As one of my resolutions on my 26th birthday, I decided to record every dream I have for the next year. I blearily type notes into my phone each morning and pretty much just correct typos before posting here. My rules: I won't post something that would embarrass someone else (things I find embarrassing are another story). I only record dreams I recall upon waking up in the morning (no 3 a.m. bathroom break or post-nap recordings).
Without further ado, here's week 27:
July 16:
I woke up and there were three snakes under the covers of the bed - one tiny black one and two larger black ones. I freaked out and told Zack to make sure they didn't get away while I ran through our very jumbled, mostly-in-boxes apartment looking for empty boxes to trap the snakes in. Instead, I found a teeny-tiny bottle (like the kind they put seashells in and sell on Florida beaches to tourists). Zack managed to cram the tiny snake in there somehow. The second snake I trapped with a large plastic bin. He hissed and then turned from black to orange, yellow and tan spotted. I flipped him up in the container so he wouldn't squeeze out the bottom then went for the third and now (because it grew somehow) largest snake. I missed my first time, landing the container halfway across his body. He wasn't happy about that. Then our cat Kahlua came to investigate. I narrowly pulled her away before she got bit. When I looked up, snake #2 was still in his container but was sitting up real high and pretty like a cobra. And I knew he could get out if he wanted to.
Two custodial students were washing UNW's indoor track so I couldn't run. Instead, I ran in the hall outside the racquetball courts. This mom and her two kids stopped by me. The kids did my cha cha abs routine with me.
July 17:
My mom, dad, Nicole and Tawnya all went to live with the West family (my sister's husband's side of the family). My parents built an expansion on their house and they agreed to live together to try to save money. I went into Nicole's room (which looked like her childhood room with mint green walls) and she had floor to ceiling closets on half the room just stuffed with clothes -- mostly sports jerseys. I asked her why she never wore them because I thought sports jerseys were super cool. She just kinda shrugged.
Then I was going on a walk with the fam and they said they'd moving out from West's after all. Apparently they'd had some disagreement about who they should have come out to fix the dining room table. West's wanted this old friend who was really slow and not responsive. I remember my dad saying, "Business is business."
The trail we were walking became very muddy then and my parents remembered they had moved the truck closer so we'd actually walked past it already. We turned around and trudged through the mud back toward the truck. This fancy red mustang (though it said Chrysler on the front) came down the path slowly. I tried to move out of the way but my feet were stuck in the mud. He ran into me, but super slowly, and I climbed up on his hood shouting about the mud. He still didn't stop so I grabbed a piece of his fancy car and ripped it off and then jumped off the side.
My friend Kate and I were meeting up for lunch. I met her at KM (my old workplace) and Beki (old coworker) was there. Beki wouldn't stop talking about this little pink flower she had in a tiny glass case at her desk. Kate was annoyed.
July 18:
I was at a Caribou in a Sam's Club with someone's mom. She was ordering drinks and I was going to wait in line to checkout hoping we'd sync up so that by the time she ordered, I could pay (apparently they had this two line system...sort of like the cut counter vs. registers at a fabric store). I got to the register before she was ready with the drinks though. I explained the situation to the cashier and they sent me to a secondary line. Soon others were joining that line as well. This strange guy ended up behind me and he stood uncomfortably close to me the whole time. Then I saw Alyssa in the line. We hugged and she cried. There was a brilliant rainbow in the purple evening sky with stars.
I was at UNW standing out on the campus green with a cordless drill in hand. There was a concert directed by my 6th grade teacher Mrs. Wright. High school classmate Matt D played a really crazy fast song on the piano. He missed a few notes but no one cared because it was so impressive anyway. I was trying to sneak around the event, but kept getting in the way as people entered/exited the stage.
Then I was at an outdoors class where they teach about how to handle emergencies by acting them out. So this overly obese lady pretended to fall on these rocks and everyone laughed. The guide said, "No, it's quite serious." Then an old lady was attacked by a bear. I'm pretty sure that was real and not a skit, but who knows for sure.
July 19:
At my childhood church at some sort of party. There was fried chicken and a bunch of my friends were there, only things weren't going super well. It was dark and rainy outside.
July 20:
Jill B (one of my mom's friends) met me in the hall at my old school LCA. She told me about the fire she had for my mom and asked that I "make a siren to give it to her" (I have NO CLUE what that means now..that's what I wrote in my notes). I had no idea what she was talking about (apparently I had no clue then either) but agreed nonetheless.
Later, Jill found me and again iterated how important this fire thing was. I again pretended to know what she was talking about. Later I met up with my mom who was pregnant and in labor (weird). We were in this parking lot and Jill came up to the car, surprised to see no fire on my mom. I explained that, "I figured you'd given it to one of my siblings and they got confused, so I didn't say anything because I didn't want to embarrass you." (This was perfectly logical in the dream.)
Jill then explained that the fire is a fake metal fire that you buckle around your ankle and it's supposed to bring you luck. Of course! And that would need a siren because...because...fire ankle luck...
Then Zack and I were riding in a car with Chelsea (one of my college roommates). We went to her grandparent's house and met her grandpa. Zack and I were whispering to each other about how he was a total Druid, or possibly Ranger, while he led us into the trees explaining along the way what they were and how to use them. He was frustrated that others didn't use the forest like he did and that they cut down all the food trees.
I was in Renaissance time with the Doctor (10th, obviously), and had a book I had to smuggle to someone. I scaled a castle wall on a rope like those chandelier ropes people cut and ride up in the movies. I then distracted a party by ordering drinks for everyone so I could sneak through them without anyone following me.
July 21:
At my childhood church again. There were various camps being held there (soccer, dance, etc). I was manning a station in the lobby with my co-worker Megan. Out of nowhere, this UNW lady comes over demanding to have three interviews scheduled for Kelly (other coworker) immediately. She already has times picked out, but Kelly has stuff on her calendar for those times already. I try to explain this and the women becomes completely indignant that I won't schedule these interviews for her. She's yelling at me in the lobby and telling me how horrible a job I'm doing. Then I learn that these three people have already been interviewed and she's just wanting Kelly's assessment back.
I dreamed I was a crazy person in a rehab center. I was about to graduate but was only tricking everyone into thinking I was sane. Our final project was using play doh and markers to write a sort of final pledge or message that would be handed to the main staff doctor at graduation. We all made ours and had them approved but after everyone had left the room, I changed mine to say something else that was less than kosher. Mwa-ha-ha-ha.
Finally, I dreamed I was going to marry this guy and I was wearing a highlighter yellow tube top an white tutu. At the last minute I realized I didn't love him and jumped in a taxi, asking to be taken to a thrift store that accepts fabric. The taxi dropped me at this seamstress's house where I have to climb flight after flight of rickety stairs looking for her. There are miscellaneous guns all over the place and random stuffed animals (like, taxidermy kind, not cuddly kind). Finally I came upon the woman. She agreed to buy my wedding attire from me, but first asked me to sit with her and watch the movie Babe. She had a ton of cats and was cleaning a rifle.
July 22:
I dreamed that I was a dog hanging out with all these other dogs and watching (sometimes live and sometimes on TV) America's Got Talent. A boy with some sort of mental disability came on and made spaghetti and meatballs while spouting various quotes from and about Porky Pig. We dogs argued about whether he should go on to the next round or not.
Then I was in this twisty parking ramp in Duluth. It was raining. Tyler was there too. I'm not sure where I was trying to go, but wherever it was, I couldn't seem to get there.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Friday, October 14, 2016
Dream Update: Week 26
As one of my resolutions on my 26th birthday, I decided to record every dream I have for the next year. I blearily type notes into my phone each morning and pretty much just correct typos before posting here. My rules: I won't post something that would embarrass someone else (things I find embarrassing are another story). I only record dreams I recall upon waking up in the morning (no 3 a.m. bathroom break or post-nap recordings).
Without further ado, here's week 26:
July 9:
I was at a party of some kind with my mom, her friend Gail, my aunt Robin, cousin Emily and some other ladies. Opening gifts took forever because all the ladies wanted to ohh and ahh over everything. Emily and I just wanted to go play giant four square in the yard (somehow chalk and 4-square on the grass with two people was going to work out super well).
At the school, three goody-goody girls in the class had written a sort of quiz book. The obviously correct and "Christian" answer was always the longest. I found it annoying, especially because the other answers were very short and all from other religions, and I wanted them to at least show respect by not oversimplifying other people's beliefs.
I was taking an eye exam and the doctor was doing the "which is better, 1 or 2?" thing. I couldn't decide though (which is very much like real life), so someone else who was sitting nearby watching kept telling me which was better. I was confused why they were deciding for me what I could see best, but I kept agreeing anyway and going with whatever option they chose for me.
