schedule change?

[Robin Landseadel]

On Nov 12, 2009, at 9:53 PM, Joseph Tracy wrote:

> Interest in IV seems to be flagging and I may beg off on my offer to  
> host ch 15, or do a half assed job.  Part of the problem is that  
> most of the characters and themes that require some research are on  
> the table and  I wonder if we would be better to jam the last  
> chapters into say a 3 week summation of the final chapters and   
> final thoughts on the novel as a whole. I don't  want to throw us  
> off a schedule that others are happier with but more hopin to see  
> some revived interest and summary thoughts about what IV adds to the  
> body of of work of TRP.  Also wondering if quickening the pace after  
> tugging at some of the threads  will provoke new thoughts, reveal  
> patterns , reveal reader reactions etc. more clearly.
>
> Basically the listers don't seem engaged in the chapter at hand at  
> this point.  So just askin. Aye?

I'll fess up to flagging. There will be more notes, and soon, but  
there have been distractions. No reason for others to hurry, but I'm  
feeling a bit like a cage bound hen and haven't had the energy to push  
out any more eggs for the last few days. Chapter 14 is quite rich with  
cross-references, in particular to Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, but  
finding those cross-connections is a bit of work—work I haven't been  
facing up to lately. In any case, don't speed up on my behalf. And I  
am looking forward to what Joseph has to say.