Sunday, August 26, 2001
Last night I dreamt that I saw a dirigible explode. The unusual thing was that it was the size of a skyscraper and shaped (if you were looking top down) like an eye—two mirrored arcs joined at the ends. I had a clear view of the accident—I watched it fall from the sky as if in slow motion. I felt as though millions of voices cried out in pain and were suddenly silenced. After that dream, I dreamt I was at someone's swimming pool and was witness to a mass murder. Somehow the pool water was poisonous, so some of the victims died because they fell in and came into contact with the water. At one point, I noticed the pool water level was rather low, but at the moment I noticed that, it started rising very quickly, as if by magic rather than by some huge pipe from below. I was not a participant in this dream; neither the victims nor the murderer knew I was watching. The people died somehow, but I saw no blood. After a few minutes, two of the hunted people had survived, and I woke just as the final faceoff and showdown had begun (but no words like "To be continued..." had appeared). Breakfast at Café for All Seasons where the menu's fine print snobbily says, "Well-behaved children welcome" and "Quality takes time." It's crowded, and we end up reluctantly taking the worst table (right in front of the door), but it ends up being worth it because the next four-top was about 15 or 20 minutes more. Patrick and Sam both have waffles (everything on it). I have eggs (ordered scrambled easy but which arrive scrambled normal) with sides of sausage, bacon, and pan-fried potatoes. Dianne has a fruit bowl and an omelette. The complimentary crushed pecan muffins to start and orange juice in a wine glass are nice touches. Sam and Dianne tell of their previous day's journey to Guerneville and the Triple R Resort. Afterwards, I return home to meet with Gail about her website. Later, Patrick and I get dinner with Kelly and Brian at Elephant Bleu, where they tell you an order of Vietnamese coffee takes "about 20 minutes," but it really takes about 30 to 40 minutes.