Scenes from my Dreams

Notes: Really odd one this morning... I was definitely in the middle of some deep REM sleep when the alarm clock went off. I still haven't shook off the grogginess. Foods Eaten: Chicken Parm Dream Location: Unsure The Dream: I know there was some sort of prelude to this, I had witnessed (or possibly participated in) the killing of someone (unsure who). I fled the scene with a few others who were there, but ended up with a handful of other people that had not been at the killing. My dad was driving our Jeep, I'm pretty sure Melissa and TJ were also in the car, though we had just arrived at a location I'm not sure how to explain. It was a light wood platform with stores connected to it. There was an octagonal shaped picnic table that we walked over to sit down at. As I approached the table, I noticed odd indentations in the shape of bottle caps. Within each indentation was a coin. I said out loud, "Hey, look at the tables." But everyone else was already takin...

Notes: Well, I guess this is since I just bought a house and was having my first vacation away from home since then. Thought it was strange. Dream Location: In a twisted version of my house. The Dream: I was standing upstairs in a house that belonged to me. The area I was standing on was carpeted, sort of loft-like, overlooking the bottom floor. There was a set of stairs near me. (Once again, this is all I left myself saved as a draft, so I've forgotten most of this dream...) I seem to recall various people showing up at my house, which was going well for a little while, until everyone seemed turned against me. I remember the house suddenly feeling eerie, as a large black creature came out of no where and attacked me. Fortunately I was able to escape, but as I was running down the stairs, a vampire-zombie creature knocked me to the ground. The thing was on the verge of biting my throat when I abruptly woke up.

Notes: I really don't remember much of this dream at all. I know I had another dream (or perhaps a further continuation of this dream), but I forgot it promptly after I woke up. Foods Eaten: Spaghetti Dream Location: I very specifically remember this being on N. Greensboro Street in my town, at the apex of a turn right before a grocery store. The Dream: I'm pretty sure I was in a car, and I don't think I was driving. But I was on N. Greensboro Street, looking out my window. As we went around an all too familiar turn in the road, right before the grocery store, I saw the drummer of the band, deepfield, walking out of a house on the right.

Notes: I half wonder if me wearing TJ's hoodie to sleep last night had any effect on this dream, since his ex gave it to him. Foods Eaten: ACP Dream Location: In a fancy house, and on a gravel road The Dream: I was in a very fancy and large, but old victorian style home. It was white, with columns in the front, and TJ was there, along with my exes, Richard and Nate. Each were there with girls, though they were unfamiliar girls. And all of the guys were passing around the girls - including me! I don't recall actually doing anything with either Richard or Nate, but talking to them and asking them how they were and what they were doing. But when I got back around to TJ, he was sitting with a new girl - who I recognized promptly as his ex, Helen. He had his hand on her thigh, and she was kissing his neck. Even though I was angry, I was strangely calm. I asked him what he was doing, and why. I don't think he gave me an answer, before I ran out of the house. I was runni...

Notes: I had this dream and another last night. Let's see how well my memory wants to work. Foods Eaten: ACP Dream Location: A kitchen The Dream: I'm sure more had happened prior to this, but I recall standing in a kitchen with a friend I haven't seen in a while, Holly. I'm pretty sure we were baking cupcakes, but we were also talking about something strange - though I'm struggling to remember what... I remember when I woke up, I was thinking about how weird it was that I could hear her voice in my head so precise and exact as it actually is.

Notes: Really, really odd dream. In better news, at least my memory is starting to work though. Foods Eaten: Taco Salad Dream Location: Inside a dining room and in an unfamiliar outdoors area. The Dream: I was sitting in a cold and dark room, seemingly abandoned. TJ was with me, and an old elementary school friend, Erin, was also there. The room was made completely of cement, and only had two narrow rectangular windows with the glass broken out of them. I have no idea what we were doing there, but we ended up leaving without issue. Outside seemed pretty abandoned, too, if not for the well kept grass. There was a paved street, but no other houses or buildings near by. We decided to walk along the road, and after a few minutes I paused to look behind us. I saw a very small, dark cloud floating low to the ground, and pouring rain out of it. I paid it no mind and continued walking, but turned around again after a few more minutes. The cloud appeared to be following us, in a rather c...

Notes: I can't remember if this dream was from last night or the night before that. I remember thinking about it, but then forgot, but suddenly it popped back into memory. Foods Eaten: Eggnog and grapes (I am SO excited eggnog is back!!!) Dream Location: It was at some unfamiliar one story, looong house. The Dream: I was in a room of a house. The room was plain white, with a white tiled floor and high ceilings. The only thing odd was that instead of the ceiling being slanted, the floor was slanted - like a lowered platform sort of thing. There were shelves on the wall, stocked with boxes, like a warehouse. There was a door to the right that led to the rest of the house, up a small set up stairs. On one side of the room was the main entry door to the house, and opposite that door was another door that lead into what was apparently a concert venue. The venue door was under a canopy type cover, making the area around it dark, but lit up by blacklights. There was an old schoo...

Notes: ... Dream Location: Some sort of restaurant? The Dream: I had this dream a couple days ago, and unfortunately I can't remember what happened up to this point.  I was sitting at a round table with bar stools. My old crush from middle school, Pieter, was sitting to my right. TJ was standing behind him. I'm not sure what we were talking about, but I'm pretty sure I had just done something slightly significant and Pieter leaned over the table and kissed me. I pushed him away and exclaimed, "What are you doing?! My boyfriend is standing right there!" I don't recall TJ having any reaction and I don't recall anything else either...

