April 14, 2011

"Why's he in the freezer?"

"Because he's dead."

--Big Love

"I don't want to hurt you.  I just want to kill you"--ibid.

    In the morning Father drove me to the endoscopy clinic north of Keele & Sheppard for my endoscopy. (He had to cancel a medical appointment of his own, which wasn't as urgent.)

    I went through the procedure 14 years ago, and got to see inside my bowels. (It looked like a triangular prism, as in a Toblerone box, but flexible like a hose.) This time they gave me a sedative strong enough to knock me out through the whole procedure, and leave me groggy afterward.  When I got home I slept for almost three hours.

    Dinner was pork and rice.

    Saw the DVD of the first episode of the Niall Ferguson documentary series of The Ascent of Money.

    Then I got the DVD for the first episode of the latest season of Big Love.  I don't know why they changed that great opening credits sequence!

April 13, 2011

Homer Simpson: "Homer no function without beer well"--The Simpsons

    Dreamed of staying a while in Halifax instead of our old home in Sackville, N.B.; telling Mother I was glad of the decision (despite early uncertainty).

    Fasted all day (except for some Jell-O) to prepare for tomorrow's test.  I also drank the diarrhea potion in two hours instead of four.  I'm surprised how little I miss eating...

April 12, 2011

Chief Wiggum: "Sure, we'll help you.  Just sit down and wait here for Detective Likeigiveadamn!"--The Simpsons

"You wrecked Hitler's car!  What did he ever do to you?"--ibid.

    Dreamed of the Anne Murray song "Snowbird"; the George Michael song "Careless Whisper" (someone was singing it at karaoke the other night); a non-existent relative called Aunt Hatfield.

    Dinner was spaghetti.

April 11, 2011

    Dreamed of wondering how to write a novel to show people what the 1920s was really like.

    At today's singing lesson I was still feeling dizzy.  Giuseppe's really curious about my medical treatment.

    Went to see Dr. Ang again.  It turns out my haemoglobin level has dropped sharply.  There'll be more tests, including a colonoscopy on Thursday.  The heartscan results still aren't in. (Funny, I thought that would come quicker than the blood test results...)

    Dinner was spaghetti.

    At choir practice we did some of Verdi's Nabucco. (The others started it last week, so I had some catching up to do.)

    In the online game Kings of Camelot there's been another merger and I'm now in the Thundering Dragons alliance.

April 10, 2011

Suspicious wife: "Have a good time."

Terry-Thomas: "I am not going to have a good time!"

--The Naked Truth

Homer (watching the musical western Paint Your Wagon): "They're singing, Marge.  Why aren't they killing each other?"

--The Simpsons

Sideshow Mel: "You only live once!"

Apu: "Speak for yourself."

--ibid.

    Dreamed of a Spider-Man movie sequel where a man made his daughter into a honey trap to catch the hero; dropping a pencil on the sidewalk and picking up several more; rolling a stolen manhole cover a short distance.

    Dinner was McDonald's.

    Saw the DVD of The Naked Truth, a rather vulgar British farce about blackmail by a tabloid publisher.  Peter Sellers has some brilliant moments.

April 9, 2011

"If language is what makes us human, it is languages that make us superhuman"--preface, Empire of the Word

    Dreamed of meeting Anthony Hopkins in London; hearing a long-winded speech from him about being Brad Pitt's mentor and being delayed on the way to the airport; joining a Meetup-type group that was going to grow crops.

    Went to the NDP campaign office and got a sign to put up on the lawn.

    Dinner was roast pork.

    Finished the book about Scottish-Canadians and started reading Nicholas Ostler's Empire of the Word:  A Language History of the World.  Looks fascinating.

    Went to a Kaaoke Meetup at Bar Plus.  I sang the duet "I Got You, Babe" with a woman.

April 8, 2011

    Dreamed of walking through a park near the Pacific coast with fast-changing weather; lying on the ground naked with a thin layer of powdery snow.

    Headache!

    Baked multigrain bread.

    I've found out where the NDP campaign office is (the old place on Vaughan Road), but it isn't open yet.

    Dinner was pork steak.

    Went to Mary's games night.  I played Agricola and scored 29 points (personal best!).  Then I played a new game called Say Anything (finished last).  A woman in a purple dress provided some good cupcakes.

    In the online game Glory of Rome I've joined a new alliance called Bharatiya. (My old alliance was moribund.) The other members are largely East Indian.