the eye doctor's office called today. i answer the phone. "hello, is this miss april lunarii?" i answer yes. i can never keep track of which places have my actual name in their systems so i'm pleasantly surprised. but then. the receptionist reminds me about my appointment on monday. "for [deadname]". i do somewhere between two and three takes but don't say anything. she says she'll see us on monday and to have a nice day.
i have apparently become my own mother.