Dreamslines... Realities Within, 2007

Dreamlines... Realities Within, 2007.

2 January 2007: Puppy in a Pot - A woman aggressively invades my space and tries to get me to harm a puppy. I realize it is because she does not want the puppy anymore and does not want to be the bad guy. So, I take the puppy from her.
7 February 2007: Turtles - Pleasure becomes concern when my baby turtle wants to swim out to sea. I am forced to let it go and face the open sea alone.
7 March 2007: Court - While being chosen for jury duty, I am challenge on a personal label I applied to myself. Even though I joined the group I thought I should be with, I don't feel comfortable.
18 March 2007: Geek Dreams - In an all out war between fans of Star Trek and fans of Dr. Who, I am the only one with a gun and I don't want to kill anyone. While dealing with this, I switch over into another reality that involves explaining Word to old vampires.
5 June 2007: Airport - While in the airport, my cat is taken away as luggage. I realize too late that she wasn't in her carrier and wonder why I decided to take her with me on such a short trip.
24 July 2007: Little Fires - In the dead of winter, it is very cold. We have gas heat but we also have gas leaks. I have the choice of turning off the heat or continuing to fight little fires that threaten to burn us out of house and home.
10 August 2007: Soup Singers - An old joke has gotten out of control and now I am dreaming of my friends in pink velvet jumpsuits while doing dancing and singing numbers.

2 January 2007
Puppy in a Pot
I was sitting outside of a veterinary clinic holding a six quart pot. I don't know why but I was concerned about my pot. I think it was too small. A woman came out of the clinic with the cutest little fluffy black and white puppy. I did not like her. I stood as she came near me. She started to invade my space and I told her to back off or I would hit her with the pot. Then, she started shoving the puppy at me.

At that point, I knew she was trying to get me to hit the puppy. To kill it. This made me very angry. I started yelling at her, "I know what you're doing! You're trying to get me to hurt your dog because you don't want it anymore but you don't want to be the bad guy. It's people like you who give humans a bad name! If you don't want the puppy, don't hurt it. Just give it to me. I'll take care of it!"

She put the puppy in the pot I was holding and walked off, leaving me looking down at this very cute puppy who was looking up at me.

7 February 2007
Turtles
My father and I were sitting at the table. We opened a box of turtles - the chocolate, caramel, pecan candy. I started playing with mine because it was a real turtle with all its bits still inside the shell. I put it on the edge of a tub of water and watched as my Dad's turtle jumped in and swam around. My turtle, now running around, wasn't interested in the water. So, I picked it up and dropped it in. It hid all its bits and sunk to the bottom of the tub. Concerned, I lifted it up. As soon as it was out of the water, it poked its head out. I put it back in the water, it hid everything.

I was very concerned, asking Dad why my turtle was doing this. I was afraid he would drown. Dad told me to let it sit on the bottom of the tub. When it wanted air, it would swim.

I looked up to see Dad's turtle swimming like mad across the open sea. I was floating in the water, holding my turtle, trying to convince it that everything would be OK. He could swim. All he had to do was try. Dad called me in. I let go of the turtle and swam to the deck. As I pulled myself out of the water, I looked back and saw my turtle swimming with Dad's turtle. It made me smile.

7 March 2007
Court
I was called to jury duty. I was sitting next to my old PM, Mohammed. We were laughing about something when the judge, looking very upset and angry, said something about the Defense making a unilateral decision about the jury selection and if you matched the description on the whiteboard to please go to the next courtroom.

I looked up and saw the bailiff finish writing the word "Islam" on the board. Mohammed and I looked at each other and he frowned. I was embarrassed for him as he and several other people got up and walked out. No one would look at each other for a while.

When I did look up, I saw that "Islam" was not the only words on the board. "Dark and Broody Goths" was also on the board. I was surprised. Crap. I needed to leave. While I wasn't dark and broody, I was a goth. But, someone stopped me. I explained that I was goth and needed to leave.

