For some reason, I seem to have picked up quite a few nicknames along the way. Most of them I did not like, and thankfully most have been abandoned through time.

High School:

Spud - McDonalds gave away these tiny collectible potato heads, that my theatre dork friends and I loved. Someone decided that I was also small, cute, and spud-like so the name began. Everyone in my HS theatre group called me this. Luckily, none of these people went to college with me.

Half Pint - my HS boyfriend started this one, and a few others picked up on it for awhile, but it was relatively short- lived, no pun intended.

College:
Pooty - I played the role of a character named Pooty in Reckless. My friends Mark and Scott thought this was awesome, and should be my name forever. Others agreed. Mark and Scott have never referred to me as Sharon since. A few others still call me this. I kind of love/hate this. Hate the name, but love the memories of college that it brings.

Squooshy - My dear friend Tiff and I spent a lot of time together one summer, and joked about being married. We also hung around this obnoxiously "cute" couple who referred to each other as my sqooush, or sqooshy, or sqooshers. no joke. no irony. Sincere cuteness at its worst. So, in an attmept to be snarky, we started calling each other the same. It has stuck. Tiff still calls me squoosh. This, I love.

Post college:
Golinski - my maiden name. Many people preferred this name to my first. It is fun to say. Polish and all.

Now:
Mostly Sharon. or Mama.