Notes: This was obviously influenced by watching TJ get his hair cut last night... Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: I think it was in my parents bedroom? The Dream: I was sitting on a lounge chair in what appeared to be my parent's bedroom. There was a guy there, though I didn't recognize him. He was standing at the end of the bed, and my mom was behind him cutting his hair into a mohawk. When she finished with his hair, he walked right past me. I remember thinking the finished mohawk looked hot on him, though I never had any interaction with him. The only other thing I recall was taking some scissors and giving my own hair a trim, but it was colored different than what it actually is right now.

Foods Eaten: Chicken Pasta The Dream: I had just walked into an open white room with a number of office desks in it. The building seemed to be shaped like a modern church more than anything else. A secretary type woman greeted me and handed me some papers to fill out, which was a prequel for a job interview I was about to have. I sat down to fill the papers out, but my mom came into the building and interrupted me. I asked her if it could wait, in an irritated tone, but she said she had something important to tell me. I dropped the paper work and we went for a walk elsewhere inside the building. From what she was telling me, she was implying that I was not my father's child, I was someone else's and dad had adopted me. I was furious with her and refused to talk to her, even though we continued walking together. We went outside and walked down a paved sidewalk that ran straight through an empty field of grass. The sidewalk eventually continued into a small forest of trees t...

Notes: My mind was active last night, I have a number of vague memories of dreams, but not a very complete recollection of any of them. Foods Eaten: Eggplant Parm Dream Location:  Part in TJ's parent's truck, part in a parking lot outside a hotel or motel? The Dream: I was sitting in the back seat of TJ's parent's white truck. TJ was sitting at the left window seat and I was in the middle, his mom was in the passenger seat and his dad was either driving or missing in action. His mother pulled out a cigarette and started smoking (she doesn't smoke) , and then TJ rolled down the window and started smoking a cigarette as well (he doesn't smoke either) . I became quickly irritated with TJ and resisted swatting the cigarette out of his hand... Somehow we ended up standing around a parking lot outside of a building that appeared to be some sort of motel or hotel. I was facing TJ with my arms wrapped around him, snuggling his chest, when he lit up another ciga...

Notes:  Going to have to attribute this one to having dinner with TJ and his parents and half the discussion revolving around pranks involving fireworks... Even though it seems mean, the entire dream had a very playful and fun nature to it. Foods Eaten: Eggplant Parm Dream Location: A road and then in a field... The Dream: I was in motion going down a one way asphalt road, I don't know if I was in a car or running or what. I saw my dog running down the road ahead of me, and I was chasing after him. He veered off the road onto a sidewalk in front of some old town shops. I know for sure I was running on foot at this point, jumping over plants and various extrusions in the sidewalk. My dog approached a busy corner at full speed, and ran straight across the road with no regard for the cars around. He ran into the outside patio area of a McDonalds, and I was cursing under my breath at the dog for not listening to me. There was a line of small hedges surrounding the pati...

Notes:  I've been very slack on my dreaming lately... I have too much going on, which is a poor excuse considering how little effort it *should* take to dream. I've been trying to coax my dream memory into working properly and regularly again. Dream Location:  A large brick house... familiar, but not my own. The Dream: I was wandering around some lush grassy field in front of a very large and beautiful brick house. The house had a small front porch with three brick steps leading up to it. My dad was standing nearby, I think he was gardening or landscaping or something of the sort. My sister suddenly also appeared in the yard, holding a large brown cardboard box. She appeared to be in a state of urgency, as she ran over to me and very quietly exclaimed at me, "Liz! Help! I got this box from the next door neighbors, it's full of 200 snakes! They were going to kill them all but I felt bad for them and took them. But how do we get them inside without dad noticing?...

Dream Location: A restaurant parking lot The Dream: TJ and I had just exited a restaurant we had apparently ate at for dinner with my dad. It was dark out and we were walking around the parking lot. For whatever reason, I ask my dad if I could borrow his car. Right around that moment, my mom also pulled into and parked in the parking lot. She got out as if we were just getting ready to go in to eat dinner, but before we can even exchange hello's, there was a really loud noise that kept continuing and only growing louder. I recall thinking to myself, "That sounds like a tornado." But apparently my mom was having different thoughts, as she asked, "Is that a train?" My dad chimed in, though not in much of a panic, "No, that's a tornado. Take cover." My mom grabbed hold of the side of her car, and I just stood there in a bit of a trance watching the tornado come closer. All I was thinking about was how much I was going to hurt if I survived this. Bu...

Notes:  I woke up and remembered this one in strangely vivid detail, and as usual, failed to write it down quickly and forgot 90% of it. Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: Some movie-like park The Dream: It was some time in the evening, in a park - like Central Park in New York or something. I was walking around, when I spotted Jessica Alba. I went to go talk to her, she said, "Hi!" in a very bubbly tone. Her hair was a brilliant blonde, and had shimmery metallic strands of gold and silver in it, it was very magical looking. The tips of her hair were also dyed a bright sky blue. I remember trying to talk to her, but she simply just kept saying, "Hi!" in the same bubbly tone. I concluded that she was dumber than a rock. I ended up going to a car (did not make note of who's car or what kind) , but TJ was sitting in it. I told him I met Jessica Alba, and also informed him that she was dumber than a rock. He still wanted to meet her. Don't remember th...

