User talk:MKOHUT

Hi MKOHUT,

my name's Jordan. It seems that we're the two folks working the most on M&D so I thought we should get in touch. I set up the Data-by-date system, what do you think? I reformatted your post for 1787 so that it is year for the page, month for the section, and then date number and abreviated month in bold before the text.

I've been slowly (I'm moving and looking for work right now so I don't have as much computer time as i did) going through M&D, historical data, and Mason's Jornal (I have a copy if you ever want me to look something up in it for you let me know) and trying to place each event inthe book in space and time. I have found a few places where pynchon deviates from the historical reality. some might be mistakes (events happen a day or two quicker than they really did in brooklyn, i think) but some may be on purpose (the full lunar eclipse that disrupts the ware-beaver's competition in the book was set on a day where there was actually a solar eclipse and then we read a chinese story about a solar eclipse- he is playing his story history and astronomy here.

I can be reached via this forum, but it would be easier to chat via e-mail for me: jordan@riseup.net

y'r ob'd'nt s'rv't, Jordan Arthur Fink