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We were testing a cat harness for him so that we could have walked him on a leash, but that did not pan out well because he was pretty confused by it. That explains the wide eyed expression. Anyway, walking a cat on a leash is one of the most ridiculous things to do. They're not cooperative to say the least.

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My ex's cat:

That's the way to do it imho. Did you see my posts about it here? Watch out for the Islamic sections, they're evil and incompatible with the rest of the book. Yeah, I think it's because of your post that it was in my Amazon basket. Ordered it with the other books. I bought it as used because there were no new copies in Amazon UK at the moment. It seems that it's actually a proof copy. It's a soft cover but has a dust jacket, underneath which is just plain blue covers and on the back cover reads "Uncorrected proof copy on proofing paper and the property of the publisher and not for sale." Adds nicely to the confusion, lol. I think I also got a pirated book once from an used book seller at Amazon. The printing was shoddy and all the pictures had mysteriously turned to black and white..

Here's the super secret 3 day war plan by NK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mzpMhNXKt4E

Heh, I haven't read PKD in years before just starting now with the Exegesis inspired by other people talking here about him. Anyway, I'm also reading the Dictionary of the Khazars. Just semi-randomly going through the entries trying to figure out the story.

I've been reading the PKD's Exegesis. Lots of stream of mind rambling that oozes drug abuse and mental problems, and all kinds of conspiracy theories and alternative medicine stuff, but also some pretty interesting tidbits. Like this one seems to affirm my perception that there are several story lines coming together in PKD's novels:

+ = herbal candy + energy drink I have a flu and I didn't sleep that well..

This is from my winamp at work. I usually listen to vinyl at home or mp3 player in other places. I skipped my own tracks, because that would have been like the first 12 tracks.. lol. 1. Kyoka - HADue 2. Autechre - Cep puiqMX 3. Autechre - Pro Radii 4. NHK^Koyxen - 367 5. Mr. 76ix - Sp3ctre 6. 36 - Cocoon 7. Autechre - Augmatic Disport 8. Freeform - Follow Your Shadow 9. Grischa Lichtenberger - 1011_11104_v_re_61011s1b 10. Actress - R.I.P. 11. 36 - Deluge 12. 36 - Clear 13. 36 - Reunion 14. 36 - Radio 15. 36 - Lithea 16. Boards of Canada - Aquarius (Version 3) 17. Boards of Canada - Wildlife Analysis 18. Autechre - Etchogon-S 19. Autechre - M62 20. Autechre - iris was a pupil 21. Autechre - redfall 22. Autechre - d-sho qub 23. Autechre - Treale 24. Com Truise - Pyragony 25. Gescom - Slow Acid

I'm reading a collection of short stories by Algernon Blackwood as suggested by Atop some pages back. Also realized I have actually read the Wendigo story years ago when I was reading Chaosium's Cthulhu Cycle books. Anyway, great stuff so far. I also ordered the Exegesis by PKD from Amazon, lol. Have to see if I can get through it.

Still waiting for my Exai..

Interesting?! Have you tried it? Nah, didn't buy it. Seemed sort of gimmicky and I just went there to buy Citra ale. Also first I thought this could lead the supermarket into some trouble with the local brand of religious conservatists (called laestadianists) but then I realized it's unlikely they'll be looking at the beer shelf because they don't drink alcohol (in theory).

I just saw Impaled Nazarene beer in a local supermarket. Finland, WTF? (Not my picture.)

I walked into ladies' bathroom by accident at Istanbul airport while sleep deprived and drunk. It took a while for my brain to catch on what the sight of all the people with the scarves on their heads around me signified. All the women just stared at me and then started laughing and I rushed out with my face red. IDK if this is a first world problem.

I think I've read most of PKD's work in the last twenty years but probably I missed some novels. I can't remember exactly what I've read because there's so much of it over such a long period and I just read what I came across unsystematically. At least I know I haven't read his Exegesis. As for "now reading" I'm currently reading Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories. Any tips? I've got Ubik and Valis in mind to check out soon, as they seem to get mentioned quite a lot. I guess Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is probably a should-read too. I don't remember everything, but yeah, the Electric Sheep and Valis-trilogy (VALIS, The Divine Invasion, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer) are good. I remember also liking The Time Out of Joint, Now Wait for Last Year and Galactic Pot Healer. A Scanner Darkly is also considered a classic but I did not personally find it that interesting. The animated movie was good though.

I think I've read most of PKD's work in the last twenty years but probably I missed some novels. I can't remember exactly what I've read because there's so much of it over such a long period and I just read what I came across unsystematically. At least I know I haven't read his Exegesis. As for "now reading" I'm currently reading Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories.

murakami has this certain feeling of dread permeating through parts of his books. the feelings get intense during the more surreal / dreamlike parts (the bottom of the well / dream hotel scenes come to mind in wind-up bird). his plots seem very direct and simplistic at first, but that adds to the atmosphere of wrongness. or something. Heh, yeah. I find some of his work kind of Philip K. Dick-ian, like the Hard-boiled Wonderland and 1Q84 in a sense that there's two or more separate story lines or even different worlds that seem unrelated at first then start to converge towards the end. Also the male protagonists in his books seem to be sort of "lost" or antiheroic guys who interact with a cavalcade of strange female characters and that leads to bizarre and surreal situations. Somehow I can relate with that.

Musicophillia, is it good? I would like more "in-depth" information about music and brain, and I've seen some reviews about that book and said a bit the opposite. It's mostly a sort of collection of patient histories regarding how neural disorders and damage affects musical perception, like tonality, timbre and rhythm either by heightening or by inhibiting them. Also some interesting notes on how music can be used as a tool for therapy for people suffering various neural disorders. It's not really an in-depth look into how music works in the brain. If you've read Sacks' "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" then it's kind of similar but the cases are musically themed. At one point he referenced Rouget's "Music and Trance: A Theory of the Relations Between Music and Possession" which seems interesting. I'll be probably getting this sometime.

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Listened five times so far and it keeps getting better. I'm just a little worried I will wear it out before the vinyl arrives. Recks on is a beast.