Synonym-errific

To determine which word was best to use in what I am currently writing, I made this list of words previously used in reference to this project:

1. submit
2. send
3. report
4. request
5. index
6. queue

And the winner is? Send.

Guestlist: Wishes, Fishes, Knishes

Wishes Chloe (age 4) Has Recently Made in Coin Fountains, by Stephanie Chockeyblog:

1. That the Justice League was real
2. That she will never get married and can live at home forever
3. That she will one day be a veterinarian

Overheard

One of my favorite things about my new job is that there are so many people working in this office, and sometimes words and sentences of their conversations filter over to my cubicle, and I write them down and make a list:

1. "...sort of like a possum or soemthing with a leather shell on top."
2. "Very few people eat carp."
3. "There's quite a population of rats in the Memphis area."
4. "I've done all the blender research."
5. "Greek civilization is a lot more ancient than French civilization."
6. "There's nothing but sausage left."
7. "You may have to live on coconuts."
8. "It's not a culturally accepted norm here, to be drunk at work."

List of Great Adjectives Used in a Great Art Review

From Fredric Koeppel's review of "Tributaries IX; Susan Myers," at the National Ornamental Metal Museum through May 23

1. matte
2. extravagant
3. baroque
4. cascading
5. unimpeachable
6. exhilarating
7. shivery
8. silvery
9. tinselly
10. gleaming
11. many-sided
12. iconic
13. heiratic
14. glamorous

Guestlist: I Put a Spell on You

Not really.

Ways I've Spelled "Reimbursement" Today, by SAM:

1) remibursement
2) reinbursement
3) reimbusement
4) reimburement

Routes to Work

These are the routes I took during the first week of my new job. I'm traveling east from Midtown to the Ridgeway Loop.

• Monday: Park Avenue, 20 minutes. This route is actually Southern to Semmes to Park to Estate to Poplar. If I had to I could vary the ways over to and back from Park, in case there is a train.
  
• Tuesday: Quince, 23 minutes. This is Semmes to Quince and back to Estate. The idea was that Quince would be less busy than Park, but the extra time getting to it and back adds minutes.
• Wednesday: Walnut Grove Road, 21 minutes. I needed gas, so I hopped over to Cooper to Ike's, then took Union/Walnut Grove all the way out to Briarview to Shady Grove. I did not like it, mostly because it's such a mess around the interstate/CBHS/Baptist Hospital. It was at that interchange that I saw a woman reading the paper while driving (not cool). I might try this again if I got onto Shady Grove earlier - like at White Station.
• Thursday: Sam Cooper, 22 minutes. Central to East Parkway to Sam Cooper to 240 to Poplar. This had the same problem as Walnut Grove - everything was fine until I hit 240, then it was nearly a stand-still. It didn't take too long to get to Poplar, but it felt like I'd never get out of there, which isn't a good feeling.
• Friday: Shady Grove, 25 minutes. This crazy route, suggested by my brother, is Central to Goodlett to a street I can't remember the name of that turns into Shady Grove, to Shady Grove. I did not like it. It was definitely the prettiest drive - through nice neighborhoods - but most of Shady Grove between Goodlett and Mendenhall has speed bumps, so it felt like it took forever.
  

I'm Back, and I'm Happy About It

Accepting the challenge from SAM, here are 10 things that make me happy right now:

1. Starting a new job tomorrow!
2. My new nephew being born on Thursday!
3. New clothes I bought yesterday - I love new clothes.
4. Bookclub this week! Bookclub always makes me happy.
5. Working on an afghan, and getting to the point at which it actually looks like an afghan.
6. My sweet sweet husband.
7. Planning a trip to Spain, and packing for it in my head.
8. Getting into the studio with a head less full of information.
9. Watching Lost with friends.
10. A king-size bed.