July 10:
Some previous coworkers from KM (including Kay and Jochen) were at a company party. We were playing Catch Phrase, and it was my turn. The card I drew first didn't have words on it but instead had pictures and actions. They let me draw again. My second card had words, but they were really weird. One was "people taking other people's tests." A more normal one was "examination." When I started describing that one, the guessers turned into the cast of Friends. They guessed "exam" but couldn't remember what it was short for. Finally someone got it.
When leaving the party, Kay rode a bike and I drove. My car was totally out of control, and I kept running red lights, driving in the wrong lane and being incapable of stopping.
When leaving the party, Kay rode a bike and I drove. My car was totally out of control, and I kept running red lights, driving in the wrong lane and being incapable of stopping.
My brother Tyler was a little kid again (like 4) and had jumped in the pool. He came out shivering and cold. I gave him a big fluffy towel to wrap up in. Then he had something in his eye so I got a corner of the towel wet with warm water and held it against his eye. He kept trying to rub it, and I told him not to. When the corner got cold, I got a different part wet with warm water and held it on his eye again.
July 11:
I was trying to get to class at my high school, but was always late.
I was at a Molly's (a girl who went to my church and school's) grad party with my mom and looked at my watch. It said 11:30 a.m. except the sky was dark and stars were out. I then learned that it was actually after 3 p.m. and my watch was wrong (not that it being 3 in the afternoon explains the stars either). Realizing I was late once again, I ran to class but couldn't find my locker, so my friend Barbara helped me find it (we had lockers next to each other all through high school). But when I got to my locker and opened it up, it was virtually empty inside. I couldn't find the right notebook and folder for Mrs. Eskola's science class, so I just grabbed a random one and ran to class. Then my friend Anna and I went to Burger King for lunch. By the time we got our food, we were late returning for Mr. O's class.
I was at a Molly's (a girl who went to my church and school's) grad party with my mom and looked at my watch. It said 11:30 a.m. except the sky was dark and stars were out. I then learned that it was actually after 3 p.m. and my watch was wrong (not that it being 3 in the afternoon explains the stars either). Realizing I was late once again, I ran to class but couldn't find my locker, so my friend Barbara helped me find it (we had lockers next to each other all through high school). But when I got to my locker and opened it up, it was virtually empty inside. I couldn't find the right notebook and folder for Mrs. Eskola's science class, so I just grabbed a random one and ran to class. Then my friend Anna and I went to Burger King for lunch. By the time we got our food, we were late returning for Mr. O's class.
I dreamed Arden (my college dorm building) was on fire. Alyssa (friend and college roomie) and I escaped. Emily, Matt and Josh (all from high school) were all present as well.
July 12:
Zack and I were leaving this hotel room that we'd been living in for years. The hotel manager had never come to check up on it/us, and we were having trouble remembering what items were ours and which belonged to the hotel. Specifically some fake flowers and suitcases were cause for confusion. My mom and sister Tawnya were there helping clean as well. I talked to my nephew Charlie on the phone. He kept saying "I want to go to Grammie's house!" (which is definitely something he's said to me in real life...multiple times)
Zack and I were leaving this hotel room that we'd been living in for years. The hotel manager had never come to check up on it/us, and we were having trouble remembering what items were ours and which belonged to the hotel. Specifically some fake flowers and suitcases were cause for confusion. My mom and sister Tawnya were there helping clean as well. I talked to my nephew Charlie on the phone. He kept saying "I want to go to Grammie's house!" (which is definitely something he's said to me in real life...multiple times)
So, while they were finishing packing, I was trying to put on my makeup in a bathroom that looked just like the hall bath at my childhood house, but everyone kept interrupting me with questions.
Then I dreamed something about adolescent kids learning about their maturing, changing bodies and them being all giggly and uncomfortable about it.
July 13:
I slept very restlessly, so I ended up dreaming about not being able to fall asleep and checking the clock trying desperately to get to sleep before my alarm was set to go off.
I dreamed about exploring this little town with my mother-in-law Carrie, siblings-in-law Emilee and Tucker, and Zack. We ended up at this really lame carnival with carnival and arcade games. You would win tickets which you could then use to get prizes. Emilee got some tickets, and I was trying to convince her to get Dove chocolates (raspberry and blueberry!) but she didn't want to.
I dreamed about exploring this little town with my mother-in-law Carrie, siblings-in-law Emilee and Tucker, and Zack. We ended up at this really lame carnival with carnival and arcade games. You would win tickets which you could then use to get prizes. Emilee got some tickets, and I was trying to convince her to get Dove chocolates (raspberry and blueberry!) but she didn't want to.
I dreamed about our new house and trying to move stuff in. It wasn't going well for some reason, though I don't recall the details.
July 14:
I remember there was a giant velvet curtain, like the kind in old school theaters. Then I dreamed again about moving, and about trying to answer a child's question, "What does God look like?"
Then I dreamed about watching a ballet at the children's theater in Duluth, but then instead of ballet it was football. Two friends from high school, Lauren and Anna, were there with me. Lauren said she don't care one bit about football and was pretty sure Anna cared only if her team was playing.
July 15:
Dreamed they made a new Harry Potter movie for the "new generation." My niece Natalie was so excited to see it but was not allowed to until my sister Nicole had a chance to prescreen it. Nicole made the comment that Natalie refused to let her vacuum the house until she saw it (nervous about sucking up the movie I guess?).
I tried to toss a ball around outside, but it was all squishy and floppy, partially stuffed with cotton and heavy and weighted weird.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Dream Update: Week 25
As one of my resolutions on my 26th birthday, I decided to record
every dream I have for the next year. I blearily type notes into my
phone each morning and pretty much just correct typos before posting
here. My rules: I won't post something that would embarrass someone else
(things I find embarrassing are another story). I only record dreams I
recall upon waking up in the morning (no 3a.m. bathroom break or
post-nap recordings).
Without further ado, here's week 25:
July 2:
I dreamed I had been talking to this guy (not anyone specific I know in real life) a lot recently and we'd become good friends. One day, we're hanging out with my family at my old house when suddenly he gets a ring box out and gets down on one knee.
I feel happy for a moment and then think, "Wait, no. I'm married. And I don't like this guy like that. And I DO like Zack like that." So now I'm freaking out and make an excuse to leave with my mom. I pull her into her bedroom and I explain the predicament. She says that I'll have to say no. But I'm worried, because what if he isn't really asking me? What if he's just playing a prank, or showing me what he has for some other girl in a goofy way? So I can't say no first. I have to let him get it all out.
We go back and now he has a box of six giant cupcakes. He asks which I want to eat, and I say I really can't because I'm feeling sick to my stomach. My oldest sister Nicole says I need to play along and that she and my other sister Tawnya will help. So my sisters eat most of the cupcakes, and I manage a bite or two of a chocolate one. Then my friend opens the ring box. It's this little pink ring with a heart shape on it, which is so far from what I would be interested in. Tawnya tells me secretly that I don't want to live my whole life with a ring I don't like with no diamonds in it; she says I can get a better one later.
That ended that dream...apparently knowing that I didn't have to live with the ring forever is what I was worried about.
So then I'm with the cast of Critical Role (an RPG show) on stage at my old church. We're all in costume and playing this half-table topping, half-larping session. Mercer, the DM, brings back this troll NPC everyone loves and he, Percy and I find a secret door under the stage where a bunch of rotting blankets are stored under the insulation. We start exploring, crawling under the stage in the dark on our bellies. Percy goes furthest in only to start being pulled underground by giant attacking ants. I can't reach him, so I'm desperately trying to do something. I cast hold person and then can't remember if I have the spell or not. While I'm frantically looking for it on my spellsheet, the troll starts grabbing at my feet from behind, trying to yank me out. Kicking him off, I find that I don't have hold person, I have feather fall which is useless in this scenario. I try to throw Percy a rope, but he is sucked under by the ants and the troll pulls me out onto the stage. I decide to trick the troll, saying I have a present for him, but he has to follow all my rules to get it. Rule one: don't touch me. It works.
July 3:
Jerry P, my kindergarten Sunday school teacher's husband, was in this Professor X-esque wheelchair on a spaceship. I went around with him helping him get things done. The spaceship was decorated in one of two ways: either in dark maroon velvet drapes or standard silver metal spaceship.
July 4:
I was hanging out at a lake with my family (parents and my three siblings) when these stupid people on 4-wheelers came up the road by us. They went to their trailer, and I noticed they had little turtles and two big ones on their steps. I confronted them about not keeping those animals, because they were wild and needed to be free, and they got all awkward, not knowing what to say. I told them they had to bring the turtles back where they found them and let them free, but they sent them free right there. I got mad because we were by the ocean (suddenly, somehow) and these turtles can't survive in salt water. Later, as we were then back at the lake, I dreamed that my siblings and I played a trick on my dad and dragged him into the water off the dock.
