This Movie Sucks, Fernando
01.28.06 (11:45 am) [edit]Picked up Katie this morning, and we're in Indy for an hour or so, having lunch and watching MST3K. Overdrawn At The Memory Bank. The most "what the fuck?" movie I've ever seen. Gotta love it.
Stayed with Bill last night. When I got there, I saw something. his house inspired me to look up. Stars. I hadn't really seen them or bothered to look for a week. They were beautiful. All of a sudden, I felt very small. My problems very small. It was good. Liberating.
We drank and listened to music, and slept. Laying a sleeping bag on the hardwood floor (he's in a big three-bedroom house built in the 1870s, but has almost no furniture) actually felt good. A good night.
A good morning with Katie so far. We drove here and listened to XTC and assorted other poppy nuggets. I sang along a lot, and we talked some serious things, but also had fun. She smiled a lot. No matter what the weather, her and the clouds are still beautiful.
Up to Marion to see my grandma soon, play a gig tonight. My girl is here. I'm letting go of yesterday's frustrations. Headache, but otherwise not bad at all.
Love,
Dougie
posted by: -dennis- (reply)
post date: 01.30.06 (12:07 am)
I never saw Overdrawn At The Memory Bank, but I read the short story by John Varley. If you like your scifi fuck-up then get yourself a copy of The john Varley Reader for truly magnificent, original, but twisted stories. Even better would be to get a copy of his book Steel Beach, which has the best opening sentence I've ever come across in any book: "In five years, the penis will be obsolete," said the Salesman.
From there on the book gets even moer outrageous..
posted by: eraserhead667 (reply)
post date: 01.30.06 (2:33 am)
reply to dennis:
The movie is truly terrible, but I can imagine the short story being really interesting. i'll have to put that on my list. thanks!