David Lynch’s Dune: the Extended Edition arrived from Netflix a few days ago, so I’m going to watch that in a few minutes. I saw Dune years ago as a child, and didn’t understand what the fuck was going on it. Now, older and wiser — and also having read the first two books — I anticipate that, even with the extra half-hour of added footage … I’m not going to understand what the fuck is going on.

I’ve gotten all sorts of shit done today. I worked out, helped Bill build his very own blog (visit http://www.randomcreepery.com, click on “Rants”), and went to Tim Horton’s and wrote a new story called “Corporate Responsibility.” It’s about a future where a Wal-Mart-esque company basically rules the country. It’s pretty different from the stuff I usually write. Most of my stories usually end on at least a slightly happy note. This one, while concluding satisfactorily for the protagonist, is kind of depressing when you consider how it ends and what is implied. I’m quite excited about it.

So that was my today. And now, the desert plains of Arrakis beckon me …

JAB