I had to call and get some clarity on this one, buddy of mine rang me up Sunday morning, “Hey. When’s Mercury out of retrograde?”
“[url=http://www.astrofish.net/monthly.html]May 21st, why?”
“Nothing.” (garbled background noise, conversations with the [i]most important[/i] significant other)
So I buzzed him the next day, “What was [i]that[/i] all about?”
“Nothing. I mean, I just told her I wasn’t going to answer her question until May 21st.”
Isn’t astrology an excellent tool for interpersonal relationship development?
Cinco de Gringo
I know I’ve used it [url=http://www.astrofish.net/xkramerw/archive98/5.11.98.htm]before, but that was a few years ago, so I don’t guess it’s a problem to try and recycle the expression.
[url=http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,31500-12302001,00.html]Fish feel pain?
I know I missed some big as can be celebration, I’m sure. I made a desperate attempt to link to [url=www.thefatguy.com]The Fat Guy’s web entry about [i]Cinco de Mayo[/i], but I was hustling out the door and never got all the bits to talk to the bytes.
[b]What[/b]-[i]ever[/i].
Next on the “Mercury is still ass backwards” reading list turned out to be William Gibson’s [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553281747/fishinguideto-20]Mona Lisa Overdrive. In addition to my pristine ,first edition hardcover, I think I read it once, copy of the book, I’ve also got a rare galley print. Basically, a rough draft of the book itself, inclusing a few typographical mistakes.
What’s so cool, is I can remember where I was, some featureless airport, while I was roady that summer, “audio technician” is the current expression, and I can remember reading that book in the Chicago-Indianapolis-DFW-wherever airport. I seem to reccall St, Louis and Boston at some time, but not much else. Too much time on the road that year, did an East Coast – West Coast shuffle.
Which is why a library seems important to me. Sometimes, it’s the books. Sometimes, it’s the memories associated with the books.
I don’t remeber being as impressed with [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0441117732/fishinguideto-20][i]Count Zero[/i] the first time. Back-to-back with its predecessor, though, I found it a much better read. I do recall an aged interview with Gibson, talking about the flow chart he used to keep track of the plot lines. Yeah, that good.
I’ll see with [i]Mona Lisa Overdrive[/i], as I feel asleep with it and the cat. Been busy around here, reading charts.