1 July 2003

I traveled to Syria and from there I was going to go somewhere else-- Cyprus, maybe-- and then to Israel, but I forgot my ticket and passport, so I was stuck in Syria. Carmel flew out to join me ahead of schedule, apparently... or maybe I snuck out of Syria and into another country in order to cross into Israel and met Carmel along the way. I needed documentation so I went to the underground house of my friends Paul and James; they could provide forgeries. We banged on the door a long time but there was no answer. Finally they came downstairs along with Lauren Martin.