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p.s. Hey. ** David Ehrenstein, Thank you, sir. ** Steevee, Hey. I really like those two shorts too. Yes, strange that there was no mention in the post of her being Syrian-American. That's ultimately my fault, but it's interesting that I don't remember finding anything amongst the texts I searched out that mentioned that very much if at all. I totally get that Houellbecq's not the Arab-bashing reactionary of media lore, but I don't believe at all that he doesn't intend to provoke. That just makes no sense whatsoever. But, anyway, you've made me curious to see that film. ** Sypha, Apparently, ha ha. Yeah, I wondered if the game fiction anthology might be something that would inspire you to submit. Well, if it's in your 2nd collection, which isn't out yet and for a while, I would think that piece qualifies as unpublished, no? I think so. Nice book scores. ** Etc etc etc, Hi, Casey. Yeah, that was disappointing, at least to someone (me) who was quite curious to read McCarthy based on the praise going about. Why are these guys so resistant to forwardness? It seems really weird to me, this adherence and loyalty to modernism and post-modernism. I'm doing a post on the xTx book tomorrow, coincidentally. I have a jones to read 'The Disaster Artist'. And I've never even seen the complete 'The Room'. Good to know that it's a bunch of fun. I think I'll get it in anticipation of my next long train/plane trip. Cool, thanks, man! Depending on how a meeting with a potential sound mix guy goes this morning, things might finally be beginning to sail, at least sail through the fucked up waters we're stuck in due to incompetence at the top. I'm really happy with the film, and I've watched it probably about 700 times at this point, ha ha. ** Keaton, Who doesn't? Well, there must a few. I don't think I'll ever fall in love with London. I've tried and tried, and ... nah. That's what Pittsburgh sounds like? ** Chilly Jay Chill, Hi, Jeff. Kristof's 'Yesterday' is very nice and beautiful, but it's also very slight compared to the trilogy. A very minor work, but, if you love her prose, of course it's worth reading. Probably not if it takes big bucks to do so, though. I'm already on the hunt for that Queneau. I've read most of his novels, and I've only vaguely heard about that one before. Getting it is my new book-related goal in life. The new Wire is really good. Terse but pretty. Short songs. I'm just getting into it, but, so far, I like it more than the previous couple, although I did really like the previous couple. There's an exciting tautness, tension in it, I think. ** Misanthrope, I think I will too. Sometimes those old Americanism sayings have this kind of gorgeous poetry in them that makes me think that Americans used to be more generally poetic or something. Sympathies galore on the allergies. I mean this clothes/dye thing I've got sucks beans. Sucks beans? They say allergies get worse as you get older. Mine seem stuck in place, but I was Mr. Anything's Cool until the early 90s. ** Cal Graves, Ha ha, I'll bet. I hope that at least some of the shit you have to get done won't strike you as shit once it's done. Photography? Do I not show photographers here much? That's interesting. I used to, years back. Well, hm, long term, off the top of my head, I like Bill Henson, Nan Goldin, Weegee, Louise Lawler, Bernard Faucon, ... I would need to google-search my memory for more. But, yeah, I should showcase more photography. Weird. Who are some fave photographers of yours? ** Okay. I made breakfast for Zac, but you can eat it too. There's plenty for everyone. See you tomorrow.