More work junk

[featherynscale]

They're saying February or March now, setting a timeframe for the end of our Happy Office Life(tm). At least on one end of the office. On the other end, they're talking May at the earliest, June at the latest. I'd kind of dig getting laid off in May or June - then I could go to Lumensgate without worrying about what my headspace was going to be like when I got back and had to go back to work the next day. I hope to be working again long before Spiral, of course, regardless of which timeline actually becomes dominant, but a break for Lumensgate would be cool.

I was thinking I could do PhoenixPhyre, but as it turns out, kittenpants and triadruid are gone that week to CUUPS Convocation, so there would be nobody at the house to take care of the pets. Ah well. Hard to plan when you don't have any idea what's happening when.

In other news, jalapeno in my eye. Not Good, Not Good.

I need a writing assignment, something to keep me busy for the next hour or two until I decide that being the only person left up here sucks and I should give up and go home. The brain is running in unpleasant directions, and needs a different focus.

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Some writing ideas

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Just off the top of my head:
1. a little ditty about flannel
2. haikus about bathing
3. compose a Friday Five (okay a Wednesday W...well, I dunno)
4. Thanksgiving prayers you'll never hear at our mothers' tables

Re: Some writing ideas

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Or maybe something clever for my LJ biographical statement. I sure haven't come up with one yet. If it's interesting, I promise to use it for at least a month. In fact, that gives me an idea: a contest! Hmm.

Re: Some writing ideas

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I'll trade you - I'll write yours if you'll write mine.

Re: Some writing ideas

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. I was afraid you'd say that. Okay.

Writing Assignments

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

• The diverse merits of jalapenos, wasabi, and tabasco as 'heat' additives.


• The etymology of the word 'syzygy'. No fair looking it up directly.


• A persuasive piece on how to get an archangel to change one of their attributes (for instance, Michael -> metal pinions).

Re: Writing Assignments

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

It's difficult to get wasabi in your eye, for one.
And would it be within the terms of the challenge to look for indirect references about the etymology of syzygy? Or should it be purely fabrication on my part?

Re: Writing Assignments

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Your call.

syzygy

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

It comes from the Flemish. Syzygy is a common misspelling when the word is Anglicized -- the letter "y" replaces the letter äu (that's supposed to be a letter "u" with an umlaut; let's see if I coded it correctly).

Phil Collins immortalized syzygy in a song you might recognize: Sussudio,, a classic 80s tune. Although the pronunciation was mangled for the sake of pop culture, the rhythm and enthusiasm of the song really capture the meaning of this word...

Re: Writing Assignments

[zylch.livejournal.com]

Are we allowed to play if we already know?

Damn classicists and their SAT-busting vocabulary :)

Heh!

[senset.livejournal.com]

You get the damnest junk in your eyes. First toothpaste now Jalapeno juice. *Hugs*

Re: Heh!

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

It's been a recurring theme. Sunday, I was holding forth on what it meant to be a discordian, or what sort of pranks the prank gods might appreciate, or something of that nature, and I swear before all of the gods, diet coke jumped up through the straw in the drink I was holding, and into my eye. (Which, incidentally, may *be* what it means to be a discordian...)

Re: Heh!

[senset.livejournal.com]

LOL Hadn't heard the coke one yet.

HAIL ERIS!!!!!

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

of course you could always go and mac and i could come over and take care of the pets. not like we just live one exit away or anything.

Ditto

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there are all sorts of people who would refuse to watch over the pets. 'Cuz you, like, never step up and catch us when we're falling...

You're not gonna be able to come to Phoenixphyre????

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

*sniff,sniff*

Re: You're not gonna be able to come to Phoenixphyre????

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I am or not. If I happen to be laid off at the time (which seems likely), and I can bribe one of these lovely people into taking care of the chaos-hound and vacuous cat (which also seems likely), I think I could make it. We'll have to see what occurs.

Re: You're not gonna be able to come to Phoenixphyre????

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping. You know the offer still stands to fly you down and pay your way in....please, please, please?????