Then I dreamed I was going into the hospital for a blood test. I got paperwork to complete and took it up these stairs with a glass railing to a circular balcony lined with patients, each sitting at little stations filing out their own paperwork. I found an empty station and sat down only to see I was next to a crazy lady who insisted on reading aloud any words she saw. She stole my chart to read aloud, but only her, me and her caretaker heard.
Zack and I were trying to buy two bags of sweet potatoes at the store. They were on sale for $7/pound. The lady at the register couldn't figure out how to ring them up with the sale, though, and charged us $7/bag instead. I accepted it, because I figured the bags weighed more than a pound anyway, so we were getting an even better deal.
Dreamed I was at work, except instead of being work, it was in my high school's basement. Getting there was hard because I was coming from my old house with my mom and Tyler, and I couldn't find the right shoes to wear, and really all I wanted to do was play this fascinating computer game where you get to choose your own adventure. I put on shoes and mom said that first, they didn't match my outfit, and second, they were hers. When I finally did get to work/school, Adam was there and we talked about hockey, which is weird because I know nothing about hockey in real life and I'm pretty sure it's not Adam's thing either. But of course, out of nowhere, there was this mini ice arena, so we and a few others put skates on and practiced.
Then my mom and I went out on the ocean on a Sea-Doo together. Tiana, my sister-in-law, was there as well, but on a Sea-Doo of her own. Then the ocean changed into Lake Superior, and we were dodging giant ships and such. My mom jumped us really high over massive waves.
July 5:
My friend Anna and I both got parts in Northwestern's production of "Revenant, the Musical" as part of the chorus. I received a welcome card, but never got instruction for rehearsals. Rebecca, the children's ministry direction from my childhood church, was directing the production, and I thought she was just being insane and not having the "extras" practice, opting instead that only those with roles needed to practice.
So, I arrived early at church (not Northwestern, for whatever reason) the night of the performance, but all the cast members were already there, lined up, to walk to the DECC, where the performance was. This is when I found out they'd been rehearsing all along. I asked Anna why she didn't tell me or ask why I wasn't there for rehearsals, but she didn't know.
So, we arrived at the DECC to a full audience. I was considering watching that first night, and then joining in the next day, but then I found my parents in the crowd. Then I had to perform that night, because they came all that way to see me. I stopped by my parents to tell them what had happened while everyone else went back stage. I couldn't find my way back, and they made fun of me. I reminded them that it was my first time here, since I'd never been invited to rehearsals. Then I realized I had no costume. I asked Rebecca about it, and she got angry at me. She said to just look around and figure it out. Everyone else was wearing shorts and swimwear, so I just wore my bra and rolled up my jeans as much as I could.
I faked it through the play and once was the last person on stage because I hadn't realized everyone else had exited. As I closed the door to backstage, I noticed at the last moment that the door had jingle bells on it. They were super loud as the door closed. Everyone laughed at me. I again reminded them I had no clue what I was doing.
I faked my way through a couple trio parts. Jeremiah, someone who went to my highschool, a few grades ahead of me, came backstage part way through saying how sick he was, but since me was a primary character, he couldn't stop the show. He gagged and looked sick, and then "threw up" chocolate treasure chests filled with caramel. Everyone ate them. I was reminded how weird theater people are.
I dreamed there was a team of people exploring these ruined buildings from the past. On the edges of their excavations were rough communities and bars and things, but the excavations themselves were only more dangerous, filled with lots of vile creatures. I led the quest to this old room with antique furniture with dragon heads carved on it. We spent an uncomfortable night in the ruins because some people didn't pack right and/or got into their sleeping bags with their outdoor clothes on and were therefore cold all night.
July 6:
My nephew Marek and I were playing a game where I'd set him a short distance from Nicole so he could run at her and tackle her legs. But after a while, he got sleepy and laid down on the floor for a nap.
Then I was riding in the car with Zack driving on Snively Road in Duluth. He coming up on the stop sign really fast.
"Stop!" I told him. And when he didn't slow down, I repeated, "Stop stop stop!"
We blew through the stop sign only for me to realize that I was the one driving, and he'd been in the passengers sleep napping. I realized I'd been asleep at the wheel and dreaming. I pulled over and woke him up so we could switch drivers.
July 7:
I was in the hall bathroom at work, which is this little one-stall bathroom, and I heard this whole group of people led by Jim outside the door. I realized that the vent in bathroom somehow connected to vent in my office, and the music in office was way loud in bathroom. I wanted to wait for the group outside the bathroom door to go away, but they lingered. So I washed my hands and walked out into this group. My friend Jason was there for New Employee Orientation, I greeted him, excited that he was going to be working at the same place as I was, but he said he wasn't Jason. His name tag said Tim Tebow. The group then demanded I come along on their tour with them.
My father-in-law Dave was driving a large suburban with Hunter, Carter, Zack and I all having to squeeze in the back bench seat. We were going to the grocery store to drive those electronic scooters around. Because what else are you going to do on a Saturday morning?
July 8:
I dreamed we were doing our final walk through at our house, but during the walk through realized it shared a wall with the neighbors. We never noticed that before. The neighbors also had two constant waterfalls over their doors that became a river that ran over to our side along the porch/sidewalk. I asked who paid for the water for all that. (Always so pragmatic.)
Inside, the previous owners were still having breakfast and had only half their things packed. It was awkward.
After closing, we took the keys and went to move in but the mom was still there and had a bunch of stuff (plants, furniture and kids toys) still left. I told her she had to move out now but she argued back. I said I'd give her an hour, and she said she'd take however long she wanted. She also had lunch prepared because she was having guests/movers over for a moving out party, and said she wouldn't leave until after lunch. I told her the house was not hers any more and that she was not allowed to be there any longer. (PS: We closed on our house for real on July 12..and we did not have any unexpected waterfalls, shared walls, or breakfast/lunch parties. Hooray!)
Without further ado, here's week 25:
July 2:
I dreamed I had been talking to this guy (not anyone specific I know in real life) a lot recently and we'd become good friends. One day, we're hanging out with my family at my old house when suddenly he gets a ring box out and gets down on one knee.
I feel happy for a moment and then think, "Wait, no. I'm married. And I don't like this guy like that. And I DO like Zack like that." So now I'm freaking out and make an excuse to leave with my mom. I pull her into her bedroom and I explain the predicament. She says that I'll have to say no. But I'm worried, because what if he isn't really asking me? What if he's just playing a prank, or showing me what he has for some other girl in a goofy way? So I can't say no first. I have to let him get it all out.
We go back and now he has a box of six giant cupcakes. He asks which I want to eat, and I say I really can't because I'm feeling sick to my stomach. My oldest sister Nicole says I need to play along and that she and my other sister Tawnya will help. So my sisters eat most of the cupcakes, and I manage a bite or two of a chocolate one. Then my friend opens the ring box. It's this little pink ring with a heart shape on it, which is so far from what I would be interested in. Tawnya tells me secretly that I don't want to live my whole life with a ring I don't like with no diamonds in it; she says I can get a better one later.
That ended that dream...apparently knowing that I didn't have to live with the ring forever is what I was worried about.
So then I'm with the cast of Critical Role (an RPG show) on stage at my old church. We're all in costume and playing this half-table topping, half-larping session. Mercer, the DM, brings back this troll NPC everyone loves and he, Percy and I find a secret door under the stage where a bunch of rotting blankets are stored under the insulation. We start exploring, crawling under the stage in the dark on our bellies. Percy goes furthest in only to start being pulled underground by giant attacking ants. I can't reach him, so I'm desperately trying to do something. I cast hold person and then can't remember if I have the spell or not. While I'm frantically looking for it on my spellsheet, the troll starts grabbing at my feet from behind, trying to yank me out. Kicking him off, I find that I don't have hold person, I have feather fall which is useless in this scenario. I try to throw Percy a rope, but he is sucked under by the ants and the troll pulls me out onto the stage. I decide to trick the troll, saying I have a present for him, but he has to follow all my rules to get it. Rule one: don't touch me. It works.
July 3:
Jerry P, my kindergarten Sunday school teacher's husband, was in this Professor X-esque wheelchair on a spaceship. I went around with him helping him get things done. The spaceship was decorated in one of two ways: either in dark maroon velvet drapes or standard silver metal spaceship.
July 4:
I was hanging out at a lake with my family (parents and my three siblings) when these stupid people on 4-wheelers came up the road by us. They went to their trailer, and I noticed they had little turtles and two big ones on their steps. I confronted them about not keeping those animals, because they were wild and needed to be free, and they got all awkward, not knowing what to say. I told them they had to bring the turtles back where they found them and let them free, but they sent them free right there. I got mad because we were by the ocean (suddenly, somehow) and these turtles can't survive in salt water. Later, as we were then back at the lake, I dreamed that my siblings and I played a trick on my dad and dragged him into the water off the dock.
