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The River Dream

So the other night I had this dream. It was about a river.

Dunkin' Donuts

I went to Dunkin' Donuts this morning. I got two medium regular coffees (one with milk & sugar, the other with cream & sugar) and my usual large hot chocolate. I felt like something funny was going on, but I was the only one who did not know what. One guy who worked there was sitting by the window. One girl that worked there was in the back. The other girl was serving me. There was a well dressed gentleman sitting near the other window. The girl in the back was talking to the guy that worked there. The other girl finished serving me then walked to the well dressed gentleman and handed him a set of keys. It all seemed funny. Maybe I'm losing my mind.

The River Dream (Pt. 2)

So the other night I had this dream. It was about a river. I was at a fancy party with all these people I used to know. It's in this real nice mansion type place that just so happens to be on a river. There are a bunch of us all dressed nice standing out on the banks of the river discussing what we've been up to since last we saw each other. For some reason one of the other guys and I decide that we need to go in the river and that everyone should come with us. The water looks warm and calm, so off we go running into the river fully dressed as the others all laugh behind us. But as soon as we hit the water it begins to get cold. There is thunder and lightning. The current picks up. Suddenly we're being swept away. My friend can't swim, so I grab him and begin to kick like a madman until we can almost stand. The others are coming to help us so I toss him onto the shore where they grab him. I'm just about to climb to the shore myself when lightning strikes nearby and I am flung backwards into the current.

G-Thing
So I may be totally done with hanging out in go-go bars altogether. With strip clubs long since a thing of the past I've been occasionally visiting the local go-go bars. With the guys around less and less and my free time shrinking ever so quickly the opportunity to visit these places is rarer than it had been for the past year or two. Add to that the fact that the girls in the places we had been hanging out were about as good for conversation as a brick wall and it takes some of the fun out of it. There really was only one girl I liked talking to in these places and, well, frankly that's just odd. So maybe my go-go bar days are at an end. We will see.

The River Dream (Pt. 3)
So the other night I had this dream. It was about a river. I was being swept away in this river after nearly being hit by lightning. I was almost in the middle of the river swimming frantically back towards my friends, I could hardly even see the other shore but I knew that I didn't want to end up there. The river seemed endless in length, I could see nothing in either direction, and the way I was being carried seemed to be absorbed in some sort of unholy darkness. I couldn't go with the current. My clothes were wet and heavy and pulling me down. All I could do was swim. It wasn't working out well at all. And then I felt something under me.

Let There Be Light
My display case arrived to day. I was overjoyed. We got it all set up and went to plug in the light only to find out that they seemed to have forgotten to include a method of turning on the light. Therefore until they send me the switch...there will be no light in my display case. In other news my cousin James got into USC today. That's ridiculously awesome and I'm very proud of the kid. Tim is interviewing for a job in corrections. That's pretty awesome too. Work is shit. I'm tired and sick and beat up. That's not so awesome. But I can live with it. Antioch is coming up in eight days. I'm pretty excited about that too. A little nervous though. Every year I have to decide if I'm coming back or not. I usually don't decide till I'm there, but this year I think I already know what I'm doing. I'm not sure if I like that or not.

The River Dream (Pt. 4)
So the other night I had this dream. It was about a river. I was just about to give up and drown in the middle of this river when this thing swelled up from under me and thrust me towards the shore. I didn't quite make it, but all my friends are now looking back at whatever it was that came out of the water. I'm just struggling to find something to hold onto. And then there's a hand...from under the water. I grab it, and it pushes me forward to another...and another. Each hand leading me closer to a rock just off the shore. When they get to this rock I get a hold on it and slowly beging to pull myself forward, my legs don't seem to be helping so I'm pulling myself through the water from rock to rock using only my arms. I can see my friends again now, off in the distance, the water behind me is churning and the darkness is growing. I don't seem to be getting any closer to where I'm going. And then I remember the things under the water. And I'm not worried, because I know. I'll get there eventually.