We hear that the aliens are landing in Toronto. This is pretty close, so we decide to leave town. I try to get our family into the station wagon, but people keep getting back out of the car, for stupid reasons. It is like playing Whac-A-Mole. It is so frustrating. I mean, THE ALIENS ARE COMING.
Push Me Higher, Daddy
The houseplant was saying PUSH ME HIGHER DADDY. I have no idea.
houseplant
Tupac Shakur aka Richard
We are moving into a new apartment. As we enter the lobby, the concierge comes toward us. He is definitely Tupac Shakur, and we exclaim loudly at his being alive. He says : SHHHH I GO BY RICHARD NOW. Later, he gives us three passes to the new Star Wars movie, to say thank-you for keeping his secret.
Whales
I am swimming. The waves are high and I am in over my head. Someone is hacking away at a narrow spit protecting my harbour. When it is breached, rough waters pour in. Further out, two whales are jumping in and out of the water. People call to me from the beach. I head out to sea.
Leonard Nimoy's Sketchbook
Leonard Nimoy spots me in the crowd as the ballet is letting out. He sends someone over with his journal. It is full of complicated sketches and writing, and I am impressed. Leonard disappears, and I can’t return his book. So I tear out a blank page, and leave a note on the message board in the lobby of the theatre :
L - I have your book.