Just... a bit... closer...
Weird, it asked me if I wanted to restore. Curious what it would find, it pulled up my previous entry. Apparently it got closed? Regardless, here I am.I have to admit, I'm a little sad when "baseline" is seen as "celebratory/praiseworthy".11/1: Got up to brush teeth in the wee hours. Large buildings with an academic feel. There’s a wide-ranging Shakespearean production of some kind; spreading through multiple different rooms, with a semi-interactive audience. A mustachioed DiCaprio is one of the principles. My alarm keeps going off {probably filtering through from the outside}, and he keeps pausing and glaring amusedly into the audience, taking a breath to start speaking, and it starts up again right when he’s about to speak. See John Washburn and his mom while walking through hallways, Minnesota Viking fans, other mascots and sports wear. Long time to get up, groggy morning, even without drugs today. Got some good feedback on my costume pictures. Got caught in the web, although a bit of grind. What started as me cooking turned into Sweetheart taking over.
11/2: Curious combination of dream vignettes; I’m sure they were connected, but I can’t remember the transitions at all: Worms video game puzzle; killing someone in a castle to make them into a ghost; airport lobby video games; Jordan Smith getting drunk while calling politics; Dad in gift shop. Early wakeup for Sweetheart’s appointment. At first she was going to drop me off at the shuttle stop, but decided to stick with me and go all the way to work, instead. I read lots more Girls With Slingshots. Met Sweetheart for banking and lunch, except she forgot she had a meeting at 1, so it was just banking. I lunched by myself at Marcello’s; not bad at all. Got some good work done in the afternoon, albeit rather distracted. Nice workout, ate out, scattered evening trying to finish up all the stuff I missed throughout the day.
11/3: Curiously, one of those dreams that I forgot when I got up, and remembered right away when I lay down again. Fun wakeup. Dragging day; everything is waiting on other people and arguing on FaceBook. "Moonlight" was too slow.
11/4: Back towards some semblance of regularity at work. Pallookaville for dinner, session at Jen’s.
11/5: Zumba canceled becuse substitute didn’t show up. Couldn’t find parking at office. Sweetheart suggested I go to Tin Lizzy’s for lunch, since she doesn’t like it but I do. Heard deer traipsing through the foliage in the park, which actually turned out to be people. Went shopping for Indian festival stuff. Stopped at cailement’s house for a few hours for a very nice party. Not sure about the energy usage, and I had decried “internet parties” in years past, but I’m impressed at the use of the mobile platform for the game packets.
11/6: Dream bits: Alain’s apartment, drachen_katze’s cats, parking lot, Stephanie Connolly, broken refrigerator which Dad fixes. Back in to work, reconnected with Sweetheart after distance. Met Ambuj and Arch at a vegetarian Vietnamese food festival; got lots of stuff I don’t know and shared around; randomly met Nicole from tango. Then we all went to Global Mall for laddoo and coffee. Couldn’t convince them to join us for movies; went to see “Dr. Strange”. I thought they did a good job showing a different take on a genre, although I agree with one critique about “Wuxia with orange glowsticks”; just not sure how to fix it to show “magical fighting is happening”. Home was very peaceful.
11/7: Dream about shopping for game books and L5R cards in what seems like someone’s house. Switch. Going on a cruise (as friends!) with Magdalena. Have to keep telling people we’re friends. Meet a nice albeit oddly nosy lady. Stop by home for some reason, get a call from a survey, name her and Magdalena as contacts. Taking full advantage of buffet, drinks, and relaxation; I think I was getting ready to visit a spa as well. Woke up early. Hard and boring work on directories, bank stuff. Went to Joe’s Oak Room for dinner to celebrate Gina and Zeppelin’s marriage; loud, expensive, wearying, but very nice taste. Zipped through cursory stuff at home.
11/8: Playing Zelda on phone. Joanna having marital problems, hiding out in a closed store. David Foley calling, eating leftovers. Playing hacky-sack with a camel cricket, freaking out a Denyse at work. Not much remembered. Election party at Jen’s. Disappointment.
