'Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't seek validation in the outwardly visible.' Haruki Marukami.

Monday, September 22, 2003

Holiday exhaustion
Returned from Greece yesterday. Back at work today. Feeling tired. Weather changed in London today - downpour in the afternoon. Sunburn turning to tan. I tried to use a high protection sunblock this year. Had to have suspect mole removed a few years ago after falling asleep under Paros sun. Reading Underworld by Don De Lillo. What a great writer! A friend has a play coming up on BBC Radio 4 soon. Hope I haven't missed it. There was a bye-election in my constituency, while I was away. Seems as though many people think the way I do - that Blair let us down in so many ways - that they overturned his party's huge majority and elected a Liberal Democrat. As the great bard (Bob Dylan) said "You don't need a weatherman to tell you how the wind blows".
Must sign off now to watch another controversial film by John Pliger.

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