Then I dreamed I was going into the hospital for a blood test. I got paperwork to complete and took it up these stairs with a glass railing to a circular balcony lined with patients, each sitting at little stations filing out their own paperwork. I found an empty station and sat down only to see I was next to a crazy lady who insisted on reading aloud any words she saw. She stole my chart to read aloud, but only her, me and her caretaker heard.
Zack and I were trying to buy two bags of sweet potatoes at the store. They were on sale for $7/pound. The lady at the register couldn't figure out how to ring them up with the sale, though, and charged us $7/bag instead. I accepted it, because I figured the bags weighed more than a pound anyway, so we were getting an even better deal.
Dreamed I was at work, except instead of being work, it was in my high school's basement. Getting there was hard because I was coming from my old house with my mom and Tyler, and I couldn't find the right shoes to wear, and really all I wanted to do was play this fascinating computer game where you get to choose your own adventure. I put on shoes and mom said that first, they didn't match my outfit, and second, they were hers. When I finally did get to work/school, Adam was there and we talked about hockey, which is weird because I know nothing about hockey in real life and I'm pretty sure it's not Adam's thing either. But of course, out of nowhere, there was this mini ice arena, so we and a few others put skates on and practiced.
Then my mom and I went out on the ocean on a Sea-Doo together. Tiana, my sister-in-law, was there as well, but on a Sea-Doo of her own. Then the ocean changed into Lake Superior, and we were dodging giant ships and such. My mom jumped us really high over massive waves.
July 5:
My friend Anna and I both got parts in Northwestern's production of "Revenant, the Musical" as part of the chorus. I received a welcome card, but never got instruction for rehearsals. Rebecca, the children's ministry direction from my childhood church, was directing the production, and I thought she was just being insane and not having the "extras" practice, opting instead that only those with roles needed to practice.
So, I arrived early at church (not Northwestern, for whatever reason) the night of the performance, but all the cast members were already there, lined up, to walk to the DECC, where the performance was. This is when I found out they'd been rehearsing all along. I asked Anna why she didn't tell me or ask why I wasn't there for rehearsals, but she didn't know.
So, we arrived at the DECC to a full audience. I was considering watching that first night, and then joining in the next day, but then I found my parents in the crowd. Then I had to perform that night, because they came all that way to see me. I stopped by my parents to tell them what had happened while everyone else went back stage. I couldn't find my way back, and they made fun of me. I reminded them that it was my first time here, since I'd never been invited to rehearsals. Then I realized I had no costume. I asked Rebecca about it, and she got angry at me. She said to just look around and figure it out. Everyone else was wearing shorts and swimwear, so I just wore my bra and rolled up my jeans as much as I could.
I faked it through the play and once was the last person on stage because I hadn't realized everyone else had exited. As I closed the door to backstage, I noticed at the last moment that the door had jingle bells on it. They were super loud as the door closed. Everyone laughed at me. I again reminded them I had no clue what I was doing.
I faked my way through a couple trio parts. Jeremiah, someone who went to my highschool, a few grades ahead of me, came backstage part way through saying how sick he was, but since me was a primary character, he couldn't stop the show. He gagged and looked sick, and then "threw up" chocolate treasure chests filled with caramel. Everyone ate them. I was reminded how weird theater people are.
I dreamed there was a team of people exploring these ruined buildings from the past. On the edges of their excavations were rough communities and bars and things, but the excavations themselves were only more dangerous, filled with lots of vile creatures. I led the quest to this old room with antique furniture with dragon heads carved on it. We spent an uncomfortable night in the ruins because some people didn't pack right and/or got into their sleeping bags with their outdoor clothes on and were therefore cold all night.
July 6:
My nephew Marek and I were playing a game where I'd set him a short distance from Nicole so he could run at her and tackle her legs. But after a while, he got sleepy and laid down on the floor for a nap.
Then I was riding in the car with Zack driving on Snively Road in Duluth. He coming up on the stop sign really fast.
"Stop!" I told him. And when he didn't slow down, I repeated, "Stop stop stop!"
We blew through the stop sign only for me to realize that I was the one driving, and he'd been in the passengers sleep napping. I realized I'd been asleep at the wheel and dreaming. I pulled over and woke him up so we could switch drivers.
July 7:
I was in the hall bathroom at work, which is this little one-stall bathroom, and I heard this whole group of people led by Jim outside the door. I realized that the vent in bathroom somehow connected to vent in my office, and the music in office was way loud in bathroom. I wanted to wait for the group outside the bathroom door to go away, but they lingered. So I washed my hands and walked out into this group. My friend Jason was there for New Employee Orientation, I greeted him, excited that he was going to be working at the same place as I was, but he said he wasn't Jason. His name tag said Tim Tebow. The group then demanded I come along on their tour with them.
My father-in-law Dave was driving a large suburban with Hunter, Carter, Zack and I all having to squeeze in the back bench seat. We were going to the grocery store to drive those electronic scooters around. Because what else are you going to do on a Saturday morning?
July 8:
I dreamed we were doing our final walk through at our house, but during the walk through realized it shared a wall with the neighbors. We never noticed that before. The neighbors also had two constant waterfalls over their doors that became a river that ran over to our side along the porch/sidewalk. I asked who paid for the water for all that. (Always so pragmatic.)
Inside, the previous owners were still having breakfast and had only half their things packed. It was awkward.
After closing, we took the keys and went to move in but the mom was still there and had a bunch of stuff (plants, furniture and kids toys) still left. I told her she had to move out now but she argued back. I said I'd give her an hour, and she said she'd take however long she wanted. She also had lunch prepared because she was having guests/movers over for a moving out party, and said she wouldn't leave until after lunch. I told her the house was not hers any more and that she was not allowed to be there any longer. (PS: We closed on our house for real on July 12..and we did not have any unexpected waterfalls, shared walls, or breakfast/lunch parties. Hooray!)
Friday, September 30, 2016
Dream Update: Week 24
As one of my resolutions on my 26th birthday, I decided to record every dream I have for the next year. I blearily type notes into my phone each morning and pretty much just correct typos before posting here. My rules: I won't post something that would embarrass someone else (things I find embarrassing are another story). I only record dreams I recall upon waking up in the morning (no 3a.m. bathroom break or post-nap recordings).
Without further ado, here's week 24:
June 25:
I was at DGT, my old church, and my college friend Kim was there. We talked with two of the pastor's sons, Jason and Jonathan, and their families. They were renting out rooms in the church as apartments, but they were super expensive and had these crazy lease terms. Crystal (a girl a few years older than me who used to attend that church - I barely knew her) had just signed a lease anyway. She left to go home and pack her things. Then the pastor wanted to read the funny parts of the lease. One of the stipulations included having juice and weed available at all times. The pastor got upset that the previous lease holders had left and demanded to know why I didn't have their numbers. I pointed out I just met them today. He asked if traffic was heavy--if they just left, maybe we could catch them! I looked outside and it was not. I told him so and everyone laughed at me. I'm not sure why. This feels very true to my childhood somehow...
I was at a dock by a lake trying to use a LifeStraw to drink. It was attached to a water bottle though, and every time I dipped my water bottle in the lake to fill it up, it either contained a giant spider (like the size of my hand) or an octopus (the size of a gumball) so I had to dump it back. As I struggled with this, the lake became more and more wavy as the wind picked up. I scrambled back as far as I could get away from the lake, ending up against this wall around the shore. Our cat Kahlua showed up with me, so I grabbed her and placed her on a high shelf so the waves wouldn't carry her away. Kyra, Tyler, Zack, Nicole and Tawnya were there as well.
June 26:
I was at this school at night hanging with the all the bad kids. We were playing this mega-serious game of hide-and-go-seek, but if you were found, you would be beat up. Me and this guy hid under a fallen chain link fence with tarp over it together.
Once the seekers had passed us by, we met up with a girl who was in our gang. She and I went inside to use bathroom, finding one with door so skinny we had to turn sideways to get inside. Rather than risk being crushed by the walls as we attempted this, we went looking for a better bathroom. As we were walking through halls, I realized this was a school for rich, smart kids and that the bad kids I hung with were the rebels who weren't accepted into the school or couldn't afford it. The kids who did go there had magazine covers on their lockers...magazines that they themselves had been featured on for their various skills and accomplishments. The girl I was with felt inadequate but would never admit it.
Then I dreamed that I was talking with Charlie and he used the word concurrently (I can totally see my three-year-old nephew doing this in real life. In fact, he probably already has). I asked if he knew what it meant and he tried to define it but was a bit off. Still, not bad.
Finally, I was in the living room at my childhood house and had a portable stove with me. For whatever reason, I cooking yogurt. I had Charlie with me still and was teaching him about hot stoves and such, but when the others saw me with him, they freaked out and pulled him away getting mad at me for being so dumb with a child.
