I had the wildest dream last night and, from which, I feel inspired to write a short story to make sense of it. Its really a snippet, but its a start from what I can remember. So, enjoy this week's blog special!
I layed my head on my pillow, surrounded by brown and white quilts, and I sank into the mattress beneath me. I closed my eyes and when I opened them again, when I felt like it was morning, everything was bright. It wasn't the sun and it wasn't heaven. It was bright like the a 70s science fiction movie. Full of lush green grass and purple hills. A fair amount of mist clung to the air. I wished I knew where I was, it was all so unfamiliar. Just after that thought passed my head, a ball of light pulled through the mist. It was a tiny glow ball, golden in luminescence. When it approached, it made no sound and when I tried to speak it vanished as quickly as it had come.
Before long, I met the grand wizard. He was tall and lanky, with a face that seemed neither kind nor malicious. He was a mix of Merlins, more like the Disney cartoon version. In a low voice, he asked why I was here. I tilted my head and looked up at him, stalling for an answer. He titled his and said
"ah ha!"
to which I jumped and then froze in place.
"Niece" he spoke, "you have come along way from your princessly duties to visit."
A princess? That's who he thought I was? Okay, I can go along with that.
"Go play out back," he said. "The animals miss you. I will be along shortly."
Wondering around for the afternoon, I found myself sitting on a brick wall. Before long, I found myself seated next to a friend. I couldn't make out who it was suppose to be because their facial features were blurred, but they were of the male gender. We talked about books for a while, and our families, and many things. Then the strangest thing happened- their arms began to turn bright yellow! We both starred at them and started to laugh. Then the yellow spread to his head! How absolutely bizzare. We laughed some more- but then he couldn't laugh. He starred at me with paniced eyes, gasped three times, and then...died. Simply ceased moving and, ever so faintly, exploded- like the witches do at the end of Hocus Pocus except yellow.
Having lost a friend, I became morose in this Wizard's land. I spent the later part of the day podering, until I ended up at a tea table. The wizard was there with a bunch of empty seats and gestured that I join him. He said something, but I didn't hear him. I was in a daze. He repeated himself, a little more gruffly this time. All I could do was turn my head with a "hm?" at the end. He frowned at me.
"I asked how the petunias were, Jasmine." He laced the name with contempt. I was discovered it seemed. This cover, Disney princess, I had been pretending to be was blown. He stood and gave me a stern look before retreating to his castle on the purple hill. When he left, I had the feeling of wishing I knew where I was. The glow ball appeared in my vision, dancing before my eyes. Next to it, another friend appeared- who oddly looked like a popular Chemist- in a plaid suit. He made some jokes with me and the laughing made me feel better. Even the little bulb tinkled along. I asked the chemist what time it was and when we looked at his wrist, we noticed that his hands had started to become blue. He asked what was happening, and this time I knew. I told him
"you're going to die," he shook his head and me as if I were mad. "But it's ok, because that means you get to leave." Still he grimaced in protest. "See," I said, "your head will turn blue," and it did. "Next you won't be able to breath and you'll disappear." He gasped and when he shattered, even the glow ball left my side.
When I awoke in my bed, I had no idea where I had gone or how I had gotten back. Isn't that just the thing of dreams?
Three things to my short story:
1) The wizard, the people turning into colors/gasping/exploding was really what I saw. Just the two people, as I wrote. I have no idea what to think about that.
2) I don't watch Breaking Bad, so I have no idea how the main dude ended up as my tea-time friend.
3) Never drink hot-cocoa and Kahlua an hour before bed.
Sleep well everyone!
PS, I love magician movies- so I have this nugget for you! :D
http://www.slashfilm.com/now-you-see-me-trailer-jesse-eisenberg-is-a-magical-robin-hood/#more-148802
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Men, boys, and dates
Such a crazy busy couple of weeks. Between homework, I met with the ALA last week in Providence- say hello to the new social media director! This position didn't exist before that night; I'm glad I know all about Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the other stuff. It's going to come in handy.
I have some papers that are going to be due soon, two presentations, and two final exams. I've started most of this and will actually be postponing a handful of it for the next four and a half days(starting Wednesday) because I'm going home to surprise my mum. She has no clue. I've had the tickets for three months and have been lying for that past one. My aunt that's picking me up from the AMTRAK told the rest of my family, except her and my step dad. That actually makes for a fnny story.
