At one point I got on this kick, a phrase from "A Rose for Emily," [a short story by William Faulkner] which John gave me to read, there's a phrase in there to describe Emily's house ― "an eyesore among eyesores".
It's got this great one-liner: "I even got on this optional excursion that's going to let me go into Walmarts, that's going to actually let me interact with real North Americans - yeah it's so sick, bud".
"This one has," she said, "because I want to know how this individual got on this plane with this material.
So we got on this thing and went 70 m.p.h.
"It's about time your government got on this".
That's how I got on this track of wanting to go to the Games".
I've succumbed, and whatever you've got on this weekend, take a moment to follow @Simon_Kelner.
People who know me personally are surprised as to how personal I've got on this record.
"As soon as I got on this deck, it was love at first sight.
"It's like, 'Hey, Dad, listen to the hook I've got on this song.
