Mr. Castle, whom I have not spoken with for some time and whose critiques of our work ethics in the midst of crises have cut me to the quick, IM’d this to me out of the blue:

(12:28:24 PM) Castle: omg! they sky is falling! whaaaaaaaa
(12:28:29 PM) Castle: that is all.

Update as of Jan 7 2008!

Mr. Castle (who seems to be adopting the pseudonym “A. Fortress”) directed another drive-by IMing at me this evening, emerging from “Away” status just long enough to fire this off:

(8:28:52 PM) Castle: poop!! poooop i say!!
(8:28:54 PM) Castle: that is all

I didn’t even have the opportunity to fire off a return shot:

(8:29:31 PM) Kevin: what *is* that gruesome Penguin Puppet you have associated with your IM client?

Here’s his avatar:

Penguin Puppet

Gruesome, isn’t it? Gives me the chills.  I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep at night until I discover the origin of this image.  Please note however that, due to Cari’s schooling, Mr. Castle avoided a repeat misspelling of the word “the.”  Granted, he accomplished this by avoiding its use; still, progress cannot be expected if it isn’t rewarded.  Good work!