So, the other night we are chatting about my work week. I just got her set up on Skype and she told me she would bring her laptop so could join them on Thursday. She suggested I get a little chicken so I could join along. Anyways, she then told me her and my step-dad would be out for Wednesday. Uh oh, I come home that day. I asked her to put my step-dad on, not on speaker phone because I didn't want to worry her about my "car troubles". So she did, and I told him to pretend like I was talking about car issues. I then had to tell him that they needed to be home by 2pm because- surprise!- I bought tickets forever ago and snagged four days of time off. He laughed and told me 'yah, you should get that checked out.' I said goodnight to my mum and have been laughing ever since.
I am looking forward to navigating Boston on foot. I think I might enjoy it more that way. I'm strange that way, not liking Boston. But the people are too solitary, I feel awkward around them. And I don't do awkward very well- I consider myself outgoing and extremely extroverted. So, this doesn't bode well for me. But, I'm going to have Heat Rises with me on the train, so I'm a happy woman.
At the end of the semester, I am having some close classmates over to celebrate a hearty semester. A friend from Boston and my Management partner who Skypes with my from Chicago will be in town, so I might as well scoop them up!
I have also been on three dates within the last three weeks, of which were with the same guy. And those, surprisingly, haven't gone where you'd expect. And its weird too because a guy(who's now a dear friend of mine) did the same thing to me back in high school. We went out, spent time together, and shared hand-holding affection. Shortly after, he said he wasn't that into me that way. Now, I'm in his shoes. This guy is my age-20s-(which is nice because I seem to attract the 30 year olds...that aren't Jason Segel!) he's sweet, odd, nerdy-ish, and driven. Maybe that's part of the problem. He's set to go to Germany next year and I am focused/centered here in my grad program for the next 1 1/2 years. Needless to say, it's been something like eleven months since I last dated. When I did, it was for two and a half years. Plans went a different way, for one reason or another, and I find myself sitting behind a huge wall that I had absolutely no idea that I had built. I'm over the last guy, but I'm not wanting to get attached to this new one. Maybe I just want to be friends, maybe I've fallen for an old friend back home, or maybe I just need some more me time. Nonetheless, I do have a pretty interesting social life to speak of. For that, I am happy. No, for that I am Thankful ;]
On that note, I'm going to turn my attention over to Nathan Fillion. I love Monday nights! I will tell you how the book is when I return to Rhode Island!
I have some papers that are going to be due soon, two presentations, and two final exams. I've started most of this and will actually be postponing a handful of it for the next four and a half days(starting Wednesday) because I'm going home to surprise my mum. She has no clue. I've had the tickets for three months and have been lying for that past one. My aunt that's picking me up from the AMTRAK told the rest of my family, except her and my step dad. That actually makes for a fnny story.
So, the other night we are chatting about my work week. I just got her set up on Skype and she told me she would bring her laptop so could join them on Thursday. She suggested I get a little chicken so I could join along. Anyways, she then told me her and my step-dad would be out for Wednesday. Uh oh, I come home that day. I asked her to put my step-dad on, not on speaker phone because I didn't want to worry her about my "car troubles". So she did, and I told him to pretend like I was talking about car issues. I then had to tell him that they needed to be home by 2pm because- surprise!- I bought tickets forever ago and snagged four days of time off. He laughed and told me 'yah, you should get that checked out.' I said goodnight to my mum and have been laughing ever since.
I am looking forward to navigating Boston on foot. I think I might enjoy it more that way. I'm strange that way, not liking Boston. But the people are too solitary, I feel awkward around them. And I don't do awkward very well- I consider myself outgoing and extremely extroverted. So, this doesn't bode well for me. But, I'm going to have Heat Rises with me on the train, so I'm a happy woman.
At the end of the semester, I am having some close classmates over to celebrate a hearty semester. A friend from Boston and my Management partner who Skypes with my from Chicago will be in town, so I might as well scoop them up!