June 27:
Something about trying to park in lower lot at DGT but not being able to.
Then I dreamed about being in a talent show with two others. Our act involved singing, roller skates and reading out of an overly large book.
June 28:
Dreamed about The Giver, though I don't recall the details.
Dreamed about being on Alias (I was somehow both Sydney with Vaughn). We unwrapped a truck (it had been packed under tarps and plastic for storage in this big warehouse) and hijacked it away from bad guys. We drove it up these twisty scary mountain passes to a small village where they believed in creatures like Big Foot and Yeti to such a degree that they were practically regarded as deities.
I dreamed that an old man had a heart attack. Then I was at a DGT potluck, and the pastor made fun of everyone's food except what his sons had brought.
June 29:
Jenna, Channing, and I were going to this club for a Christmas party. We were desperately trying to build light up costumes so we would be cool enough to be let inside. Jenna had a small string of lights that she'd wrapped around a Harry Potter wand. None of us thought that would quite cut it, so we raided my brother Tyler's room and found footie pajamas or a Santa and a reindeer costume, but they also weren't good enough. Then we found a battery operated candle, but it didn't work.
I dreamed that Matt and Paul drove Paul's car all crazy onto their parent's lawn and ripped it up. They were laughing hysterically the whole time.
June 30:
I dreamed I was playing Dungeons and Dragons with Adam, Zack, Paul and Matt. My character got pulverized by the bad guys and was on the brink of death. The party tried saving me but everything they did didn't work, which was frustrating. At this point I stepped into my character's shoes and was in the broken down mansion that is our current game setting in real life, and the twins were being creepy, tormenting me and everyone else. Somehow I survived in the end, but I think I was the only one.
I dreamed about not eating gluten and telling someone from work about it. We had to check to see if marshmallows contain gluten for some reason. My coworkers got into a heated debate about whether all soup had gluten because of the factories it's made in. The consensus was yes.
July 1:
Dreamed I was playing the pizza game with Zack (which I'm pretty sure was an actual game I played as a child where you have to collect various pizza ingredients and there's a spinner and you can get one piece and sometimes two of cheese and pepperonis and sauce and what have you...but then I can't really remember the game, so maybe it is just a dream...)
It was Christmas then and my sister Nicole gave her husband Matt a T-shirt with a man's face outlined completely in rhinestones with one mega-glittery eyebrow. Apparently it was for the movie Beauty and the Beast. He claimed to love it.
My sister Tawnya and I went to a deep-bayou-feeling bar in the middle of the woods where they were playing hearts. She joined their game, but I didn't. Instead, I sat at the bar and talked to a girl about boys and how much it sucks having to shave your legs.
Charlie got red paint on his hands, so I helped him wash them. We somehow managed to keep his white shirt and white and blue striped shorts clean. So miracles do happen.
Without further ado, here's week 24:
June 25:
I was at DGT, my old church, and my college friend Kim was there. We talked with two of the pastor's sons, Jason and Jonathan, and their families. They were renting out rooms in the church as apartments, but they were super expensive and had these crazy lease terms. Crystal (a girl a few years older than me who used to attend that church - I barely knew her) had just signed a lease anyway. She left to go home and pack her things. Then the pastor wanted to read the funny parts of the lease. One of the stipulations included having juice and weed available at all times. The pastor got upset that the previous lease holders had left and demanded to know why I didn't have their numbers. I pointed out I just met them today. He asked if traffic was heavy--if they just left, maybe we could catch them! I looked outside and it was not. I told him so and everyone laughed at me. I'm not sure why. This feels very true to my childhood somehow...
I was at a dock by a lake trying to use a LifeStraw to drink. It was attached to a water bottle though, and every time I dipped my water bottle in the lake to fill it up, it either contained a giant spider (like the size of my hand) or an octopus (the size of a gumball) so I had to dump it back. As I struggled with this, the lake became more and more wavy as the wind picked up. I scrambled back as far as I could get away from the lake, ending up against this wall around the shore. Our cat Kahlua showed up with me, so I grabbed her and placed her on a high shelf so the waves wouldn't carry her away. Kyra, Tyler, Zack, Nicole and Tawnya were there as well.
June 26:
I was at this school at night hanging with the all the bad kids. We were playing this mega-serious game of hide-and-go-seek, but if you were found, you would be beat up. Me and this guy hid under a fallen chain link fence with tarp over it together.
Once the seekers had passed us by, we met up with a girl who was in our gang. She and I went inside to use bathroom, finding one with door so skinny we had to turn sideways to get inside. Rather than risk being crushed by the walls as we attempted this, we went looking for a better bathroom. As we were walking through halls, I realized this was a school for rich, smart kids and that the bad kids I hung with were the rebels who weren't accepted into the school or couldn't afford it. The kids who did go there had magazine covers on their lockers...magazines that they themselves had been featured on for their various skills and accomplishments. The girl I was with felt inadequate but would never admit it.
Then I dreamed that I was talking with Charlie and he used the word concurrently (I can totally see my three-year-old nephew doing this in real life. In fact, he probably already has). I asked if he knew what it meant and he tried to define it but was a bit off. Still, not bad.
Finally, I was in the living room at my childhood house and had a portable stove with me. For whatever reason, I cooking yogurt. I had Charlie with me still and was teaching him about hot stoves and such, but when the others saw me with him, they freaked out and pulled him away getting mad at me for being so dumb with a child.
June 27:
Something about trying to park in lower lot at DGT but not being able to.
Then I dreamed about being in a talent show with two others. Our act involved singing, roller skates and reading out of an overly large book.
June 28:
Dreamed about The Giver, though I don't recall the details.
Dreamed about being on Alias (I was somehow both Sydney with Vaughn). We unwrapped a truck (it had been packed under tarps and plastic for storage in this big warehouse) and hijacked it away from bad guys. We drove it up these twisty scary mountain passes to a small village where they believed in creatures like Big Foot and Yeti to such a degree that they were practically regarded as deities.
I dreamed that an old man had a heart attack. Then I was at a DGT potluck, and the pastor made fun of everyone's food except what his sons had brought.
June 29:
Jenna, Channing, and I were going to this club for a Christmas party. We were desperately trying to build light up costumes so we would be cool enough to be let inside. Jenna had a small string of lights that she'd wrapped around a Harry Potter wand. None of us thought that would quite cut it, so we raided my brother Tyler's room and found footie pajamas or a Santa and a reindeer costume, but they also weren't good enough. Then we found a battery operated candle, but it didn't work.
I dreamed that Matt and Paul drove Paul's car all crazy onto their parent's lawn and ripped it up. They were laughing hysterically the whole time.
June 30:
I dreamed I was playing Dungeons and Dragons with Adam, Zack, Paul and Matt. My character got pulverized by the bad guys and was on the brink of death. The party tried saving me but everything they did didn't work, which was frustrating. At this point I stepped into my character's shoes and was in the broken down mansion that is our current game setting in real life, and the twins were being creepy, tormenting me and everyone else. Somehow I survived in the end, but I think I was the only one.
I dreamed about not eating gluten and telling someone from work about it. We had to check to see if marshmallows contain gluten for some reason. My coworkers got into a heated debate about whether all soup had gluten because of the factories it's made in. The consensus was yes.
July 1:
Dreamed I was playing the pizza game with Zack (which I'm pretty sure was an actual game I played as a child where you have to collect various pizza ingredients and there's a spinner and you can get one piece and sometimes two of cheese and pepperonis and sauce and what have you...but then I can't really remember the game, so maybe it is just a dream...)
It was Christmas then and my sister Nicole gave her husband Matt a T-shirt with a man's face outlined completely in rhinestones with one mega-glittery eyebrow. Apparently it was for the movie Beauty and the Beast. He claimed to love it.
My sister Tawnya and I went to a deep-bayou-feeling bar in the middle of the woods where they were playing hearts. She joined their game, but I didn't. Instead, I sat at the bar and talked to a girl about boys and how much it sucks having to shave your legs.
Charlie got red paint on his hands, so I helped him wash them. We somehow managed to keep his white shirt and white and blue striped shorts clean. So miracles do happen.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Dream Update: Week 23
As one of my resolutions on my 26th birthday, I decided to record every dream I have for the next year. I blearily type notes into my phone each morning and pretty much just correct typos before posting here. My rules: I won't post something that would embarrass someone else (things I find embarrassing are another story). I only record dreams I recall upon waking up in the morning (no 3a.m. bathroom break or post-nap recordings).
Without further ado, here's week 23:
June 18:
I had surgery and was in the hospital recovering. My mom was there helping to take care of me. I had a stuffy nose and she helped me blow it, like when I was a kid.
Tyler built most of a dining room table for us and brought it to show us his progress. It had fold down breadboard ends and an additional fold out extension. One side still needed its end attached, and the whole thing needed stain. He asked if we wanted a lint trap in it and we said yes, of course. Because who doesn't need a lint trap in their table?
