Tactile Writing

[rolanni]

OK, this is making me crazy. I need a word. The word should have the same shape and weight as "abbot." It can be -- probably should be -- a made-up word (usually, I have no trouble at all making up words -- rather otherwise, so that my friends very rightly consider any Weird Word I may come up with in conversation with a degree of suspicion -- but this one is for some reason a stumper). In context it will refer to the head administrator of a magical hospital.

In other news -- Ebayers take note. If all goes well, the coreboard promotional poster for Balance of Trade that Meisha Merlin carried around to conventions will go up on ebay this weekend. Much depends on figuring out how to sensibly approach the shipping issue. It will have to go UPS and I feel in my heart that it ain't gonna be cheap.

Tomorrow, I have a six month review at the dayjob. I haven't had a six month review in more than a decade. This ought to be interesting...

Comments

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

What's to prevent from pratchetting? You have my permission to use the title "The Abbot of Maggot Abbaye".

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

What's to prevent from pratchetting?

Seriously? The weight and shape of the story. And leaving aside for the moment the fact that I really don't like Pratchett's stuff.

You have my permission to use the title "The Abbot of Maggot Abbaye".

Aha! A challenge!

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

I myself have never read anything by Pratchett. Nothing personal. It's just that the reviews lead me to believe his stuff isn't my cup of tea. Should I actually read his stories, I might fall in love with them. Also, I have lots of other stuff waiting for me to read them (including a few Modesty Blaise novels I just purchased).