Gallimaufry

[slipjig3]

Whatever's on my mind:

1) Yes, my LJ addiction has officially taken root: when creating crossword puzzles, I now routinely have to remind myself that the user names of people on my friends list are not in and of themselves acceptible grid-fill. (B-but enegim would've been perfect...)

2) Maybe if I just pretend that my nose isn't starting to run, then it'll stop.

3) Confidential to a certain caller at work: Ma'am, I understand you wanting to yell at me for "messing up your phone," but I can assure you that I did not break into your home and poison your chicken wings when you weren't looking.

4) Hm, before I type this, I should go in the basement and check... hold on a sec... *splish* *splosh* *splash* Yep. The sump pump still blows.

5) T-minus 22 hours, 35 minutes until rafaela's plane lands. And yes, I am so counting.

Comments

[chiara607.livejournal.com]

1) Chiara is Italian for clear. Chiaroscuro is also a good crossword puzzle word, I would think. Just a thought.

2) Try antihistamines. They might work better than the denial theory of treating illness.

3) ...poison her chicken wings? The hell? Customers are strange people.

4) I feel stupid for asking this, but what do sump pumps do?

5) Eeeeeeee! *sends happy thoughts for a wonderful visit, and hugs to Ms. rafaela as well*

Peace be with you, Adam. :)

[fipplebuss.livejournal.com]

4) They pump sumps. Duh! Stupid sumps.

No seriously, I remember basements from when I used to live in NY. They have a tendency to fill up with water when it rains, or when the snow melts. So generally they have a sump pump in the basement to keep the water level down, so the kids don't float away or sumpthin'. Eeeeee hee heee!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Yep, that's upstate New York, all right. Except that our sump pump fails regularly in both the sumping and pumping departments, which leaves us with a small estuary flowing through our boiler room. Good thin we got Santa's presents the heck out of there...

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Oh, so that's what "Chiara" means! Glad I asked. Oh, and yes, customers are very strange creatures, indeed. I think they're importing them from some subterranean settlement the government doesn't want us to know about.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Have a wonderful time with Rafaela! And do post some of your Xword puzzles for us to puzzle over, sometime...

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Unfortunately, Games gets all the good stuff, but I'll see what I can do. *wink*

[adamchristopher.livejournal.com]

#5 is verrry exciting! Yeaaa! Have a great time together.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*grin* Exciting's a good word for it! Thank you!