11:58 'wordsman is engrossed in drawing an all-penguin version of the Prophets and Sybils from the ceiling of Michelangelo's Capella Sistina. 12:04 Allen looks over his shoulder for a minute, then startles 'wordsman by saying that penguins support drapery nicely. Allen and 'wordsman are glad to see each other. 12:07 Rob arrives. He is bummed by the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal. They all are. Rob likes they drapery on the penguin Cumaean Sibyl, especially around the flippers. 12:08 Allen says 'wordsman is driving him nuts on Rob's blog, writing in poems all the time. 'wordsman should write a normal blog diary like everyone else. 12:11 'wordsman says: just as everybody's dreams are the same, everybody's diaries are the same. They are as formulaic and predictable as the daily news. |
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12:13 When Rob invited them, 'wordsman and Beverly asked each other: how could we do a diary on Rob's blog differently? Be more specific? More accurate? 12:19 Everybody's dreams are the same? Allen says last night he dreamt about a giant green woman with squid hair lavishing him with squidly hot lovin'. Rob holds the copyright on that dream. Allen owes Rob a 48 cents in royalties. 12:26 So what is the deal with Beverly? 12:27 'wordsman says Beverly had a life changing experience with some minority tribespeople in the back country. The first thing they did was confiscate cell phones. That's why Bev was out of touch. 12:35 'wordsman says Beverly is super-busy in Tokyo, editing another documentary. By her own admission, she can't talk about her experience coherently. She's in a good mood, though. 12:38 These tribespeople Beverly was with are continuing a shamanic tradition using wireless telecommunications. Picture phones. They used to use esp. The best description she can give is: Healing Rebuses. She saw healings. Beverly says her own cyst disappeared. 12:42 Rob says Beverly should get together with Harvard historian of science Anne Harrington who does the mind/body placebo-effect work. 12:47 Are all dreams owned by someone? Allen asks Rob about Allen's repeating dream of Uncle Sash', the axe and the floating chopping block. Does Rob own that one, too? Rob says Uncle Sash' sold his rights to that dream to Paul McCartney in the early '80s. 12:51 'wordsman quietly asserts that if you sleep in other people's beds, you get their dreams. Rob and Allen stare at their coffees for a minute. Allen thanks 'wordsman a lot for that one. Now he'll never get that out of his mind! 12:54 Rob says he's going to wear Mind-Plugs from now on when he sleeps in a motel, to keep from getting other people's dreams. Allen says he needs a pair of Mind-Plugs for this one client of his. She is out of control. 12:57 When is Beverly coming back? Middle of May, says 'wordsman. She's starting to leave 'wordsman bizarre messages on his picture phone. Maybe Beverly is shamanising him. Rob tells 'wordsman to check if his hair is starting to grow back. 1:02 What if Allen is using someone else's really good dream and doesn't want to give it back? Does he have to rent it? 'wordsman and Rob wish Allen good luck with his out of control client. The bill arrives, 'wordsman is short, Rob and Allen cover. They leave. |