June 1, 2006
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Just call me Belle Ann Castille
“What’s your name?”
“Will you please call me Cordelia?” she said eagerly.
“Call you Cordelia! Is that your name?”
“No-o-o, it’s not exactly my name, but I would love to be called Cordelia. It’s such a perfectly elegant name.”
“I don’t know what on earth you mean. If it isn’t Cordelia, what is?”
“Anne Shirley…I’m not ashamed of it, only I like Cordelia better. I’ve always imagined that my name was Cordelia…But if you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an e.”
A ridiculous conversation. But it keeps me amused and probably will for all time. Funny, Anne spent her life fighting for that “e”, and I’ve spent my life fighting for people to remember that my name is Mary Ann, without the e.
And yet Anne and I are so much alike. I too have an imagined name. When Sam watched the movie with me a few weeks ago, he exclaimed with amusement, “I think I understand you better now — Belle!” Hooray.
This book is like magic to me. I enter another world — and I’m reminded that I need to approach life with as much awe and delight and imagination as Anne does. No one has as much optimism and spirit as Anne of Green Gables. And I love the fact that when she waltzes into someone’s life, they are inextricably changed – for the better. I want to be Anne!
Comments (10)
i love that book series :]
heh. that’s funny, in a charming sort of way. i have never read the books before (has any guy?), but i remember the movie was just incredibly gorgeous. and funny. =)
Wow are you blessed! Other guys would squirm and say, “You LIKE this movie???”
i LOOOOOOOVE Anne! the movies she’s so awesome too! but i read the books until my head hurt, and then i kept reading!
maryann
how you doing? this is mike toy. peter nguyen told me that you were getting married so i had to drop you a line to wish you a hearty congratulations! really, really happy for you.
i wish you and sam (is that right?) a very happy life together.
god bless
mike
wow, is it that hard to believe that a guy would like Anne of Green Gables? yes, I LOVE ANNE, and the movies are SOOOOOOOOO hilarious!! in fact, i would venture to say, “how can you NOT like Anne??!” my roommate while overseas also loved the books and even recommended them to me.
I am with you about fighting for the no “e” at the end of my name too.
that is the most awesomest book series in the whole world!!!!!
Hey…I actually know a good handful of guys who like Anne of Green Gables!!
And, yes, Sam is so awesome for being willing to watch the movie b/c he knew how much it meant to me… and I was so soo glad when he actually liked it!! =)
it’s all about the BOOKS, man!