9 years ago I moved to Cannon Beach to go to Ecola Bible School. While there, I met quite a few people that I was going to remain great friends with throughout the years (of course I’ve lost contact with almost all of them). The two key players in this story, other than myself, are Josh Duff and Erin Johnston so I won’t mention the ancillary players.
Josh and I became friends over a stellar map puzzle, Back to the Future, and punk rock. We would drive around the little town in his rebuilt (by him) Scout. Often times we’d jump in his main car, a little ’83 Honda Accord hatchback and drive to Portland or Seattle to see a show.
Erin was a girl that I became interested in (this is the part of the story that I am glad is in my past). The problem with Erin, though, was the fact that she was dating a guy from her home town named, of all things, Aaron.
In the years after I left Ecola I did stay in touch with both Josh and Erin for a while. When I moved to Seattle in the fall of ’01 I met up with Erin and restarted our friendship. I knew she had broken up with Aaron and was now available. I took this opportunity to reattempt a relationship with her. I soon came to find out that she had entered into a new relationship just recently. I inquired as to the guy’s name to which her response was “Aaron.”
When I relayed this story back to Josh, who was rooting for me to hook up with Erin, he punned that I should change my name to Aadom. And, thus, the name took on a life of its own.
Like I’ve said, this isn’t a great story. Nor is it one I am proud of. But, I have gotten a good amount of use out of “Aadom” and will continue to use it. Not as a link to a failed relationship with Erin (which I am forever happy about), but as a link to a good friend named Josh, and a reminder to myself about how foolish I was and can easily be. Furthermore, given the theme of this blog as of late, it is fitting to explain it once for all.
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