Dream Location: Somewhere in Hawaii The Dream: I was walking along an eerie, seemingly abandoned bridge or peer over an ocean in Hawaii. There was a group of people walking down the peer with me, including my mom and sister. The ocean wasn't pretty like you'd expect, it seemed like a hurricane had recently come through. The ocean was a muddy dark blue, and the sky was dark and cloudy, verging on a storm. I remember thinking that we should turn back, but continued going anyway, at least until the bridge came to an abrupt stop where part of it collapsed. We didn't have any choice except to turn back now... The next thing I remember... I was sitting at a bar. It was crowded, the floor was carpet, the room was dimly lit and the counters were red. There was a bartender, minding his own business. A guy I did not know approached me and struck up a conversation.

Dream Location:  Unfamiliar concert venue The Dream: I was in a small concert venue, though it wasn't one that I'm actually familiar with. I don't remember what band I was there for, but I was at the barricade in the front. After the show, I went to leave, but noticed the members of Crossfade sitting at a merch booth table near the venue exit. I went up to talk to them, and got in conversation with Les Hall. He ended up asking me about doing some web design for them...

Notes:  Got into a discussion earlier with my boyfriend about marriage, when he blatantly proclaimed that he was never getting married - to which I asked if I was just wasting my time with him then, because I don't want to be in a relationship if both people aren't of the mutual opinion that it's "going somewhere". I'm pretty sure this dream was derived from that conversation... Dream Location: My room The Dream: I was laying in my bed, facing TJ. Presumably, he had just broken up with me, though I don't remember it actually happening. I was somewhat upset, trying to figure out the cause. I asked him, "Was it because of the getting married thing we were talking about earlier?" This is really all I remember. I woke up after asking that question, and TJ was fast asleep next to me.

Notes: This was definitely one of my more humorous dreams as of late. I laughed a little bit when I woke up from it, but yet another night where I had multiple dreams after a few days of none. Foods Eaten: Greek Salad Dream Location: Department Store... sort of The Dream: I had just walked into a large building, with white walls and tiled floors. TJ was with me, we were casually walking along, holding hands. On each side of us were platforms, which I guess were supposed to be like stores. They had signs hanging from the ceiling labeling what each platform was for. We passed one that said "Frame Sale" over it, and I pointed it out to TJ explaining that my company must be having their monthly frame sale. The next platform was labeled "Clearance Dresses". This one, of course caught my eye, and I had to go browse. Getting on to the platform, it turned into more of an enclosed store. The entry way was nothing but a flight of steps, which we walked up. There were...

Notes: ...don't remember most of this one, but it was probably interesting. Dream Location: My bedroom The Dream: I was laying on my stomach in my bedroom, on my bed. My crazy dog bolted high speed into the room, then sat down right at the edge and looked up at me. I don't remember exactly what words were exchanged, but the dog opened his mouth and asked me in plain English if he could get on the bed.

Notes:  I haven't been having very active dream memory lately. I hate it. I seem to go nights in a row where for the life of me, I can't remember my dreams. Then suddenly I will have a night where I remember more than one of them, though not in much detail. This was one of those nights. Dream Location:  In a forest of some sort, not sure where. The Dream: I was standing in a line with hundreds of other people that I didn't recognize. Apparently, we were waiting to start a game. Someone was shouting out the rules, which were very vague, but the game simply involved throwing objects at each other, and if someone got hit with the object, they were knocked out of the game. Also, if you were to drop your throwing objects, you were removed from the game. It started quickly, though people didn't seem to focus their attention on me. I would have to dodge out of the way of badly aimed throws occasionally, but I was able to throw and knock people out at my own leisure, wit...

Notes:  ... Dream Location: The top floor of my house The Dream: I was in the top floor of my house, which used to be my old bedroom. It was laid out exactly the same. My sister and friend, Rachael, were laying on my bed. TJ and I had built one of those intricate tent things using blankets and chairs across the floor. We were camping under our blanket tent, laying next to each other underneath another blanket. I'm not sure if any of us were talking, but suddenly the room was swarming with lady bugs. Rachael and my sister ended up crawling in the blanket tent with us, and we were all hiding under blankets waiting for the lady bugs to go away.

Notes: I remembered a lot of this dream when I woke up, but I've forgotten the details now. Dream Location: Some older shed type building The Dream: I recall two guys walking around with tools, helping my Uncle Dave out. And I'm pretty sure I was helping work on something with him. I remember the entire dream having a sort of eerie feeling to it, but I forget most of it except the very end. There was a sunny field right outside the shed, my Uncle Dave was standing on it, looking into the distance. I walked up to him and gave him a great big hug. It felt very emotional, and I recall thanking him for taking care of me since my parents died. ( My parents are still alive?)

Notes: I must have went in to REM sleep quick last night, because I woke up at 1:00am thanks to a stomach ache and remembered this whole thing. Amazingly, I still remember it the actual morning after. Foods Eaten: Tuna Cerviche Salad Dream Location:  On a highway? The Dream: TJ was driving my 350z, I was in the passenger seat. We were on a highway, though not one I recognized. There weren't many cars out, and it was broad daylight. Suddenly, one of the few cars in front of us slammed on the brakes. TJ did the same, angry about the seemingly unexplained breaking - until I looked out the window and saw a severed arm laying in the middle of one of the lanes. I gasped and did a double take, while pointing it out to TJ. We both cringed, thinking about what kind of accident had to have happened for that, but tried not to stare too long, as there were no other cars fully stopped. There wasn't even police or an ambulance anywhere in sight. Continuing down the road a few miles, we we...

