Buoyed on waves of love
8/1: Horizons is having a footrace or relay of some kind. Someone is dressed up as Michael Jordan {probably a reference to Kareem Abdul Jabbar}. Find myself at some version of the lake house, where Dad, Hank, Marcy, and Marsha are nearby. There’s an indoor pool, and parts of the bank/edge collapsed when I walked on them, which messed with some of the tile patterns we were trying to set in. Wake up in a fancy dorm, where the staff is wearing team colors for the competition. Haven’t “woken up” in a dream in a while. Morning was on-edge getting ready, followed by brain fog at work. Review went well - one unexpected down, but reasonable; one unexpected up; all in all, doing okay. Afternoon was a little more on-track, digging through To-dos on Habitica. Sold the most comfortable couch evarr. Started making pie, discovered weevils, ended up throwing out about half the grain-based products in our pantry… almost everything that wasn’t sealed. Late night.
8/2: Weird intermediate state; I’m sure there were dreams, there always are when I’m half awake. Carried blue couch down, sat on it in the hallway, gave Keith and a few neighbors a laugh, sold second couch in less than 14 hours. Great grind at work today, good interview, checked lots of things off, leveled up. Had a very pleasant dinner with Sweetheart and her boss and his wife at Sufi’s, then drove a few blocks down the street and met Solomon at Intermezzo for a very pleasant dessert. Although service was a bit lacking on the tail end, we couldn’t find anyone to give us a check. Drove down Ponce, stopped unexpectedly at the “Hot Now”, waited longer than necessary in line. I started to worry about my Dailies list, but luckily, the web version started working again.
8/3: Drove back home, put things away, took a green pill, started writing things here and elsewhere. I have a polar bear that’s acting kind of like a cat. dwivian and elfgirl are asking me how I keep it docile and small; answer being, lots of air conditioning and cuddles. It gets kind of rowdy, though, and when it struggles to get out of my arms it seems more like a gel-filled pillow, slipping out by shifting its mass to other parts of its body. Something about architecture, dorms, and “The Simpsons”. I miss that bear. Woke up late, alarm didn’t go off. Showered and ran. Not much done today at work; got stuck reading “Asexual Jokes” page. Exercised, baked blueberry pie, cuddled.
8/4: Dreamt something relating to Dragonball, and Altered Beast. Overhead view of a castle gate with dozens of simple undead behind a portcullis, trying to claw their way through. The heroes have poleaxes, which aren’t really effective at stabbing through the bars, but better than nothing. Not quite clear if I was one of the heroes or watching a tactical video game or not in that dream at all. Fresh pie for breakfast. Grind day. Visited bank. Hard to get things accomplished, even though I was aiming that way. Difficult talks with a few people. Nice time at home with Sweetheart, even while doing chores.
8/5: Talking with family about getting an alternate degree of some kind; of course, they’re very supportive. {Switch} Meeting Erin and Nancy at a bakery somewhere along a highway with strip malls advertising lots of different national origins {reminiscent of Buford Highway}. Go inside one place, it turns out to be more like a polar amusement park. I wander and around - real ice! One place where the ice is kind of thin, I warn kids away from it. Penguins here and there. Scoot them away from the train tracks. Train is shaped like a polar bear - cute idea, it’s supposed to scare the penguins away. {only now I’m realizing they’re on the wrong poles} Head back out to the lobby, DJs are giving people prizes and asking embarrassing questions. There’s a line of people waiting for the elevator, and an old lady operating such and ushering people around. I start singing, “She’s got the whole world in her hands”. Most of the kids look confused, but the lady gets it and rocks in time with the music, humming and clapping. I also talk with people in the line about the ice storm back in Atlanta, and how people act during drastic weather. {switch} There’s a video game box of some sort, but the disc isn’t “clicking” into place, and when anyone try to turn it on the disc spins out to one side. That last bit is definitely from an image of a lot of “wrong” video game paraphernalia being thrown together in a picture. Hard to wake up, but there’s pie! Fake arguments. Talking with people about money. Went to Emory Point to pick up medicine and a free taco (with equal or greater purchase). Took the shuttle to Decatur, got a ride with David the rest of the way. Talked about games, followed by serious stuff. He always has a fun time with the Waffle House staff, asking to see the wine list and whatnot. D&D was quite distracted again, but eventually we made it work.
