horsemouth dreamed he was computer programming (he dreamed he was back at college). computer programming is just about his least favourite thing. then he dreamt he was in a meeting (he tried a bit of bibliomancy to get him out of a tight corner - one book worked, another didn't). later he was on a train reversing through some kind of london docklands. at some point in the dream he was in an apartment block that was under attack - he had run upstairs to hide.
such is the nonsense inside his head.
'I saw a wretch executed who had murdered his master for which he had his head chopped off by an axe that slid down from a timber, between the two tall columns in st. mark's piazza at seabrink.' - john evelyn, 17th C. account, in venice.
yesterday horsemouth went for a walk with TG. he read more of the aleksandr blok in italy book - soon (may 1st) his journeys will begin. barbarian hordes will threaten the cities - blok reorders them from the order in which he and his wife visited them into the order of their historical power and ascendency.
we begin in venice. (the city in the sea and thus, like holland, a disproof of malthus). brodsky has written about venice (horsemouth should check him out for blok references)
horsemouth has published his books read and films watched list for april. as usual he did better than he remembered (but not as well as he had hoped).
we have reached the weekend and reached the chronology of the devil rides out - this afternoon rex van ryn arrives by plane, he meets the duc de richleau and they set off to find their friend simon aron. when they get to his house there is a party in progress with 13 people in attendance...it all ends up in a witches sabbat on sunday (may eve) with the goat of mendes in attendance.
and then it is may day and we are through into a different season.
'as april ends and may begins (a change in the season)' - joan didion, blue nights (repunctuated). .
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