Notes: I'm now pulling dreams out of the backlog I have in my phone. Sometimes when I wake up, so I don't forget the dream, I write a note to myself in my phone with just brief words or sentences to spark my dream memory. Unfortunately, this method is only half effective, as I never can remember the dream in full detail, just what the keywords were referring to. Dream Location:  Some sort of park The Dream: I was walking around in a beautiful grassy field. There were trees scattered about, with parking benches and dirt pathways here and there. There was a pond in the distance, and people walking around. I stumbled across my cousin, Josh, and one of my hair dye inspirations, who I only know as Urs. There were some wooden barrels nearby, filled with paints. On the ground next to the barrels, were large rolled out pieces of white paper. The three of us got into the barrels of paint, and began finger painting.

Notes:  I slept with my hair up in foils last night (dying it), so I didn't get the best sleep in the world. Woke up a lot. Foods Eaten:  Just snacked on random things throughout the day... my hair took too long and by the time I finished I just wanted to go to bed and not eat. Dream Location:  Hotel of some sort The Dream: I was standing on a floor of a hotel, in front of the elevators. There were staircases that spiraled around each side of me. A random, older guy walked out of the elevator and proceeded to complain about foreigners... but he had some sort of European accent. I was kind of amused by his hypocrisy, so I just smiled at him as he walked by. Now I've noticed TJ and my sister are with me. The elevator seems to be taking forever to get to us, so I decide it will be quicker to just go use the stairs. TJ and my sister decide that it's now become a race, especially since right as I started walking up the stairs, the elevator arrived. I ran quickly ...

Notes: I know this dream was pretty in depth, but I can't remember a lot of it. Foods Eaten: Nachos Dream Location: Some hotel The Dream: I don't remember most of it, I have a vague recollection of running into a hotel room after a fire or explosion of some sort, and I remember there being a young boy in the room. I'm not sure what happened, but my dream went on repeat or something, because I remember thinking "didn't that just happen a few minutes ago...?" but after thinking that I can remember what was going on... I had just run out of a shabby old hotel, it was dark out, save for some eerie lighting from street lamps. I was running down the road, which was surrounded by old style buildings and shops. I don't know what I was running from, but after a moment, a lasso type rope was thrown around my neck and pulled tightly so that I was struggling to breathe and talk. I remember seeing the boy that had been in the hotel room and trying to mutter...

Notes: I'm sure there was more to this dream, I just don't remember any other part of it. Foods Eaten: I don't remember, but this dream inspired me to have nachos for dinner... Dream Location: Some random building The Dream: It all started in a plain kitchen with a black and white tiled floor. The room was older, not well kept. I had just made a plate of nachos and was serving them to TJ. He ate one and informed me that he didn't like them.... Being the good girlfriend I am, I decided to try and make them again. I don't recall doing any actual cooking, so I guess I just magically had a plate of nachos and handed them to TJ again. Same results, he took one bite and said they still weren't good. Well apparently, I was desperate to get him to like my nachos, so I magically produced some nachos a third time. I delivered the plate to him, he took one bite and simply said, "Not bad." I took this as acceptable... and... the end?

Notes: None really to speak for... Foods Eaten: Garlic Noodles and Kahlua Cheesecake Dream Location: I have no idea. It was outside and in a building, no where I recognized. The Dream: I was in motion (I'm not sure whether I was walking or driving, or some other mode of dream transportation) with my sister. She was kind of down in the dumps, I think she had broken up with her boyfriend, Mike. We drove past a large metal building, and she told me to turn in there. I did, and then we were just standing in a large, mostly empty room, with a cement floor. There was a tattered couch and there was a cage nearby. I walked over to the cage and saw a small fuzzy animal pushed up against the edge of it - but it was outside of the cage instead of in it. At first, it looked kind of like my dog, but as I bent down to pick it up, it turned more into a cat looking animal. It developed distinct black stripes on a dark burnt orange color. My sister noted, "He's a tiger cub." I ...

Notes: This was kind of odd... not the dream itself, just the way it repeated itself. Foods Eaten: Spaghetti Dream Location: Sitting at a table somewhere outside The Dream: Back in real life, it was about 8:00am. I had just woken up to take my dog outside, I brought him back in and played with him for a minute, then made my rounds on my cell phone. After about 5 minutes, I put the phone down and went back to sleep... I was sitting at a wrought iron table, outside. It seemed to be a patio area of a restaurant or perhaps just a public seating area. Naturally, I was bored, so I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket. I opened up my deviantArt app, and when the page loaded, I noticed I had over 2000 messages waiting for me. I freaked out ecstatically, and opened them up to find that I had gotten a daily deviation. I tried to click on a link to the picture to find out what photo I had actually got the DD on, but nothing would go to the page. After a few minutes of clicking around, I ...

Notes: I made some notes on this one, but never came back to finish the details until now... oops. Dream Location:  In a concert hall, and for some reason I seem to recall a train. The Dream: I was walking around a dark building, holding a yearbook, that was apparently only filled with members of bands. The three of the five members of the band, Adelitas Way, were hanging out nearby, so I decided to go see if I could get the 'yearbook' signed by them. The first two casually signed their names, then the lead singer, Rick, wrote the names of the other two missing members of the band underneath his signature. Next to their names, he wrote their personal phone numbers, and told me to give out their numbers to as many people as I could. The present band mates were laughing at the bad joke (this was actually a rip off of one of the member's real facebook status messages, about some fan girl that kept spam calling his phone) . After having them sign it, I ran over to the band...

