Too Hip

My girlfriend sent me an instant message last night; "are you around?" Busy and scurrying as I have been that seemed like a good way to start a conversation. A simple 'yes' would have been the obvious answer, but master of the obvious is something I automatically avoid.

So my answer was 'no, I'm a purple square.'

On Yahoo chess the listings of who is in a room include the name and rating of the players. For shorthand sorting there is a little block in front of your name, and the color of the block relates to a wide range of ratings. 1500-1800 is purple.

My girlfriend is way too hip to be hanging out with a square. Even a purple one. Glad she loves me.