fine whine

Blah blah Christmas and whatnot. I didn't post anything the last two days and I'll let you come up with your own reasons. Speculate away.

Anyway, for almost the last week I've been trying to write about John Varley's Red thunder. It's a great book and it pays homage to a great many things, not just the Heinleinian juvenile books but also south Florida crime fiction. More than that, though, the book (I think) played with the reader. In the beginning there was a passage where the narrator says, "I used the tip of the screen's stylus to touch 7, then 5, then ENTER on the tiny flatscreen keypad..." and then later at least five more (though shorter) descriptions. At first they annoyed me, but then I reasoned that they too must be part of some homage or other. And as the days have passed I've thought more about it and I'd like to think that that little section there is to deliberately annoy readers and weed out the less deserving fans. Or something like that. A day ago, I had it all reasoned out, but the days have passed. Oh well, these things happen.

What else has happened in the intervening time? I got a couple presents including a cheesy but probably fun digital camera and a damn cool watch, the very one after which I've been lusting since first seeing it on TokyoFlash. Today I went and spent a couple giftcards, also a present, on a very reasonably priced Soul Calibur II, which would be more fun if my thumbs weren't sore from a day or two of Gran Turismo 3, which I've been playing for who knows how long and still am only fifteen percent finished. I also watched Full metal jacket, but I'll go into detail on that another time, I think.

By the way, I didn't post anything because my blogging software was acting up. I don't know if it's because I upgraded (and then down-graded back) or just some odd two day quirk, but it wasn't working. I hope you all enjoyed your days, however you spent them. Happy holidays to all, and to all a good night.