I had some very strange dreams last night. Some were interesting, some were kind of funny, and at least one was pretty scary.
Some of the highlights include:
–being in a very strange stage production, where I got to dance with Kevin Bacon…except Kevin was sort of uppity, and had strict rules about being touched. Somehow I doubt he’s really like that. I see him as having more of a sense of humor, as perhaps evidenced by his Footloose entrance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show or his even earlier dance-capades on Will and Grace.
–hiding in dark and semi-underground school with other “kids,” in a video game-like battle against zombies, where found objects (even aerosol cans of air freshener) can be used as weapons.
And finally… a sort of terrifying nightmare where I was being put under (anesthesia) to undergo open heart surgery. I could feel myself succumbing to the effects of the anesthesia, trying to talk but having a hard time being heard, and then at the last moment, panicking at the prospect of having my chest cracked open and the pain I’d experience upon waking. Wanting to tell them to stop but feeling like it was too late.
That last one has to mean something, right?
In case you are wondering, I’ve known a couple of people who have had open heart surgery. My mom in particular has a rough time with the pain and healing. Oddly enough, some of the older people I knew who had the same procedure who had an easier time healing, but I can only guess how traumatic it can really be.
But, then there are cool people like Robin Williams, who can always somehow seem to make the best of just about anything.
I’m sure at least some of the dreams are stress related (the place that has had my wedding ring for repair for almost a month still hasn’t done anything with it, and my old bank is trying to screw me with undeserved overdraft fees–they tack on an additional $12 every three days I refuse to bring the account up to a zero balance by paying the fees they keep adding.) Maybe I need to try to be more like Robin Williams. Nothing gets that guy down!
Hang in There, Baby
😀 I’ll be alright. Thanks for stopping by!
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All over the shop! I’m lucky if I can remember one dream per night, and that’s always a shame as I find mine quite interesting. Some of the images would be great in Japanese horror movies. I don’t think Mr Bacon has ever featured, or me dancing (I don’t even want to see me dance in dreams). The surgery one is interesting. What do you think it means?
I had another dream with Sid Haig the other night. The cast of my dreams is star studded, baby.
If I had to guess, I’d say the surgery dream is about me feeling like something in my life is very out of my control and it scares me.
Not a health thing then?
I don’t think so.
Well, let’s play a bit – the heart is also a metaphor for love and intense feelings – has someone upset you and you are holding it in? I’m just playing amateur shrink here 🙂
Mmmm, not recently enough and to the extent that it feels like “my heart is being ripped out.” Like, the dream would be a huge escalation. lol
More like – you are trying to hurt me, and I know it is wrong, but I can’t seem to figure out how to stop it/you?
MAybe I’m just watching too much House, MD. lol
I never got to see it – think it started the year I left and we just never put it on the list. It’s a long list, considering we watch maybe 1/2 hr of TV a day during the week.
What do you do? (Pub??)
Read, garden, avoid housework, internets, cook. I’m pretty boring, but if I get in front of the TV I become one with the couch (the cats trap me, that’s my excuse).
That could be grief, actually…
Could be I guess, but it just felt like something really acute at the time and all my grief is sort of, well, mellowed into sorrow.
And I don’t know who Sid Haig is 🙂
For shame, Spiders… For shame.
Oh! Didn’t know the name. He’d be welcome in my dreams too!
She has been listening to Soundgarden again: “Hey you patients, where’s your surgeon? Left you with your insides open. Left your heart out on the table”
I am ALWAYS listening to Soundgarden. 😉
Yes, for music’s sake a real bummer when the band broke up because they all got arrested for planning to blow up the world, but with regards to the public health it was maybe for the best…
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