"Black clothing does not a goth make."

I stood there and quietly explained that while I was dressed down now, I was in fact goth based on my aesthetic, my music preference, my clothing and my writing. I needed to go. They let me by with great reluctance.

Once in the other courtroom, I took a long time to find a seat. It was awkward and while no one paid any attention to me, I was sure they were mentally making fun of me and wondering why the heck I was there.

18 March 2007
Geek Dreams
One of them was at a sci-fi con where there was an all out all-scale war between the Trekkers and the Whovians. I was on the side of the Dr. Who fans. The leader of them really liked me but the second in command did not. However, I was their only shooter. I had a Glock-17 with only one clip. I was really hesitant about this whole killing the other fans thing. I was alright about them beating each other up but I did not want to be the one to escalate it into lethal force.

While I was looking for where the actual fighting was - with the hope of stopping it somehow - I shifted over into Emerald City Chronicles, on a computer with a document open that had been stolen by someone. The document was in share mode. So, whenever the document was updated, I saw the updating and knew I could just save the document on my computer and have proof of who stole it through the Track Changes feature. But then what? I was pondering having to explain the technology in a court full of old vampires while the STs kept asking me to roll for the knowledge.

5 June 2007
Airport
I was at the airport, waiting for a plane to go to Chicago. I watched as my bag and my cat were taken away by a porter. My cat, not in a carrier, sat serenely on the moving trolley, just watching me as she tends to do when she wants something. Once she disappeared into the throng of people, I started talking to the people around me. Most of them were players from the ECC LARP I play in.

At first, it was fun and made the long wait for the airplane go by faster. Then, the airport started getting more and more crowded and I felt hemmed in. It was too loud to role play and too many people kept interrupting us. All the while, I kept thinking about Esme and her being rolled away on the cart.

Suddenly, I realized two things: First, it was only a three day trip to Chicago. There was no need for me to take my cat. Second, I did not have her carrying cage with her. I could not believe the airport people would have let me check the cat onto the baggage claim without her in a carrier. I thought of how to fix this. Everything from buying a new carrier and taking it with me on the plane to demanding my cat back came to mind.

Finally, I decided that I needed to get my cat back and send her home. After standing in line for a long time, I got to the front and Toni was there. I explained what had happened and that I did not want my cat to be put on the plane. I wanted her here with me. Toni assured me that they would do everything they could to get my cat back to me.

She led me to a place in the back where they would bring me Esme. I anxiously watched the doors over and over as they opened and closed but did not reveal a person holding my cat. I woke up still waiting for her.

24 July 2007
Little Fires
It was wintertime and very cold outside. We had our gas heater keeping me and my family warm. I went to the back room, my parents' bedroom and discovered that there were tiny gas leaks all over the floor and tiny flames. I stomped on the flames and put them out. But they kept getting bigger the farther back I when in the room. Some of the drapes and plants were catching fire. I am able to put them all out but more keep coming.

At this point I can see that there are little fires springing up all over the place. I either needed help putting them out or I needed to turn off the gas heater. I paused, wondering if we would all freeze to death if the heater was turned off then I decided if I didn't turn it off, the whole place would go up in flames. I started asking people where the gas heater was and no one seemed to understand. Nor did they understand why I didn't want them to light any candles. I kept trying to explain the problem with the gas leaks and no one seemed to care at all.

10 August 2007
Soup Singers
Sometimes, I really have to wonder about the dreams I have. Last night, I dreamt that I was at home, at my desk, writing. Then I looked up and decided I was hungry. My house fell away and Ross was there with Jami and Toni. There was a sign and a voice saying, "Presenting Ross and the Velvety Potato Singers!" The three of them, all in pink velvet jumpsuits started dancing. Ross was singing while holding out a microwaveable can of velvety potato soup. Toni and Jami were doing big arm waves, singing "Let in the sunshine..." I woke up just as Ross was thrusting the can of soup at me to take. He didn't seem to notice that I was cringing away from the whole thing.

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