Status Updates From Finnegans Wake

Well, this is humbling; I am simply not smart enough to understand this. I don't think anybody apart from James Joyce is. Every sentence—no, every word—needs a companion guide. The cynic in me would say this is all gibberish and nonsense, but the pretentious twerp in me also really wants to uncover all the mysteries and accept the challenge. I bet you every book I read after this will feel like reading about Mr Bump.

Why am I doing this to myself? I'm in my literary sadism/pretentious phase I guess... wish me luck

This is more progress than it sounds