Falling

by Donna on June 27th, 2006

I slept so deeply last night. It was difficult forcing myself to get up when my alarm went off. The night was sprinkled with strange dreams. I lived in a huge wooden house in the middle of a field. People were arriving for a party I was throwing. The first guest was my old Karate instructor. I haven’t seen him or his wife in years and years. I ran to him and he picked me up and twirled me around. I was surprised he had no trouble lifting me and I felt light and free. As he spun me, I couldn’t help but look down and as I did, I noticed he wasn’t standing in the same spot but he was moving towards a steep, grassy decline. My heart started to race and I feared he would lose his footing and I would go hurtling down the hill. Right before his foot should have started down the drop he stopped the spinning and everything was fine. I was relieved. More guests arrived and crowded at the top of the decline. Instead of staying safely at the top, people seemed compelled to throw themselves down the hill. One guest log-rolled to the bottom. Another guest somersaulted while another slid on her back. I awoke.

Dream Dream

by Donna on November 15th, 2005

I had some horrible dreams last night. I was having a party in my penthouse apartment atop the Seattle Space Needle. The wind howled and suddenly the building began to sway. Back and forth, back and forth. “Please don’t snap!” I prayed. Considering the situation unfolding, everyone stayed relatively calm. The swaying became so great, the building collided with the ground. Everything was upside down but everyone was safe and we crawled out through a shattered window into a dark wet grass. Suddenly I was aboard a ship headed to Japan. I looked out the porthole and saw two huge whales. I ran to the deck, compelled to jump into the ocean. The water pulled me down and I could see the bottom of the ship above me. The whales swam toward me and nudged me with their giant noses. I kicked my legs, trying to get to the surface. I awoke.

Berlin Dreams

by Donna on June 2nd, 2004

I had a very prophetic dream last night. It came true in part this morning. Then I was talking to the developer I work with closely and he told me about his dream– it was the same as mine!!! How strange is that?!?

I’ve been thinking about Germany the last few days. There was a time I would vacation in Berlin for a week or two or three. During that time, I would stop being Donna and turn into a German girl. I wore scarfs and lived with a German man. I spoke little English and ate massive amounts of doner kabobs and nutella. For those few weeks, I had no family, no job, no worries, no pressure. It was nice to disappear. And then when I would start to think about Gerhardt Schroeder and German taxes, it was time to come home. That was nice too. Those times are over for me. I can’t just disappear anymore. Maybe I could, I just no longer have a Wohnheim to run to… Wohnung, Wohnung! I know.

Sweet Dreams

by Donna on April 1st, 2004

What a kooky dream I had last night! I dreamt aliens landed on earth. We were so very excited to see what they looked like and many people had their own opinions. Fire breathing dragon, yellow and willowy, green and scaley… Finally the UFO’s plank lowered and people gathered to get a look at the alien. A woman emerged, a small fat woman. She carried a clipboard and looked like a garden gnome, just thicker. In fact, she appeared to be carved out of wood although her motions were fluid. “Ahhhh, there is life here!” she exclaimed. “The Interplanetary Commission will be pleased!” From her pocket she removed a whistle and blew into it. Suddenly, more little carved gnomes appeared wearing Hawaiian T-shirts, raybans, and carrying cameras. “Disney World! Bahamas! Statue of Liberty!” they chanted as they ran out into the world. It turned out that it was a tour bus for aliens.