WAG - Why yes it HAS been a while since I posted
The days leading up to finals have been nuts.
I’ve been working on decorations, birthday parties, banquets, meetings, paperwork, emails, homework, studying, and watching the new Battlestar Galactica miniseries.
Things are nuts.
Fortunately I have a person who keeps calling me, waiting a few seconds, and then hanging up. It’s been loads of fun.
I’ve had a series of phantom rings since partway through the semester, but the last day or two I’ve had about a half dozen. I’ve been lucky that they’ve come during times when I was catching a breather and had the ability to make it interesting for them as well as myself.
Phone Transcripts:
Number 1:
RING! “Hello?” PAUSE “Hello? Okay so I just finished cleaning the knives…” HANGUP.
Number 2:
RING! “Hello?” FAMILIAR PAUSE “You again? How are things?” PAUSE “Things are good here.” HANGUP.
Number 3:
RING! “Hello?” PAUSE “Oh it’s you. Look I’m open for a while so you have plenty of time. I have a meeting in about an hour so I’m otherwise open. Well not quite an hour… it starts at 8, but is that okay by you?” PAUSE “I’ll take your silence as a ‘yes.’” HANGUP
I don’t know if someone is listening for someone else, too afraid to talk, harassing me, or is otherwise simply doing this for kicks. I really don’t care at this point. Part of me is actually looking forward to the next PAUSE and crafting my next response.
NOTE TO THE CALLER IF THEY READ THIS SITE:
This guy is serious. No really, he’s that deranged. He hates phones, but has long used humor to deal with them. He’s the guy for a period of time would randomly answer his phone saying things like “Luigis’ Pizza” or “Mario’s Car garage!” (why they were predominately Italian names I don’t know. Blame Nintendo or something…) But really. This guy is messed up and is the type of stubborn guy who is willing to crank out crazy responses for a lot longer than you’re willing to take them. You’ve been warned.
Anyway. Life is busy, phones are ringing, and I have a floor meeting in a few minutes.
Take care. Be kind to friendly phone strangers, but do be polite and leave your name, just once.
'Hello____Hello'
