Acrochallenge!

OK, let's see what happens here, guys.

I've not been able to access my blog, or anyone else's, for that matter, all evening. (Well, anyone else's who goes with good old Blogspot.) I do seem, however, to be able to get into Blogger itself. So let's at least try to throw up an acromania (throw up? I must still be thinking about Barley Casserole), and see if it publishes.

Well, it's Christmastime, as you all may or may not know. If you don't know, I want to be living under whatever rock you're using as your residence.

We had a big story on the local news last week about those big, huge, gigantic, enormous inflatable Christmas ornaments everyone seems to be putting out on their lawns nowadays. And how they're being stolen as if they were diamonds laying out there in the yard. And then today, we got a call at TheCompanyIWorkFor from someone who'd had theirs stolen as well. Shame.

Personally, I wanted to giggle. Because I hate these things. They're so big. They're so - oh, I don't know, inflatable. This year I've seen a few new ones to add to the obligatory Santas, Grinches, Snowmen, Polar Bears, Mickeys, and Winnies. I've seen the Snow Globes, they seem to be quite popular this year, and a Homer, and a new Mickey where he's reading a book and sitting down, all hunched over it, as if he's really into this book. Thing is, with him all hunched over like that he looks really dirty. So everytime I drive by those peoples' house I always say, "Oh. There's Mickey reading porn."

Anyway, this brings us to acro. This week's topic? "What Is Your Big Inflatable Christmas Yard Thingie?"

All the other rules are the same. Everyone gets three entries to come up with the best acronym they can that not only matches the topic above, but the letters below, which are randomly drawn from the acrobasket. Oddly enough, in his yard, the acrobasket has a big inflatable - acrobasket. With a bow on. Then tomorrow night at 10pm est I shall be reading over the entries and naming the winners, who will receive their own inflatable yard thingie, in fact the very one I stole from that woman's house who called me today. Losers will have their names turned into the police as the thief.

So this week's topic - "What Is Your Big Inflatable Christmas Yard Thingie?" The letters:

A A E N

There you go. Now, go acro and leave me alone. No, wait, that sounded rude. Go acro and don't leave me alone. There.

Betland's Olympic Update:
* Hmmm. The "For Rent" sign is back in the yard, but someone was at the House to the North tonight. I don't know. I'm worried, though.