Posts Tagged ‘zaphod

The story so far:

Oh Yeah…

9, Nov 2009

During week four, while reading the first eleven chapters of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, I realized that it’s been much, much longer since the last time I went through it than I realized. Parts of the story are familiar to me, but there are large chunks that I forgot about. I [...]

I had completely forgotten that Arthur Dent works in radio. It’s revealed in the very first few pages, right after it’s revealed that he is about thirty years old. This makes me realize two slightly startling things.
First: I am now Arthur Dent’s age. I remember reading this book for the first time when I was [...]

Beware of Leopards

21, Oct 2009

On this particular Wednesday…
The remarkable aspect about the sign – “Beware of Leopards” – is that if I saw it, I have no doubt that I couldn’t stop myself from opening it. At the very least, peering in for a quick look-see. Of course, venue would loom over my decision. If I were at the [...]