Stormy Sunday

Writing: a singles ad (no, not for real use or for publishing - just something between close friends), in the style of that in The Believer mag. Also extending 'The Talent Scout' as per feedback. I haven't edited any of the older stuff, i'm such a well-meaning, self-deluded skank.

Reading: The Economist, Fortune & NY Times.

Watching: scenes of Boomtown life, from my window.

Demeanour: distracted, having tested myself to see how much scotch bonnet pepper sauce I can take (this household swears by Encona, from Jamaica).

Listening to: Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, Sammy Davis Jr, Eric Dolphy, the recordings of the poet Langston Hughes, the MC5, the Dirtbombs & Anthony Newley.

Looking forward to: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' tonight in a showing for adults. Someone suggested the film title 'Chocolate and the Charlie Factory' for a story about a black labrador getting involved with crack dealers. It'd make a sick and funny short story, and would pick up nicely from the 'Phixel the Digital Dog' adventures that Peter Dallimore and I thought up over ten years ago.

Send Fearless wah-wah pedals to match the slap-bass soundtrack to masturbation.