Discussion Eight – Infinite Jest - Page 698 - 808

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This discussion covers Page 698 – 808


Begins: 14 NOVEMBER YEAR OF THE DEPEND ADULT UNDERGARMENT “Ms. Ruth van Cleve’s first day off new residents’ three-day House Restriction.”

Kate Gompert walks home with Ms. R.v.C. Meanwhile, over at E.T.A., Hal chills with the gals. Joelle catches a CA meeting at St. Elizabeth’s. Blood Sister plays out its plot (you just know some indie filmmakers have tried to make their version of this). Kate Gompert has a violet encounter with a light post. Master of disguise and recent Ennet House-rejectee Randy Lenz out-surveilles his Orientoid-surveillers. Poor Tony Krause may have met his match in high-heeled sprinting. Les A.F.R. commence avec the viewing of the cartridges des frères Antitoi (présentement décédé) on a consumer TP, perhaps unaware of the necessity of cinq cent quatre-vingts cinq r.p.m. for the detection of le cartridge Master – Quel dommage!! Joelle dreams of Doctor Don. Desjardins and Joubet take one for the team and the technical engineer of radio removes his digits in Broullîme’s field-test. Lenz cops the Chinkette bags and makes his escape. Marathe cools his (w)heels in the Ennet House living room. Endnote 304, merde*! (*although footnote 5 was pretty funny – Amway) Marathe is warned about the pro - jection. Joelle scrubs the 5-Woman’s and revisits the spirit of Thanksgiving past. Marathe commences his intake interview with the woman of authority. Mario captures some candid footage of LaMont Chu, then interfaces with The Moms re: detecting sadness. Hal and Mario interface late night in their dorm room re: types and subtypes of liars. Marathe tries to pick up Kate Gompert in Ryle’s Inman Square Club of Jazz, but despite the effectiveness of the Kahlua and milk, Rémy don’t got game to get Gompert. Late night dorm room (cont’d) Hal confesses his drug habits to Mario who, naturellement, absolves him completely. Pemulis discusses needs and Hope with Hal. Johnette meets a salivating young ETA lad whom was looking for a meeting. Early P.M. in the locker room, Pemulis reveals the truth about truth for a weepy Postal Weight. M.I.T. A.B.D.-Ph.D. Molly Notkins spills all available guts re: Madame Psychosis to R. Tine’s high-watt questions. Pemulis gets the shoe. Hal attends a needs meeting.

The plot thickens quite a bit in this week's reading. Lots of back story on the Incandenza family from Joelle and Molly Notkins. Some serious crossover interfacing is taking place between ETA, Ennet House, and the AFR (with U.S.O.U.S. not far behind). Also appears to be a bit of poltergeist activity starting at ETA. Is it Himself doing a King Hamlet-type thing? Or maybe Clipperton and his Red-room (redrum)?


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