It’s been a while since we played Word Fugue, that addictive word association game that fills space when I’ve got nothing else to blog about. (Well, I could tell you about the awesome shoes I bought, but if you’re a Facebook friend you’ve already seen them.)

So, what the heck, it’s almost Halloween, and since I love this time of year, let’s honor autumn with a round that’ll while away those extra hours of darkness.

If you’ve never played it before, here are the rules:

(NOTE: If you’re reading this on Facebook you’ve got to click thru to my blog to play.)

1. I start it off with a word.

2. You look at the most recently posted comment.

3. You leave ONE word that comes to mind upon reading the most recent comment.

4. You may play as many times as you like, but you may not use the same word twice.

5. Don’t leave links. They’ll only send you into comment moderation.

6. Word Fugues that wind up in comment moderation will get deleted.

7. The game continues until you bore me, at which point comments are closed.

Ready?

Here’s the word:

Reap

Your turn.

It feels like I’ve spent most of the day waiting. Waiting in line at the gas station where $2.19 gas brought everyone out to fill up. Waiting in line at the grocery store, where some old woman with twenty-six cans of cat food — and a separate coupon for each — wanted to write a check… without proper ID. Waiting for the mouth-breathing clerk at the mall to get off the damned phone and ring up the pair of (smaller) jeans I’d waited to buy.

And now, I’m waiting on my bottle of wine to chill in the fridge. Because, after several days visiting my teetotaler Mom, I must drink. Lots.

So now seems like a good time to play Word Fugue, the game that ensures I don’t have to sit around waiting to think of something witty to write. If you’ve never played before, here are the rules:

1. I start it off with a word.

2. You look at the most recently posted comment.

3. You leave ONE word that comes to mind upon reading the most recent comment.

4. You may play as many times as you like, but you may not use the same word twice.

5. Don’t leave links. They’ll only send you into comment moderation.

6. Word Fugues that wind up in comment moderation will get deleted.

7. The game continues until this entry falls off the front page, at which point comments are closed.

Ready?

Here’s the word:

Impatient

Your turn.

I’m still reeling from disappointment over last night’s debate, which means that I just don’t have a whole lot I feel like blogging about. So tonight seems like a good time to play Word Fugue, that addictive little word-association game that keeps my Venomites entertained when I’m brain dead.

If you’ve never played before, here are the rules:

1. I start it off with a word.

2. You look at the most recently posted comment.

3. You leave ONE word that comes to mind upon reading the most recent comment.

4. You may play as many times as you like, but you may not use the same word twice.

5. Don’t leave links. They’ll only send you into comment moderation.

6. Word Fugues that wind up in comment moderation will get deleted.

7. The game continues until this entry falls off the front page, at which point comments are closed.

Ready?

Here’s the word:

debate

Your turn.

Lately, I’ve been getting calls at all hours of the day (and most of the evening) from a number I don’t recognize. I don’t answer those calls. The way I see it, if some stranger wants to talk to me they can leave me a message. I’ll call when/if I’m good and ready.

Now, given this caller’s persistence, chances are it’s someone who thinks I owe them some money. But since I’m unaware of any overdue bills (and, yes, I do read my mail) I’m not interested in interrupting whatever I’m doing to take their call. In fact, the calls are so frequent that I finally wised up and saved the number to my cell phone’s contact list under “Idiot”, then assigned it a special ring tone: 10 seconds of pure silence that loops. If Idiot can’t leave a message, why should I bother listening to the phone ring, eh?

Anyway.

It’s irritating, picking up my phone and seeing that Idiot has called two dozen times in one day. I’ve reached the point where I actually look at the phone to make sure s/he’s not calling before I flip the thing open to place a call myself. Yeah, the calls are that frequent. So, in case you’re the Idiot calling me, here’s a hint: leave a message. Sure, I’ll most likely ignore it but I guarantee if you don’t leave a voice mail you’ll never talk to me. Take your chances, m’kay?

For the rest of you, it’s time to play Word Fugue, that addictive little game I thought up one night when I was too bombed brain dead to write anything coherent. If you’ve never played before, here are the rules:

1. I start it off with a word.

2. You look at the most recently posted comment.

3. You leave ONE word that comes to mind upon reading the most recent comment.

4. You may play as many times as you like, but you may not use the same word twice.

5. Don’t leave links. They’ll only send you into comment moderation.

6. Word Fugues that wind up in comment moderation will get deleted.

7. The game continues until this entry falls off the front page, at which point comments are closed.

Ready?

Here’s the word:

Idiot

Your turn!