4/28 p2

things to note — probably already noted —

a large bin of screws and bolts at goodwill computer store
bins of polished pebbles —
a jar of things removed from tires
a jar of watch batteries

mixing objects then sorting them out

writing by accumulation

accretion

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i was going to get some newspapers out and write some politics — then thought learning french was more important — so i’ll look at french while eating —
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afternoon iced tea on the deck — a nice day — but too sunny for yard work —
looks warm and sunny for the week —
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a little thinking about the web — looking at Said leads to swift’s tale of a tub which i’ve never read — so i got that out — also important is FW which i’ve been glancing at a little recently
the cover page has some writing on it so it should be scanned

tale of a tub looks like it fits well with roubaud

what i find interesting about said is that i have lot of problems with the writing itself and with his ideas

another digression to valéry — i started monsieur teste but didn’t like it all that much — but his philosophical works — quoted so often — seem most interesting also the Mallarmé writings in french — i have some english translations that i should also read
things keep expanding
valéry — more absurdly priced things — something that may prompt me to get a library card