A few months ago, when registering online for a lighting tradeshow I was feeling a little silly. When I got to the field where one is to enter one’s title, I went, well… a little overboard. Several months later, after having forgotten about the whole thing my registration packet arrived addressed to me using the title I entered. However, the mailroom accidentally put it in the mailbox of the girl who sits next to me. That day, as she was looking through her mail she cried, “Andrew McNeil, Supreme Commander, what’s this?” That of course got the attention of the entire office, so I proceeded to open it with everyone watching and pulled out my name badge for the trade show. Hilarity ensued…

Following my lead, everyone immediately started making big plans for next year. Titles like “pretty pretty princess” “heinous overlord” “international man of mystery” among others were discussed.

And yes, I did wear it to the show…