8/6: Dreaming about some kind of coffeeshop {merging Bread and last weekend’s party and the Bronze}; I specifically remember moonchain and lux-aurumque making stuff. After talking to friends, I come back to find that a scrawny kid with blond hair and a do-rag has cleared away my plates and drink. He offers to make me a new one, but I go back to talk to my friends. Some talk about how an Indian girl re-married, and I’m unbelievably happy that I’m no longer with my ex. {So yeah, I’d say I’m over her.} A grey striped kitten is running rampant. Dad is next to the door, and opens it - he totally misunderstood us. When we shout at him, he reaches out, and pulls in… an orange kitten? We say that’s the wrong one, and he walks outside and brings in the other one, who apparently just stood in the doorway. Orange is pretty docile, but grey keeps struggling any time someone tries to pick her up. People are watching a music video with monorail trains falling off their tracks set to “The Impression That I Get”. Something about a show with Mr. Giles being Mr. Giles, sort of - he’s a cyborg in the future, and advising heroes with snap-on parts. A Spanish-speaking character calls him Mr. He-lays. I save the whole dream in Excel, and realized I hadn’t actually gotten up or saved it, yet. Got up and actually typed it up. Pie for breakfast again, went to gym. I was the only person in the Zumba class today. Went to Goldberg’s after workout, met Melanie again. Home for cuddles and apparently a nap - Sweetheart had a bit of a food coma. Headed out, got bumped from behind - 5th in line, waiting in traffic. Went to Andretti’s, shot some Aliens, played a round of Lazer Tag (5th place), raced Go Karts (I got 5th place again), played a 4-way air hockey. Went to Muss & Turner’s, lots of nice options but waited way longer than we expected. Got to Alexandra and Chris after 10. Jumped into a game that someone had just left, ended up winning.
8/7: Had fun playing “Hearts of Attraction”, hung out and talked for another hour or so. Headed home a bit fuzzy. Someplace very similar to the sun room in Port Angeles house. {shift} Several different social situations where people are flirting with me. One woman is more than happy to jump into my lap, along with her pet dog. She lives with her parents, which I feel awkward about the prospect of intimacy while they’re in the house, even though it is theoretically fine, and they even like me. {unclear shift} Reviewing a prison layout, and one of the guards there is hitting on me. I leave and make my way to the “MCAHE’S” restaurant. It’s apparently a chain that specializes in odd Mexican combinations. The title stands for Msomething, Chamorro, Arroz, Hongo, Empanadas, and Somethingelse. I meet the woman with the dog and her family there. Oddly charismatic. Immediate pouncing. Got up, watched the second half of a Buffy we started yesterday. Moved some more furniture, living room layout is now drastically different. Got into “Stranger Things”. Met Sudaxina and Suman for a chat, went to My Parents’ Basement for dinner, chatted with Grandma on the phone. Did responsible computer things before bed.
8/8: I’m going through multiple stories of buildings, some of which are underground. Discussing options with professor (Eddie?) about which exam to make up. Something seems Buffy-ish. {switch} Driving with the Reverend Mothers and karishi, stop at a loverly fuchsia house with an “in-law” house out back. Lots of pavement, I realize it’s a veterinarian {maybe there was a sign, too?}, and the separate building is for surgeries, so the smell doesn’t fill the whole building. Childhood doberman/golden mix is running around one waiting room. {switch} Large restaurant with chicken sandwiches and ice cream, and arcade entertainments of some variety; basketball hoops, among other things. {pretty clearly transferred Andretti’s and made it homestyle} I start running around with a game gun, doing really good shooting my target people. Someone mentions the “James Bond workout”. Turns into somewhat more realistic espionage. I’m spying on a few people through a window, including Jam wearing a cardboard sign about being hungry but not homeless in London. She later comes out and shoves/hugs me from behind, I ask if she’s still in touch with rbrav, since he might know people who can help her. wolven is somehow involved. Someone stole all the sheets while I was sleeping. Today felt very procedural - just shuffling stuff from one pile to another. Had the thought that my recurring cough could be acid irritation rather than infection; will see whether soothing methods help any. Stopped by a reception for the new dean of Medical school, had a glass of wine and some hors d'oeuvres, met Kim on her way out, didn’t know anyone else, started up a conversation with a Merck representative standing by his lonesome. Met Sweetheart, drove to Rainbow, picked up some nostalgia food, went to Athens. Food was so-so, but we had a loverly time meeting Sister and “New Baby Brother XD”. Home, stayed up later than we should have watching “Stranger Things”.
