I had a dream last night that I found an extra section to my bedroom that contained a closet! I was so surprised that I had never noticed it before and I was happy that I actually had even more closet space! When I was younger I had dreams very similar to this. I was always discovering secret passageways or extra rooms. If dreams aren’t just the mind’s way of dumping mental garbage but rather clues into one’s subconscious, I wonder what it means?

Passageway

To discover secret passageways in your dream, parallels to something new and/or exciting that is occurring in your waking life. It may refer to new opportunities, a new relationship, or a new attitude toward life. If you wake up before fully exploring these passageways, then it suggests that you may not know how to go about taking advantage of these opportunities or how to move forward with a relationship. Perhaps the newness and uncertainty of this discovery also makes you a little more cautious. This is a positive dream.”

I dreamt I went to work at my new job. It wasn’t my real new job, instead, in my dream, I worked at a grocery store. My responsibility was putting up pretty displays at the beginning and end of each aisle. I suffered such block, I had no clue what to do or where to even begin. Somehow I found myself in the desert racing minivans. I then woke up.

The Zeno Zit Zapper was delivered today! This is probably the first time in my entire life I wish I had a pimple brewing so I could ZAP IT! As it is, my face is pretty clear. Oh well!

Last night I had the craziest dreams. I dreamt I was in an episode of 24 but it wasn’t just 24. There were elements of a Fellini movie, The Towering Inferno, and the Batman TV series. It was so cool but it’s completely indescribable.

I dreamt I was in a new version of the Surreal Life. Gary Glitter was one of the roommates. He was dressed like Mrs Slocombe from Are You Being Served? Roger Daltry was also there. I kept telling him how much I loved his film Lisztomania. How funny because I hated that movie. I remember I rented it back in college and I struggled to watch half of it. At the point Roger/Liszt grows a 25 foot penis, I just turned it off. No, wait. I turned it off when the guillotine came out and I knew what was going to happen to the 25 foot penis. I wish I had stayed with it.

I just remembered my dreams from last night. I dreamt I was dating…. get ready for this… GENE SIMMONS! He introduced me to his son who had plastic spikes growing out of his scalp. I had to visit Adam Carolla who had blond hair and so I got on a unicycle and made my way through crowded streets. At one point I passed a parade in which people were pulling a statue of San Genaro. I finally reached Adam and together we played Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time on a little child’s organ.

My microwave is kaput. Somehow a hole formed in the ceiling of the cooking chamber. Now when I try to use it, sparks fly. I hate stove-top cooking. Dirties too many dishes. I want my microwave back!

TO DO LIST
Grocery shopping
Bake cookies
Buy new microwave

I dreamt I was at an Elvis Presley concert. Elvis finished his song and jumped off stage. He grabbed my arm and pulled me to an awaiting black Cadillac.
“No Elvis, the people want an encore!”
“Don’t worry about them, honey. The A-Team’s my back up band and they’ll take care of ’em!”
I looked back at the stage and sure enough there was the A-Team. B.A. was on drums. Murdock played bass. Face stood at the keyboards and Hannibal was the lead singer. If that’s not odd enough, they ROCKED OUT! The audience went wild leaving Elvis and me free to escape in the black Cadillac.

What kicks me is that I was not only at a dollar store but also Michael’s Arts and Crafts yet I didn’t pick up any white buttons for the Mike Nesmith cap I’ve been working on for the past week.

I dreamt a woman told me she was at the end of her lifecycle and because she was jumping off early, she would be reincarnated into whatever body they had available, “Such as a bowl of jello or a slug.” She didn’t seem to mind this so terribly which I thought was quite wonderful since it gave me a belly ache thinking about ending up as a bowl of jello.

On Sunday my mother made an incredible bread pudding. Instead of bread she used pound cake. It was so delish! When I asked her for the recipe she said she whipped a couple of eggs together with a can of condensed milk. In a small pan she layered the pound cake. She then drizzled the egg and milk mixture over the pound cake slices. She baked it at an unknown temperature for an unspecified amount of time. Voila! Incredible pound cake pudding.

The crazy dreams I had last night. One would almost think that I would dream of JD and INXS. That did not occur. Instead I dreamt I was at a dinner party. Sitting across from me was Charles Krauthammer. As we made small talk, I could tell that he was attracted to me. He asked if I would like to go into the kitchen with him and make a grilled cheese sandwich. Charles was able to walk to the kitchen and did not require a wheelchair. I was a little worried wondering what might meet me in the kitchen. I hoped Charles Krauthammer was a gentleman. There really was no reason to worry because as soon as Charles opened the door for me, the dream shifted and I was now in a swim race with Lucy Lawless. I lost because I couldn’t remember how to swim except for doggie paddle.

I dreamt I was in an as yet unfilmed episode of Star Wars. Superman was also in it with me. This was not George Reeves or Chris Reeve, but the new kid Brandon Reeve. Oh, and he had long black hair. Stormtroopers were after us and Superman and I were fighting them off. Although it was going as good as could be expected, I sensed something was bothering Superman. Suddenly I could read his mind.
“I could have been a lawyer or a doctor, but no! I’m a stupid hack reporter. No one likes me. At least I have this beautiful soft hair that I can run my fingers through. It makes me feel whole.”
Once all the stormtroopers were dispatched with I grabbed Superman by the shoulders and I said, “BUCK UP CHUMP! Number one, you got to cut that hair, you look like a chick. Number Two, I don’t ever remember Hervé Villechaize complaining and he had tons of stuff to complain about!”
Superman was shocked but I got through to him. There was no time to contemplate because more stormtroopers were on the way…

My plane was early, Lisa was late. Traffic was insane and we both sat waiting, me for her and her for the traffic to pick up. Originally the thought was we would spend the evening in Philly but with the traffic out of control we figured we would take the Blue Route out to King of Prussia. We got to Bryn Mawr before hunger dictated we stop. Gullifty’s, our old college hangout, was nearby and se we decided to relive old times and eat there. Goodness gracious do things change! Lancaster Avenue is completely different. The dive bars that lined the street have been replaced with very trendy and clean pubs. It was a nice time.

We picked Bobo up at our parents’ house before we went home to the Donnavilla. I swear, the Bobo has gained weight! I was only gone 4 days but the little pedigree has gained about 5 pounds!

At home, I told Lisa how last night I listened to Eddie Cochran songs until I fell asleep and dreamt I was pregnant. Most people only know Summertime Blues, but Eddie put out a mess of other great songs. The one song, Drive-In Show has a lyric I am surely misunderstanding. I told Lisa about it in hopes she might listen to it and give me the correct line.
“Lisa, I swear he sings, I bet my penis to a candy bar”
“You realize that this is very Freudian. It is saying that you are desperate for sex and chocolate.”
“Stop teasing me, I am serious. Listen to it and tell me what you hear.”
“I hear….. ‘I bet my penis to a candy bar’ put on Somethin’ Else.”

Come on, baby, to a drive-in show
i know just the very place to go
i’ll be over, pick you up at 8
this will be our very first date

when we’re parkin’ in the drive-in show
we’ll be sittin’ in the moonlight row
i’ll bet my peanuts to a candy bar
you’ll be cuter than a movie star

when it’s over and we’re headin’ back
we’ll stop in for just a little snack
six hot dogs oughtta be just right
after such a wonderful night