fate tried to save him (but his will was too strong)

there (phew) horsemouth has got it down on paper (as it were). it was a memorable phrase in a morning dream. 

on his (online) way here  horsemouth also noticed the phrase 'horsemouth the scrivener' (by robert lawson) written in response to horsemouth's previous post, an attempted explanation (aka. kvetching) about  employment.

there were several occasions (when horsemouth's employers  were unwise enough to give him direct instruction) when he was obliged to use the phrase 'I would prefer not to.' (did he mention bad management as another reason for abandoning 'work'?). 

horsemouth does not advise doing a bartleby - he advises accommodation with the forces of injustice sufficient to ensure survival in adequate comfort. he knows this isn't brave or principled (he can hear sartre and de beauvoir tsking  from their cafe table) but it works. bartleby's will was too strong. 

barteby was of course big with the people horsemouth knew, likewise kafka's  story about the ape. 

in retrospect horsemouth knew the gig was up when work appointed a sensible, friendly, helpful manager (instead of someone out of the department). horsemouth regrets that he was a difficult employee but he was often knackered and stressed, busy fitting the square pegs of deaf students into the round holes of hearing education.  

horsemouth went to the last  meeting of the communal endeavour of the year (followed by pizza).      

in general he is against any junket but it has been a hard year. it was a pleasant meal (his waistline is considerably expanded).  horsemouth wonders what the damage is. he was seen (by myk zeitlin) passing infront of hackney town hall on his way back at 11.30. 

this evening another meeting (the decarbonisation - pat and antony and hopefully some others - they are sneaking up on half the households told). friday mike T  meet up. saturday maybe howard. sunday ayesha and then catastro/FILLE. thereon horsemouth is free to peg it off into the countryside - he's turned down a cat-sitting appointment. 

for the rest of today horsemouth doesn't know (he suspects a walk and a write).

ok horsemouth is not entirely sure when the last day for these things is but soon his mixcloud mixes will be gone so he urges you to get and listen to them now (the better to miss them when they are gone).