Notes: Another very vivid one, but I seem to be unable to remember some key details in it. Foods Eaten: Alfredo Dream Location: In a house in the middle of a field, in a different house, in a candy factory and in a restaurant/bar. The Dream: It all started in a little house on the prairie. The house was old, typical white sideboards, and located in the middle of a very large wheat field. I think TJ was working at the field as a job, but I don't really remember seeing him there or conversing with him. In fact, I don't remember much about being in the house, except that there was a violent thunderstorm... And then I ended up in another small house. Apparently TJ had gotten a new job, working for an older man. TJ let me tag along with him to his first day, where the man was instructing him on how to build something. We were all standing in what seemed small enough to be a little hide away in a basement. The ceiling of the room was slanted, and there was a storage door. ...

Notes: When I woke up, I remembered a strangely large amount of detail from this dream. It was definitely one of my more vivid ones in a while, unfortunately I seem to have forgotten a bit of it since I failed to quickly transpose it. Foods Eaten: Chicken and broccoli Alfredo Dream Location: A very large and upscale version of our family friend, Lynn Wilson's house. The Dream: I don't remember where it started... but I was walking down a vast hallway. The ceilings were extremely high... something you would see in a castle. Everything seemed so elegant, the doorways were mahogany and nearly the height of the ceiling, and curved and pointed at the top... like what you might see on a church. The walls were half paneled and half covered in a tan and brown scroll patterned wallpaper. One of the doors to my left opened, and looking inside I saw a black and white tiled floor with restaurant tables and waiters walking around the room. There was a busboy collecting dis...

Notes: A slightly humorous dream. Foods Eaten: ACP Dream Location: TJ's house The Dream: I was at my boyfriend's house, sitting at a dinner table with him and his parents. There were a large number of bowls full of spaghetti noodles on the table. TJ's dad was sitting at the head of his table. I was to the right, and TJ was to my right, with TJ's mom across from me. We all had typical dinner and conversation, until I started helping clean up. While the three of them were still cross-table jabbering, I began combining all the bowls of spaghetti into one bowl. I figured it was just wasting space, and even though some of the spaghetti had different sauce or spices, that it was all close enough that it wouldn't matter if it was mixed together. No one made any comment until when I put a lid on the bowl and started standing up to go put it in the fridge. TJ's dad suddenly and sternly said, "Liz! Did you just put all the spaghetti into one bowl?" I p...

Notes: I recall this dream being pretty detailed, but I forgot 95% of it as soon as my eyes opened. Foods Eaten: Eggplant Parm Dream Location: Outside... somewhere The Dream: I was walking along a light colored dirt path through a very large and open field. The grass covering the field was a brighter, more limey green than you would usually see in nature. My mom and TJ were walking with me, we were discussing something about an Independence Day parade and fireworks - I think we were actually walking in the direction of a place to sit and watch both. I remember passing by some guy sitting at the bottom of a hill right off the path... and I also remember TJ saying, "I remember that on Flight 1111." Woke up and the only thing I told myself to remember was "Flight 1111".

Notes: Really strange one. It was detailed, but I've forgotten some of it, or the logical reasoning behind most of it. Dream Location: Fancy hotel The Dream: I was in a very expensive looking hotel, walking through a hallway at a quick pace. I wasn't really me though, I think I was seeing through the eyes of a male character from a TV series (I never really saw "myself", I just get the feeling it was a guy's eyes I was looking through) . I passed a classy looking lady who handed me a small piece of paper. I don't remember specifically what she said when she handed off the paper, but I presumed it was something important. Opening the paper, I read two names - one I knew was the name of the lady that had handed me the paper. I also knew that she was my boss. The other name I wasn't familiar with, but it was a female's name. I felt a need of urgency... so I quickened my pace and walked straight to an elevator. I pressed the button to go down, but...

Notes: I find it strange that I had this dream, since I have absolutely no celebrity crush on Keanu Reeves what-so-ever. Dream Location: On a road, in my house The Dream: I was in a car, driving, with my sister in the back seat. It was a metallic blue color, but I'm not sure what type of car it was. I was talking to my sister and I referenced from what she was saying that Keanu Reeves had apparently given me the car and was my boyfriend. I'm not sure how I responded, but I recall suddenly driving through a thick foresty field. The "road" was more of a narrow dirt path that continually curved about. And then I was at home. Keanu Reeves was there, and this time he had apparently just proposed to me. I had accepted the proposal, but I was wondering to myself if it's what I really wanted to do. I even recall thinking "...he's a bit older than me, I'm not even sure how we met and got together, but he's a nice guy and he's famous..." I...

Notes: ... Foods Eaten: Greek Salad, Frozen Yogurt Dream Location: On a boat The Dream: The first thing I can remember was swimming around some very clear blue ocean water. I had my camera and my huge new lens, which I was about to take some pictures with. My Aunt Sue had just climbed up a ladder onto the back of a platform, which I'm not sure was a part of a regular old speed boat or a part of the cruise ship we were apparently on. Whatever the case, she posed, as I shot a couple pictures with my camera. The camera was going slow, and I kept missing because my Aunt was moving by the time the picture was actually being taken. I checked to see if the flash was open, because sometimes that causes my camera to be slower. Naturally, it was, so I closed it. I was then able to take my pictures with no flaws. Transitioned... to being back on the cruise ship. I was at a lower floor, and there was a security guy checking ID's as people were coming into the ship. There was an ...

