Toot, Toot Goes My Horn

I finally did it! And I am bursting with excitement and pride that I had to brag about it. I have to, y’know?! For me, this is the ultimate. Well, at least until I get more ambitious and aspire for more.

I am talking about my favorite pastime ,nay addiction of late. ISC online scrabble. For after months of trying to up my rating from 400+ (?) to a more braggable (is not even a word,this one) 800 where I got stuck for the longest time, my rating slowly inched up to 900, painfully slid lower, and lower with every crushing defeat. When I reached 987 , I thought for sure that 1000 was within easy reach. How sadly mistaken I was. For it was a slippery slope. For every time, I tried very hard to win one more game to reach my goal, I got defeated by some smartypants scrabbler and a chunk taken off my rating and down the hill I go again. That is, until last night! The scrabble fairy (yes,they are real!) must have been on my side last night and I got really lucky with my letters. They were there when I needed them and I got almost all of the S’s and the 2 jokers. What’s more, most of the red squares offered their space to me, and yes the pinks as well. This trend was constant with my last 3 matches last night and by 11:55 pm, and with my back and shoulder slightly achy, and my eyes red from too much staring on the board, I got what my heart desired. A whopping 1000! No more ,no less.

Therefore , my dear friends allow me to brag and show off this image which I took with my cam ( I don’t know to do a screen shot ). This took months to achieve. So let me to savor my moment of glory and declare it to the world!

* I want to hang on that rating for as long as I can, so perhaps I should have a little sabbatical from scrabbling, huh? For as high up in the clouds I am now with giddy pride, I can still see the ground and know that it wouldn’t take much (and long) for someone to knock me off from my perch.