1.
I was treading water effortlessly in the middle of the ocean with a few others, Melanie included. We were watching a movie about Geoff. Someone had made a film about Geoff's life, and it starred the guy who plays Frances from "Malcolm in the Middle." I was completely entranced by it--and especially confused and disturbed by the ending. It ended with a scene of Geoff being raped by Darth Vader and then both of them killing each other with laser guns. I tried to understand what the symbolism might be. The movie ended and I looked around me and realized we were in the middle of the ocean and felt scared for a moment. As soon as we began to swim, we were gliding, gliding so fast that we reached the shore within seconds, talking about the film the whole time. Melanie also told me she was hoping to go to graduate school in Las Vegas.
2.
I went to visit Paul in Venice. I walked through the sideyard and there were loads of belongings strung out all over the place. His guesthouse looked like a wall had been torn out and there was a sheet over one side. Paul came out from behind the sheet and in that instant I realized that I hadn't called, it was early in the morning, and he had someone there. I saw the sheet move, rustling coming from behind it. I hurriedly apologized and he assured me to come back later, it was just a little too early. I knew I wouldn't come back--I was too embarassed--and I was sad because I knew it would be the last time I'd see him in Venice.