Notes: This dream was pretty detailed, but it didn't make a whole lot of sense. I wasn't making any smooth transitions. Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: Scattered around, a track, a fancy house and a restaurant The Dream: I recall being on a track of some sort and running around. TJ was running around with me, or I was following him or something.. For some reason I specifically remember being sweaty and my mom showing up and commenting on it. She also said something about somebody's husband, but I didn't know exactly what she was talking about and had somehow inferred that she was marrying someone else that wasn't my dad. I ended up following her, I guess, into a house. It was very elegant and mansion like, with high ceilings and expensive looking floral patterned furniture. I chose to sit on a couch. My mother was no longer around, but some very nerdy looking guy walked in the room and sat on a chair across from me. He started talking to me, but I was co...

Notes: ... Foods Eaten: Pizza Dream Location: I think at a beach? The Dream: I recall laying out on some blankets in the grass, but for some reason I also recall it being a very tropical atmosphere, like we were at the beach. My sister and TJ were sitting on a blanket with me, and the drummer from the band Souls Harbor, Justin, was sitting on the other blanket with another guy that I didn't recognize. We were chatty, Justin was acting strangely hyper and bubbly. He and the guy he was with disappeared for a minute, and my sister, TJ and I got up and walked around. Eventually we walked back to the blankets we'd been sitting on, and across the way I saw Justin sitting on a different blanket. My sister pointed at him and said, "Look, he has blue hair!" Sure enough, I looked closer and saw he now had highlighted blue streaks in his hair.

Notes: I typed in the title of this entry and realized that I'd already named another dream entry the same thing. I thought that was kind of weird. I had forgotten about the other dream, but when I read it, it was perplexing how similar it was. Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: Some version of my buddy Landon's house The Dream: I was inside of a small house - or seemed more like a room in an apartment complex. It was old, wood panel walls, old lady wall paper, very neutral tan/brown color scheme. My friend, Landon's, mom was there, and I believe his sister was as well. My sister was also with me, though we were being sort of skittish. There was a red laser dot following us around, and I had come in the house to hide from it. Landon's mom was chit chatting us a little bit, when I saw the red dot and panicked again. I looked around accessing all the windows we could be seen through and tried to devise a way to crawl across the ceiling in order to avoid possibly ...

Notes: I really am not sure if this was in some way attached to the other dream I had last night or not, but this part stood out distinctly. Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: An older style bathroom The Dream: I was in side of a bathroom with wood paneled walls. There was a medicine cabinet/mirror hanging over a sink. I was fiddling with my lobe piercings as I looked in the mirror and pulled my hair back, realizing that all of my ear piercings had no rings in them except my lobes. I started panicking because my rook piercings and double helix piercings aren't fully healed and I was afraid they would close up. I think I woke myself up in my panic. But as a side note, I have 18 ear piercings - my rooks are my newest (2 weeks old?), with two double helix piercings in my right ear the second newest (3 months old maybe?).

Notes: I've really been slacking with my dreams lately. I'm actually surprised I went lucid last night, even though it didn't last long. My sleep was very weird and irregular though, took me forever to fall asleep. Foods Eaten: Mashed potatos, chicken, steak, asparagus, sausage... yeah, I was a fatty tonight. Dream Location: Blackness The Dream: Not even sure how I got to lucidity, I may have just slipped straight into it. TJ was there with me. I started pondering the weird questions that I hide in my subconscious most of the time. I remember thinking about asking my lucid TJ a lot of things, but settled upon a very cliche question that I put little faith into my dream figure truthfully answering: "TJ, do you want to marry me one day?" He didn't immediately respond, I stared at his face which remained completely blank. After what had to be about a minute of silence and me thinking of all the possible responses he could give, he simply said, "Ye...

Notes: My experiment of setting an alarm clock one hour before I need to get up seems to be giving actual results. I am having more and more lucid moments in my dreams, it would seem. Foods Eaten: Chicken Alfredo Dream Location: Not really sure The Dream: It was sort of in my old bedroom and sort of not, as it was outside. But there was teal carpet on the floor, like in the old bedroom. I was sitting on a futon that also was in that room. TJ was standing underneath what appeared to be some sort of shed with a porch. The porch had a structural support bar running horizontally under it. As I was examining it, I noticed a large patterned snake had coiled itself around it and was slowly migrating in TJ's direction. Knowing TJ doesn't like snakes, I told him "Uhh, TJ, you should move." He looked up and the snake was now in his face. It appeared to be a copperhead, and I could tell TJ was considerably concerned. He ended up moving next to me on the futon, but the sna...

Notes: I'm really slacking with updating this lately... been busy. I've been trying a new method - setting two alarms in the morning, spread an hour apart. The objective here has been to try to induce more lucid dreams and improve dream recollection. I think if I would actually wake up and write the dream that I remember down when the first alarm goes off, I would have higher success ratios. But I do notice that after the first alarm, I tend to be more aware and wonder about a lot more things. Foods Eaten: Eggplant Parm Dream Location: On a boat The Dream: I was laying on a bed that wasn't my own, or a familiar one at all. I believe I had just woken up. I sat up and noticed a small round window. Peering out it, I saw beautiful large blue ocean waves. TJ was in the room with me, and I immediately pointed the waves out to them saying, "Wow! The current is rough today." He agreed. Pondering out loud I said, "I'm surprised I don't have sea sickne...

Notes: I blame food poisoning on this one. Foods Eaten: Nothing. Dream Location: No where totally recognizable. The Dream: The sole thing I remember about this dream was I was sitting at a small, round cafe table with TJ. We were having a typical joking around conversation, but it ended up turning into talk about how all our friends are getting married and how my older cousins on my mom's side were married. I was expecting TJ to give me his typical response of, "Don't even think about it." But instead he said something along the lines of, "C'mon lets do it. Will you marry me?" I went through a moment of complete confusion (really I should have recognized that I was dreaming at this point). I started to counter with, "We've only been dating for four months." He replied with "Well what do we have to lose? We've known each other for years." I was still more shocked than anything, but didn't need more convincing. I sai...

