tumbly.

The best intentions…

I should be 3/4 of the way through Infinite Jest.

In fact, I’m still back on page 120-something. My first attempt at IJ four years ago netted me 30 pages, so this is progress. But still. I’ve read…15 other books since I started IJ. (I knew I was dreadfully behind when Infinite Summer’s unread count in my reader passed 10.)

i.e., between the hours of Last Latte of the Day and First Beer of the Evening

“Dead Sea Diving”, Matthew Baldwin, Infinite Summer.

Hee.

… distant-champagne-cork sounds of scores of balls being hit down at the East Courts.

“Infinite Jest”, David Foster Wallace (p. 61)

Infinite Summer

jimray:

Some of my favorite writers (Matthew Baldwin and Avery Edison amongst them) are reading Infinite Jest this summer. This is a swell idea, one I’ll happily try to participate in.

I tried once before, unaided, and after 30 hard-fought pages, the book sat on the shelf for more than a year before it was finally returned to its owner.

Perhaps it is time to try again!