Earwax, botanists, sex, mustard, counter-productive trips, weird fish, and more!

High-scoring words of the afternoon:

EARWAX (104 points) - against Candace B. [3W, 2W] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
STOOLIE (160 points; two 4W), MADE (134 points; two 4W, hook off SI to make SIM) - against Geraldine L.
ANERGY (495 points; 5W, two 3W), NOMINA (405 points; 5W, two 3W) - against Jeannine B.
BOTANIST (359 points) - against Jenny S. [two 5W, hook off MEAD for a plural]
COITION (172 points) - against Josephine S. [3W, two 2W]


Teunis and I discussed Billie sleeping over, especially since she called at 2:25 to bring up meeting places / money / dinner / popcorn! (Her reaction to his border troubles: "Does he have a criminal record?" Hahaha, good question! For the record, he does NOT have one!) Also talked about sleeping in till 2 / exhaustion from travel / Kailee and counter-productive trips to Surrey, practically back here to the airport, the Ren Faire in Langley this weekend, and then possibly the Richmond Night Market / beards / up at 7 tomorrow / clothing / BBC pictures of really weird fish in Australia's Great Barrier Reef / efficiency in boiling sausages / hot potato salad / bacon / lettuce / sushi / banking / time limits because of the Vancity bank hours / walking to Save-On afterwards / potatoes / mustard / meat / boot laces / steel toes / sushi / storage / vinegar. Billie just called to say she's here an hour early, so I better go!