Insomnia

E-word,

Actually it's not insomnia, it's a brutal case of jetlag. I don't properly sleep right now; I basically take a series of long naps, and I'm pretty messed up. I'm taking my dad's approach to insomnia, which is to sleep when you're tired, but I have to admit that I think that forcing the issue works better.

I'm reading 'Something Happened', and am enjoying it quite a lot. I can relate to Slocum's base compulsions and his ability to kind of analyze and be disgusted by his base instincts, but not feeling strongly enough to actually stop them. I understand that feeling quite well, and despite my best intentions I think at heart I find life to be kind of meaningless and that really my only goal is to stave off loneliness. Yikes, did I just say that? Thank God I'm not into whores, that's gotta hollow you the hell out. I'm trying to find meaning in Christianity, but that's a journey, I think. Anyway, I find the novel much more funny than sad so far, but I can see it tipping over eventually.

I definitely want to read more of his work, too. If this novel is this good, I imagine 'Catch 22' is even better.