Discussion Two – Infinite Jest - Page 109 - 198

[Jim]

This discussion covers Page 109 – 198

Begins: “3 NOVEMBER Y.D.A.U. ‘Because none of them really meant any of it,’ Hal tells Kent Blott.”


Buddies Big and little bitch and moan during their weekly Wednesday pre-dinner bonding sessions. Using the ruse of an abandoned Husky-VI tripod, a husky 16-A bipod, U.S.S. Millicent Kent, leads Mario into a dusky thicket, where she tells a tale of her cross-dressing father while making a failed foray into Mario’s wicket. Marathe and Steeply wind down their desert tête à tête. Lyle the sweat-licking guru. C shoots a hot dose from Dr. Wo that Poor Tony saw coming, the cheese eatin’ fag. Orin kicks around a business idea with Hal. Hello and goodbye to the old Boston galoot who founded Ennet House back in the day. As most bricklayers will attest, what goes up must come down. Hal’s ‘compare and contrast’ essay on McGarrett and Furillo earns a B/B+. Helen Steeply’s article on transvestites and stolen hearts, highlights jeers to elicit tears. The rise and fall of videophony in three easy lessons. Vi-sine, U-rine, we all screen for I-screen. Himself at ten years old receives life lessons from his progressiver drunker father in a Tuscon communal garage. Pemulis cops, Hal says “Please commit…” Mario and Hal make an art film. Ennett House residents interface with Pat. Miss Madame Psychosis, transmits their neurosis, to the ears of the loyal deformed. And finally, a walking tour (in prose) of the Enfield Marine Public Health Hospital and its seven satellites.


To avoid spoilers, please limit your comments to page 109 – 198 (and the earlier pages).

[Doubledf99.99]

Did enjoy the lifes lesson and how to effortlessly open a garage door. Lots of good stuff on the tennis side of the house, and thoroughly enjoying the writting.