Catch a Falling Star

Day 138 - A Comet Appears
Originally uploaded by Dunny

Bjork asked the audience to attend her gig dressed completely in white. It was the best gig of my life. The venue was like a cave, but all the bodies shimmered.

We were sitting outside, enjoying the summer sunshine, when a cataclysmic event took place in the sky. Pieces of rocks flew towards the earth, exploding like bombs. One of them hit a crowd nearby. The little boy that escaped tried to explain to an adult that many people were killed. Another one of these comets nearly missed us, exploding behind my back. We were in no hurry to get away - too transfixed by what looked like make-believe.

We swam, played hide and seek and catch before Bjork's concert. The man perusing the pet shop never owned a dog - he only liked cats. I wanted to buy him a dog so he could change his mind - I just knew he would. We'd put our credit cards together and buy the best dog in the shop. He'd see. He'd understand.

Later, at Henrique's very crowded and labyrinthine home, I had trouble finding my suitcase and kept missing my flight. His parents gave me a bedroom in the servants' quarters.

Stop that Man!

Stop that man!
Originally uploaded by Igor Clark

At lunch hour, police were checking motorists outside Liverpool Street Station. I saw one of them nervously walk through the traffic and tap a biker on the shoulder, ordering him to pull over. The biker sped off as soon as the light went green. Sirens. Police van in pursuit. Bemused bystanders.

Inside the station, two police officers chased a boy wearing a red backpack on the second floor, down the stairs and into the fairly empty main hall. A cameraman followed their move from the second floor accompanied by three women carrying all sorts of equipment and bags. Train announcements. Real policemen standing by. Bemused bystanders.

I went back outside, down to Mapplin for some office supplies. I walked past a blue motorbike on the sidewalk and a policeman standing guard over it. Either the biker didn't get very far or he thought he had a better chance on foot.