I recorded this piece in the bathroom where I was living at the time and talked about memories of another bathroom, the one in Donald’s house. I was experimenting with the layering of voices to get across the idea of different time periods.

sound of door closing then sound of me taking my pants down and using the toilet throughout dialogue.

Janet I think I remember a green door with black squares on it and a line of black that goes all the way around the room. And there’s a book on the back of the toilet, the toilet...

Janet voiceover comes in overlapping She had her hands braced on the rack bent over the water, which was still in the tub. They’d just finished bathing together and one thing led to another and they were making love, his pelvis against her buttocks, his hands pulling back on her hips, both were sweating, they needed another bath soon. But the rack pulled off, she fell with it, banging her head against the tub, cutting her arm, his penis went limp with the shock. And they drove to the hospital; her head was bruised but ok and she needed five stitches on her arm. They told the doctor that she was reaching for a towel on the tub when it broke.

Janet ...and there’s a window above the bathtub.

sfx flushingtoilet and washing hands.

Janet If you look out the window you can see the church steeple ... or was that in France, I can’t remember.

Janet voice overlapping The nurse said to the doctor: that reminds me of the time the guy bruised his penis so badly that he couldn’t have intercourse for six months. They were doing it leaning against the wall and it slipped out and hit it against the wall, banging it so hard that he broke it. Of course he had heard that from a friend of a friend at a party, where all stories eventually lead to talk of sex.

Janet I can’t remember but there’s a piece of art above the shelf...