Jamie (one of my brother's childhood friends) showed up unexpectedly at the house to play - apparently he'd texted and called us all but no one had noticed.
A magic guy and his son claimed to have connection to God that made the nose in this carved face above a mirror/dresser thing spill milk and answer questions. To channel the divine, the dad stripped off his suspenders and jeans, but don't worry, he had striped pajama pants on for modesty. He rolled up the PJs and crouched in a chair like a frog for the ceremony. As we watched, Zack informed me that in the Bible, the milk came out so steadily from an invisible point in mid air that it put out fires.
Then I dreamed I was a set manager for Beyoncé on TV and the set was falling over. I had to fix it. Anything for queen B!
Without further ado, here's week 23:
June 18:
I had surgery and was in the hospital recovering. My mom was there helping to take care of me. I had a stuffy nose and she helped me blow it, like when I was a kid.
Tyler built most of a dining room table for us and brought it to show us his progress. It had fold down breadboard ends and an additional fold out extension. One side still needed its end attached, and the whole thing needed stain. He asked if we wanted a lint trap in it and we said yes, of course. Because who doesn't need a lint trap in their table?
Jamie (one of my brother's childhood friends) showed up unexpectedly at the house to play - apparently he'd texted and called us all but no one had noticed.
A magic guy and his son claimed to have connection to God that made the nose in this carved face above a mirror/dresser thing spill milk and answer questions. To channel the divine, the dad stripped off his suspenders and jeans, but don't worry, he had striped pajama pants on for modesty. He rolled up the PJs and crouched in a chair like a frog for the ceremony. As we watched, Zack informed me that in the Bible, the milk came out so steadily from an invisible point in mid air that it put out fires.
Then I dreamed I was a set manager for Beyoncé on TV and the set was falling over. I had to fix it. Anything for queen B!
June 19:
I was working part-time at Knowledge Marketing again and we had princess costume people who would meet with kids. The Ariel one tried to talk to the girl she was meeting and give her a treat but the girl wasn't listening. Ariel put the treat on the ground by the girl and moved on. The girl's mom flipped out on Ariel. I got mad at the mom, confronting her and saying that Ariel hadn't done anything wrong. "You want something to complain about?" I asked. Then I picked up the girl's treat and licked it top to bottom before handing it back to the mom.
I dreamed I was getting married in this giant auditorium after a college graduation was held there. The graduation went late so the wedding was pushed back as well. The bridesmaids all wore the yellow prom dress I wore in high school.
June 20:
Some teenagers were playing outside on a frozen pond. This super big/tall guy fell through the ice. A short teen girl just laughed.
Alice and Caleb (characters from the book I wrote) took a sex ed class together. Caleb had a lot of questions, but it was sexy that he was confident enough to just ask instead of sitting in uncomfortable silence like the rest of the class.
I dreamed I found a section of the Bible titled something like "Moving When You Have No Children" and I was so happy to find something so fitting for us (at this point we were just weeks away from moving into our first house!). But then I saw it was about moving when you have no home for your adult children. That was less applicable in several ways.
June 21:
I was chronically late for a Tuesday/Thurs class at UNW. It was a dance class, but I never knew what to wear so I could never get ready because of that. It was horrible. Kayla (a high school friend a year or two below me) was living in a tent on campus to save money on housing. She tried to sell me a water purifier as a cure-all.
Zack, Ryan, Tucker and I (along with a few nondescript "others") were trying to play Dutch Blitz, but everywhere we went was either closed or we couldn't go because of UNW's co-ed visitation hours policy.
June 22:
I went to visit Kate at Knowledge Marketing. She was adamant that I tell her whether I'd had any dairy recently because her pregnancy had made her allergic to dairy.
I took a walk and talk with Alyssa. She talked boys and family and good stuff. We talked about her brother Karl's engagement and if her boyfriend would be proposing any time soon.
June 23:
I dreamed I was a camp counselor for a group of Lost Boys. They built a shelter outside. One of them dug around the bottom of the mucky river and found two (mismatched) shoes, so we used the laces to lash the logs of the shelter together. The youngest in the group just followed every one around.
Back at the counselor's cabin, I was trying to make my bed but the sheets wouldn't fit right. Then I had a hoard of pillows and small stuffed animals to contend with as well.
I dreamed I played Dungeons and Dragons with two people, and then Tinsley (my cousin's young daughter) came over and was her same size as now but with very advanced speech. She asked how to play, so I explained the game to her while I DMed for the others. The adventure was something about tricking the queen.
June 24:
Anna had built an orphanage in Mexico but it burned down. She was undeterred and working on rebuilding. I went to visit and she told me she want me to be her social media person. I pointed out how little I use social media but again, she was undeterred. I pointed out that I don't speak Spanish and she assigned two of the kids to be my translators. At least she was persistent!
Monday, September 19, 2016
Dream Update: Week 22
As one of my resolutions on my 26th birthday, I decided to record every dream I have for the next year. I blearily type notes into my phone each morning and pretty much just correct typos before posting here. My rules: I won't post something that would embarrass someone else (things I find embarrassing are another story). I only record dreams I recall upon waking up in the morning (no 3a.m. bathroom break or post-nap recordings).
Without further ado, here's week 22:
June 11:
This random woman called my cell phone saying she registered for piano lessons and couldn't confirm them. She talked about a mile a minute while I tried to figure out why she was calling me. I was sitting in bed with Zack and he overheard her on the other end of the phone. He told me, "It's a wrong number. Just hang up." But I said no because I heard her mention my friend (and piano player) Matt. I explained that I wasn't who she wanted and that Matt was a friend. I told her I'd look for his number in my phone then realized she might be stalking him, so told her I didn't have it (always looking out for my friends). But I wanted to help her too, so I gave her Lynette's photography studio number (where Matt works) so she could try there...because clearly sending a stalker to someone's workplace is perfectly acceptable.
Then there was this extremely fat guy at my old church who was being super belligerent toward me. At the end of the church service, I went to him and told him I forgave him. He was still a jerk. I almost forgot my purse at church, but Zack got it for me (thanks dear!). Then I was a kid again, singing in Praise Kids with a big fake smile on my face. The director had the choir doing these dance moves none of us had seen before so we just did our best to follow her lead - sort of like Zumba.
I was at a farmer's market then where some woman explained over and over that she and her husband were vegan. She said she loved pickled peppers. They had mounds of veggies on their table beside which a big spotted pig wearing a collar and leash ate cilantro rice. This little scene happened on repeat about six times.
June 12:
I was cleaning a super rich guy's fish pond on his front veranda (white marble stairs and porch.) I scooped all the fish out with a litter box scooper and laid them on the porch beside me, then planned to take the rocks out of the tank and put new rocks in. Partway through, I realized then that it was going to take too long and I needed the fish to be in a bucket so they wouldn't die. I ran off to find a bucket and when I returned, all the fish were gone. I looked all over for them with no luck. I went into the house and wandered a bit (it was huge). I never found the owners...or the fish.
Me and Dr. Who (10th, obviously) were with this little girl who was vitally important for some reason when we were attacked (not sure by whom). We ran to the basement, sliding down this metal tunnel to get there and then taking an elevator that rumbled and shook as the building collapsed around it. Eventually we made it to the basement but were trapped there (see building collapsing above). My friend Will turned up and asked if I had any of my books with me. I said I had part one of Deception, but when I pulled it out, it turned into a book about dragons.
Then I dreamed I was in prison where I was attacked by a guy who had toilet paper wound around his arms so I wouldn't be able to identify him by his tattoos. He cut my arm really deep and I ended up in the infirmary. Turns out, he was actually helping me escape because he had some deal with the doctor. Would have been nice to be in on that plan!
June 13:
I dreamed there was a shooting in Charlotte, NC. Zack's grandpa prayed for them.
Then I was on a field trip in high school at this big warehouse. This big brawny guy was showing us how to fire the various guns (just Nerf darts but more realistic gun types and styles). We all wore protective eye glasses. Mine were darker sunglasses with points in the upper corners.
We were going to the next leg of the trip and no one wanted me to ride with them. Alyssa was angry at me for some reason but I ended up in her van. I had a conversation with someone about how the schedule at school went because I couldn't remember what class was first and when and where it would be held.
June 14:
I dreamed I was a super hero fledgling who could sort of connect to animals, but mostly had force power. I hung out with a man who was a cross between Superman and Wolverine, and a woman like Storm meets Electra. Sometimes Zack was the man, and he talked about being able to talk to whales and how they liked him because he was tall and understood their plight of being larger.
