Counting to sleep
I tried to hold on to consciousness while falling asleep by counting
(I think I made it to 60)
which resulted in vivid images of red kaleidoscopic explosions
that began to melt away like scarlet snowflakes into the darkness.
Then, I'm in a dream laboratory, floating above sleeping lucid dreamers
who are hooked up to monitors.
Stinkman
I'm living in a very nice suite with a panoramic view of the city,
high ceilings, and a large balcony.
I hear a noise behind me and turn around
to find that a man has somehow gotten up onto the balcony
and is coming through the sliding glass door.
He's wearing a ratty leather jacket, smells horrible, is very drunk,
and looks as though he's been in a fight -his face is badly bruised.
I pick up the telephone to call the police, but he's coming towards me.
I open the door and find a cop standing in the doorway,
there to forcibly evict the next door neighbor.
He grabs the intruder and takes him away.
I turn around and notice how large the T.V. set in the entertainment cabinet is.
Blue shag
I bring my parents over to see my new apartment (not here).
It's decorated 70's style, with cheesy furniture and blue shag carpeting.
I walk past the bathroom and see Michelle and Ritch
(who I'm living with again for some reason) inside.
Ritch is totally naked and is crouching on the bathroom floor at her feet.
They're both fucked up on heroin.
I close the bathroom door and go into the livingroom.
A minute later Michelle walks in acting really weird,
so mom's somewhat rude to her and she leaves.
Cat pills
I have to feed someone's cats while they're out of town.
After I feed them, I have to give them a selection
of navy blue, bright yellow, and multicoloured pills.
I give the cats their medication, then take some myself.
The pills are hard to swallow, but I finally manage to choke them down.
They taste horribly bitter.
Seattle
I'm walking around downtown Seattle.
I buy a black bustier and receive free lime popsicles.
I use a public bathroom and three bald black men in leather trenchcoats push the door open,
bent on badness, but the smell drives them away.
I go back outside, attempting to find one of the stores I've been to earlier in the dream.
I find it and spend $30 on brownies and peppermint bars.
("the harder ones taste better" someone says)
I buy another bustier and later discover that half of it (the left half) is white.
The snacks are for my family. They're in a box with the lingerie.
I walk home up a big hill.