ATDDTA (6) 182 - 184. 5

[bekah]

I wrote:
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182: 12   "Nate...kept wasting Agency money rattling off one telegram 
after another."

The telegram is a less esoteric method of communication than oysters 
or other methods in AtD but Nate is a less esoteric animal.

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and I was relistening to this section this morning and thinking about 
what Robin said that in this book all communication of the usual, 
material variety is  totally non-productive -  in other words,  "a 
waste."

I laughed out loud at the mini-mart and foax turned to check out the 
peculiar  little old lady with earphones.

I'm sure there is a whole lot more about wasted days and wasted 
nights,  wasted words and wasted lights in this book.   (Music never 
goes to waste -  for those who know,  it's the only true form of 
art.)  I read AtD very quickly, too quickly,  the first time and it 
sure is better the second time around.    Now I need to crack that 
good old  "Crying" book again and refresh my recall.  "Vineland" 
wouldn't hurt.   But I'm not up to GR again,  not yet.  Maybe in July 
when I'm stuck in the house with 110 d F.  heat.

bekah