Propose marathon

South Africa is more than gold, diamonds found in pipes of kimberlite, the assembly of right-hand drive Hummer H3s, the Cape of Good Hope, and the setting for District 9 and Invictus. Sponsored in part by Coca-Cola, South Africa hosts the first Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup™ on the African continent.

Apparently the game featuring England versus the United States is soon, and today, with a theme of competition between those two nations, BBC America has a marathon of Gordon Ramsay and Top Gear. Presently the Top Gear airs in the U.S. with new episodes on Monday nights, for which the DVR sees much use. I propose that I watch part of that marathon today, but the marathon began at 7:00 a.m. CDT.

Until the pain reliever started to work, I was not having a good day:

About 3 hours ago

Christopher Hurt should have said, “Lady, I have severe back pain today, and I’m just trying to go to work. I’m not going to your stupid conference, and I don’t fit any of your stupid roles, so back the hell off!”

Fortunately I was able to use restraint and actually said only, “I’m going to work,” and “Print what you like.” Konata says, “Good Job!”

Another reason I will not be able to see much of the marathon is that I have become the technical person for the International House of Mancakes (IHOM). Tonight, under the direction of Denton, I will be calling the edits at their first show on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Roving Imp Theater, in Bonner Springs, Kansas.

I have three hours between returning home from work and leaving to meet the troupe. For fifty-cent tacos, we plan to meet at 5:00 p.m. at the bar next door to the Roving Imp Theater.

I would like to see Star Trek: The Next Generation aired as a marathon on BBC America; the network presently airs episodes on weekday evenings. Last night the episode “Darmok” aired; Picard has to learn to communicate with an alien captain who only speaks in metaphors with mythological references:

“Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.”

“Temba, his arms wide.”

“Shaka, when the walls fell.”

“Sokath - his eyes uncovered.”

“Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel.”

That episode is cool, like your girlfriend. Let no hays be for Mr Hurt, I am terribly allergic to hay.