Let Me Rest In Pieces

Of late my sleep has been disturbed. Disturbed by lucid dreams. Some hot and steamy, other mind boggling. I swear its all the late night dinners. Last nights dream left me plain confused.

It started with me driving a group of friends, many of which I met at different parts of my life and have never even seen each other. We were heading to the small town of Tanuki (tanuki is a racoon dog native of japan but i dont think there really is a town called that). When we finally reached the town, the town was over shadowed by this giant dome shaped stadium that looked more like a nuclear reactor than anything.

We all proceeded to buy tickets for what seemed like a rock concert. But when we got there the stadium was actually a giant indoor theme park. As we were lining up there was a women (who looked like my graphic designer) with a blowhorn warning us that the end of the hour was near and we must be ready.

Be ready for what? I had no idea. I looked around and everyone else seemed to be huddled in groups. A bell rang and suddenly the doors to the amusement park opened and there was a huge rush of people. Something like lemmings rushing to their doom. And they seperated me from my friends. I could see all of them being hurled into different directions and no matter how I chased them, I just got dragged further away. But at the same time I held on to my wallet as I could feel it the crowd trying to pick my pocket.

Just as quickly as the crowd came, it subsided and I found myself in a giant parking lot rave like location with runways like banquet tables arranged in an rigid horseshoe like shape. Suddenly cameras started flashing and there were runway models in what seemed to be batik algae dresses. Closer inspection showed that they were drag queens, although noone I knew.

As I turned my head, a camera was focusing on me and I was blinded by the bright lights. The comentator said "And here we have an example of our typical patron ~ a lost dumb fuck!"

Then the nutritionist working in my office came up to me wearing an ala Britney Spears flight stewardess uniformed and offered to buy me lunch. She told me wallet was no longer with me. And true enough when I checked, there was only a bunch of note pads in my back pocket.I told her I was hungry but more importantly I was lost. I needed to find my friends before it was too late. Too late for what? I wasnt sure. She graciously lead me to an aquarium complex where I observed the dugongs eating kelp & planning to attack the martians....

Then I woke up. Couldnt really go back to sleep after a dream like that could I?

I do believe some dreams have meanings behind them, but I wouldn't know where to start with this one. Which key words would I enter into the dream dictionary? dugong? drag queen? dumb fuck? tanuki?

Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you,

Sweet dreams that leave our worries behind you

But in your dreams,

whatever they be,

Dream a little dream of me

Beautiful South ~ Dream A Little Dream Of Me