Tracey Thorn

I watched the original film the other day and it’s even worse in terms of the younger woman character 😬

I never trusted that Nature *shivers*

*waves at you*

Can't help wishing I had my own honky-tonk bar...

True story: I once said to Martin Amis (in a brief written correspondence), I think you would LOVE the name of this writer, Janette Turner Hospital, and he wrote back, Oh YEAH I already know that one. Haha

Chips Zodiac.

Okaaaaay

Feel like I’d be good apart from the slightly-scared-of-being-tortured side of things

Thank YOU x

Oh VERY good

There She Goes is playing in the cafe and for the millionth time I have the unoriginal thought, what a perfect record. As it ends you just want it to start again.

(Have just looked on my bookshelves and realised that I HAVE read Portrait of a Lady, but clearly so long ago that my ancient brain has forgotten it.)

Noted, ta.

It's all very odd.

I'm reading Colm Toibin's The Master which is incredibly good, and about Henry James, and it's making me wonder whether I should have yet another go at Henry James. Have never really succeeded but maybe now I'm old enough?

Quite often I pick up a lot of very political US followers overnight. I have no idea why. I do not discuss US politics really at all, and certainly not at night haha

Ben’s dad had an album we’d all listen to in the 80s and just WEEP with laughter

Photograph of Tom Lehrer

Oh no. Tom Lehrer gone. At his great age, it’s not a tragedy, I know, but it just does feel bad not having his genius in the world.

Ah, yes, there is that.

Interesting. I'm an anxious person and, at its best, I find social media (which after all is just company) soothing. (That AT ITS BEST is obviously doing a lot of work in this formulation.)

That's brilliant! I have just received an email from our mutual friend, so have replied to him with what I can remember of why we used the quote. It's all a long time ago haha

I had forgotten this Eden poster which comes complete with light-hearted pop-friendly quote from William Blake

Are you sure that's not a Lancaster bomber?

I'd completely forgotten about that poster! I was absolutely Blake MAD at the time.

That’s very harsh! As I said, bless ‘em, I’m sure they’ll have a lot of fun

Walked past three 15 year old boys, all of them in bucket hats and Oasis T-shirts, presumably on their way to Wembley, and man, the Kevin and Perry vibes were strong. Bless 'em.

Every sentence was an introduction. In a minute we’re gonna tell you something!

Yep found Humans unbelievably disappointing and unwatchable. GET ON WITH IT we kept shouting. TELL US SOMETHING.

Been reading Amis’s Experience again for, what, the THIRD time? God what a book

Jesus I did that last night! Freaked me out a bit