Coffin

So this dream was a sad one. I dreamed that granddaddy had died (again). I was responsible for his burial so the coffin was flown to where I lived -- Christine's parents' house. We were given instructions on when and where to pick up the coffin at a large New York airport. Christine picked it up and I remember being impressed that she did it all by herself. The coffin was in the old living room next to the piano. I was alone with it but waited for Christine to open it. We opened it and saw Grandaddy. I thought he was wearing something similar to his first funeral. We touched his head and he started to move. He turned into my dad and we talked to him. He said he was tired and in pain. I said at least you get to rest all day. The end.

Park & Rob

I forgot about a dream two nights ago, after busting suspect #2. Christine and I were driving at night in the parking lot behind the Park Restaurant. We were in her car but my car was parked back there too. I realized I left my left blinker on so I asked Christine to pull into a spot. She did so at the other side of the lot. I got out of the car and started walking toward my car. There were two guys sitting on a bench. One got up and started following me. I knew he was trying to rob me so I turned toward Main St. He started to speed up so I began to run. I got to Main and nobody was around. It was dead. I started running south, then woke up. My heartbeat was accelerated.

Suspect #2

So last night I went to bed early but then couldn't fall asleep. Once I did I felt I tossed and turned all night. While not providing good rest, this usually produces good dreams that are easily remembered.

In my dream, one of the Boston marathon bombers was still at large. I think suspect two escaped after being captured and was on the run again. We were on lockdown. I was home alone in apartment 3A. It was a beautiful, clear, and warm night. Although I was told to stay inside I couldn't resist the urge to sit at the bistro table on the fire escape and watch the sky. There were no cops out, let alone anyone. I figured the suspect was no where near. I sat for over an hour without seeing or hearing another soul.

Suddenly something caught my eye down below. I saw a man walking through the yard and into my neighbor's garage. "Is that him?" I wondered. I quietly got out of the chair and onto the floor. I whipped out my phone and got it ready to record. After a while a truck came speeding around the yard. It was an old, white Dodge Ram. I hit the record button. The truck screeched to a stop at the garage. A man opened the door and the suspect jumped into the truck. I snuck inside and continued to film through the blinds. They sped away, rounding the block once and then heading east. I watched the video, making sure I got it all, and I called the cops. I was so anxious it took me three tries to get the right number. I called them and told them everything. When I hung up I realized that I would go down as the guy who tipped the cops.

I went to work the next day. Steph complained that it took me over an hour to do night drop. I explained that Carlos wanted to talk to me and Ricky for a while about being careful while this guys was still on the loose.

Comforting Friends

Last night in my dream I was waiting somewhere to meet with my small group. Tabea was the first to show up. I greeted her but she looked very sad. I asked her what was wrong and she said AnnSo's mom had died in Germany. She began to cry and a hugged her tight. I said it's ok, it's hard losing a mom. As I remembered she was AnnSo's cousin I added that it's hard to lose an aunt. I felt like she was comforted which made me happy. Later in the dream I learned that one of my kids from YL in CT was the younger brother of another YL kid in CT. Later on I was walking in this high school in a huge stairwell. AnnSo was one flight above me and she was laughing because I took the wrong stairway and ended up at a dead end.

I lied

Today Charles told facebook that he pushed a bear off a cliff in a dream last night.

I commented that a bear landed on me in a dream last night.

That dream never happened. I don't remember having any dreams last night.

I don't remember having any dreams.

