In Whole Foods, the next afternoon, Erin emailed her manager at the used bookstore that she was quitting her job, then scrolled through photos of Elvis standing between grinning, newlywed couples. Elvis appeared more energetic and alive than the couples in almost every photo, including one in which the couple was partially blocked from view by an over-eager Elvis who seemed to have lunged toward the camera, displaying the knuckles side of a peace sign.
“I don’t get it, at all,” said Paul.
“It’s what people do. This is what people want.”
“It really seems insane,” said Paul.
“People are insane,” said Erin.
“We should get an Elvis wedding.”
“I’m fine with an Elvis wedding.”
“Actually, I don’t want an Elvis wedding,” said Paul. “It seems extremely stressful.” Erin made a next-day reservation for a “desk wedding.” They discussed if they wanted to be on MDMA during their marriage ceremony. Erin said they should save it for the day after tomorrow, their last in Las Vegas.
“We might be dead by then,” said Paul.
“They won’t let us get married if we’re on drugs,” said Erin.
“They’ll think we’re on drugs if we’re not on drugs."
Erin laughed weakly.
“We’ll just—” said Paul. “We’ll figure it out. 

Tao Lin, Taipei

Croisé le Corgi du quartier près du mur, il a un gros bandage long sur le ventre : est-ce qu’il faut s’inquiéter ?

Je me pose la question du Kindle. Ce qui me gène, bien sûr, c’est le verrou : tu n’achètes pas un produit (en l’occurrence un livre) mais un droit d’utilisation (droit de lecture). Finalement, c’est une bibliothèque. Oui mais ce mode de distribution ne me dérange pas pour la musique ¹. Ce qu’Amazon te vend, c’est un écosystème : pouvoir lire facilement sur liseuse, ordi, tablette, téléphone aujourd’hui, qui sait lentille humaine demain. Une possibilité aussi de mutualiser les notes ? Mais quelque part je culpabiliserai de ne plus acheter chez mon libraire indépendant alors. Il faudrait que les autres acteurs se mettent tous au niveau.

La (première) relecture de Transoxiane deux me rend perplexe : c’est en deçà.