Before I uncovered my powers fully, a bad guy was after me, and the two heroes were protecting me. We had planned for me to drive this truck past the bad guy as a distraction so the heroes could take him out, but the bad guy used his power to create a landslide under the truck and I crashed into the trees. The bad guy nearly killed the two heroes before coming for me. I blasted him away with my force power, and the man and woman were surprised I could defend myself.
June 15:
I dreamed I was a student at Northwestern again and living in the Arden dorms. I woke up late for class and got on the shuttle over to campus late. On my way out, I saw a bunch of people with big guns, just random people kind of roaming.
I got nervous but someone else on the bus assured me that they were just paintball guns. I called 911 anyway. The police officer I talked to also assured me that they'd already been out earlier and all guns were toys. Then they started shooting. The guns were not toys. A bunch of people died, including Kerri. Tucker wouldn't talk to me about it.
I got into a debate with Tim about gun control and Arizona vs Minnesota's laws at Kerri's visitation, which we held at Schlottman's house (naturally).
I dreamed I played groceries and farm animals with Paul and Ashley's daughter Felicity.
Then I was at this weird house with stone tile mosaic stuff everywhere. It was a family from my childhood church's house apparently. I went downstairs to ask where I could do homework and walked in on the brother and sister kissing. It was quite awkward. I did homework outside.
June 16:
I was in a big mansion with some friends and some foes. I realized that there were weeping angels everywhere (terrifying) and also an elephant. I told everyone to look at them to freeze them as we all ran out of the house. Once we got outside, though, there were more angels. I looked at one of them but then I SAW one of them move (which is SO wrong). I realized they were only faking being frozen by our gazes so they could ambush us later. I tried to warn everyone but it was too late. A bunch of the people got ambushed by the tricky angels.
June 17:
I was venturing through the forest with a couple people, and we were trying to defeat a host of Darth Vaders. There were also AT-AT Walkers down a cliff below us.
Then I dreamed I was living in an apartment below a bar in college. The apartment was a disaster - mostly Jenna's cat's food and litter all over the floor.
This car pulled out from the parking lot really recklessly so I tried to memorize its license plate. Everyone else remembered a different number though. Lauren freaked out about loving freebies, and specifically the glasses cleaners. I went back inside while Jenna and this Indian girl left to find costumes (not sure what for). I argued with a lady about how to make costume armor and that tinfoil isn't the best, but instead you should use plaster and still have movable joints.
I had to cover the bar because Jenna, the usual bartender, had left. This guy came down and was trying to flirt with me. He brought someone else's expired library slip with him. I said I'd call the college library. He sat down behind the bar.
I dreamed Zack and I were sitting on edge of the bed chatting. He gave me a hug, but squeezed me so hard I couldn't breathe. I tried to tell him, but was barely able to get the words out and he didn't let go.
Without further ado, here's week 22:
June 11:
This random woman called my cell phone saying she registered for piano lessons and couldn't confirm them. She talked about a mile a minute while I tried to figure out why she was calling me. I was sitting in bed with Zack and he overheard her on the other end of the phone. He told me, "It's a wrong number. Just hang up." But I said no because I heard her mention my friend (and piano player) Matt. I explained that I wasn't who she wanted and that Matt was a friend. I told her I'd look for his number in my phone then realized she might be stalking him, so told her I didn't have it (always looking out for my friends). But I wanted to help her too, so I gave her Lynette's photography studio number (where Matt works) so she could try there...because clearly sending a stalker to someone's workplace is perfectly acceptable.
Then there was this extremely fat guy at my old church who was being super belligerent toward me. At the end of the church service, I went to him and told him I forgave him. He was still a jerk. I almost forgot my purse at church, but Zack got it for me (thanks dear!). Then I was a kid again, singing in Praise Kids with a big fake smile on my face. The director had the choir doing these dance moves none of us had seen before so we just did our best to follow her lead - sort of like Zumba.
I was at a farmer's market then where some woman explained over and over that she and her husband were vegan. She said she loved pickled peppers. They had mounds of veggies on their table beside which a big spotted pig wearing a collar and leash ate cilantro rice. This little scene happened on repeat about six times.
June 12:
I was cleaning a super rich guy's fish pond on his front veranda (white marble stairs and porch.) I scooped all the fish out with a litter box scooper and laid them on the porch beside me, then planned to take the rocks out of the tank and put new rocks in. Partway through, I realized then that it was going to take too long and I needed the fish to be in a bucket so they wouldn't die. I ran off to find a bucket and when I returned, all the fish were gone. I looked all over for them with no luck. I went into the house and wandered a bit (it was huge). I never found the owners...or the fish.
Me and Dr. Who (10th, obviously) were with this little girl who was vitally important for some reason when we were attacked (not sure by whom). We ran to the basement, sliding down this metal tunnel to get there and then taking an elevator that rumbled and shook as the building collapsed around it. Eventually we made it to the basement but were trapped there (see building collapsing above). My friend Will turned up and asked if I had any of my books with me. I said I had part one of Deception, but when I pulled it out, it turned into a book about dragons.
Then I dreamed I was in prison where I was attacked by a guy who had toilet paper wound around his arms so I wouldn't be able to identify him by his tattoos. He cut my arm really deep and I ended up in the infirmary. Turns out, he was actually helping me escape because he had some deal with the doctor. Would have been nice to be in on that plan!
June 13:
I dreamed there was a shooting in Charlotte, NC. Zack's grandpa prayed for them.
Then I was on a field trip in high school at this big warehouse. This big brawny guy was showing us how to fire the various guns (just Nerf darts but more realistic gun types and styles). We all wore protective eye glasses. Mine were darker sunglasses with points in the upper corners.
We were going to the next leg of the trip and no one wanted me to ride with them. Alyssa was angry at me for some reason but I ended up in her van. I had a conversation with someone about how the schedule at school went because I couldn't remember what class was first and when and where it would be held.
June 14:
I dreamed I was a super hero fledgling who could sort of connect to animals, but mostly had force power. I hung out with a man who was a cross between Superman and Wolverine, and a woman like Storm meets Electra. Sometimes Zack was the man, and he talked about being able to talk to whales and how they liked him because he was tall and understood their plight of being larger.
Before I uncovered my powers fully, a bad guy was after me, and the two heroes were protecting me. We had planned for me to drive this truck past the bad guy as a distraction so the heroes could take him out, but the bad guy used his power to create a landslide under the truck and I crashed into the trees. The bad guy nearly killed the two heroes before coming for me. I blasted him away with my force power, and the man and woman were surprised I could defend myself.
June 15:
I dreamed I was a student at Northwestern again and living in the Arden dorms. I woke up late for class and got on the shuttle over to campus late. On my way out, I saw a bunch of people with big guns, just random people kind of roaming.
I got nervous but someone else on the bus assured me that they were just paintball guns. I called 911 anyway. The police officer I talked to also assured me that they'd already been out earlier and all guns were toys. Then they started shooting. The guns were not toys. A bunch of people died, including Kerri. Tucker wouldn't talk to me about it.
I got into a debate with Tim about gun control and Arizona vs Minnesota's laws at Kerri's visitation, which we held at Schlottman's house (naturally).
I dreamed I played groceries and farm animals with Paul and Ashley's daughter Felicity.
Then I was at this weird house with stone tile mosaic stuff everywhere. It was a family from my childhood church's house apparently. I went downstairs to ask where I could do homework and walked in on the brother and sister kissing. It was quite awkward. I did homework outside.
June 16:
I was in a big mansion with some friends and some foes. I realized that there were weeping angels everywhere (terrifying) and also an elephant. I told everyone to look at them to freeze them as we all ran out of the house. Once we got outside, though, there were more angels. I looked at one of them but then I SAW one of them move (which is SO wrong). I realized they were only faking being frozen by our gazes so they could ambush us later. I tried to warn everyone but it was too late. A bunch of the people got ambushed by the tricky angels.
June 17:
I was venturing through the forest with a couple people, and we were trying to defeat a host of Darth Vaders. There were also AT-AT Walkers down a cliff below us.
Then I dreamed I was living in an apartment below a bar in college. The apartment was a disaster - mostly Jenna's cat's food and litter all over the floor.
This car pulled out from the parking lot really recklessly so I tried to memorize its license plate. Everyone else remembered a different number though. Lauren freaked out about loving freebies, and specifically the glasses cleaners. I went back inside while Jenna and this Indian girl left to find costumes (not sure what for). I argued with a lady about how to make costume armor and that tinfoil isn't the best, but instead you should use plaster and still have movable joints.
I had to cover the bar because Jenna, the usual bartender, had left. This guy came down and was trying to flirt with me. He brought someone else's expired library slip with him. I said I'd call the college library. He sat down behind the bar.
