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hmmm, I am not sure I even want to write this on a messageboard :o). When I was really really young I had an imaginary friend, called Iti (pronounced like Spielberg's ET :o). I hardly remember it and have no idea how I came up with the name. Anyways, my parents thought it was kinda cute and since it starts with the same letter as my name, and my parents don't (or rather didn't) have a short name for lil' me, when Iti left, the name stayed with me. It is so short and easy to remember, you see... Then I started school and my cousin was in my class, so my elementary school budies know me as Iti. Then my cousin and I went to junior-high together. That's how my junior-high friends learned of Iti. Then I went to high-school with one of my junior high friends and Iti went to high-school as my nickname. Then I came to college and there is a guy from my high-school class here... And I am not kidding - my boyfriend learned my real name 3 months after we started dating - he still prefers Iti though. I am turning 20 on Tuesday and I still go by my imaginary friend's name. Isn't that unbelievable? I like it a lot by the way :o)))