Scenes from my Dreams

Notes: After just two hours of sleep, I was rudely woken up by the sound of a glass falling over in the kitchen. Trevor was already at work, so I was immediately freaked out that someone else was in the house, but my dog was on the bed with me and looked just as confused by the noise. If there was a person in the house, he would've been barking incessantly, so I didn't worry about it and went back to sleep after recalling the equally annoying dream that I'd been woken up from. Foods Eaten: Taco Salad The Dream: Trevor were in a house that more closely resembled the house I grew up in rather than the one we currently live in. It was storming wickedly, with frequent flashes of lightning and cracks of thunder shortly following (I wondered if it was actually storming while this dream was going on... it is storm season in Florida and has been doing daily lately). The wind was also whipping around, to the point that it caused a tree to fall. The tree fell on the roof of the ...

Notes: Apparently if you eat cream cheese buffalo crab dip 30 minutes before sleeping, you dream a lot. Holy crap. Three dreams I remembered in one night? Might be a record... Foods Eaten: Pretzels dipped in aforementioned cream cheese buffalo crab dip. The Dream: I was laying in a single bed in my old bedroom at the house I grew up in. It was night time, and presumably I was in that phase between sleep and awareness. My eyes were closed, but I was mildly aware of my surroundings - it was dark out, in the middle of the night, but there was a storm. Even with my eyes closed I could see flashes of light and I could hear thunder. Suddenly, my mom came upstairs and began speaking, which fully "woke" me up. I told her that I had been having a dream about her and that actually hearing her voice woke me up... Little did I know I was still actually asleep...

Notes: I'm beginning to think I suffer from mild depersonalization disorder, and every now and then I will have one of those days or moments of symptoms. Yesterday, my drive home from work randomly spurred one of those moments. For some reason, I suddenly felt as if I had fallen asleep while driving - crashed my car - and was either now living in some alternate reality where I HADN'T crashed my car, but I was dead in some parallel universe OR I was in a coma and dreaming about what would be happening if I hadn't crashed my car. It's a weird sensation, because even though you are completely aware that you are still alive and in reality, everything has a surreal feeling to it. So when I got home, I immediately went to be (6:30pm) to sleep the feeling away. The Dream: I was in my living room with my boss Casey and coworker Nadia. Nadia got a phone call from a member of the band Black Stone Cherry, who she was apparently in a relationship with. She walked out my backdoor...

Notes: Pretty wasteful use of lucidity, but hey, I went lucid, so I guess that's an improvement. Foods Eaten: A scavenged mix of chocolate, mixed nuts and Parmesan cheese... The Dream: I was standing in a pretty desolate looking room. The floor was a light gray, and the walls were a darker shade of gray. The place appeared to have been completely ransacked... a clutter of broken items around the perimeter of the room. I walked around, occasionally taking a closer look at a particular grouping of broken items, but before long I heard a distant throaty rumble noise. At first I paid it no mind, but it quickly got louder and I thought to myself, "Is that a tornado?" Immediately I called out for my family, "Mom? Dad? Mel? Are you guys here?" Quickening my pace, I began to search the house, hollering up and down staircases trying to make sure my family was safe. I wasn't feeling overly panicked, but since I wasn't getting a response I came to the conclusi...

Notes: Glad to be dreaming (and recalling) a little bit again. Foods Eaten: Broccoli The Dream: I remember being at the top of a large hill or mountain, that immediately dropped off into a cliff on the north side. All of my family members were there, and my dad was fascinated by the "crater". I seem to recall him trying to get to the other side, and my sister was helping him. My mom was hanging out near me. There was some sort of loud speaker system that called out a number. (This is where dream brain just kind of went along with and assumed things that don't make sense now looking at it from a waking state.)  I excitedly chimed, "Hey dad, isn't that your number?!" My dad looked down at a ticket stub in his hand with a number on it. (He never replied yes or no, it seemed it didn't matter whether it was or not his number...)  I said, "Hurry up! Go!" He quickly walked off with my sister in tow, while my mom and I stayed put. Though I can...

