what you do, baby

Jan 20, 2009 11:14

Does it make me a bad tourist if I spend the first day in a different city, sitting on the balcony with my feet up, reading Empire Of The Sun and staring glassily at the Indian Ocean like splinters of brilliant beautiful bottle glass?

Cos I did. Empire Of The Sun is creeping me out with its dead-eyed clearness of narrative and the painful naivete of Jim eroding to devious adaptability. No, actually, it's so much detail of death. Brilliant. But creepy. Haven't finished yet.

Last night we went to have dinner with the family friends, the parents of the Aquarian cuz-cuz. Which was great, I was really looking forward to it, and was not disappointed by either the food or the company. Tonight, the Aquarian cuz-cuz's sister and her fiance are taking me to a movie. Most likely Yes Man cos I love Jim Carrey.

I should prolly go to the city now. If only to buy pens for the very long roadtrip we're doing tomorrow.

ballard, film, reviews, books

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