8/9: Chatted about being afraid of the dark. I can’t remember the details but children keep disappearing in different ways, and I talk with a group about what common elements they have. Pretty clearly related to the show. Cuddly morning. More shoveling today. Chiro.
8/10: Playing “Pictionary Telephone” with moonchain, zurui-kitsune, Rob, and others. Writing things on the side of a ship, ridiculously long phrases that are impossible for anyone to guess. Pirates are playing “Liar’s Dice” nearby. {switch} I’m running late in a mall, there’s no way I’ll be able to make it back to work in time, but after the first panic I’ve resigned myself to that fact. Something about meeting a yuppie family. Very hard time getting up, getting started with the day, or anything. Met Courtni for lunch, talked about movies almost the entire time. Latter half of the day was all reports. Seemed like the day disappeared. Gym, Zumba, started watching “The Jerk”. Hilarious tidbits, but not impressed overall. Hard time falling asleep.
8/11: Followed by a hard time waking up, of course. And going to work early means getting stuck in traffic. Slow grind getting stuff done. Want to re-design work format. Board meeting went fairly well, although we were missing someone, so their stuff didn’t get addressed. Finished “The Jerk”, including a ukelele lesson. Watched 2 episodes of Buffy.
8/12: Dream was obviously influenced by “The Wish”, and included a matryoshka doll, but I can’t remember more than that. Took shuttle to work, shoveling stuff, very nice time at Tai Chi. Not as much done as I would have hoped. Shuttle downtown, walked to My Parents’ Basement. kellinator had some bad news, and was taking in a few drinks. I felt like we did a better job staying on-track in Pathfinder this time around. Combat, room exploring, and ghost-related roleplaying.
8/13: People stayed later than usual. Other than a mall, I don’t remember the first half of my dream, where I was a part of it. I wasn’t part of the second half set in the “Kung Fu Panda” movies, except it focuses on kids. Something about one kid not wearing traditional robes, and the master getting flustered. Animal people and monastic studies with a level of strictness that seems more Catholic in flavor. I was the only student in Zumba again. Weights were more difficult than usual. Went to Goldberg’s again, didn’t see Melanie this time. Home, cuddles, arguments about responsibilities. Very nice time seeing the house of raoin and family; stayed way longer than expected in previous discussions.
8/14: Yawning while driving home. Dreamt something about Buffy and pending game… obviously excited to play. Sweetheart dreamt that we are in India, and everyone thinks I’m cute. I’m eating some sweet and getting powdered sugar on my face, and she tells me to clean it off, but someone says I should leave it on because it’s cute. Moved a bunch of books and some of the closet stuff I was sorting. Sweetheart went shopping, I played Pathfinder with my online group. Another fun time, although a rocky start; Roll20 had changed some stuff, and I hadn’t prepared the first map in which they were about to play. Moved game books in preparation for Sweetheart to come home; room empty of everything but furniture. Started assembling desk.
8/15: Couldn’t fall asleep. Dreamt, woke up, made plans to write stuff down, fell back asleep, forgot. The whole “new frame-of-reference memory wipe thing” is great for checking for predators but terrible for keeping track of stuff. Met Sweetheart for lunch. More shoveling; need to figure a better system, although I did clear out my e-mail. Went to Chat Patti for dinner; loud but very tasty. Found I’m especially fond of the yellow cakes made out of lentils (not unlike everything else). Watched “Mahenjo Daro”; lots of small bothers but overall a great mythic feel, glad we saw it.
