I don't remember if I've already posted here, but my name is Alex.
Actually, my first name is Jason, but my middle name is Alexander, and I've been going by Alex since I was very small. I was born on Friday the 13th, you see. I don't have any real problem with it, and think it makes an amusing story, but I just have gone by Alex for a long time, and prefer it.
My older sister is named Amber, and the younger is Laurel. I'm a middle child between two girls. I mention this because of this neat bit of symbolism with our names. For mother's day, you see, Amber and I got our mom a necklace, with (synthetic) alexandrite and amber stones on a bit of laurel branch, as I recall. I just think it's really cool how that works out. I was initially named after my grandfather, but the name has become more symbolic of the stone, which changes colors under different lighting. It also complements how my eyes are two different colors, although that has faded dramatically since I was younger..... Still though, if you look, one is a bit brighter and more of a greenish hazel than the other, darker and more brown one.
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