Shenanigans

I find that writing ideas flowed much more freely when I was an unemployed college student.

Now that I don’t play Nintendo games on weekday afternoons, or B&E into institutional buildings, for fun my textual musings seem a little more serious and a little less shenanigan filled.

As such, I should probably start plotting more shenanigans. However, I have two reservations. 1) making my employers look bad and 2) being deported.

I can’t imagine being deported is a one time event.

This is probably how it would go trying to return to Japan, after having been deported:

Japanese Immigration Officer: “Um…sir, you were deported, I can’t let you back into the country”.

Me: “Oh…”

Japanese Immigration Officer: “Sir…um…Sir, are those ninja stars in your hand?”

Me: “….maybe”

Japanese Immigration Officer: “……”

Me: “Sooo….can you at least send me somewhere else in Asia?”

Japanese Immigration Officer: “No, sir, I cannot. And  I’m afraid you’re going to have to come with me.””

-end scene-

So, based on my fears I’ve devised a few rules for my hijinks.

Rule #632 for Shenanigans: Don’t get caught.

Rule #633 for Shenanigans: Do no (permenent) harm.

Rule #634 for Shenanigans: Always have accomplice.

Rule #635 for Shenanigans: If caught, blame accomplice.

That’s all for now.

Words have multiple meanings.

Hate the game, not the playa.

playa |ˈplaɪə|

noun
• an area of flat, dried-up land, esp. a desert basin from which water evaporates quickly.

ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally ‘beach,’ from late Latin plagia.

game  |geɪm|

noun

wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food.
• the flesh of these mammals or birds, used as food.

ORIGIN Old English gamen [amusement, fun,] gamenian [play, amuse oneself,] of Germanic

Just sayin.

Don't judge me.