8/16: Dreamt something with getting ready for conventions. (D*C?) Followed by driving down a loverly road {left side? - maybe passing construction or somesuch} that’s covered in yellow leaves, behind a bunch of people constantly riding their brakes. At the bottom of the hill, start hiking up a trail behind a bunch of people. {cars disappeared without incident or explanation.} Slow day, more shoveling. Pretty good organization, but left lunch at home. Home, called family, Mum answered in lieu of Omm. Talked with her while assembling desk. Watched another Buffy.
8/2: Weird intermediate state; I’m sure there were dreams, there always are when I’m half awake. Carried blue couch down, sat on it in the hallway, gave Keith and a few neighbors a laugh, sold second couch in less than 14 hours. Great grind at work today, good interview, checked lots of things off, leveled up. Had a very pleasant dinner with Sweetheart and her boss and his wife at Sufi’s, then drove a few blocks down the street and met Solomon at Intermezzo for a very pleasant dessert. Although service was a bit lacking on the tail end, we couldn’t find anyone to give us a check. Drove down Ponce, stopped unexpectedly at the “Hot Now”, waited longer than necessary in line. I started to worry about my Dailies list, but luckily, the web version started working again.
8/3: Drove back home, put things away, took a green pill, started writing things here and elsewhere. I have a polar bear that’s acting kind of like a cat. dwivian and elfgirl are asking me how I keep it docile and small; answer being, lots of air conditioning and cuddles. It gets kind of rowdy, though, and when it struggles to get out of my arms it seems more like a gel-filled pillow, slipping out by shifting its mass to other parts of its body. Something about architecture, dorms, and “The Simpsons”. I miss that bear. Woke up late, alarm didn’t go off. Showered and ran. Not much done today at work; got stuck reading “Asexual Jokes” page. Exercised, baked blueberry pie, cuddled.
8/4: Dreamt something relating to Dragonball, and Altered Beast. Overhead view of a castle gate with dozens of simple undead behind a portcullis, trying to claw their way through. The heroes have poleaxes, which aren’t really effective at stabbing through the bars, but better than nothing. Not quite clear if I was one of the heroes or watching a tactical video game or not in that dream at all. Fresh pie for breakfast. Grind day. Visited bank. Hard to get things accomplished, even though I was aiming that way. Difficult talks with a few people. Nice time at home with Sweetheart, even while doing chores.
8/5: Talking with family about getting an alternate degree of some kind; of course, they’re very supportive. {Switch} Meeting Erin and Nancy at a bakery somewhere along a highway with strip malls advertising lots of different national origins {reminiscent of Buford Highway}. Go inside one place, it turns out to be more like a polar amusement park. I wander and around - real ice! One place where the ice is kind of thin, I warn kids away from it. Penguins here and there. Scoot them away from the train tracks. Train is shaped like a polar bear - cute idea, it’s supposed to scare the penguins away. {only now I’m realizing they’re on the wrong poles} Head back out to the lobby, DJs are giving people prizes and asking embarrassing questions. There’s a line of people waiting for the elevator, and an old lady operating such and ushering people around. I start singing, “She’s got the whole world in her hands”. Most of the kids look confused, but the lady gets it and rocks in time with the music, humming and clapping. I also talk with people in the line about the ice storm back in Atlanta, and how people act during drastic weather. {switch} There’s a video game box of some sort, but the disc isn’t “clicking” into place, and when anyone try to turn it on the disc spins out to one side. That last bit is definitely from an image of a lot of “wrong” video game paraphernalia being thrown together in a picture. Hard to wake up, but there’s pie! Fake arguments. Talking with people about money. Went to Emory Point to pick up medicine and a free taco (with equal or greater purchase). Took the shuttle to Decatur, got a ride with David the rest of the way. Talked about games, followed by serious stuff. He always has a fun time with the Waffle House staff, asking to see the wine list and whatnot. D&D was quite distracted again, but eventually we made it work.
