relatively insightful

nope.

it’s not Justin.

 

You might think “Dustin” isn’t that odd or unique of a name to bungle, but I can’t tell you how many times I get people misunderstanding it for “Justin,” or the perplexed looks I get from people asking me to spell it out for them. Everyone has issues with their name, though clearly this is a hangup of mine, and that’s how we got here to itsnotjustin.com.

This site is, quite simply, about me. Uncorked as it were. Not a narrative told by someone else or based on a small interaction, but an open look into the guy himself.

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