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.")