8/6: Dreaming about some kind of coffeeshop {merging Bread and last weekend’s party and the Bronze}; I specifically remember moonchain and lux-aurumque making stuff. After talking to friends, I come back to find that a scrawny kid with blond hair and a do-rag has cleared away my plates and drink. He offers to make me a new one, but I go back to talk to my friends. Some talk about how an Indian girl re-married, and I’m unbelievably happy that I’m no longer with my ex. {So yeah, I’d say I’m over her.} A grey striped kitten is running rampant. Dad is next to the door, and opens it - he totally misunderstood us. When we shout at him, he reaches out, and pulls in… an orange kitten? We say that’s the wrong one, and he walks outside and brings in the other one, who apparently just stood in the doorway. Orange is pretty docile, but grey keeps struggling any time someone tries to pick her up. People are watching a music video with monorail trains falling off their tracks set to “The Impression That I Get”. Something about a show with Mr. Giles being Mr. Giles, sort of - he’s a cyborg in the future, and advising heroes with snap-on parts. A Spanish-speaking character calls him Mr. He-lays. I save the whole dream in Excel, and realized I hadn’t actually gotten up or saved it, yet. Got up and actually typed it up. Pie for breakfast again, went to gym. I was the only person in the Zumba class today. Went to Goldberg’s after workout, met Melanie again. Home for cuddles and apparently a nap - Sweetheart had a bit of a food coma. Headed out, got bumped from behind - 5th in line, waiting in traffic. Went to Andretti’s, shot some Aliens, played a round of Lazer Tag (5th place), raced Go Karts (I got 5th place again), played a 4-way air hockey. Went to Muss & Turner’s, lots of nice options but waited way longer than we expected. Got to Alexandra and Chris after 10. Jumped into a game that someone had just left, ended up winning.
8/7: Had fun playing “Hearts of Attraction”, hung out and talked for another hour or so. Headed home a bit fuzzy. Someplace very similar to the sun room in Port Angeles house. {shift} Several different social situations where people are flirting with me. One woman is more than happy to jump into my lap, along with her pet dog. She lives with her parents, which I feel awkward about the prospect of intimacy while they’re in the house, even though it is theoretically fine, and they even like me. {unclear shift} Reviewing a prison layout, and one of the guards there is hitting on me. I leave and make my way to the “MCAHE’S” restaurant. It’s apparently a chain that specializes in odd Mexican combinations. The title stands for Msomething, Chamorro, Arroz, Hongo, Empanadas, and Somethingelse. I meet the woman with the dog and her family there. Oddly charismatic. Immediate pouncing. Got up, watched the second half of a Buffy we started yesterday. Moved some more furniture, living room layout is now drastically different. Got into “Stranger Things”. Met Sudaxina and Suman for a chat, went to My Parents’ Basement for dinner, chatted with Grandma on the phone. Did responsible computer things before bed.
8/8: I’m going through multiple stories of buildings, some of which are underground. Discussing options with professor (Eddie?) about which exam to make up. Something seems Buffy-ish. {switch} Driving with the Reverend Mothers and karishi, stop at a loverly fuchsia house with an “in-law” house out back. Lots of pavement, I realize it’s a veterinarian {maybe there was a sign, too?}, and the separate building is for surgeries, so the smell doesn’t fill the whole building. Childhood doberman/golden mix is running around one waiting room. {switch} Large restaurant with chicken sandwiches and ice cream, and arcade entertainments of some variety; basketball hoops, among other things. {pretty clearly transferred Andretti’s and made it homestyle} I start running around with a game gun, doing really good shooting my target people. Someone mentions the “James Bond workout”. Turns into somewhat more realistic espionage. I’m spying on a few people through a window, including Jam wearing a cardboard sign about being hungry but not homeless in London. She later comes out and shoves/hugs me from behind, I ask if she’s still in touch with rbrav, since he might know people who can help her. wolven is somehow involved. Someone stole all the sheets while I was sleeping. Today felt very procedural - just shuffling stuff from one pile to another. Had the thought that my recurring cough could be acid irritation rather than infection; will see whether soothing methods help any. Stopped by a reception for the new dean of Medical school, had a glass of wine and some hors d'oeuvres, met Kim on her way out, didn’t know anyone else, started up a conversation with a Merck representative standing by his lonesome. Met Sweetheart, drove to Rainbow, picked up some nostalgia food, went to Athens. Food was so-so, but we had a loverly time meeting Sister and “New Baby Brother XD”. Home, stayed up later than we should have watching “Stranger Things”.
