And
then, as he slides into the back of the limo and before the driver
shuts the door, Rip looks up at me and says, “You have a history of
this, don't you?”
-Imperial
Bedrooms, Bret Easton Ellis
I started
this project to discuss achievements. To talk about things going
well. To describe the way my life is moving forward through hard
work- set against the backdrop of working out. Well, I may have
ballsed that up last week by losing my trainers- possibly in the gym-
on the Monday.
I
certainly have a history of that kind of thing.
So
in that week I only got the one session in, beating two PBs:
10
min run up 1 speed
Cable
crunch with rope handle up 1 notch
However,
in that week I've been to Essex to see relatives, I've been to London
to see my sister (full post later) and I've slept reasonably well as
well. I also got a good reception on a screenplay at Writers Connect
on Sunday, and rounded it off with a meal at the impressive Indian
restaurant Swadesh, on
Manchester's Portland St.
So
it's all good.
On
the journey down south I polished off Ancient Gonzo Wisdom, a
compilation of transcribed interviews with Hunter S Thompson. Edited
by Anita Thompson, his widow and former assistant, the book offers a
chronological exhibition of magazine articles, TV appearances, radio
discussions and more, all laced with Thompson's manic, fearless
anecdotes and insights. Captivating stuff for the fans of the man.
On
the way back up I smashed through Imperial Bedrooms, Bret Easton
Ellis' latest offering. The sequel to his first novel Less than Zero,
Imperial finds our vacuous but nevertheless successful protagonist,
Clay, has now carved a niche in screenwriting. Unfortunately, he's
being stalked by an actress with a vendetta... and possibly someone
else too.
The
book's tone and themes are engaging enough but the same stock Ellis
characters are no more surprising in their narcissism than in any of
his other books, and the lead-up to the effectively violent climax is
too familiar for any real praise. Worth the entire 50p I bought it
for.
Backlog
of posts incoming. Stay tuned for more history.
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