M&M reading schedule

Ok, James I tried to find some stopping points but you know it's a Russian novel there just aren't any really good stops. I think for the May 2 meeting that we should to page 97. It is the end of chapter 11.

I think that it is enough time to read that much. If someone has any concerns please let me know and we can shorten it. It is a dense book.

I hope that the books have come to you, Patrick. Let me know if we need to change the date.

@S-2-B: The Aftermath

Yes, I'm using TD's shorthand.

We had a good meeting last night at the Edison Walthall bar.

One last thing to clear up:

The Greek phrase at the beginning of At Swim-Two-Birds is a quote from Euripides' "The Madness of Hercules."

All things pass and give way to one another.

Thanks go to Dylan, a friend of mine who happens to have a minor in Latin, for the translation help.

I thought the last @S-2-B meeting went well. The conversation was great. Cotton was tending the bar, and there was a run on Bass by many of the PBCS.

At Swim-Two-Birds was a book I chose on a whim. I had said I wanted to choose something different.

This blurb by Dylan Thomas convinced to me to try out the book:

This is just the book to give your sister if she's a loud, dirty, boozy girl!

It's certainly a different book. It's playful. The way O'Brien writes. I couldn't help but laugh.

One final thought, and something that came up in conversation last night... Trellis' final pondering: Ars est celare artem.

True art is to conceal art.

As far as the possible pun is concerned, just consider what Trellis was doing at the time...

At Swim-Two-Birds: Tuesday Night, April 11

We are meeting at 7 p.m. at the Edison Walthall Hotel bar. Considering that Tuesdays are Open Mic Nights at Fenian's, we thought that a change of venue would be a good idea as far as book club is concerned. For those unfamiliar with Downtown Jackson, here are directions to the Edison Walthall.

This is the final At Swim-Two-Birds meeting.

Edited Apr 11 at 9:30 a.m. to reflect the change in time & at noon in response to Otherjay.