that it is, in fact, spelled with an "I" at the end. Just an "I". No "N". Please don't assume you know better than me and correct it the way you think it should be. Thank you.