A Pretty Reason

And so a successful two-person Extravaganza last night, with $1.25 oysters from Lac St. Simon washed down with a few beer and an $8.00 glass of cheap champagne. A few enactments were agreed upon to ensure that 2007 is a year of rising absurdities. To wit, I hereby announce that before long we shall register an official entity with the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stocks known as "Oyster Schmoyster". This organization will be dedicated to a collective love of the oyster and its promotion in Halifax around the world. Oyster shucking and eating contests shall be held, restaurants who do not currently serve oysters will be lobbied, and t-shirts will be made. Oyster appreciation nights will be encouraged, in conjunction with readings of classical references to the oyster. The slogan - "The more absurd, the better" - will serve as motto.

It promises to be a good year. And to top it off, at home following the Extravaganza, I booked a flight from London to Kerry and return three days later from Cork. Looking forward to the Blarney Stone and the opportunity to improve the eloquence. Surely the right decision - funny it took awhile to arrive at. I love moments where I find myself booking flights with a listed price of 0.01GBP outgoing and 0.01EUR on the return. Marvelous.

Off to check out the firm's new office location, where we plan to move toward the end of March. Then perhaps the Old Triangle and more festive Guinness. I am so damn tired, and yet the Friday beckons.

As for the Shakespeare, most know that it was his Pistol who first declared the world his oyster. But read also on the following exchange. And a merry evening each and all:

Fool
Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell?

KING LEAR
No.

Fool
Nor I neither; but I can tell why a snail has a house.

KING LEAR
Why?Fool
Why, to put his head in; not to give it away to his
daughters, and leave his horns without a case.

KING LEAR
I will forget my nature. So kind a father! Be my
horses ready?

Fool
Thy asses are gone about 'em. The reason why the
seven stars are no more than seven is a pretty reason.

KING LEAR
Because they are not eight?

Fool
Yes, indeed: thou wouldst make a good fool.