I Dream Of....

Originally posted February 20/2007 on "Allison Wonderland" (written while in ON)


Remind me again about why we moved to Newfoundland?

AJ has been shoveling his way out of the house for 2 hours already, not including the time he spent just trying to get the door open. He hasn't even made it to the car yet. It seems that the storm that kept us from going home last night dumped a little more than the expected 30 cm on the city. I'm glad we missed it, but I sure feel bad for everyone who's trying to get shoveled out today. Schools are closed, buses aren't running. This is happening with disturbing frequency. It's a beautiful province, especially in the summer. But in the winter? I think I understand why so many people spend it in Florida.


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There was something else I was going to write about before I return to The Place of No Internet... Darned if I can think of what it was. So instead I'll tell you about something fairly strange: I've been having the craziest dreams since we got here. The first few nights were just packed with nightmares; I didn't get much sleep, but I was glad to wake up in the morning, anyway. I don't remember the specifics anymore, and I really don't want to. Then there was the one where someone was trying to set a world record, trying to beat the record time for... well, I don't know exactly what it was, but the feat involved Marilyn Manson (?!) wearing a white tea towel around his neck like a bib, sliding down a mini-toboggan-on-a-track thing while sitting up, holding a fork in one hand and a knife in the other (both huge), and being flung off the end of the track into a pile of hay. They almost didn't make it, but I think the record was beaten, in spite of the fact that he (MM) refused to take off his boots before getting on the slide. Dumbass.

Confused? Me, too. Sometimes I wake up from dreams and I remember thinking (during the dream) that they were really fun or interesting- not this time. I woke up and this thought bubble appeared over my head (seriously!) that said, "WTF?!!"