I love him, professionally - funny, responsible, responsive and sweet - but boss's assistant so S that 90% of our conversation-time consists of us staring at each other in open-mouthed incomprehension. Or maybe he's just an amazingly bad listener. Can't remember ever getting an answer to the question I actually asked without repeating it, sometimes in different form, at least 2 more times. Maybe I'll try talking to him only via interpretive dance instead, or semaphore. For Science.