May 25, 2011

 At choir practice last night we did the Nabucco finale. (I was going to compliment Carmen on how well-dressed she was, but didn't get the chance to speak to her.)

    Suffered cramps in both my legs when I woke up in the morning. (Maybe it resulted from a sleeping pill.)

    Dreamed of a non-existent 1950s movie with Laurence Olivier and Grace Kelly; beggars approaching us for food at my old home in Sackville, N.B.; reflecting on the strange feelings caused by changes in life, where even old things seem new.

    Started forking the garden.

    Dinner was salmon.

    Saw a DVD documentary about Marco Polo.

May 23, 2011

Mae West (responding to a marriage proposal with dice): "I'll roll you whether I do or not!"

MW to a Russian gigolo: "Cigarette me, cossack!"

--Goin' to Town

    Dreamed of visiting Mexico [which I've never done]; a family business with goods to sell; the song "You'll Never Walk Alone."

    Saw the DVD of Goin' to Town, another Mae West vehicle.  This one came out under the Production Code and was a bit milder than her earlier movies.

    John and Kathrine came over for dinner, which was vegan pizza. (I sneaked out to KFC afterward.)

    In the computer game Glory of Rome, in addition to Megalopolis and Basilopolis, I've started a third city called Drudunum (Celtic for "oak hill.")

May 22, 2011

Mae West: "You stick with me, dearie, and you'll be platinum blond!"--Night After Night

    Dreamed of the Beatles song "She's Leaving Home" (which I sang at karaoke last night); living an RPG about people going from the rural Deep South to Minneapolis; a cinema showing Ben-Hur with a soundtrack commentary like on a DVD.

    Dinner was lasagna and a recipe with lentils, spinach and couscous.

    Finished spading the garden.

    Started a DVD of early anvant-garde films involving dance.

    Saw the DVD of Night After Night, a gangster romance lucky enough to have Mae West in a supporting role. (You can have the rest of the movie...)

May 21, 2011

    Long time getting to sleep.

    Dreamed of visiting London briefly; "waking up" in a standing position; being unable to open my eyes.

    Baked whole wheat bread.

    Joined some of the Aspergers Meetup people for dinner at the Golden Griddle. (Evghenia organized it through Facebook.) I met Anthony, who's going to be baptized for the second time.  I had spaghetti and meatballs.

    Afterward I went to Bar Plus for a Karaoke Meetup, where we rented a room again.  I sang "Limbo Rock" for the first time.

    The world hasn't ended so far. [Some people were predicting the Rapture would take place on that day.]

May 20, 2011

Cary Grant: "I wish I could trust you."

Mae West: "Of course you can--thousands of men have!"

--I'm No Angel

    Dreamed of a non-existent Warner Brothers cartoon about animals in the luggage compartment of a train; a non-existent episode of Hogan's Heroes about a POW who was Colonel Hogan's cousin; extra scenes from Barry Lyndon involving money.

    Finally got a start on preparing the garden! (But it didn't last long, what with the rain.)

    Dinner was lamb stew.

    Saw the DVD of I'm No Angel.  Mae West was ahead of her time!

    Got sick in the evening. (I think it was the calamari from the Portuguese restaurant last night.)

May 19, 2011

    Dreamed of meeting a supermodel.

    Went to a Dining Meetup at the Portucale restaurant, just around the corner from this house.  We had a six-course Portuguese dinner, with soup, sardines, calamari, risotto and marinated pork. (I skipped the dessert.) It was pretty oily and salty. [But they were very friendly.  It closed a few months later.]

May 18, 2011

    Dreamed of getting a non-existent letter to the editor published in The New Yorker 20 years ago.

    Went shopping.

    Dinner was chili.

    Went to the Open Minds Cafe.  This time I didn't suggest any new subjects.