Dreams on the road
Unfortunately, I don’t remember more than fragments.
But from Monday night:
It seems that my friends Laureen, Heather and maybe Dan Weiss were all there. There was a problem getting my apartment, so I was looking into almost Victorian-looking houses, except they were bigger and more modern, with more tenants. I was touring one of the apartments.
I seem to remember Laureen helping me look. Maybe she knew someone there.
What prompted me to write this down in the first place was the most disturbing bit.
I had a series of small bumps on my right leg, like bites. I have a tendency to scratch bites. Heather noticed them on my leg, and then they turned into big blisters, and I was worried. Then I looked at them later, pulling up my pant leg, and they exploded in front of me with bursts of red pus.
Then I wondered if what I had was a disease, and what I should do, and started noticing other sores on my body.
From Tuesday night:
There was something about Halloween costumes. I was going to a party and I had gone out and bought a cheap costume. It seemed like a cross between a witch and a zombie, with rags. I got compliments on my costume, but I was embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t made it myself.
I also remember being on a commuter train with people I worked with. It seems like there was a mix of Tribuners, including Joe and Shelby, who have been gone for a while, and people from the Bee.
The song running through my head when I woke up was American Pie by Don McLean.
From Wednesday night:
Dreamed I was introduced to a neighbor while someone was sitting on my shoulders. Some guilt about the litter box, which could be seen through the window. I still need to throw out their temporary one.
The neighbor could just see me through the window — she couldn’t hear much of what I said. She just looked kind of perturbed and kept on going. Maybe more of my stuff was unpacked, but the place was still a mess. And it didn’t look like the actual apartment I’m renting. It had older windows, like my dad’s.
Don’t remember anything from my dreams Friday/Saturday, except that I had them, and woke up listening to the Cranberries Promises in my head. Probably because I’d listened to that song earlier in the day. But explain the Don McLean!
The Don McLean… that came on while we were at the Oyster Bar during the last bit of the “party train” before you left town, and I scoffed it. But you were all, “oh, no, this is a great song” and started singing along, along with a bunch of other people, I believe. Shelby was there, which may explain her presence in the dream. Having it stuck in your head now is pennance, you bad girl.
A long, long time ago… I can still remember how that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, I could make those people dance and maybe, they’d be happy for a while.
Explaining American Pie
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_398b.html