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Thank you, Ayelet Waldman. Thank you for writing a new novel that has garnered considerable praise. But mostly, thank you for diligently promoting your novel on national talk shows and in local appearances all around the San Francisco Bay area.
Because of you, a handful of people I've met recently have known how to properly pronounce my name without the usual 10-minute tutorial. Luckily for me, you are fairly well-known here in the SF Bay area (your home and mine) and therefore, many San Franciscans have heard of you and I can't tell you how freakin' happy it makes me to see a glimmer of recognition in people's eyes when I tell them my name, even if their response is something along the lines of "Where'd I hear that name recently?"
Sometimes they don't even ask me to repeat it. You give all of us Ayelets a chance to be greeted with a response other than "What was your name?" when introducing ourselves to new acquaintances. And for that I thank you most kindly, Ayelet Waldman! Todah rabah!
P.S. One of these days I may even get around to reading your book.
P.P.S. I can't promise I won't read more of your husband's books first. No offense. I just really love his work.
I stare at the best seller table from behind the counter here at Northtown books, see Waldman's novel and think of you, the original Ayelet.
Her hubby's good too, I agree.
Posted by: J. Herzog at March 22, 2006 07:13 PMI don't think i even need to chime in here... my name is a sneaker, a paper towel, ANYTHING but spelled or pronounced properly, as phonetic as it seems.
However, my maiden name (Fried) was definitely worse.
Posted by: Aviva at March 21, 2006 08:02 PMWow. Usually it takes only a 10-minute tutorial? I must have been on the 6-month remedial tract...
Posted by: Maureen at March 21, 2006 04:44 PMConsider yourself lucky. People associate my name
with depraved arab terrorists. God is Great!!!