Notes: If only lucidity had clicked. Foods Eaten: Way too much fondue. Dream Location: The Beach The Dream: I was walking along a very large and very vacant sandy shore. The ocean was a few yards away, with a few droningly small waves. I passed underneath a pier or bridge of sorts, and as I was walking under it, I looked out into the ocean... and saw a large brick church. It had a huge double door entrance with a circular stained window above. The church was about a foot underwater, and though it didn't look like it had been abandoned or forgotten about, it certainly didn't look used either. I recall thinking, "That's an odd place for a church? I wonder what it's doing here?" But not giving it much of another thought. I continued walking along the beach for a minute, then sat down. TJ was now with me and I was talking to him, though I don't know what about. I reached out and drew TJ's initials (TJM) into the sand with my finger. After writing...

Notes: Oddly random. Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: TJ's room/house The Dream: I was definitely in TJ's house, I think it was his bedroom - but it wasn't arranged the same. His bed was against the right wall of the room, and I don't recall seeing any other furniture. TJ's mom was laying on her back on the bed lazily. She was smoking a cigarette and talking to me, she seemed rather depressed about something. When she finished her cigarette, she went straight for another one. This continued on for a few minutes, and I think I started hinting that she should stop smoking... I appeared in another room, which was definitely TJ's, and in the correct arrangement. TJ was sitting in his computer chair and I was on his bed against the wall. He reached over his desk to grab something, and as he did so, I smelled cigarettes. Apparently TJ did as well, as he started sniffing the air. He turned to me and asked, "Do you smell that?" I said, "Yeah. ...

Notes: I really hate this kind of dream. Foods Eaten: Mexican Rice Dream Location: My Room The Dream: I had just woken up and gotten out of bed. TJ was still laying in bed and I went and did my typical morning routine getting ready for work, clothed myself, washed my face, brushed teeth, showered, etc. I had a few minutes before I needed to leave, so I hopped on my computer to check my daily websites and email. (I have a vague memory of being in my kitchen talking to my mom at some point, but I can't remember whether that happened before or after getting on my computer.) While I was browsing my computer, I noticed that the time said 3:50 PM. I immediately freaked out, realizing I was extremely late for work. I began trying to come up with reasons to email my boss about why I was so late while I rushed to gather my stuff to leave - except then I realized that if I left at 3:50, I wouldn't even get to my office until 5:00. I continued having a freak out until I think ...

Notes: My sister is dating someone she actually likes and apparently my subconscious is implying they are moving too fast. Dream Location: In a restaurant? The Dream: I was sitting at a booth table in what seemed to be a Texas Roadhouse Steak restaurant with my old grade school friend, Tana. I had just gotten news that my sister had gotten engaged to her new (by new I mean one-two weeks at most) boyfriend. For some reason, I was the one holding on to her ring, though it was not a typical ring. It was ornate, silver and double banded, studded with diamonds, but it could expand and contract. I was wearing it around my wrist. I was essentially venting at Tana about my disapproval. I seem to recall going up a flight of stairs with Tana, and encountering my sister and TJ, though I don't know what else was going on.

Notes: I'm just going to assume that this is due to the recent outbreak of tornadoes in my lovely state of NC. I want to see a tornado, but the closest I seem to get is miles away... Dream Location: A hotel, my house The Dream: I was outside taking my puppy for a walk. I distinctly remember walking along a black paved path with lush grass surrounding it. I seem to recall the ground being very moist, as if it had just rained recently. The sky was definitely dark and looked like it was going to storm soon. I think my mom was walking with me, though I don't remember any specific conversation, I seemed to acquire the knowledge that we were at a hotel. I don't ever remember being inside the hotel, but my next distinct memory was back at home. My family was a bit frantic, as it was extremely windy and rainy. I knew we were about to be in or near a tornado. My dad asked me to make sure the garage door was down. I quickly ran to the garage, and the door was in fact NOT clos...

Notes: I think this was the result of having to walk at least a mile last night due to parking issues at a Jimmy Buffett concert I went to. Worth it though. Foods Eaten: Chicken Salad Dream Location: Outside somewhere The Dream: I don't really recall anyone else that I knew being there, but I was walking along a light dirt path with hundreds of other people. The crowd was very diverse, and there were a number of Africans walking on the outer side of the path play instruments. I specifically recall one guy - he wasn't old, but he wasn't young. He was very thin, and sort of hunched over, but he was in high spirits. He walked next to me, never straying too far, but had a drum that he was continuously beating on. Some times he would approach other people in the crowd walking along the path, letting them also tap the drum at their leisure. I remember at some point thinking that I didn't want to keep walking, that I was tired and had already walked enough. I slowed do...

Notes: When I woke up, I didn't remember being lucid at first. It took me a few minutes before I suddenly realized I had gone lucid twice during the night, though I only remember one time. Somehow I am just positive that I had gone lucid again afterwards. Dream Location: A random room The Dream: I don't remember much, I remember being in a bedroom. There was a white ladder that lead up to what seemed like a loft bed. An old grade school friend, Val, was sitting on top of it. Somehow seeing Val triggered immediate lucidity, though I'm not sure how. My visions turned into a strange strobing white and black light, and I recall being slightly surprised by the lucidity. I remember wondering how I got into lucidness and I remember thinking about what I should do. Apparently I spent too long thinking instead of doing and accomplished nothing.

