two-thirds roast beast

Today is June 6, 2009 which I heard yesterday on the radio was two-thirds the number for the sign of the beast (i.e. 669). I say it’s almost the sign of the beast with some topsy-turviness at the tail end. I don’t know what that means – aside from maybe that’s what I get for listening to AM radio on the way to school.

Item! The wife and I went to the movies yesterday afternoon and we stood in line for twenty minutes for this Land in the Lost movie staring Colin Farrell. Farrell portrays some sort of academic who discovers a bastardized version of the Lost World atop a plateau in Venezuela. Dalcy didn’t care for a lot of the humor in the show and I thought Jurassic Park had better dinosaurs. It’s all based on a 70s television show that I never knew about so perhaps our time could have been better spent elsewhere.

Another school year has come to a close. Phillips Lester was one of the commencement speakers this time around; he’s a local-boy-does-good hardship case. His story was that he paid his way through seven years of college here at the Hag by working at convenience stores back in the 50’s. After a series of setbacks Phil ended up purchasing a controlling interest in the company and now owns all the Oilzum Marts in this half of the state and makes pretty good money. He’s a good guy, though I have to admit I always thought he looked like the Oilzum racecar driver mascot.

I received an email from the boss (“Wilting” Lornten) asking me to add my AAE archives to the blog. At some point I’ll need to get with Myron to type the transcript from my interview with Larry Melichus, too. Talk about running a man thin.

Anyone out there like torte? I had a piece of knock-off sacher torte recently and found it quite refreshing – even though I don’t care much for apricots! I’ve never been wild about stoned fruit – I choked on a kernel as a child and therefore steer clear of peaches, apricots, and plums – but I was surprised by the delicate combination of chocolate and the fruit jam. I might see if I can take home an entire cake next time! Talk about being an excitable boy.

I sometimes wish I could play piano.

That’s all for now – I think I’m going to go off in search of a baseball game and something to drink. I have to admit that I’ve gotten a sweet tooth for this Honest Tea stuff I read about in the newspaper last year or so. I don’t know what a buckleberry is but they taste great!