Dreams January 2003

"Shopping at a Green Store"    01/26/03 My friend Lani and I were shopping in a store that resembled the store Zara because it was very clean and modern looking as well as minimalist in design.  I saw the most beautiful clothing and accessories and decided that this was my new favorite store.  I picked up a gorgeous green satin purse with bamboo handles.  I asked Lani what she thought of it.  She pointed out that it matched the green satin shirt that I was also holding.  I turned and looked around and realized every piece of merchandise in the entire store was green.  I wondered how this store could stay in business if they only sold green items. "Neon Puzzles"    01/26/03 I met an older man at the public library who suggested that we borrow three-dimensional neon puzzles and put them together.  I was a little bit afraid to agree to do anything with a stranger, but I decided that the public library must be a safe place to talk to strangers.  We checked out the puzzles and sat at a table.  Somehow the puzzle I had didn't seem to have enough pieces.  Calvin walked by and made a condescending comment about me putting together the puzzle.  His comment made me feel very sad.  It was as if I suddenly knew that he would never understand me. "Embarrassed and Abandoned by a Friend"    01/11/03 I was at a place that looked like a place where my family lived when I was younger.  I was sitting on the couch and my parents were sitting nearby watching TV.  A friend called me and we made small talk.  I had been expecting him to call, yet as we were talking I felt as if I didn't really have anything to say and began to feel that I wasn't entertaining enough to be his friend.  He told me that he needed to check his e-mail and do some other things on his computer.  I said ok and kept talking, thinking that he was just thinking out loud when he told me what he had to do.  Suddenly there was a long silence.  I asked him if he was there, but there was no response.  I wondered if he had meant that he wanted me to wait on the line as he checked his computer.  Finally, I decided that he just got bored with me, so he hung up.  I felt so sad that he didn't even care about our friendship.  And I felt very embarrassed because my mother asked me how my friend was.  I didn't want to tell her the truth because I know that she adores him. "Marriage Interrupted by Terrorism"    01/02/02 It was my wedding day and I was getting married to Bert in a church that was in the middle of a very large city.  As I was getting out of the car at the church I heard a news report on the radio that terrorists had taken over an airport near the church and were threatening to explode jets if authorities did not meet their demands.  I realized that my wedding would have to be cancelled or at least postponed, which made me feel very sad.  I felt as if a postponement would mean that I would never actually marry Bert. "A Date with Bert"    01/02/02 I was very excited to go on a date with Bert because I knew that we would have a good time together.  He and I went to several places that resembled bars, yet they served no alcohol.  I tried to categorize the date, but I decided that it couldn't be called "barhopping" because there was no alcohol served.  I dropped him off at his apartment at the end of the night, but somehow we got lost driving in the parking garage of his building.  I really didn't mind getting lost because I never wanted the date to end.  Finally I found my way around and dropped him off.  I told him what a good time I had and he suggested that we do it again in the future.  I agreed, and then as I was leaving I realized that Bert was a good person to date because he wore white underwear.  It was a very strange thought.

 

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