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Spicetown

Overheard at the bus stop:

Woman So…were you working today?

Man No – shopping. And everything costs too much.

Woman That’s why you work, though – so you can spend money.

Desperate for something to read on the bus, I started flipping through Paul’s Strange Science Ghosts book, which contained a page on dreams. “In a waking dream you’re fast asleep, but you dream that you’ve woken up.” So last night I woke up from a dream and went into the closet, where I found a tiny kitten. I turned to Todd. “Is this real, or a waking dream?” He shook his head. “No. Definitely not. I can always tell – it feels real to me.” I remember feeling pleased that we’d be able to keep the kitten before truly waking up.

Sage Have you seen the movie Ham and Cheese?

Friend No…

Sage It’s Canadian.

Friend Sage, Canadians don’t watch Canadian movies.

Sage Just me, then?

Friend Just you.

Todd and I watched Ham and Cheese, a low budget, filmed in Toronto movie which follows a year in the life of two men who want to be actors: an over-hearty, obnoxious ham and a cringing, wispy cheese. It was funny and odd and we enjoyed it thoroughly. (Paul was unimpressed by scenes set in places we have been, sitting on gym equipment we’ve sat on and using water fountains we’ve used. This is the way his life goes, after all.)

The next day on the bus an over-hearty, obnoxious ham was on his “cell”. “…I’m here with mum in Spicetown…let’s meet up and get some lunch…Hey! It’s not too far for you! Just hop on the old streetcar, and you’ll be riiiight here….Okay. All right. See you then.”

After a long pause, his elderly mum said cautiously, “Do you think your Aunt Millie will know what Spicetown is?”

“Sure!” he said, “It’s – I’m – Little India -” then, defeated, “No. Probably not.”