Or maybe it begins with a G?

Jerrymander? I don't even remember what it means exactly, something to do with politics maybe, anyway, the point is, we were in the middle of a game. That's where the story begins really.
Tim, Matt, Bri, Meghan and I were engaged in a game I've always known as Fictionary, however Tim believes it to be Balderdash. I thought he judged the game a bit harshly really, a little bit silly sure but balderdash? Surely not.
Are you familiar with the game? I hope so, all you need is some paper, pens and a dictionary. Common items about the house really. The game involves guessing at the meaning of uncommon words found in the dictionary! Points are scored for correct answers and, and here's the good bit, you receive points if players choose your answer.

It was quite a popular game with my crew for a while. We were like that: restlessly shifting from thing to thing. Constants like one apartment, lived in for more than 2 years, became a bit of a hub. It had a sense of solidity in the midst of what was otherwise mutable and shifting.
Ha! the number of stories that could be told about that apartment building. It should be heritage listed, maybe it even is. I wonder if it's still going? The endless string of friends passing a rental property on. That in itself is a bit of a Brisbane tradition; another way to grow some roots.
Nostalgia, I feel, is yellow and slightly sticky. Like some kind of viscous resin. It has a strong smell too, one that makes you feel slightly ill if you breath it for too long.

So we were in the middle of a game of fictionary. People had long since abandoned the strategy of guessing the correct answer and were playing for points from their peers. Or, to put it another way, we were all being a little bit silly and voting for the funniest answer, this, as you can imagine lead to a lot of puns. There was the definition "a refreshing drink for vampires" given for 'tamponade' and "the economic practice of making new vets from old ones" for revetment. Gerrymander, it is spelt with a 'g' thanks dictionary, was defined as "when a geriatric goes on a little wander."

Since then, jerrrymandering or gerrymandering has become a bit of a pastime for me. And you would be right to question how someone who is clearly not a geriatric goes on a jerrymander. It's easy if you know how: start without knowing the end and see where you end up.