i am a cat

if you havent read I am a cat, you should. i dont write this just because i am one myself, but because the book is truely a work of genius. written at the start of the 20th century by a japanese writer i had never heard of before, it is a biting social satire on japanese society. it is told from the perspective of a cat, who lives with a school teacher and his family, whose every action and habits he describes with the level of distaste and superiority one would expect from a feline, convinced as they always are of representing superior beings. the book is massive, but well worth the read, as long as you dont mind embarassing yourself by bursting out loud on the tube.
but i am trying to move myself away from fiction now. i am off next month to south america, and i have a great deal to write before then, not least the lectures i am supposed to be giving while away. such a pity there are not 34 hours in a day, i am sure i could find a good way to use them.