I have also been on three dates within the last three weeks, of which were with the same guy. And those, surprisingly, haven't gone where you'd expect. And its weird too because a guy(who's now a dear friend of mine) did the same thing to me back in high school. We went out, spent time together, and shared hand-holding affection. Shortly after, he said he wasn't that into me that way. Now, I'm in his shoes. This guy is my age-20s-(which is nice because I seem to attract the 30 year olds...that aren't Jason Segel!) he's sweet, odd, nerdy-ish, and driven. Maybe that's part of the problem. He's set to go to Germany next year and I am focused/centered here in my grad program for the next 1 1/2 years. Needless to say, it's been something like eleven months since I last dated. When I did, it was for two and a half years. Plans went a different way, for one reason or another, and I find myself sitting behind a huge wall that I had absolutely no idea that I had built. I'm over the last guy, but I'm not wanting to get attached to this new one. Maybe I just want to be friends, maybe I've fallen for an old friend back home, or maybe I just need some more me time. Nonetheless, I do have a pretty interesting social life to speak of. For that, I am happy. No, for that I am Thankful ;]
On that note, I'm going to turn my attention over to Nathan Fillion. I love Monday nights! I will tell you how the book is when I return to Rhode Island!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
As Daft Punk Might Say, It's Been Too Long
Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I last posted! Between working(as close to fulltime as I can get), three persistent graduate classes, and maintaining a social life that now includes going on dates- I have been a very busy woman. As I type this, I am multitasking with an online course- in a chatroom- and listening to awesome tracks from the 90s. Gods, I miss NSync! Today, so far, I worked at Dunkin Donuts- a five hour shift that dragged!- and tonight I have my History of Books an Printing class- we're going on a campus field trip! I get a reason to see more campus! Seriously, this place is huge.
Unfortunately I don't have any book reviews right now because most of my time is dedicated to homework, writing, and my two jobs. But, I have picked up James Patterson's TOYS and I am pretty impressed 30ish pages in! It's set in 2063 and is a sort of spy/sci-fi thriller. There are the Elites and the Humans, whom eventually go head to head. So, there's that. Movie wise, I'm trying not to fall behind but my local cinema(Cinema 8) doesn't have half of what I want to see. For example, they aren't getting Seven Psychopaths. But, they do have ARGO- which you should go see!- which was really well done and very refreshing as I knew none of the main actors(other than Ben Afleck). I intend to see Cloud Atlas & Skyfall this week. Two separate nights, one of which my school offers a lovely student discount on Wednesdays. So, when I see those, I will let you know.
In other news, I have been keeping up with HIMYM and am still- or years- quite impressed. But! A newcomer has come along to re-furnish my Monday comedy block! (Which use to consist of HIMTY, The Big Bang Theory, and 2 1/2 Men- when it was good) Now, it consists of HIMYM, Partners, and Castle. As always- Nathan Fillion is always the answer. I want to point out Partners, written by the peeps who did Will & Grace. It's quirky, has charming men (Brandon Routh), and makes me laugh. Hard. Such a destresser for my week. So give that a try.
For now, that's all I have! Hope to chat again soon!
Unfortunately I don't have any book reviews right now because most of my time is dedicated to homework, writing, and my two jobs. But, I have picked up James Patterson's TOYS and I am pretty impressed 30ish pages in! It's set in 2063 and is a sort of spy/sci-fi thriller. There are the Elites and the Humans, whom eventually go head to head. So, there's that. Movie wise, I'm trying not to fall behind but my local cinema(Cinema 8) doesn't have half of what I want to see. For example, they aren't getting Seven Psychopaths. But, they do have ARGO- which you should go see!- which was really well done and very refreshing as I knew none of the main actors(other than Ben Afleck). I intend to see Cloud Atlas & Skyfall this week. Two separate nights, one of which my school offers a lovely student discount on Wednesdays. So, when I see those, I will let you know.
In other news, I have been keeping up with HIMYM and am still- or years- quite impressed. But! A newcomer has come along to re-furnish my Monday comedy block! (Which use to consist of HIMTY, The Big Bang Theory, and 2 1/2 Men- when it was good) Now, it consists of HIMYM, Partners, and Castle. As always- Nathan Fillion is always the answer. I want to point out Partners, written by the peeps who did Will & Grace. It's quirky, has charming men (Brandon Routh), and makes me laugh. Hard. Such a destresser for my week. So give that a try.
For now, that's all I have! Hope to chat again soon!
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