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DFW Biography
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 |
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It's not like Lipsky doesn't know what's going on. DFW is flirting with him, subject-to-journalist. DFW is extremely flattered by the attention -- despite all of his better intentions -- and is extremely, almost dysfunctionally, eager to see himself look cool in the pages of Rolling Stone. Lipsky offers these observations in brackets, along with his own self-lacerating notes about his own behavior and motivations. He's got a tremendous writer crush on this guy, who is almost exactly his age, has almost all of the same experiences but is just. . . better, in nearly every way. | | No comments for this item |
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General Updates
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Monday, 12 July 2010 |
They're at it again, inspired by Infinite Summer, and the Moby Dick read just finished, the team at Infinite Zombies are the focal point for a read of Ulysses, this time led by Judd Staley.
Discussion about the first three episodes begins tomorrow now, so if you're not yet on board, it's only about 50-odd pages of reading to get up to speed. I'm in and up to speed so far. I've tried reading Ulysses numerous times and for whatever reason I've put it down and not picked it up again. So this time a few things are working in my favour: a) Daryl's posts over at Infinite Zombies are awesome and will keep me on track, b) Judd Staley, who I had the pleasure of meeting at the NY DFW conference last year, is already doing a fine job with prep material, and c) my sister-in-law, Katy, is in on the read too (nothing like a bit of familial pressure to keep up to speed). (So Katy, are you up to date? Have you found a replacement for the copy you left in Melbourne last week?) The best bit? It's top stuff so far. | | No comments for this item |
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DFW Biography
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Saturday, 03 July 2010 |
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Note to the reader: this is not a review in the traditional sense. If you want the subjective opinion of a stranger as to whether this book is "good" or not, there are dozens of those in major newspapers, magazines, and journals around the country. This is, rather, an analysis of the rhetorical project of Lipsky's book as I see it. | | No comments for this item |
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Infinite Jest
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Saturday, 03 July 2010 |
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I was outside during my lunch some days ago, with my book open, seemingly unidentifiable, enjoying the sun, when a man walked by, stopped and came back to ask me if I was reading IJ. We conversed and he confessed to being on page 108 very specifically, and we nodded to each other knowingly, holding special DFW knowledge. He walked away, stopped and turned, yelling something back to me. I couldn't hear him. He walked back to me and told me cryptically about the mailing list and how to find it. Now, I am on the mailing list. Involved in the cult, happily. | | No comments for this item |
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General Updates
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 |
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Update: So okay, so far it is fun! I think about 12 months ago I wondered why people used twitter. But I think I was mostly projecting stereotypes of twitter use (Am I behind the time, or what?). On a day to day basis I usually update my google notes with interesting links and then post the best ones to the fantods when I have time. Now I'm finding I can get quick things of interest out via twitter and update the page later. e.g. tonight I know I'll come home and post here after the Netherlands v Brazil game... I'm also mindful of silly updates. If you choose to follow my twitter feed you'll get a healthy dose of DFW stuff, but also some of my other interests - computer gaming, board gaming, technoogy news, and uktv comedy. My plan is to try this for the 14 weeks I'm on leave and see how it all goes. | | No comments for this item |
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