From: sylanov@math.ohio-state.edu (Christine V Sylanov)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: AMC:TAN-Name Changing
Date: 9 Jan 1993 15:23:50 -0500
Organization: Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University
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	Well, here is my name changing experience:
My maiden name is Kislik (I absolutely hated that name
in Junior High-the guys teased me unmercifully about that).
When I married I changed to Walker, and didn't have any
problems changing my license or anything.  I divorced after
5 years, and after a couple years of single life, I decided
to change back to Sylanov-here's the scoop on that name:
My father was born in Ukraine, and during WWII, the Germans
seized his village, and they "retreated" by taking all the
young men of fighting age back with them.  They told these
men that they had the town under siege, and if any of the
man tried to escape, they would kill their family members
left in the town (Krasnodar was the town, by the way).
My father's birth name is Sylanov, but in order to protect
his family, he used the name Kislik, and has used that
name ever since.  
	These men were put in a concentration camp.  At 
liberation, those who kept their true identities were
returned to the Soviet Union, where Stalin put them in
prison camps because they had been "contaminated" by
virtue of having been in the non-communist world.  My father
escaped this fate by claiming he was born in Poland-this
worked out well, since Kislik is more Polish than Ukranian.

	So that explains why I decided to go back to my
father's birth name, Sylanov, instead of my maiden name Kislik.

	Well, I didn't have any problem changing my credit cards
and drivers license and SS card.  The only deal was this-the SS
people wanted to see my new name, Sylanov, in "print" somewhere
on some sort of official document, since I didn't have a birth
certificate with Sylanov on it.  So I changed my records at the
Community College I was attending, claiming I was returning to
my maiden name, and obtained a copy of my transcripts with my
new name on it.  The SS people accepted this, although I found
that it's easier to explain my name change as a return to my
maiden name than going through the whole story.

	The only problem I have had is with my passport.  In fact,
I took my last overseas trip under my married name, because I would
have had to purchase a new passport to change the name, and since
I had been using the name Sylanov for fewer than 5 years at that time,
I would have had to do some strange paperwork, including having
3 people state in front of a judge that they knew me only by my
new name.  Oh, this took place in California.

	Well, now I've been using my new name for over 5 years,
so nothing can stop me now!  

	
	On another note, I seem to have lost the info on exactly
where and when MEK will be in Austin.  I'll be in San Antonio
that weekend (I posted earlier asking if anyone wants to carpool),
and I may just rent a car and go with a fellow math nerd to see
Tad.  Can someone send me the info on MEK?  I'd appreciate it!

	
	My thoughts on AMC-
	
	1).  I *can't* believe that no one seems to be mad
at Edmund for the kidnapping except for Brooke and Mona!
He did break the law after all, regardless of his motives.
But that's a soap, I guess.

	2).  My heart absolutely bleeds for Dixie and Haley
right now.  Oh, I was wondering why, during the custody case,
Jackson and Livia didn't focus on how awful Adam is.  He has
done many many awful things compared to Dixie's few digressions.
Also, couldn't they have talked about how Skye and Haley haven't
exactly been model daughters, indicating his inability to raise
children?

	3).  I think Tad and Gloria would be great together.
I also like Nola.  I'd like to see her butt heads with Pheobe
and Enid Nelson.  Or maybe Adam?  Isn't she more his age anyway?

	4).  Why have there never been any Hispanics on AMC?
I didn't watch Santa Barbara, but I liked the fact that they
at least attempted to reflect SaBa's high percentage of
hispanic residents.   

	5).  What do you think the deal will be with Gloria's
parents?  Are we going to get another plot line like Ceara's?


	Well, this post is getting long-for those of you who
managed to make it this far, here's a joke (get ready to groan):

	During what geological time period did mammals have 
three buttocks?


	Answer:  The Triassic.



	Cheers!       Christine Sylanov

 


-- 
	Christine Sylanov	sylanov@function.mps.ohio-state.edu 

	I keep quite busy just trying to conceal the fact that
	   I don't know what I'm doing.     A. Brilliant