I dreamed Zack and I were sitting on edge of the bed chatting. He gave me a hug, but squeezed me so hard I couldn't breathe. I tried to tell him, but was barely able to get the words out and he didn't let go.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Dream Update: Week 21
As one of my resolutions on my 26th birthday, I decided to record
every dream I have for the next year. I blearily type notes into my
phone each morning and pretty much just correct typos before posting
here. My rules: I won't post something that would embarrass someone else
(things I find embarrassing are another story). I only record dreams I
recall upon waking up in the morning (no 3a.m. bathroom break or
post-nap recordings).
Without further ado, here's week 21:
June 4:
I was playing Dungeons and Dragons alone with just Zack DMing the game. I met two dragons who I had to make a deal with so they wouldn't kill me. They asked me to get some treasure for them that was in a crevice that was too small for them to enter.
I was then in an old, worn down old house with my parents. There were bad guys coming so we had to hide. I was running around but couldn't find a good spot and then the guys entered the room. I ducked behind a bicycle that I happened to be standing by at the moment. Since I had a helmet on I hoped they would think it was just the helmet resting by the bike.
June 5:
I was trying to play Dungeons and Dragons with Zack, Matt, Paul and Adam. One of Adam's friends (some Asian guy with thick rimmed glasses) was DMing the session for us. As we played I got to make my first attack--eldritch blasting a roper from far away. I then realized my character sheet wasn't in my book. I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. Meanwhile my friend Caleb was working on wiring in the house and the lights kept going off. As I searched through the papers for me sheet and the table got more and more discombobulated, my dice kept getting lost too. Eventually the new DM just said I missed both times which made me angry since I'd rolled a 19 for one of my attacks. After our game was over, I told Adam it was fun but weird to play with him as a player.
I was at Papa Tony's old house and Gus Gus (my sister's cat) came out to play. He fell in a hole into the cistern under the house and was treading water in it with no way out. Everyone else was resigned to him drowing but I was like, "No, he has claws!" I found some blankets and went to the basment and opened the hole to lower one to him so he could use it like a ladder to climb out. Once I had the cistern opened, I didn't see him though. As I leaned over the hole looking, his paw reached out right by my face. I grabbed his arm and pulled him out.
I was in my high school English class with Anna and Liz. I hadn't done my homework, but the discussion turned theoretical so I jumped in to be sneaky. But then after sharing my opinion, Liz asked why I thought the characters in the story might not agree. And I was caught. So close.
June 6:
Dreamed that I went to work lunch with everyone from our department. We couldn't figure out who was supposed to ride with who and it was awkward.
Anna was going to a fancy event and had to get her dress approved ahead of time. Night of, she realized her pre-approved dress was hideous - sparkly mauve and covered in flowers. Me, my parents and her parents all worked feverishly and got it looking much better for her.
June 7:
In my high school's library with Emily, Matt D, and Anna. We were up in the secret loft in the back and were building something but I don't recall what now.
I was trying to get dressed and couldn't decide what to wear. I ended up in my old Coke T-shirt, jeans and a fleece jacket.
June 8:
Grandma was being completely impossible. She kept either doing things she shouldn't do or demanding that my mom do everything for her right then and there, including attaching a hitch to her car so she could haul stuff.
We were in this tiny cafe area in the basement of this building. The tables were covered in graffiti art. Then I was working there rather than just visiting. It was miserable and I hated it. My boss was totally demanding and difficult.
Then I dreamed I did a comedy routine and it went well. Part of it involved me doing a prologue to a movie with a paper bag puppet in the voice of Cookie Monster (that's some witty stuff right there). Then there was a guy who did this magic routine in which he claimed he could roll a dice to land on whatever number you said. The dice was in a clear ball which floated in a small tank of liquid. He would just spun the ball until he found your number. Next was a woman with a golden retriever who could smell numbers. Members of the audience listed a bunch of numbers and they set off into the woods to find them. Lower numbers were more challenging I guess (less to smell maybe?)
June 9:
Pearl was having me working on a project drafting a new form email for student workers to complete. We did a lot of back and forth about what students will/won't fill out. There was a highlighted section framed in red for their hobbies. I don't know why we had to collect that but we did.
I was all dressed up for this dance event in this tight black dress with a high collar neck and rouching along the sides. An old friend from elementary school danced with me, and Zack said that he was just trying to touch my butt. I said Zack was being ridiculous, but sure enough his hands started drifting. I pushed him away and refused to dance with him any more. I guess Zack was right!
I dreamed I dropped Zack at the airport and then got a phone call from an old boyfriend . We had this awkward conversation and neither of us wanted to be the first to hang up because that felt like defeat. At one point we were in silence for like two minutes straight. I said goodbye to Zack while still on the phone and made a point of kissing Zack and saying I love you with the phone still on.
June 10:
No recall! Wow that hasn't happened for a while!
Without further ado, here's week 21:
June 4:
I was playing Dungeons and Dragons alone with just Zack DMing the game. I met two dragons who I had to make a deal with so they wouldn't kill me. They asked me to get some treasure for them that was in a crevice that was too small for them to enter.
I was then in an old, worn down old house with my parents. There were bad guys coming so we had to hide. I was running around but couldn't find a good spot and then the guys entered the room. I ducked behind a bicycle that I happened to be standing by at the moment. Since I had a helmet on I hoped they would think it was just the helmet resting by the bike.
June 5:
I was trying to play Dungeons and Dragons with Zack, Matt, Paul and Adam. One of Adam's friends (some Asian guy with thick rimmed glasses) was DMing the session for us. As we played I got to make my first attack--eldritch blasting a roper from far away. I then realized my character sheet wasn't in my book. I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. Meanwhile my friend Caleb was working on wiring in the house and the lights kept going off. As I searched through the papers for me sheet and the table got more and more discombobulated, my dice kept getting lost too. Eventually the new DM just said I missed both times which made me angry since I'd rolled a 19 for one of my attacks. After our game was over, I told Adam it was fun but weird to play with him as a player.
I was at Papa Tony's old house and Gus Gus (my sister's cat) came out to play. He fell in a hole into the cistern under the house and was treading water in it with no way out. Everyone else was resigned to him drowing but I was like, "No, he has claws!" I found some blankets and went to the basment and opened the hole to lower one to him so he could use it like a ladder to climb out. Once I had the cistern opened, I didn't see him though. As I leaned over the hole looking, his paw reached out right by my face. I grabbed his arm and pulled him out.
I was in my high school English class with Anna and Liz. I hadn't done my homework, but the discussion turned theoretical so I jumped in to be sneaky. But then after sharing my opinion, Liz asked why I thought the characters in the story might not agree. And I was caught. So close.
June 6:
Dreamed that I went to work lunch with everyone from our department. We couldn't figure out who was supposed to ride with who and it was awkward.
Anna was going to a fancy event and had to get her dress approved ahead of time. Night of, she realized her pre-approved dress was hideous - sparkly mauve and covered in flowers. Me, my parents and her parents all worked feverishly and got it looking much better for her.
June 7:
In my high school's library with Emily, Matt D, and Anna. We were up in the secret loft in the back and were building something but I don't recall what now.
I was trying to get dressed and couldn't decide what to wear. I ended up in my old Coke T-shirt, jeans and a fleece jacket.
June 8:
Grandma was being completely impossible. She kept either doing things she shouldn't do or demanding that my mom do everything for her right then and there, including attaching a hitch to her car so she could haul stuff.
We were in this tiny cafe area in the basement of this building. The tables were covered in graffiti art. Then I was working there rather than just visiting. It was miserable and I hated it. My boss was totally demanding and difficult.
Then I dreamed I did a comedy routine and it went well. Part of it involved me doing a prologue to a movie with a paper bag puppet in the voice of Cookie Monster (that's some witty stuff right there). Then there was a guy who did this magic routine in which he claimed he could roll a dice to land on whatever number you said. The dice was in a clear ball which floated in a small tank of liquid. He would just spun the ball until he found your number. Next was a woman with a golden retriever who could smell numbers. Members of the audience listed a bunch of numbers and they set off into the woods to find them. Lower numbers were more challenging I guess (less to smell maybe?)
June 9:
Pearl was having me working on a project drafting a new form email for student workers to complete. We did a lot of back and forth about what students will/won't fill out. There was a highlighted section framed in red for their hobbies. I don't know why we had to collect that but we did.
I was all dressed up for this dance event in this tight black dress with a high collar neck and rouching along the sides. An old friend from elementary school danced with me, and Zack said that he was just trying to touch my butt. I said Zack was being ridiculous, but sure enough his hands started drifting. I pushed him away and refused to dance with him any more. I guess Zack was right!
I dreamed I dropped Zack at the airport and then got a phone call from an old boyfriend . We had this awkward conversation and neither of us wanted to be the first to hang up because that felt like defeat. At one point we were in silence for like two minutes straight. I said goodbye to Zack while still on the phone and made a point of kissing Zack and saying I love you with the phone still on.
June 10:
No recall! Wow that hasn't happened for a while!
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