Dropping the P. in Coolness

I've always thought that it was kind of weird and unfair that I was given a name as a child and that I still have to answer to it to this day. My name could have been anything and I wouldn't have had one say in what was actually put on my birth certificate. Luckily, my parents were responsible human beings and didn't take that vital chore litely. As a result, bestowed upon me was a name that was somewhat popular for the early 80's (which was never really that popular with me).
But when you get famous things kind of change. If you're lucky enough, you finally get an opportunity to decide what people will refer to you as. You can choose a name that is more marketable, easier to say, or if you're a rapper, one that is easy to chant. You can choose a single name like Prince, Madonna, or Gallagher, or you can go with the intial/part last name like j.lo.
My personal favorite is the nickname for Sean Combs, a.k.a. Puff Daddy, a.k.a. P. Diddy, and now a.k.a. Diddy. It's true that "Diddy" has once again changed his name. I'm sure that this is not breaking news to most of you, but for the sake of my blog I must elaborate on why I think this might be pretty cool. First of all, the thing I find the coolest is how sneaky P. Diddy has been about making everyone in the whole world refer to him as "daddy" (albeit, in a subtle way), without many people even actually realizing it, and I like that. I personally don't know Diddy, but from all the hype he seems like he might be a pretty cool guy. But if he really kept it real then I could go up to one of his exclusive parties in a taxi, instead of a limo, and ask if I could get in, I'm sure he wouldn't be so real then....on the way home, feeling all rejected and dissapointed I'd really wonder what "being real" really meant.
I think it's kind of unfair that I can't change my name and actually have people call me by it. If I could, I would like to be called dad, it's not too flashy and it gets the point across. I could start this in the fall semester, on the first day of school. "If there is anybody here that goes by a different name then what is on the attendance sheet please let me know.""Yeah my name is Justin, but I go by Dad, thanks." The only problem with that nickname would be that I would probably have to grow a large belly and cut my hair so that it looks like I am going bald. I'd be forced to talk about things that nobody had an interest in and I'd need to be way out of touch with this generation. I'd wear a hat made of nylon that said "The World's Greatest Dad" and have to change my own oil. On second thought, I'll stick with Justin.