11/9: I’m kissing Sweetheart in a parking lot; later driving off the edge of the road, bumping into things. Woke up. Kids are playing “Red Rover” style game, I’m worried they'll get hurt. Feel arm itching in the crook of my right elbow, see caterpillars melding with my skin. Sweetheart helps pull them off, we go to swing set. Woke up again, arm still itching. Shocked day, although more constructive. Lunch with Sweetheart, start talking about escape plans. Got a lot of strength and activity imagining fighting coneheads. Only four people at Zumba.
11/10: Dream didn’t start with me in it. There’s a TV show with a famous Black woman with tight clothing going into stores, knocking stuff over, and apologizing. One of the places is a nice cozy cafe, and I’m there with family. Walk into another room that has a dorm or fraternity house or some similar “groups of college-aged people housing”, with Hallowe’en decorations and party people, some in costume. (Reminiscent of Matt Kertz’s party.) I take someone’s foam bat and another person’s plastic ball (skull? pumpkin?) and bounce the latter on the former. Highly effective Board meeting, nice time hanging out with Sweetheart (she didn’t meet friends as previously expected).
11/11: Sore throat, back on drugs. Set up a bunch of stuff for Pathfinder that I’d previously been neglecting. Tai Chi seemed harder than usual today. Saw a single doe outside the gate as Denyse drove up; first one after the deer was hit last week. Gorgeous sky patterns. Very friendly conversation, no drama during game, might have gained a new player, pretty good method of passing the game around rather than sticking to formal initiative for 10 people.
11/12: Zumba, serious talk, read a story, did computer stuff after she fell asleep. Damien party, game night.
11/13: Left with Nate after 1. Wanted to talk about serious stuff, ended up going with worlds instead. Slept well. Hiked Lullwater, ate at Mu Lan, got lots of donuts, finished season 5 of Buffy. Started watching Season 6, got a lot of static and skips.
11/14: Forgot dreams. Chewed through a lot of pileup. Still smelling forest fires. Watched Buffy disc on computer, no static; not sure if better reader or problem with DVD player.
11/15: Woke up with alarm and Sweetheart (wrote “Sweetthreat” first), went back in-and-out of sleep. Jump up, race downtown, hear cerealgirl repeating some odd phrase. Look up to see her, see a crowd of friends up the stairs standing in line. Get up to them, hug Alexandra, see Romy and Laia and others, start running through the lines with them. Suddenly remember I’m asleep. Woke up again, hiked to shuttle. Very effective day. Sweetheart wanted to eat at Madras. Car jerking oddly.
11/2: Curious combination of dream vignettes; I’m sure they were connected, but I can’t remember the transitions at all: Worms video game puzzle; killing someone in a castle to make them into a ghost; airport lobby video games; Jordan Smith getting drunk while calling politics; Dad in gift shop. Early wakeup for Sweetheart’s appointment. At first she was going to drop me off at the shuttle stop, but decided to stick with me and go all the way to work, instead. I read lots more Girls With Slingshots. Met Sweetheart for banking and lunch, except she forgot she had a meeting at 1, so it was just banking. I lunched by myself at Marcello’s; not bad at all. Got some good work done in the afternoon, albeit rather distracted. Nice workout, ate out, scattered evening trying to finish up all the stuff I missed throughout the day.
11/3: Curiously, one of those dreams that I forgot when I got up, and remembered right away when I lay down again. Fun wakeup. Dragging day; everything is waiting on other people and arguing on FaceBook. "Moonlight" was too slow.
11/4: Back towards some semblance of regularity at work. Pallookaville for dinner, session at Jen’s.
11/5: Zumba canceled becuse substitute didn’t show up. Couldn’t find parking at office. Sweetheart suggested I go to Tin Lizzy’s for lunch, since she doesn’t like it but I do. Heard deer traipsing through the foliage in the park, which actually turned out to be people. Went shopping for Indian festival stuff. Stopped at cailement’s house for a few hours for a very nice party. Not sure about the energy usage, and I had decried “internet parties” in years past, but I’m impressed at the use of the mobile platform for the game packets.
