Morrigan_Wolfwind
June 18th, 2008, 01:24 PM
A lot of my dreams seemed kind of obvious when I first had them--too many RENT songs, I'm trying to get used to everyone leaving for college, I'm stressed about finals and I need to loosen up, etc--but I noticed they all involve my best friend Cory, and they're all pretty realistic. No fantasy elements, no absurdly strange events, and they could happen in real life without actually being out-of-place.
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My first dream was a few weeks ago; I dreamed I was finishing up my chores when Cory called my cell phone and asked, "Hey, RENT's coming on TV in a few minutes and I have nobody to watch it with--you wanna come over?" I went, "I've been wanting to see RENT for AGES! I am totally going!"
But then when I hung up, I realized that I didn't know his address (I don't in real life, either), so I started to call him back--but Mom asked me to wash the dishes. I didn't mind, but then she asked me to help her with something ELSE (keep in mind I've already finished my normal chores), and I just kept going, "Okay, NOW I'm going to call Cory back," after finishing whatever random thing I was asked to do.
And then when I finally called Cory and got his address, something physically kept me from getting out the door. I literally went, "Mom, I'm leaving for Cory's now! ...Frick, what's wrong with the door?!" Either something was physically holding me back or the door was jammed, but I was both INCREDIBLY frustrated and worried about not getting there on time.
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I bet you can guess that I really, really, really want to watch RENT. I'm one of two in my group of friends who hasn't watched it, but I love the songs. When I first told the dream to my friends, I joked about how "Fate was conspiring against me to keep me from watching RENT," but then I remembered that constant obstacles symbolize struggle.
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The second dream I had about two weeks ago, when I was studying for finals and thinking about whether I should go straight to the Academy of Art or take a year off and get a job first.
Me, Cory, my sister, our friends Robi, Roxanne, and Matt, and about ten to fifteen other of our friends were in the mall's food court. One of the security guards said, "We're fine with big groups but make sure you don't move the tables too much, okay?" (RENT fans, you know what this means.)
We moved the tables together so we could all sit in one group. Then somehow, someone asked, "Who died?" and things led me to getting up on a table and starting La Vie Bohème, to the confusion and annoyance of the adults and the guards. For other RENT fans in case it matters, Cory sang Benny's part because he has a similar range, and I sang Mark's part solely because I was the easiest to carry for the "Dearly beloved" verse. :hahugh: I think Cory was also the one who hugged my legs during "To being an us for once, instead of a them" line.
You know how in most dreams, they skip from the beginning of the song to the end and you just assume that you've sung the whole thing? It didn't do that for this dream; I remember singing every single verse of La Vie Bohème, and the reactions when I got to "Hating dear old Mom and Dad" and the "Actual reality--Act up! Fight AIDS!" part.
And aside from the experienced singers (Me, Cory, Matt, and Roxanne) we weren't all on-key, so it lent even MORE realism to the dream. We also obviously didn't do the more complicated/advanced things like the lifts, but there are less singers than dancers among my friends so that's what I based my "dream or not" question on.
We made it to near the end of the song, and when I woke up I was seriously about to sing the last chorus. My first thoughts were something like, "Why am I at home? Where is everyone? Why is nobody SINGING?!"
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I told the dream to my friends the next day, and people were amused when I said, "We should totally go to the mall and do that for real." Bursting into song is actually pretty normal when you consider we're a group of actors/performers who know a LOT of musicals and have no problems with getting stared at. :smileroll
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I couldn't remember the last one till I was talking with my sister and I said, "Oh--well, it's okay then."
The only thing I remember is that I was walking with Cory somewhere and I was apologizing (profusely) for something, and he said, "Don't worry, it's okay," in that amused-but-thanks-anyway tone and kissed my forehead.
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The second dream is the only one I really have any ideas about, because "La Vie Bohème" is about doing your own thing (and staying loyal to your friends), and since I'm one of very few people to not go straight to college--I'm taking a year off because I'm tired of school for the moment--it makes me feel a little left out.
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My first dream was a few weeks ago; I dreamed I was finishing up my chores when Cory called my cell phone and asked, "Hey, RENT's coming on TV in a few minutes and I have nobody to watch it with--you wanna come over?" I went, "I've been wanting to see RENT for AGES! I am totally going!"
But then when I hung up, I realized that I didn't know his address (I don't in real life, either), so I started to call him back--but Mom asked me to wash the dishes. I didn't mind, but then she asked me to help her with something ELSE (keep in mind I've already finished my normal chores), and I just kept going, "Okay, NOW I'm going to call Cory back," after finishing whatever random thing I was asked to do.
And then when I finally called Cory and got his address, something physically kept me from getting out the door. I literally went, "Mom, I'm leaving for Cory's now! ...Frick, what's wrong with the door?!" Either something was physically holding me back or the door was jammed, but I was both INCREDIBLY frustrated and worried about not getting there on time.
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I bet you can guess that I really, really, really want to watch RENT. I'm one of two in my group of friends who hasn't watched it, but I love the songs. When I first told the dream to my friends, I joked about how "Fate was conspiring against me to keep me from watching RENT," but then I remembered that constant obstacles symbolize struggle.
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The second dream I had about two weeks ago, when I was studying for finals and thinking about whether I should go straight to the Academy of Art or take a year off and get a job first.
Me, Cory, my sister, our friends Robi, Roxanne, and Matt, and about ten to fifteen other of our friends were in the mall's food court. One of the security guards said, "We're fine with big groups but make sure you don't move the tables too much, okay?" (RENT fans, you know what this means.)
We moved the tables together so we could all sit in one group. Then somehow, someone asked, "Who died?" and things led me to getting up on a table and starting La Vie Bohème, to the confusion and annoyance of the adults and the guards. For other RENT fans in case it matters, Cory sang Benny's part because he has a similar range, and I sang Mark's part solely because I was the easiest to carry for the "Dearly beloved" verse. :hahugh: I think Cory was also the one who hugged my legs during "To being an us for once, instead of a them" line.
You know how in most dreams, they skip from the beginning of the song to the end and you just assume that you've sung the whole thing? It didn't do that for this dream; I remember singing every single verse of La Vie Bohème, and the reactions when I got to "Hating dear old Mom and Dad" and the "Actual reality--Act up! Fight AIDS!" part.
And aside from the experienced singers (Me, Cory, Matt, and Roxanne) we weren't all on-key, so it lent even MORE realism to the dream. We also obviously didn't do the more complicated/advanced things like the lifts, but there are less singers than dancers among my friends so that's what I based my "dream or not" question on.
We made it to near the end of the song, and when I woke up I was seriously about to sing the last chorus. My first thoughts were something like, "Why am I at home? Where is everyone? Why is nobody SINGING?!"
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I told the dream to my friends the next day, and people were amused when I said, "We should totally go to the mall and do that for real." Bursting into song is actually pretty normal when you consider we're a group of actors/performers who know a LOT of musicals and have no problems with getting stared at. :smileroll
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I couldn't remember the last one till I was talking with my sister and I said, "Oh--well, it's okay then."
The only thing I remember is that I was walking with Cory somewhere and I was apologizing (profusely) for something, and he said, "Don't worry, it's okay," in that amused-but-thanks-anyway tone and kissed my forehead.
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The second dream is the only one I really have any ideas about, because "La Vie Bohème" is about doing your own thing (and staying loyal to your friends), and since I'm one of very few people to not go straight to college--I'm taking a year off because I'm tired of school for the moment--it makes me feel a little left out.