Guest Writer: Christine

So I had the strangest dream last night. It started out with me in labor although I don’t remember any pain. But I do remember them handing me a little boy who was actually not little at all, he was a very big baby that I don’t know how I gave birth to. And he had a ton of dark dark brown hair…darker than mine or yours. His hair was straight when he was born but that same day he was born it started to curl more and more until he had a little baby Helen-like fro going on…a mass of curly hair. And I remember sitting in bed and being so excited to tell you that we had a boy (yes, you were the dad and we were married) but you were in the waiting room…I don’t know why because I wanted you to be with me and I kept asking the doctor if you could come in and he kept saying no, but finally they let you come in but the nurse had already told you that it was a boy so I was disappointed I didn’t get to tell you…anyway, you were SO excited…like your face looked SO happy. And you came in to see me and you held the baby and then you put him down on the floor and he started walking right away…he wobbled just a little bit but he never even fell down, and everyone in the hospital was extremely amazed and everyone was like come see the newborn baby that just started walking. And then the nurse told me that I had my baby on February 12th…which I didn’t register until like an hour later was also my birthday. And then I was like, how long was I in labor?! Yay, I had a baby on my birthday. Then the nurse told us we had to name him before we left but I didn’t have any names picked out and neither did you and we weren’t liking anything we could think of at the moment and I just wanted to leave the hospital so you were like well, we will just make up a fake name that we can write down on the paper so the nurse sees something is written and we can leave but then we will name him later when we think of a good name. so you wrote down “lemon tart.” I have no idea what you were thinking! But anyway, we left the hospital. And he still didn’t have a name, but I remember when we got home I said something to you about naming him Theodore, which you absolutely did not go for. And then I remember saying that he looked like another baby I knew named brian, but that I didn’t want to name him brian. And that was that about names, he never did get a name in my dream. But he did get better at walking and at home we were still all so confused as to how he was walking so soon. And my mom or grammy was like, well, sometimes these things just happen, every baby is different and develops at their own pace. So then when we got home it was Christmas time (don’t ask, I know I had my baby in February), but we all had to get ready for Christmas dinner because we were having a ton of people over (random people…none of whom I know or could see faces of in the dream). And you were helping my mom and my grammy cook Christmas dinner. And I don’t know what perry was doing. I was taking care of the baby and resting so I was of no help. And Helen and grace were being goofy together. And we decided to eat in my parent back yard because it was oddly warm for Christmas time and we had a huge picnic table which could seat more guests than our dining room. It took the whole day to cook everything, and I remember we were having ham (blah). And finally all the guests came and everyone sat down to dinner and then you came and told me you had to go because mike and Jeremy were visiting and I said no you cant leave now we are about to sit down and have dinner and you were like but they traveled all this way and I was like well we have plenty of food why cant they eat dinner with us and you said they don’t want to they already went to Nathans and go hot dogs and I was like that’s it where are they, im going to have a talk with them. And you were like, they are in the garage. So I went out there and mike was actually billy but you were calling him mike and Jeremy was black with glasses and a big fro. And they both had their mouths full of the fattest hot dogs ever. And I was like listen (I was a feisty new mother with a little attitude), you need to get rid of those things and sit down and eat dinner with us right now before the food gets cold, and don’t think you can take my husband away from me on the same day that I just had a baby. And they were like, oh, ok, and they threw their hot dogs out and went and sat down at the picnic table. But then there were these random uninvited people walking down our drive way and I was like what now?! So first their was this Asian chic and a blonde and they were together and I was like go away and they were surprised I was so mean without even asking them what they wanted and then I felt bad and was like im sorry, what do you need? And I don’t remember what they asked for. But then there was this random guy who was being annoying and I told him to go away. And finally there was this pregnant woman sitting in the grass with her cell phone. And I was like what are doing here. And she was like my husband is at your Christmas party and he left me so I came here to text message him and try to get him to come back. And I don’t remember who her husband was but in my dream I knew him and was like, I didn’t know he was married or I would have invited you too. Well no way is he going to sit and eat Christmas dinner with us while his pregnant wife sits in the grass, and also no one better be text messaging under the picnic table. So I went and got him and dragged him over to his wife and told him to make up with her and take her over to sit down and have dinner with us. And that is all that I remember about my dream because then my alarm went off. Although I think I remembered quite a bit. (sorry that I have so many dreams in which we are married or having kids…I don’t know where most of this stuff comes from anyway). Its entertaining though, right? Haha.

