If you don't mind, I'm gonna pass out

Pictured: Natascha McElhone takes time out from the (La) Tribune crossword in Ronin. The (IH) Tribune crossword has been about all that has been distracting me as of late. I'm working on the new thing and it's screaming along in the way that some drafts do. The trick is not to question it, so I'm not. Hence the lack of posting. Apologies again to the two - no, three people who read this.

I'm using notebooks less. After filling several Moleskins with invaluable material - I keep going back to them - I've defaulted to a very cheap Muji notebook (90p in London) - A5 30 leaf (60pp). I've done so much research for this new thing that I have what I need in my head: I'm making almost no notes at all. The manuscript is the notebook now.

Can't watch movies, either. Can barely read. Work in progress. Ronin was on the other night though - I still love that.