Memory Stream, Pt. 1

… staying in Theo’s guest bedroom in Portland, Oregon / that time the Saga Museum in Iceland let me wear historic clothing and sit inside the displays, posing with the wax figures / Dimitsana, where the hotel elevator went down instead of up to access the guest rooms / that time we were filming in LA and staying in Manhattan Beach and Dana said “I’m moving here” and actually did / those times we stayed at what felt like all of the Four Seasons Hotels across America / that late night visit to the Gothic Cathedral on top of the hill in Prague / that scene we filmed at the Oil Museum in Stavanger / that time I didn’t go white water rafting but stayed in to enjoy the serenity of that Colorado hotel room / when I drank Coca Lite at that mini metal table in Nice / night swimming in the cove in Greece / when the sky and the sea from the top of Capri met without a seam / when I stayed out too late in Nassau / when we pulled up to the Montauk Yacht Club, excited for the cliff we were to meet / when we leaned into the winds at Suomenlinna, the force of the gusts keeping us upright / the first time at the Blue Lagoon / living in Pigalle as a teen / that time Jacob wore a scarf to the summer picnic / wandering around the Quartier Latin, searching for that courtyard / visiting Manuel Mendive’s studio outside of Havana / that time we saw what must have been hundreds of dolphins on our way to the Pearl Islands off the Panamanian coast / taking the train to Marne-la-Vallée / my first time eating goat cheese and drinking Rosé / the first time I sat on a digital toilet, somewhere in Switzerland / that time I stepped off the train in Canada and saw those eyes for the first time / and into the station wagon / when he sent me that selfie from Tobago / drinking from the waterfall off the fjord / biking through Versailles / I know I went to Las Vegas but I can’t remember what for…? / Oh right. / Theodora sleeping on my chest in the afternoon in the hotel / lounging at Geyser Grill for hours / that time the baby sloth clung to my shirt / that pool party at Miami Basel / meeting the actual Santa / the honeymoon turf chamber in Kakslauttanen / learning about Kaunispää … the sun begins to rise but slows before the horizon … an eternal twilight… / the smell of the saunas / eating pickled vegetables in Jerusalem / the overnight train into wonderland / shawarma / walking out to the island during low tide / tiny enormous ecosystems / our road trip to Eastern Canada / our road trip to Miami Beach / the shops at Bal Harbour / Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant 魚樂軒/ the night flowed in and covered the Big Dune…