Car Trouble

I had one of those dreams again where the brakes on my car are weak and I keep rolling through stop signs. One of the few recurring themes I have in dreams is the theme of car trouble.

no big woop

had a dream that I got pulled over on west point and it was my second time but I still got a warning. I couldn't get my car into park, it just rocked back and forth. the end

I was in an nba celebrity all star game and it went on for eight hours and people were fouling and stuff. it sucked. the end

recap

had lots of dreams lately. One I did not like at all. It consisted of me severely comprising my values. I will not discuss it due to embarrassment and to save guys of mental images. In another one I went to an iron and wine concert and Sam Beam decided to play only his early stuff. It was really percussiony and wierd and bad hard rock and just straight bad. I did get a free cd upon entrance, but it wasn't very good. In another dream I found out that the whole year corey had really lived in a different room downstiars and it was seet and big and had arched ceilings. It was mind blowing. In another one I went to do YL contact work with Drew and Johnny and we couldn't find a pen. We found a caribeaner pen thingy but couldn't write with it. It was not fun.

Johnny escapes crucifixion with a turkey

I don't think I ever mentioned the dream where Johnny escapes crucifixion with a turkey. So Jesus, Johnny, and this random dude are getting crucified on the hill in the middle of Nyland, Fulton, and Tavilla. They are all wearing loincloths. Johnny looks at Jesus and asks, "Jesus, will I be with you in paradise today?" Jesus answers, "No, my son. Take this turkey and run." Jesus hands Johnny a defrosted turkey and Johnny takes off. He runs down the hill and is chased by three soldiers with dart guns shooting frilly tooth pics. One hits Johnny in the neck and he pulls it out and uses the turkey to block the rest of them. He gets to the road and tries to hitch a ride. Keith pulls over in a pickup. Johnny strugglrs to climb in the back and they speed off. Johnny escaped crucifixion. Amen.

hoops despair

so I guess I was apart of this traveling playground basketball team who went on tour and did videos. We were world renown. It ended and I moved on with my life, not caring that I was not in the spotlight anymore. However, it was not so smooth for one of my teammates. He wanted to reunite, so we did, at night in my old Catholic School's parking lot. We played hoops for old time's sake. However, he started to get really emotional and was playing rough. He longed for the old days and it was getting the best of him. He started to take it out on me. He came at me, and I woke up.

crane-o-grab

Well, I took my girlfriend home with me and it as fun. My dad took us out as if we were eight all over again. We both sat in the backseat of his pickup, and he brought us to this strip mall with a huge, empty parking lot. we got out of the truck and he led us to one of the stores. There was a counter along the right hand side, and a row of those stuffed animal crane grab games along the left hand side. My dad loaded us ith quarters and we went at it for most of the day.

father in law

ok so, I was going to ask my girlfriend's dad for her hand in marriage. Well, it didn't go over too well. He was hesitant at first. I offered him my best cigar and he obliged. We smoked on the balcony of my old Catholic Church. There was some kind of gathering going on downstairs. We talked. He was sorry that he had to hesitate. Eventually, I think, we worked eveything out, and he conceeded his daughter to me in marriage. She was well worth all the trouble.

uh...

haven't spoken hear in awhile. Well, I had a dream that I got my ears pierced, and it was pretty sweet. They looked awesome. Later on I showed Christine, and I tried one of her earrings on. It was goofy. Help me now Lord.

Matt Thessin

So, yeah, I met Matt Thessin in my dream two nights ago. My friends and I were standing in line to go to a rock show and across the street we saw Matt Thessin, lead singer of Relient K. So we stalled to wait and see if he would come over. Sure enough he did and started talking to us. We hit it off and he asked us if we wanted to be apart of this project he was putting together. We were like sure. So basically my friends and I spent the whole summer with Matt Thessin going to all the big rock shows across the country while traveling in a big van, and between stops at rock shows we would go to amusement parks and ride all the rides, and go do other cool random stuff. It was sweet.

