Vantage Point Drop

About a month ago ( maybe more, I’m not keeping track) I was sitting at my boyfriends computer playing some word game on Shockwave.com. His roommate came in and asked what I was doing to which I simply replied “Playing some word game…”. He paused for a moment then asked “Why are girls always doing crossword puzzles and word game things?! I don’t understand!” Yes, Brian. You did say this. And I still remember it every time I do a crossword puzzle. Anyway, on this disgusting rainy, cloudy day in Maui (yes, even Maui has shit weather.) I decided now would be a great time to conquer another set of word puzzles. But now, I’m lost. I still have Brian nagging in the back or my brain “Whhhhyy“. While I do not know the exact answer to this question, I can say on behalf of myself, that it’s entertaining. Not just the brightly colored animation sequences or the cute little sounds the computer squeaks out every time you get an answer correct, but it’s my curiosity that gets me. I mean, there’s only so many words you use every day. How about when you’re given a chosen set of letters that don’t make sense when put together and are forced (by a little clock in the right hand corner) to make 185 words in 3 minutes? It’s amazing what you come up with just by guessing. So in my astonishment that Xenoglossy, Protologism, and Conkerer are actual words; Yes, I am thoroughly entertained.  This…this is why I enjoy my crosswords, word searches, text twists, brain teasers, bookworm adventures and occasionally a Bejeweled game. I enjoy the ego boost of learning new words that absolutely mean nothing to anyone except for me. And possibly my dictionary. Which is another reason I like to play these games. It gives me a chance to use the dictionary I bought just because it was a psychedelic shade of pink.