Pynchon

1. Grab the book nearest to you, find page 18 and find line 4.
   risk of buying over the net, then the best prices are found on the big
2. Stretch you left arm out as far as you can.
   I nearly knocked my cup of tea over.
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
   The 2005 version of "The Magic Roundabout". I liked it.
4. Without looking, guess what time it is?
   19:15.
5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
   19:25.
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
   The radiator bubbling.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
   At my Sister's for Easter Sunday lunch.
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
   Random Next Blog searches.
9. What are you wearing?
   Green Russell Athletic T-Shirt, Blue Reabok Joggers, Blue & White M&S Trainers, Black Ben Sherman Socks, Blue Debenhams Boxer Shorts, Silver Glasses and Paco Rabanne.
10. Did you dream last night?
    I was in the middle of a scenario from Christopher Priest's fine novel "A Dream Of Wessex". It's a great book.
11. When did you last laugh?
    At "The Magic Roundabout".
12. What is on the wall of the room you are in?
    A calendar, a map of Europe and an Aston Villa pendant.
13. Seen anything weird lately?
    A guy who thought he was Liam Gallagher.
14. What do you think of this quiz?
    Not delving enough.
15. What was the last film you saw?
    At the cinema "Junebug", on TV "The Magic Roundabout".
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
    My house and a new computer.
17. Tell me something about you I don't know.
    Just after Mike Tyson went to prison for rape I wanted to put a bet on that he would be become World Champion again some time within the next 10 years, but I was talked out of it.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
    I have no idea.
19. Do you like to dance?
    Yes.
20. George Bush?
    Divisive. Dangerous.
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what would you call her?
    Christina.
22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what would you call him?
    George.
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
    Yes.
24. What would you want God to say to you, when you reach the pearly gates?
    Your Dad's been waiting for you.
25. 5 people who must also do this meme in their journal?
    Do it if you want, or don't do it. No pressure from me, man.

All done.

Nice visit to Sister 3's for Easter Sunday lunch. Lorraine did not want to go. She said that there would not be any room. The subtext was a question asking how my sister could get so many fat people into one room comfortably. Fuck her. When my family asked me where Lorraine was, I said she had food poisoning. My Brother also was not there. He is feuding with Sister 3 at the moment and, anyway, Aston Villa Vs. Birmingham City was today. My Mom cried when I presented her with a Diabetic chocolate egg and an Easter card. It's a result of a kind. I gave my Mom a hug.

My nephew taught me a rhyme about Wayne Rooney.

"He's fat,
He's scouse.
He'll steal things from your house.
Rooney.
Rooney."

Pretty good for a 9 year old, I thought.

After lunch I went around to see my Brother who had just come back from Aston Villa's demolition of Birmingham City, 3-1. From the expression on his face you would have thought that we had just won the FA Cup.

My Brother told me all about a girl he had been seeing who has turned strange. She turned up at the house, scared my Mom, told my Brother that she loved him and refused to leave until my Brother threatened her with the police. Since then she has been sending pornographic photos of herself to his mobile (I'll have to get some mpegs of those, heh, heh) and 116 voicemail messages in 3 days.

My Brother is a lot more attractive than me, but come on, he's not George Clooney.

# posted by Pynchon @ 7:17 pm