What?!?

This dream happened April 25ish, 2005. It was a bunch of random stuff. I don't remember it all because it didn't make a whole lot of sense, and it jumped around a lot. At this point I remember me as a little boy sneaking out at midnight to go to the store with my friends. Then I was as I am now and Gordon had a scavenger hunt thingie upon which each group had to get a professional group photo taken in the middle of the night. Then there was a rec-im softball game in a bumper car track, but instead of gloves we all had guitar picks (what the...). Then some random people from my senior class showed up at Gordon and we all hung out in Jenks 237 catching up on what everyone's been doing. Then we all went to Endicott to hook Phelps up with this girl and all eaves dropped outside the door to see if he was doing well. Then I went home and most of the guys met at Doug's house. It had snowed...in May. We left to pick up Jeremy. We were chilling at my house. I called Lauren to see how she was doing. She was still at Gordon. My dad and uncle were making fun of me for talking to "my girlfriend." Lauren came over, but said she had to go back to do work. Then I woke up confused.

The Ameteur Play

This dream happened April 24ish, 2005. Lauren and I were in my hometown, Highland Falls. We were at my old church watching my old Catholic elementary school put on a play. We were sitting kind in the back and we were holding hands. The play was awful. The kids were nervous and they didn't know how to act and they were forgettin their lines. It was bad. There was this one part where the kids were to go out in the audience and bring people on stage. I went. When I got up there I realized I was the only one up there from the audience. I saw my parents in the crowd. I saw my dad. He had a proud look on his face. In his face I could see the comment: "I miss the days when you did plays in high school." Anyway, I was on stage and all the kids froze. I improved to get things going, but none of the kids responded. The director, who was also the school principle (who was also Greg Carmer), got frustrated. He went on stage and closed the curtain. He scolded to kids, and tried to think up ways to save the show. I went back at sat down next to Lauren. We continued holding hands. Then I woke up.

Park Street Church, Flight, Milk

This dream happened April 23ish, 2005. So I went to Park Street Church one Sunday wit hsome people, John and Katie from my O-staff crew. After the service we were in the street and we all strated flying. It was sweet. They dared me to touch the steeple, so I took them up on it. I hoisted into the air and glided up to the steeple. Have you ever seen Park Street Church? The steeple is quite high. As in some of my dreams, I experienced something holding me back physically. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get to the top of the steeple; just to the base. I came down and started to have a conversation with some people. Lauren showed up and joined the conversation. One guy, who dressed and talked like he was from Boston, was talking about a band and their new album. I contributed that I heard about this album and wanted to hear it badly. Then the group started to talk about milk prices. They were saying how if you bought enough half-pints of milk from Gordon to equal a gallon, it would cost you $24. For that reason, they were boycotting Gordon milk. One guy was saying that he was in Stop and Shop in Beverly and milk was $3, so he drove all the way to Ipswich to buy milk for $2. The conversation reminded me that I had Post Selects Maple Pecan Crunch back aat Gordon. Lauren and I went into a corner store and bought some milk (we didn't care about the price) and were on our way to Gordon. Then I woke up happy.

Daphne and the Hometown Event

This dream happened around April 22ish, 2005. So I was apart of this club or group or ministry at Gordon along with a bunch of other kids, including this girl, Daphne. We were scheduled to do some type of event away from Gordon; far away, like in the middle of the country. It was like a presentation or convention or something. It happened to be in Daphne's hometown, so we all stayed over her house. Daphne had a liking for me, and I knew that going into the trip. When we got there we had a lot of down time. Daphne took this time to try to get me to like her back. She did everything for me--waited on me, gave me compliments, flirted with me. She was a cute girl with a lot going for her. I should hae liked her back. But then Lauren showed up and I chose her over Daphne. Then I woke up.

