Linkhappy to Linklater 9.14.04

Well. Sometimes the lovely synchronicity of it all just won�t be ignored. Many thanks to this entirely random individual whose blog I happened upon. She wrote about a track by hip-hop outfit Eyedea and Abilities and nicely linked to their site. Nicely enough, she also noted that the Exhausted Love track was featured in Richard Linklater�s 1991 film Slacker, and links to a short review of the film.

This happens to be one of my favorite films ever and, sadly, I lost my copy of it to my last paramour. Although it�s one of those incredible creative outputs that I don�t consider a loss if it�s passed on to a good home. Something like that, like a Murakami novel, is always a gift. ANYway, so I love Slacker, and I am reading the little review and it lists Linklater�s influences in making the film, among them a Wim Wenders flick, Kings of the Road. Which I was just trying to remember the name of yesterday. Plus, this little piece references Nicholas Baker�s The Mezannine�sort of an overdone footnotey novelty novel�which I still have a soft spot for because it represents this very kind of thinking, where you constantly have an aside, a reference, an observation on an observation. Like with James Burke�s Connections. Remember that? (Don't lie. You've pulled a few hits and settled in with a fair amount of glee to watch his insane pogostick tours of history.)

So. Do you ever have days where all your thoughts daisy-chain with each other so nicely you feel giddy? Like you just want to pile all your randomly accumulated bits of knowledge together like a big leaf pile and dive into it? Kind of invigorating.