1. Read The Little Friend by Donna Tartt. Loved it, like Terri did, but different.
2. Read The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Very different, but also loved. Must send a copy to Quentin, because it reminds me (plot-wise) of Zorg and Andy, though, knowing Quentin, probably very different in spirit.
3. Saw Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly. Yeah, what I expected. Having read a bio of Dick last year, I couldn’t help but think of the actual house he lived in which was supposedly much as the house of wacky stoner friends in the book/movie.
4. Have been watching Peep Show via Netflix. Imagine actually laughing out loud at a TV show.
5. Finally, finally watched a Fellini film, Nights of Cabiria, which was fantastic. I can even overlook the godawful “hooker with a heart of gold” plot. Why did I wait so long for this? I suspect it’s because I think of foreign films from the 50’s and 60’s and think of the French new wave which I just. don’t. get., and I guess without consciously thinking about it, I lumped Fellini in the same bucket, which is just dumb in hindsight, but there you go.
6. Watched The Wild One (the Brando movie). Unintentionally hilarious (mean, mean, bikers who are gone wild on that evil jazz music!), but now I can say I saw it.
7. Are going to see La Dolce Vita at the Brattle tonight to continue the Fellini kick.

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