Don't believe these publishing firms when they say it takes months to put together a book. I did one more or less entirely this week.

Of course, it drove us all to distraction. To whit:

Boss-lady: Is sage a word?
Me: Yes. Why?
Boss-lady: It's describing that diary thing. "Quotes from lamas and sages."
Me: It means a very wise man, like Confucius.
Boss-lady: Lamas?
Me: With one L is fine. Like Dalai.
Boss-lady: Not furry then.
Me: Maybe. I'm not discriminatory.
Boss-lady: I thought sage was a herb.
Me: Confucius might be tasty.
*pause*
Boss-lady: What about "calligraphy lettering"?
Me: As opposed to calligraphy ugg boots?
Boss-lady: It'd have to be... calligraphic lettering?
Me: Yep.
Boss-lady: ...I was just joking.
Me: Well, you're brilliant.
Boss-lady: Calligraphic. Is it even a word?
Me: It's a great word. It's a fabulous word. I don't know how I've lived my life without it. (Other Boss-Lady, Di, walks in.) Isn't "calligraphic" a fabulous word, Di?
Di: What does it mean?
*Boss-lady dies laughing.*
Me: It means we've had too much coffee today.