D.é.j.à. v.u

Disturbed sleep rhythm and mildly achy. Long day tomorrow. So skimming off a quick few randomers:

Sometimes when I open up the London Review I go straight to the Classified section. Especially the personals where the adverts  are often imaginative and just about quirky enough to make my day.

Here are few from the latest edition:

Dear LRB, I have no money. Please run my advert for free. I want a woman who is 38. Let her know I’m really clever and good-looking. Thanks.

I hate you all. I hate London. I hate books. I hate critics. I hate this magazine, I hate this column and I hate all the goons who appear in it. But if you have large breasts, are younger than 30 and don’t want to talk about the novel you’re ‘writing’ I’ll put all that aside for approximately two hours one Saturday afternoon in January. Man, 33.

I make my own sexual lubricant. The secret ingredient is Bovril. Man, 56. Congleton.

Literary agents ! you are all useless cunts. F, 54.

If you’re reading this hoping for a mini-biopic about battles with drugs, cancer and divorce, talk to the guy above. But if you want to know about historical battle sites in Scotland, talk to me. Alan, 45. Scottish historical battle expert and BDSM fetishist.

Here’s my favourite which actually is published above the previous one -

Everyone. My life is a mind-numbing cesspit of despair and self-loathing. Just fuck off. Or else write  back  and we’ll make love. Gentleman, 37.

For those of you who may wonder if it was me, no, no  It’s not me.

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Among other things, borrowing couple of interesting links that L sent me. Thanks.

All the word chasers, check this wonderful wonderful site. Yes. that’s right everyday.

Save the words.

Check this interesting photo assorts 3191.

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Couple more interesting ones:

Check out the cover article of this edition of Nat Geo by David Quammen featured as a memoriam of Charles Darwin’s 200th Birthday (Feb 12) which he shares with Abraham Lincoln.

Another fascinating article about Madness in Dostoyevsky’s works in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. You need Uni access/ athens login I’m afraid. If terribly curious drop me a mail.

Lastly, an interesting chronicle of Al Pacino’s yelling throughout his illustrious career. Hoo hah.

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Now Bugger off.