Janet Berliner
February 18th, 2010 at 3:52 pm

Thank you, Dear Sully, for seeing into my soul.

– Sully

There must be something really wrong with me. I have no trouble sliding into the shoes, heads, and hearts of my characters.

Janet

– Slippery Sully

Brian Hodge
February 18th, 2010 at 2:41 am

Heya, Sully … I’m later to the table than usual, after a 5-day workshop, but better late, etc. Another entry here that will reward repeated reading, although that’s just Sully hitting par.

>A certain rootlessness anchored me to the broader universe — I had lived in a dozen countries by the time I was six

Well, there’s a revelation! I’m reminded of the old quote attributed to the Jesuits and seen in at least a couple of forms: “Give me the boy and I’ll show you the man,” and “Give us a boy until he’s 7, and we’ll have him for the rest of his life.”

You were a good deal more slippery than that. I’d say it’s served you well in the great masquerade.

Or maybe it just takes wee-hours delirium. At the moment, in my Olympic fever, I can’t tell whether I empathize more with the Canadian women, the Japanese women, or the curling stones.

– Sully

Wayne Allen Sallee
February 17th, 2010 at 4:39 pm

Actually, Sully, it is nigh impossible to find Avatar in non-3D around here, theaters far north of me. But I have never had stuff come out of my eyelids before. I’m assuming it was the butter from the endless popcorn bag. Around here, they give you a cup and let you fill it with butter. If I had bacon for dipping, I’d be a happy man.

– Sully

Wayne Allen Sallee
February 16th, 2010 at 11:05 pm

Don’t forget the people who talk to their dogs, Sully. No, not Berkowitz. I’m thinking me and my collie, Buddy the Mitch. I’ll talk to him like I’m demonstrating cooking food to a TV audience, but its better than talking to myself. More to your point, if you’re not schizo, then you’re working for The Man. Are you PK Dick or any of the corporate bosses–pick one–from his novels? If a writer sticks with his default reality, odds are we’ll see the cookie-cutter characters Dave mentions above.

Re: Avatar. I saw Book of Eli then snuck in on Avatar about a third in, there was a huge box for recycled 3-D glasses. I know I can’t see in 3-D, even with the glasses, but it was free (well, against the law), but I had heard about a guy named Sallee, then found out it was Sully. But, and this is true, I went into the bathroom and vomited through my mouth, nose, and eyelids. Then went back for more, really only to get my pal Paul, who was having headaches, too. Plus, we had already seen the movie we wanted. I got the answer I wanted, that I’m still not able to see in 3-D, no matter how advanced the form is now. But, darn it all, if there was a summer release of Sully and Eva Mendes in Super 3-D, I’d have to go.

Thanks, Vicki.

– Sully