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1970-01-02 - 2:55 a.m. NO. No No No No No No No. As many of you know, I'm extremely drunk right now. So drunk that I got a ride home from someone else. Well, actually, I wanted to talk to that person anyway, and have a reason to prolong my talking to her. What many of you know also, I am writing my thesis, which is currently in a period of theoretical indistinction, on Marxist Hegemonies on the Ringling Estate,. As I said, theoretically indistinct. What I did no know was that the Ringling Museum is now advertising itself on late-night cable: I swear, I saw such an ad, urging people to visit the Ringling "Museum," a few minutes ago. What's happening in my consciousness right now, Ithin, is the fdrunkeness has stripped off the filters to my Marxist categories, and I saw a disturbing sight: The Julies Caesar statue to which the Ringling Estate ad faded to black in turn faded into the opening of the CNN segment of the 'coalition' forces pulling down a Saddam statue--which had the exact same posture. What the fuck is going on here? My mind, and my id, fails me. M.
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