Operation Gordon

Ok, this dream occurred (sp?) around April 22ish or so, 2005. It was right before I came back to Gordon for my sophomore year. Over the summer I had joined the military and became an elite officer. Apparently there were rough grounds surrounding the Gordon campus. My commanding officer led all of us Gordon secret agents to campus and basically said we were on our own to get across the final battle ground that immediately surrounded campus. We all had our military issue motorcycles and headed across this desert-like battleground. I weaved in and out of enemy fire--between landing bombs and gunshots. I was the first one on campus and my orders were to keep a low profile on campus until the other soldiers arrived. My military barrack was in Tavilla hall, but I was undercover as a resident in Gedney Hall. All throughout orientation I would receive calls to report to Tavilla to perform military duties. When finished, I would go back to orientation. No other soldier showed after two days. Then I woke up amazed.

YL game and Ian

So this dream happened around April 21ish, 2005. We were in Hamilton and Wenham, that is me and the Young Lifers. We were playing one of the trademark YL neighborhood games or something. Maybe we were just going from house to house hanging out. But we were chilling with kids and having a fun time. We were mostly outside and it was night time. Later Lauren showed up and added to the fun. She hung out with us and we all had a fun time. Then later, Ian showed up. But it didn't look like Ian. He was tall, but he had a different face. This would seem like a recipe (sp?) for disaster, but it wasn't. He and I were actually getting along, like old pals. He was trying his hardest to be funny. It was a good effort, but not really that funny. I laughed out of consideration like I usually do when people are struggling. As for Lauren, she didn't laugh at his jokes. She was kinda indifferent of his presence. Then I woke up confused.

YL Movie

OK, this dream happened around April 21ish or so, 2005. The other Young Life leaders and I were running around the North Shore Mall. We were shooting a movie, probably to show at club. The script was ok. It was entertaining and sort of funny. I'd have to say that it was mediocre (sp?). A lot of the program stuff that YL puts on here is just mediocre. But I have to learn that I as a leader need to take it to the next level. So that's what I did in this dream. I tried extra hard to come up with ideas in this YL movie. But I wouldn't tell anyone about these ideas, I would just perform them when the camera was on me. I was being really funny, and acting quite well. The other leaders were loving it, saying that I was doing a great job. Then I woke up quite content.

My Promotions

This dream occurred (sp?) around April 20ish, 2005. I was in the army. At war actually. Probably the Vietnam war. I was a commanding officer as well. I think maybe a colonel. We were fighting the Viet Cong in a battle, and we were doing quite well. My task was to watch over my platoon and promote those who did well. So I did that. Every time someone was promoted they were to return to the fort. Later on, after some promotions, I went back to the fort to see that everything was alright. I went there and noticed that there were a lot of soldiers there, soldiers that I promoted. I approved of my talented crew and figured the battle was ours. Then one of my recently promoted fighters entered the fort. He was reloading his gun and screaming at me. "You're promoting too many people. We're getting killed out there. You're being too nice!" I looked outside and noticed the Viet Cong reinforcements. I just sat there while this soldier yelled at me for promoting people for petty successes. I did nothing. Then I woke up ashamed.

Trick or Treating with Lauren and Jesus

This dream happened around April 19ish or so, 2005. I was trick or treating on Halloween with Lauren and Jesus. We were walking around my neighborhood, going from house to house, but we didn't have costumes. We were being ourselves, although the way Lauren was dressed made her look younger. Not too much younger, but younger at that. After awhile I got tired and bored--I never liked trick or treating much anyway. My tiredness and boredom led to a little bit of frustration. In that frustration I touched Lauren in places she shouldn't be touched. I when totally past our physical boundaries. She and Jesus just playfully told me to stop. It was weird. Later that night we made our way down to Main St. They could tell that something was up with me. I wandered away, but they followed. They told me to sit down. They sat down on a park bench and I laid across their laps. I started to cry and repeatedly said "I'm sorry." They told me to calm down, saying over and over again, "it's ok, shhhh." Then I woke up undeserving.