Notes: Aww! I'd be so sad if this happened, even though my puppy does have his annoying moments. Foods Eaten: Way too much Brie cheese. Dream Location: In an unfamiliar house. The Dream: I was in what seemed to be an unfamiliar house. I had just come home and went to go greet my puppy, but I couldn't find him. I asked my mom where he was, and though I don't think she answered, I came to the conclusion that he had been taken to an animal shelter and put up for adoption. (Surprising what dreams will convince you of...) I came to the conclusion that mom was probably right, that my puppy was a nuisance and we weren't able to give him enough time and the love that he needed... Fortunately, it didn't take long for me to get depressed about it and start thinking about how big of a mistake I was making just giving my puppy up like that. I started crying and freaking out. I ran up a flight of stairs that lead me directly into my sisters room, and she was sitting on ...

Notes: I don't remember a lot of details, just a few random things. Foods Eaten: Taco Salad Dream Location: My Room The Dream: I simply remember laying on my bedroom floor on my stomach near the door. I think my sister's friend Kendall was there with me for some reason. I was looking at the door and realized that there were three knobs on it. The normal one, then another at the top and a third at the bottom. The top knob had no lock, the middle knob had the normal lock that's actually on it, and the bottom had a push lock. I remember thinking, "Hmm, that's interesting, but also convenient." I pushed the lock in on the bottom one. The next thing I remember was being in some sort of restaurant with my old buddy, Kevin. I think TJ was also there, but I don't know what we were all talking about. I  also recall the bassist of a band called Shallow Side, Cody, being there. I think he was with me as my date or something, but he wasn't affectionate at...

Notes : ... Foods Eaten: Subway Salad Dream Location: In an office The Dream: I was sitting in a cheap office chair at a round table. There was another guy at the table with me, and we were discussing my prices for doing freelance work. That's really all I remember.

Notes: Uh.. yeah. Foods Eaten: Pizza Dream Location: In Front of my computer? The Dream: I'm not sure what all was going on, I just remember I was sitting at a computer - probably mine. I was on an instant messenger, when my coworker, Travis, randomly messaged me. I expected the message to be work related, but instead he was attempting to hit on me.

Notes: ... Foods Eaten: Steak and potato Dream Location: In a strange classroom and somewhere at a very pretty outdoors location The Dream: I was in a rather vacant and desolate seeming room. The floors were old and mangled hardwood, the walls were in rough condition too. There was a crappy rust color cough in the room, that I was sitting on with TJ. There were a number of other people in the room, though I'm not sure who they were. TJ's mom appeared in the room and started lecturing everyone about Sex Education. I immediately began feeling awkward, and fortunately TJ quickly complained about how weird it was for her to be telling us about this stuff and how he's already heard it a million times. I remember his mom arguing back briefly... Then somehow I ended up in a very lush field of thick green grass. There were picnic tables set up (note to self: just triggered a dream memory about walking around a strange version of my grandmother's house?) , and there w...

Notes: ... Dream Location: My Front Yard The Dream: I don't recall much of this dream... I know I was in my front yard, and my dad was with me. There were bombs/explosives being dropped from the sky all around us, and when I looked up, there were hundreds of red UFOs. I knew I needed to head for cover, so I ran to our porch to go take cover in my house. As I turned the handle to go inside, I discovered the door was locked. I had my purse on me, which I started to dig through for my keys. As I was digging through it, another bomb exploded close to the porch. Somehow I came to the semi-realization that I must be dreaming, though I didn't seem to be fully in control. I just remember knowing that all I needed to do was get inside my house and I would be safe and the dream would end. As far as I know, I finally got in my house and that's exactly what happened.

Notes: This one was the most vivid I've had in quite a while. I've forgotten some of the details already though, unfortunately. Dream Location: Around Charlotte, NC The Dream: I had just entered a large and classic style building with my coworker, John. The building seemed rather upscale and hotel-like, except there was a very classy Subway Restaurant inside of it. Apparently John and I were grabbing a bite to eat together for lunch. I remember ordering some food, a Turkey Sub, I think. And when I went to pay for it, the cashier seemed very secretive and on-a-mission like. He had a somewhat evil grin on his face, and he told me something important, though I don't know what it was he said. I promptly got up to leave, I don't recall whether I ate my sandwich or not. Right as I was about to walk out of the doors, I noticed TJ leaning on the right wall and almost glaring at me. He called me over and began a serious questioning of me, asking why I was getting lunch w...

Notes: Dream memory failure... Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: No clue The Dream: I don't remember much at all... I remember looking in a mirror and seeing my face covered in a terrible case of acne. And I remember my cousins Josh and Chris being around.

Notes: I was so excited I actually went lucid in this dream, even though... as usual, I couldn't manage to make anything cool happen. Dream Location: Somewhere random, outside. The Dream: I have no idea what was going on leading up to this, however I very distinctly remember standing across from an old friend (now murderer in jail...) , Matt Johnson. I'm not sure how it clicked, I think I thought something like, "Wait, Matt is in jail, am I dreaming?" After the thought that I might be dreaming, Matt's face turned into a smile in response, and then it clicked that I really was dreaming. I remember thinking "Oh cool! I'm actually having a lucid dream." I think I tried to ask Matt a question, though I'm not sure if he responded with anything other than a facial expression. And then my mind started wandering, eventually it came across the thought of what I have really been wanting to lucidly dream about for a while, but of course as I was c...