six by nine

last night i finished Douglas Adams' "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" and am quite happy to say that i was more than pleased with it.  i may even go so far as to say that this series of books has proved to be one of the most enjoyable science fiction series that i've ever read (this can be easily demonstrated that they are the first books that i have finished without interruption from another book since i read "Wiseguy" by Nicolas Pileggi which is also a completely outstanding and interesting book, but entirely unrelated to anything science fiction).

and having now read "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" i know know and fully understand the answer to life, the universe and everything, i know the question to that answer, and i now understand that the end of the universe will eventually happen right where i'm standing and hopefully i'll be able to have a good steak when it happens.