March 27, 2008
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To Dream the Impossible Dream
TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
I dream every night; vivid dreams in full Technicolor, with casts of thousands and Cecil B. DeMille production values. As is the case in the world of dreams, they often lack a cohesive story line. For example, my dream may have me walking out my front door to find that my lawn has been replaced by a swamp which I must swim through naked until I emerge on the other shore to find myself in a ballerina costume, riding a flying elephant, on the way to an important meeting while listening to Liza Minnelli cover ZZ Top songs. (Yes, the 60’s were really good to me)
A couple of nights ago, however, I had a dream that I found very disturbing. I was convicted of a murder (which I was guilty of, although I don’t remember who I expunged) and subsequently sentenced to death in the electric chair. In my dream I remember being strapped into the chair, the wet sponge being placed on my head before the helmet was locked in place, and the switch being thrown. I remember feeling the first jolt of electricity, and my jaw clamping shut. Everything went black and I woke up in a green tiled room. I was strapped to a gurney with a doctor standing over me. The doctor was the character actor Neal McDonough who has played the bad guy in about 800 movies. He was smiling pleasantly as he tapped a syringe. He explained that the electric chair didn’t kill me so he was there to administer a lethal injection. As he plunged the needle into my arm I woke up and made a note to myself to lay off the Bloody Mary’s right before bedtime.
I was curious as to what this dream might mean so I went to the ultimate authority on dream interpretation – www.dreammoods.com (actually, it was the first site that popped up when I googled “dream interpretation”.) The pros at Dream Moods said (and I quote): “A dream about your own death indicates a desperate desire to escape the responsibilities of your everyday life.”
Duh…
I think all of us would rather be independently weathly, sitting on the beach, drinking Pina Coladas and reading Danielle Steel novels. I decided to probe a little deeper. Since I murdered someone in my dream, I typed in “Murder” and got back this quote: “You may have some repressed rage at others.”
Duh…
I can think of at least three people I’d be very happy to “expunge” at this very moment. Finally, I decided that most unique aspect of the dream was that there was a character actor in it trying to kill me, so I typed in “actor” and got back this quote: “Seeing an actor or an actress in your dream represents your pursuit for pleasure.”
So…according to Dream Moods, my dream is telling me that I’m a shiftless homicidal narcissist.
I can live with that.
Comments (16)
Dare to dream more !
I had a dream last night that someone was washing my underarm. I swear! Go ahead find that one on your fancy website!
Have a good one.
Wow…I stand (well, sit) in awe!
Cool! My hubby dreamt of me putting mac n cheese under my pillow.
I used to always dream about being attacked by a bear. I know the interpretation, but I think I’m just subconsciously terrified of bears. =P
Prostitution, murder – I think you may be our toekn representative of the seamy underworld here …
Wow! That makes my flying dreams seem mundane!
Umm okay…Note to self… don’t exchange addresses with Mark…
ryc: Aww sure… I bet that’s what they all say!
LOL – bwahahahahaha – LMAO. That was great! Next time I have one of my “funny” one’s, I’ll turn to you for the interpretation.
I’m thinkin’ it’s probably a good idea if I don’t google my dreams…
Wow, I want a guest spot in your dreams. Mine are more mundane nowadays. I used to have this recurring dream where my head got blown off by a cannon. That was a little weird.
I was all ready to hear about the prostitute that you murdered.
Oh well, I think that I may try my hand at writing a dream interpretation book. Sounds like it should be easy enough!
I am trying guess which 3 people you want to kill… (-:
Glad to hear your confessions about your prostitute-ridden past. I also think if I ever pay a prostitute that much I should get some permanent… well, I thought about saying “erection”, which would be technically correct, but maybe a little too much, you know? but something permanent, like a house, out of the deal. Longer lasting pleasure, is all I’m trying to say. Okay, maybe I should just quit.
So glad you’re back in xangaland. Oh, and just think how old you’ll feel when Jordan turns 30! Ha ha!
Wahooo! Who needs cable, eh? A show with everything but Yul Brynnr! Do you wake rested, after all that?
They say that admitting it is the first step…