Socioblog: Melancholy, books, and Lobster Rissotto

For reasons that I cannot explain, I have come into ownership of about twenty books about Freudian theory. I can't explain their presence, since I have never taught, written, or even talked about psychoanalysis. They mystify me. ... The whole evening was excellent fun, but the night (at the Charing Cross Hotel) was largely spent listening to alarming noises from ancient plumbing. Also, someone phoned my room at 04.00 and asked, 'Is that you, gorgeous? ...