The Infinite Jest Challenge

After much contemplation and internal debate, I am opting to make the Infinite Jest placemat. My reasoning? (1) Seeing as this was your mom’s idea and we have already entertained your sister’s request, I think we should go ahead and play to all the women in the Azzolini household; (2) No one in my family will want to play the Infinite Jest board game; and (3) I foresee many many sources of inspiration, including:

Note the self referential attitude of this mat. It invites the (r)eater to partake in its own creation.

I feel like this mat itself could be The Official Infinite Jest place mat if only IJ had something to do with cats. All sorts of complementary things going on here.

Not exactly sure if this is really a placemat (It traces back to the work of one Moenen Erbuer, which is one amazing name), but it would definitely distract me and make me uncomfortable while eating, which is exactly how IJ makes me feel while reading it.

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What influences are you drawing from for the board game? I’m really excited to play it by the way. If you could somehow get one of our three (or four) talanted fans to make it into an online game, I think the entire DFW blogosphere would thank you.