Sunday, December 27, 2009

Work, Delays, Christmas and Hallucinations

I am sorry for the delays but I got a seasonal job at a toy store for the Christmas Season. It was so chaotic that mt sleep schedules were thrown off balance and the few times I remembered my dreams in the morning I wouldn't be able to get to a computer until much later. I forgot most of what happened by then. Christmas is over, I am unemployed again and I am back to blogging. Here are the few events I remember.

Hallucination in Palm Harbor: From a lack of sleep I was passing in and out of consciousness in church. Somewhere in between the two I envisioned veteran character actor Simon Callow's (not Simon Cowell) entire career before my eyes. From Amadeus to Phantom of the Opera to that terrible made for TV movie with Malcolm McDowell- I saw it all. I was about to make some opions out loud about that last one until I was jolted awake and realized I was about to make a scene in front a very pious crowd. That would have been interesting.

10 Hour catch up sleep in Coral Springs
I had another dream that I was working at Pixar. I want one of these to come true.

Nightmare in Tampa:
I had a dream that I was unemployed, that all the Star Wars Episode IV toys had been discontinued and that my dad had died. I don't feel like going more into it but thankfully only one of those are true.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

At least it wasn't "Battle Royale"

Night of December 9th, 2009
Palm Harbor, FL
Lucid

(Note: I don't watch Survivor, and from the one time I happened to see it, I think the show is silly and have no intention of watching it again or ever being on it- despite that, this dream was pretty cool.)

The twins, Robert and I signed up for Survivor. We were dropped out of a plane with like 50 other people and had to swim to an island where we had to go through a series of physical tests to see if we were worthy of making the cut for the show. Once ashore I went into role playing mode and made sure everyone was on the island safely.

Once that happened I went and caught up with the rest. The twins were in the front of the pack through the tunnels. We slid through all the challenges easily. Lisa, Robert and I made the cut and for some reason they wanted to cut Gina. Lisa went to go talk to the producers who were on-site and got her reinstated while I rallied the crowds to call BS on the nonsense. We were the first one through! I honestly thought I would be cut for my antics but I didn't care. It so happens that the way I got the crowd going they actually got me placed as a tribe leader. The producers loved me and didn't want to let me go. They even advised me that once we headed out for the other island we were all on the final island we would each get to bring one item with us and I should choose something as a sign of my leadership. I was originally looking at something to keep warm like a blanket but they said that would be provided so I decided to take their advise and brought my green claymore from Oblivion.

So the four of us were in one tribe and everyone wanted to be on our side. We quickly kicked the other team's ass. It eventually got whittled down to just us four left. We didn't want to kick each other off the island. For a couple I days I just sat with my sword looking out at the sea trying to decide what to do. Then I decided- screw it- we were leaving together- now. I had such popularity with the crowds even the producers couldn't stop us. So we left and split the winnings.
Apparently, when stuck on an island, this is essential.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

My Return to LA

Night of December 8th, 2009
Palm Harbor, FL
Non-Lucid

I got into a taxi at the airport in LA. Zac is with me. We are heading to my dorm at USC. Apparently I had returned for grad school. I don't know the airport area to well but once I got closer I recognized some buildings. I told the people I finally recognized where I was. I didn't know the fastest way from there but I knew the general direction. The driver said not to worry he knew the fastest way and turned into a bank. IN TO THE BANK. He started driving the down the hallways and into the elevator (it was a big elevator). The elevator took us up a floor or two and he pulled out and started over a bridge. We finally got to the school and Zac and I got to work on strangely enough a theatrical production. The coolest part was everyone there wanted to be part of it. A lot of undergrads looked up to us. We were the big men on campus, film school style, because despite the theatre piece we were still in the School of Cinematic Arts. We were working all day and all night so I grabbed naps at lunch time. The dream finished with a undergrad girl coming and waking me up during my nap and asking excitedly if I was Michael Schatz. Darn right I am!

Friday, December 4, 2009

I want to be a Pixar Secret Agent!

Night of December 3rd, 2009
Palm Harbor, FL
Lucid

Wow where to begin? Damn, I wish I could remember it all. This morning was crazy with my sister leaving for school and my brother leaving for skating and then I had to be up for the dishwasher guy coming in.

Well I think it starts with me on the revamped Kumba ride. They redesigned the roller coaster so it now has an underground section with the animatronic wolf from The Neverending Story. When I get off two people came up (I recognized one but for his sake I will leave him unidentified) and offered me and my Dad chocolate milk. It was REALLY CREEPY! They gave us the glasses like if we didn't take them we would tarnish their honor. After that ordeal someone tells me Pixar is hiring secret agents. I sign up and get hired. Now what does a secret agent do for Pixar? I have no idea. Next thing I know I am undercover in a clothing store. This very attractive mom comes in, very well dressed, and buys two blouses and then tells the sales lady she wants to buy me too. The saleslady rings me up. I didn't know I was for sale. I bring her stuff out to her car and shes says I can go- she bought me to get me out of that store. Well this is where I decide that if this MILF is going to "buy" me I am getting something out of it. I seduce her into making out and then the dream goes black. I remember clearly this moment- it was just like a blackout in a movie. You decide what happens there because the next thing I know I fixing a drawer in my brother's room that he busted up pretty badly. I have no idea how you break the inner workings of a dresser but he did. More happened after this but this is sadly where I have trouble remembering things due to the constant slamming of doors while people are coming and going.

Let it be known that unfortunately Kate Beckinsale did not play the MILF in my dream. When I did a Google image search for "MILF" pictures of Britney Spears came up and I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole. This is much better.