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...

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: 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: ... 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: 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 don't remember terribly much about this one. Foods Eaten: Pasta, Salad Dream Location: On a road The Dream: I was in a car, driving along an empty road in the dead of night. It was drizzling rain out, which didn't bother me. But as I continued to drive, the rain got heavier, and I decided to turn on the windshield wipers. I flicked the switch, and noticed that I accidentally pushed it too far and had turned my windshield cleaner thing on. I moved the switch back, so that just the wipers were going. As I kept driving, I realized that even though I had turned the cleaner off, it was still spraying on my windshield, and it was spraying so much that between the rain and it, I couldn't see the road at all. I hit the switch a couple times again, frustratedly trying to turn it off... but every time I hit the switch it just kept coming out faster. And suddenly it kicked in that something wasn't right and I was dreaming... and unfortunately woke myself up.

Notes: I'm going to attribute the fact that it was stormy out last night to this one... Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: Outside, but no where identifiable. The Dream: I was outside in a field, it was extremely windy and there were tons of clouds. I immediately started looking for signs of a tornado (whenever it storms, part of me hopes to see a tornado) . I wandered aimlessly around the field for a few minutes, until I suddenly saw a small tunnel of clouds drop only a couple yards in front of me. I decided it was probably a good time to go. I turned my back to the tornado and bolted towards nothing in particular. Fortunately, I found a small, round hut to take shelter in... Upon entering the hut, I found TJ, Casey, Alex, and Robyn chatting to each other. None seemed to be aware of the tornado that appeared to be following me. In a slight panic, I informed them and directed everyone to get down in that strange position they teach your to hide in during tornado drills ...

Notes: Sporadic memory. Foods Eaten: Taco Salad Dream Location: Field, Shed... The Dream: I was standing under a shed in the middle of a vacant field. There was an area to the back with a desk/podium thing. A lady was standing behind it, checking passports or some such, as if we were at an airport. I walked over to her and handed her something, I'm not sure what. Moments later, my dad showed up and walked over to myself and the lady. I'm not sure if he said anything to her, but she told him to, "Go over there (pointing) , flip the gray switch, flip the white switch up, and then pull on the black switch." My dad went to the area she pointed and followed her instructions. Upon completion, a flood of lights in the room came on... (Not sure if this was a completely different dream or a transition or what...) I was in my 350z, with TJ in the passenger seat. We were trying to get somewhere, but I had taken a wrong turn. I suddenly realized that we were in a fiel...

Notes: Backlog of cruise dreams. Dream Location: My driveway The Dream: I was in our driveway in the driver's seat of our Prius. My dad was sitting with me in the passengers seat. It was clearly not good driving conditions, our street was covered in snow and ice. I managed to get the car out of the driveway and onto our street, but discovered that whenever I ran over what looked like ice, it would break and turn into a puddle of water. For some reason, I kept speeding up and driving very incautiously, given the conditions. My dad expressed extreme annoyance, though I just kept repeating the action.

Notes: I most certainly was woken up by my alarm clock during this one, but holy crap it's a lot of senselessness. Foods Eaten: Mac & Cheese Dream Location: New house? The Dream: I think there were things going on before the part that I remember, but my memory starts inside of a car, with a girl I met from a game - I know her better as "Narissa", though her name is Jessica. We were driving up an unfinished rocky road, when I looked over and saw an old acquaintance of mine, Ryan Whitehead. He was sitting in a chair, under the porch of a very freshly built house. Jessica and I stopped and got out of the car, then walked over to Ryan. Some part of me knew that there were other people nearby doing construction work on the gravel road and more houses, and Ryan was supposed to be working for them, so I simply told Ryan, "Lazy bum," then continued on my way. We walked straight into the house Ryan was sitting on the porch of. It was elegant, with a large e...

