#the way the transscript keeps all the ‘uhm’s and ‘like’s makes rhe dialogue feel so charming too

[naisaa]

okay when i started reading this is was so ready to make fun of her, but both her and the judge actually taking this seriously and trying to engage with each other’s completely different concerns makes this a surprisingly delightful and genuinely interesting read! it reads almost like a short story, too.

in 2007, a lady named Kristin Sue Lucas filed to legally change her name from “Kristin Sue Lucas” to “Kristin Sue Lucas”. She appeared in front of a judge in california to petition her case. this is the transcript of her court hearing