The Answer (to Life, the Universe, & Everything)…

April 23 2011 by Darrin.

…is, in fact, forty-two.  (You’d know this if you read the right books.)

Today, and technically for the next 364 days, I will be of this Earth-time denominated age, having completed 42 trips around the sun.  I am now twice an “adult”, and I hopefully have at least an equal number of trips around the sun remaining .

My mother blessed me with this card this morning, which I think is wonderful, yet horribly atypical of Mom…

…and the inside (Mom - I decided to leave your scribblings, so your position is clear and you are vindicated)…

 To celebrate tonight, I’m having burgers, cheesecake, and Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters.  If this rings no bell, you’re clearly not reading the right books, OR you’ve already had one.  It is “the best drink in the whole universe, and rather like having your brains smashed out with a slice of lemon, wrapped around a large gold brick.”

Here’s the original recipe…

 

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster

1 bottle Ol’ Janx Spirit.
1 measure Santraginean seawater.
3 cubes frozen Arcturan MegaGin.
4 liters Fallian marsh gas.
1 measure Qualactin Hypermint Extract.
1 Algolian Suntiger tooth.
Zamphour to taste.
Olive garnish.

Anyway, to celebrate the remaining 364 days of forty-two-ness, I am going on a quest to find the best Terran Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.  Tonight, I’m trying this one, made from champagne, vodka, blue curacao, bitters, and a cocktail onion.  It glows interestingly under UV light…

And with that, I’ll tell you that it’s now April 23rd, and I never made it back to the blog last night.  Somehow, it was like my brains got smashed out…  Just so you know, I’m keeping a pack of matches around, just in case.

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