SILAV

So, caught 800 Words tonight. I was really impressed, both by the play and by the resonances this depiction of PKD's life and work has. I suppose it is hopelessly pretentious to say, but, I felt like the man presented in this show was dangerously close to myself in some ways. Certainly we share some similar obsessions. It makes me wonder whether I am attracted to his work because I am psychologically predisposed to, or whether my interest in his work has been so rapt that I have somehow "downloaded" his psychology into my own.

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In other news, I have much character work to do on the book. We'll call it Wonderland Park for now, but that is not going to be the title when all is said and done. Some folks say I should have a picnic with my big bad antagonist, but after seeing the play tonight I wonder if I wouldn't be better off acting my character so some extent. I might wind up using the "interview the character" game to get some stuff cooking. Anyway, more to the point, it is sort of sad that some of the most evil things I could want my antagonist to have are already matters of historical record and almost cliche.

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I have come to treasure the time I spend writing more and more. Regardless of the market forces, it will always be pure freedom and time spent in true independence.

SkyEye

First of all, I wrote about the SkyEye three weeks ago in the current draft of the novel. The nytimes article about CIA Predator drones and their use of "anomalies in civilian traffic recognition" in Pakistan came out last week. What can I say? Bleeding edge science fiction!

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I've got a list of about fifty variations on my title. I've had to dump the working title because, as awesome as it is, it just doesn't have the catchiness it probably needs and at this point I've realized that any and all references which could be construed as a connection the The Matrix really need to go out the window.

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My quickie review of The Reader

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A slightly longer review of The Wrestler