8/9: Chatted about being afraid of the dark. I can’t remember the details but children keep disappearing in different ways, and I talk with a group about what common elements they have. Pretty clearly related to the show. Cuddly morning. More shoveling today. Chiro.
8/10: Playing “Pictionary Telephone” with moonchain, zurui-kitsune, Rob, and others. Writing things on the side of a ship, ridiculously long phrases that are impossible for anyone to guess. Pirates are playing “Liar’s Dice” nearby. {switch} I’m running late in a mall, there’s no way I’ll be able to make it back to work in time, but after the first panic I’ve resigned myself to that fact. Something about meeting a yuppie family. Very hard time getting up, getting started with the day, or anything. Met Courtni for lunch, talked about movies almost the entire time. Latter half of the day was all reports. Seemed like the day disappeared. Gym, Zumba, started watching “The Jerk”. Hilarious tidbits, but not impressed overall. Hard time falling asleep.
8/11: Followed by a hard time waking up, of course. And going to work early means getting stuck in traffic. Slow grind getting stuff done. Want to re-design work format. Board meeting went fairly well, although we were missing someone, so their stuff didn’t get addressed. Finished “The Jerk”, including a ukelele lesson. Watched 2 episodes of Buffy.
8/12: Dream was obviously influenced by “The Wish”, and included a matryoshka doll, but I can’t remember more than that. Took shuttle to work, shoveling stuff, very nice time at Tai Chi. Not as much done as I would have hoped. Shuttle downtown, walked to My Parents’ Basement. kellinator had some bad news, and was taking in a few drinks. I felt like we did a better job staying on-track in Pathfinder this time around. Combat, room exploring, and ghost-related roleplaying.
8/13: People stayed later than usual. Other than a mall, I don’t remember the first half of my dream, where I was a part of it. I wasn’t part of the second half set in the “Kung Fu Panda” movies, except it focuses on kids. Something about one kid not wearing traditional robes, and the master getting flustered. Animal people and monastic studies with a level of strictness that seems more Catholic in flavor. I was the only student in Zumba again. Weights were more difficult than usual. Went to Goldberg’s again, didn’t see Melanie this time. Home, cuddles, arguments about responsibilities. Very nice time seeing the house of raoin and family; stayed way longer than expected in previous discussions.
8/14: Yawning while driving home. Dreamt something about Buffy and pending game… obviously excited to play. Sweetheart dreamt that we are in India, and everyone thinks I’m cute. I’m eating some sweet and getting powdered sugar on my face, and she tells me to clean it off, but someone says I should leave it on because it’s cute. Moved a bunch of books and some of the closet stuff I was sorting. Sweetheart went shopping, I played Pathfinder with my online group. Another fun time, although a rocky start; Roll20 had changed some stuff, and I hadn’t prepared the first map in which they were about to play. Moved game books in preparation for Sweetheart to come home; room empty of everything but furniture. Started assembling desk.
8/15: Couldn’t fall asleep. Dreamt, woke up, made plans to write stuff down, fell back asleep, forgot. The whole “new frame-of-reference memory wipe thing” is great for checking for predators but terrible for keeping track of stuff. Met Sweetheart for lunch. More shoveling; need to figure a better system, although I did clear out my e-mail. Went to Chat Patti for dinner; loud but very tasty. Found I’m especially fond of the yellow cakes made out of lentils (not unlike everything else). Watched “Mahenjo Daro”; lots of small bothers but overall a great mythic feel, glad we saw it.
8/16: Dreamt something with getting ready for conventions. (D*C?) Followed by driving down a loverly road {left side? - maybe passing construction or somesuch} that’s covered in yellow leaves, behind a bunch of people constantly riding their brakes. At the bottom of the hill, start hiking up a trail behind a bunch of people. {cars disappeared without incident or explanation.} Slow day, more shoveling. Pretty good organization, but left lunch at home. Home, called family, Mum answered in lieu of Omm. Talked with her while assembling desk. Watched another Buffy.