It’s great, right? Did you manage to read the full colour edition?

Beautiful. I had a rat for a while. She was awesome.

Oh, it’s great. ‘I’m so happy that I found you, I can’t stand to be around you,’ and more lyrical genius. The album is called Send Aid, and it’s available on Bandcamp.

I wish I could see them live. Consider yourself lucky. And yeah, his death was a tragedy. ‘Swathes of noise,’ as Lisa Walker once put it. I’m really hoping for another album or something by them. But I must say, Chuck Cleaver’s solo effort is an absolute banger.

My mainstays at the moment are Ass Ponys and Wussy. Those guys just rock so hard.

Welcome to the rabbithole! Happy exploring! My advice is to take everything one step at a time. Things can get overwhelming and expensive in this hobby, so do your research at your own pace and don’t let anyone upsell you. The cheap pens can be just as good as the expensive ones.

Hell, yeah. Gimme some Josephus.

Thomas Jane, easily. If he was alive in the 40s and 50s, he would have surpassed Bogart as the king of noir.

I seriously doubt that we know each other. I don’t live in an English-speaking country, and I don’t know any expats named Dave. But yeah, Blindsight benefits from multiple readings.

I can’t believe you got away with that one.

Good idea, but it’s a bit derivative. Something very similar happened in Midsommar (2019).

Right? It just slaps so hard.

Sayles is great, especially his dialogue. He is a pretty compelling filmmaker as well.

If that’s your vibe, try Blindsight by Peter Watts. It’s a very technical examination of the phenomenon of consciousness which isn’t afraid to get into the weeds, but never quite gets lost in them.

I’m reading a book of short stories by John Sayles, called The Anarchists’ Convention. There have been some absolute bangers so far.

One of my favourite books of all time. Do you have the full colour edition?

Hi, I’m four babies in a trenchcoat. My interests include grown-up things like businessing and adulting. I am definitely an adult. Ignore the first sentence.

If you must.

All I can see is Joel Haver having fun.

Well done. Set yourself free.