11/6: Dream bits: Alain’s apartment, drachen_katze’s cats, parking lot, Stephanie Connolly, broken refrigerator which Dad fixes. Back in to work, reconnected with Sweetheart after distance. Met Ambuj and Arch at a vegetarian Vietnamese food festival; got lots of stuff I don’t know and shared around; randomly met Nicole from tango. Then we all went to Global Mall for laddoo and coffee. Couldn’t convince them to join us for movies; went to see “Dr. Strange”. I thought they did a good job showing a different take on a genre, although I agree with one critique about “Wuxia with orange glowsticks”; just not sure how to fix it to show “magical fighting is happening”. Home was very peaceful.
11/7: Dream about shopping for game books and L5R cards in what seems like someone’s house. Switch. Going on a cruise (as friends!) with Magdalena. Have to keep telling people we’re friends. Meet a nice albeit oddly nosy lady. Stop by home for some reason, get a call from a survey, name her and Magdalena as contacts. Taking full advantage of buffet, drinks, and relaxation; I think I was getting ready to visit a spa as well. Woke up early. Hard and boring work on directories, bank stuff. Went to Joe’s Oak Room for dinner to celebrate Gina and Zeppelin’s marriage; loud, expensive, wearying, but very nice taste. Zipped through cursory stuff at home.
11/8: Playing Zelda on phone. Joanna having marital problems, hiding out in a closed store. David Foley calling, eating leftovers. Playing hacky-sack with a camel cricket, freaking out a Denyse at work. Not much remembered. Election party at Jen’s. Disappointment.
11/9: I’m kissing Sweetheart in a parking lot; later driving off the edge of the road, bumping into things. Woke up. Kids are playing “Red Rover” style game, I’m worried they'll get hurt. Feel arm itching in the crook of my right elbow, see caterpillars melding with my skin. Sweetheart helps pull them off, we go to swing set. Woke up again, arm still itching. Shocked day, although more constructive. Lunch with Sweetheart, start talking about escape plans. Got a lot of strength and activity imagining fighting coneheads. Only four people at Zumba.
11/10: Dream didn’t start with me in it. There’s a TV show with a famous Black woman with tight clothing going into stores, knocking stuff over, and apologizing. One of the places is a nice cozy cafe, and I’m there with family. Walk into another room that has a dorm or fraternity house or some similar “groups of college-aged people housing”, with Hallowe’en decorations and party people, some in costume. (Reminiscent of Matt Kertz’s party.) I take someone’s foam bat and another person’s plastic ball (skull? pumpkin?) and bounce the latter on the former. Highly effective Board meeting, nice time hanging out with Sweetheart (she didn’t meet friends as previously expected).
11/11: Sore throat, back on drugs. Set up a bunch of stuff for Pathfinder that I’d previously been neglecting. Tai Chi seemed harder than usual today. Saw a single doe outside the gate as Denyse drove up; first one after the deer was hit last week. Gorgeous sky patterns. Very friendly conversation, no drama during game, might have gained a new player, pretty good method of passing the game around rather than sticking to formal initiative for 10 people.
11/12: Zumba, serious talk, read a story, did computer stuff after she fell asleep. Damien party, game night.
11/13: Left with Nate after 1. Wanted to talk about serious stuff, ended up going with worlds instead. Slept well. Hiked Lullwater, ate at Mu Lan, got lots of donuts, finished season 5 of Buffy. Started watching Season 6, got a lot of static and skips.
11/14: Forgot dreams. Chewed through a lot of pileup. Still smelling forest fires. Watched Buffy disc on computer, no static; not sure if better reader or problem with DVD player.
11/15: Woke up with alarm and Sweetheart (wrote “Sweetthreat” first), went back in-and-out of sleep. Jump up, race downtown, hear cerealgirl repeating some odd phrase. Look up to see her, see a crowd of friends up the stairs standing in line. Get up to them, hug Alexandra, see Romy and Laia and others, start running through the lines with them. Suddenly remember I’m asleep. Woke up again, hiked to shuttle. Very effective day. Sweetheart wanted to eat at Madras. Car jerking oddly.