dream diary
Jan. 23rd, 2002 11:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raybearI must right about my dreams last night. Not a whole narrative, just two main bits.
I was snowboarding (which I've never done in real life) and it had a video game feel to it. But I started being a bit more bold and found that if I leaned back and crouched down and changed my center of gravity, I had better control. So I started zipping down the hill, and we were following this specific path or course which was supposed to be marked. I ended up speeding pass the crowd (we were all beginners) and leading the way. I got to the bottom of the hill, and had the option of going left or right. The markers went to the left, so I went to the left. Then it started getting slushy, and at one point I was actually 'surfing' on water. I realized I was snowboarding on a creek that was only partialy frozen and getting wet. I went over a few small rapids, but noticed a big drop coming up. I was nervous, but told myelf to go ahead, because this was a beginner's course and they wouldn't put anything dangerous on the path. There were several low hanging branches and trees at the edge of the waterfall, so I kept going forward towards the falls, trying to avoid the branches, but also wanting to stay near them for security. As I approached the edge, I saw down and realized in a split-second that is was a HUGE drop -- maybe 100 feet onto rocks and mist and dark waters. I grabbed a branch and managed to change directions and started going upstream. I yelled at the few people following me to turn around, and helped this one person who was stuck on the side. I can vivdly remember grabbing the branch and pulling with all my strength and being somewhat amazed and impressed with myself at saving myself. I was pretty proud.
The second part of my dream involved being trapped in an old high school, trying to find a men's room, and while trying to find a guy to give me directions to a working bathroom, I ran into Charles Mingus. Not only alive, but also sort of a younger version (almost like my younger Jeffry Dahmer). He was very disoriented and confused, like he'd been wandered around and not sure what he was doing (I think this aspect of the dream comes from watching bits of the Buffy season premiere and her coming back from the dead). I helped Charles get out of the building, ebcause people were starting to stare and ask questions and amazed by Charles Mingus being alive. I wanted to "set him free" and get him away from all the nosy, prodding folks, and if I could just get him out into the city I knew he'd be okay. We eventually made it out of the building.
I was snowboarding (which I've never done in real life) and it had a video game feel to it. But I started being a bit more bold and found that if I leaned back and crouched down and changed my center of gravity, I had better control. So I started zipping down the hill, and we were following this specific path or course which was supposed to be marked. I ended up speeding pass the crowd (we were all beginners) and leading the way. I got to the bottom of the hill, and had the option of going left or right. The markers went to the left, so I went to the left. Then it started getting slushy, and at one point I was actually 'surfing' on water. I realized I was snowboarding on a creek that was only partialy frozen and getting wet. I went over a few small rapids, but noticed a big drop coming up. I was nervous, but told myelf to go ahead, because this was a beginner's course and they wouldn't put anything dangerous on the path. There were several low hanging branches and trees at the edge of the waterfall, so I kept going forward towards the falls, trying to avoid the branches, but also wanting to stay near them for security. As I approached the edge, I saw down and realized in a split-second that is was a HUGE drop -- maybe 100 feet onto rocks and mist and dark waters. I grabbed a branch and managed to change directions and started going upstream. I yelled at the few people following me to turn around, and helped this one person who was stuck on the side. I can vivdly remember grabbing the branch and pulling with all my strength and being somewhat amazed and impressed with myself at saving myself. I was pretty proud.
The second part of my dream involved being trapped in an old high school, trying to find a men's room, and while trying to find a guy to give me directions to a working bathroom, I ran into Charles Mingus. Not only alive, but also sort of a younger version (almost like my younger Jeffry Dahmer). He was very disoriented and confused, like he'd been wandered around and not sure what he was doing (I think this aspect of the dream comes from watching bits of the Buffy season premiere and her coming back from the dead). I helped Charles get out of the building, ebcause people were starting to stare and ask questions and amazed by Charles Mingus being alive. I wanted to "set him free" and get him away from all the nosy, prodding folks, and if I could just get him out into the city I knew he'd be okay. We eventually made it out of the building.
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Re: My Hero
Date: 2002-01-23 10:57 am (UTC)I felt honored that I was helping him get out and away from annoying people.