I'd forgotten what a shocking expose of an uncaring society and the modern world that A Clockwork Orange was. Take the scene where a woman hears a young man at her door, telling her there's been an accident down the road, his friend's been hurt badly and he needs to use a phone to call an ambulance. And the woman just refuses to help him, directing him to a further away pub for assistance. What a shockingly callous and uncaring world!

On penicillin capsules for my chest infection. I hope that clears it up as this has been my fourth out of five sick days used up and I was as bad as ever yesterday. Finished reading L.A. Confidential and started the first of the Dexter novels "Dearly Devoted Dexter". In the early chapters at least, it's almost like a novelisation, but I know the books are a bit different and the TV series stopped following the novels after the first season/book.

"What's there to smile about?" Malcolm McDowell's character asks, towards the end of O Lucky Man! I like that. Don't have an answer for him. Except Paris, of course. But she wasn't around back when that film was made, so it's no wonder poor Malcolm has to ask the question (that and him always getting arrested and attacked by old tramps 'n' stuff).

The cause of Intellectualism gains a donation for every person who reads this post :P I don't like Intellectualism much though - too elitist. So feel free to deny them donations, ha ha! Oops, too late!