Notes: Went to a friend's house last night... then had this dream when I got home. Foods Eaten: Steak Dream Location: Friend's house The Dream: I was in an older house, it was made of brown wood, and was raised by large pillars off the ground. It had a wrap around porch/deck on it, and from that a swinging bridge that connected it to another piece of house. I had just walked across the swinging bridge to the main part of the house. There were a couple of stairs leading up to the door to go inside, and I started walking up them. I was almost inside, when suddenly the entire house started shaking. It was definitely a noticeable shake, but not strong enough to knock me off balance. After the shaking ended, I quickly ran inside. Lots of old friends were there, including Hannah, Dylan, Nate, Greyson, and a few new people, Daniel, Robin, and Alyssa (people that I actually met for the first time last night). I asked all of them, "Did we just have an earthquake?!" ...

Notes: This is some continuation of yesterday's scatter-brain-ism. There was some sort of plot in the dream, but it didn't make it to my memory. Foods Eaten: Buffalo Chicken with Bleu Cheese Sammich Dream Location: A unfamiliar neighborhood, unfamiliar body of water, and my house The Dream: I was in a moving vehicle (I'm not sure if it was a car or what, and no idea if there was someone driving it) . My buddy from high school, Matt (aka Penguin) , was in the car with me, along with another unidentified person. I distinctly remember driving down a hill in an unfamiliar neighborhood. It had recently snowed, the roads in the neighborhood had none stuck to them, but all the lawns of the houses were blanketed in snow. We drove outside the neighborhood, and I specifically remember taking a right turn. We went down another hill, but I looked behind us, and at the top of the hill was a very fancy looking house. I saw someone behind the house somehow making a vertical snow...

Notes: It was really weird, I saw a black smudge mark (probably from my eye makeup) on my arm while I was in the shower this morning, and it triggered my memory for this dream. Foods Eaten: Eggnog and Cookies! Dream Location: Foresty area, Hotel? The Dream: I was in a car with my parents, we were driving through a very grassy and foresty area, with a river running beside the path we were on. It wasn't a solid road, just a dirt path. It was pouring rain, we could barley see out the windows of the car, but I pointed out some sort of clear tube/tunnel that crossed over the river. It had water running through it, it looked sort of like a water slide. We drove past a clearing that had tons of mushrooms in it. I remember someone talking about it for a minute, but I don't think it was anyone in the car, and I don't know what they said. Next thing I know, I am in a large room (imaybe a hotel lobby?) with my best friend, Mary, and our other friend, Angela. They are both a...

Notes: This was the most vivid dream I've recalled having in a couple days. I had one the day before this, but I forgot to update and that dream has now been sucked into the memory void. Foods Eaten: Salad and Onion Soup Dream Location: It was on some sort of gorgeous mountain, I remember it with great detail. It was tree-less, but covered in brilliant green grass, except for the snow-capped top. The Dream: I was standing next to a path that leads to a creek in my backyard. I was with a couple of my relatives (though I don't remember which ones specifically), we were waiting for my parents. Apparently they were on a bike ride, because we were only paying attention to people that biked past on the path, announcing "not them" as each one passed. After a few moments, I finally see my mom and dad on the path in the distance. They talked to each other for a minute, but it was odd. I could see my mom as two people, they both looked exactly the same, but they represe...

Notes: ... Foods Eaten: Pizza! Dream Location: Log Cabin somewhere in the cold? The Dream: I was in a house, it seemed very log cabin like. I was hanging out with someone, but they kept changing images. The person started as my boyfriend, but then turned into my old friend, Christian, then back to my boyfriend. Whatever the case, my mom was making fajitas in the kitchen. The person I was with sat down at a small, square, wooden table in the kitchen while we waited for my mom to finish cooking. When she did, she brought us each a plate, and we started eating. I distinctly remember the person being my boyfriend at that moment, and he looked up and exclaimed, "Mine are better!" (He was referring to his fajitas... and he does make some damn good fajitas...). We finished eating, then walked outside onto a porch, that had stairs leading down to a walkway. Snow covered the ground. We grabbed the lid of a trash can and started repeatedly sliding down the snow covered stai...