10/30/20

My wife and I are at some resort and we run into another couple who have the same first names-Mark & Diana. What are the odds? They mention there is another couple with the same names as well. Then a fourth couple joins us with the same first names as well. The husband gives me a casual hug, which makes me uncomfortable because of Covid and social distancing. We gather for a group photo and I realize that there's a movie camera set up filming us. 

I'm at work and have an elaborate, multipage Cajun menu. I walk around the room and there are copying machines set up and I make a copy of each spread on separate copiers around the room. Someone mentions that they're doing the same thing only upside down and I say it really doesn't matter-you can just flip the pages when your done! I'm thinking of publishing it as a cookbook. Cher, who I used to work with, comes up to me and asks if I'd write something for the cover and would I do an illustration for it. I'm not a great artist and figure I can hire someone to do the illustration. 

10/29/20

I'm out in the country on a farm and a guy who was in my third grade class has returned for some sort of reunion. His name is Dave Brinkman and his family moved to New Zealand and no one heard from him after he left. I ask him about himself. Has he done anything interesting in his life? No. Does he have any hobbies? No. He seems like the most boring person I've ever met. He has red hair and he looks like a 30-year old Opie from Andy of Maybury, even though he's actually in his mid-sixties. 

(Recurring dream)

I'm in a classroom at my old high school. I'm not sure what class I'm supposed to be in but this isn't it. I notice my oldest daughter is in the class. I go down to see my counselor and ask for Mrs. Castille. The secretary corrects me with "It's MISS Castille." When I see her she has these bizarre black lines painted under her eyes. 

 

10/28/20

 I'm in Mt. Pleasant on CMU's campus and I'm aware of the fact that this is where Cathus went to school. They're handing out these cool swag bags and by the time I get back to where they're handing them out, they're all gone. I go into the library and check it out. Then I'm on a bus with several female students. We drive into town and I get off with them. We walk through an arcade which is being rebuilt. Then we enter an old train station. It's beautiful and I walk around it taking pix with my phone, to use as reference for future paintings. 

10/27/20

 I'm at Joe user's restaurant with a bunch of people. Some guy who I don't really know keeps sending drinks to my table. I'm not really sure what to do because I don't drink anymore. I'm not sure what to order and I miss the waiter who came around to take our orders. I can't decide whether to get the fish and chips or the smelt. Finally, the wait staff sets up in front of the restaurant with a microphone to confirm all the orders. Then I run into the guy who's sending me drinks. He's holding court with his workers and I realize he's some hotshot photographer who I may have met once. I pretend I recognize him. 

10/26/20

We're packing up after a weekend camping with the Kondak clan at a small beach. We look at a map that shows some larger beaches in the area. We stop in at a diner to get something to eat and we have two cats with us. The place starts to get packed and one of the cats runs away and eventually someone brings it back. 

10/25/20

 I'm taking an improv comedy class with Terry. It's taking place in the hallway of a school. Everyone gives their monologue and when it comes time for me, I chicken out and say I can't do one. My routine was going to be about either committing suicide or shooting someone with a gun. 

10/23/20

Amy stops by and she's drunk. She want to take a 15 minute nap. It's her birthday (October 26) and people at work forgot about it. There are a bunch of ham and cheese sandwiches and chips. I'm eating some chips and a guy stops by and wants to have a ham sandwich. Then he asks me about wine glasses. 

10/21/20

 I'm sitting at the counter of an Italian restaurant. It has a huge menu and I can't figure out what to order. The woman sitting next to me orders the sushi sampler. Finally, I ask the server if they have Linguini with White Clam Sauce and they do. So I order it. 

I'm near Wayne State University and I'm trying to walk downtown. I keep going into abandoned buildings. I walk into one that's almost empty, but a guy is sitting at a desk working on a computer. 

10/20/20

All my grapefruit plants are out of the sun in our house and have turned a pale yellow. I figure I need to move them in front of windows. 

I'm t Chandler Park Golf Course and they have hiking trails. I'm meeting my brother Paul and I want to hook him up with a cool younger girl I know. Then, a bunch of us meet up a couple miles away on Mack Ave. in the Farms. Aunt Kathy, Joanne, and Susan are there and we have to walk to Chandler Park. We're hiking through some snow and I'm wearing brown dress shoes/boots. I tell them the I can't hike but decide I'll go part of the way with them. I explain that there are two trails, one is pretty level but the second one is at least 1,500 feet up, which surprises everyone. When we get to the entrance, a park ranger gives us a long green sheet of paper with a bunch of dots on it. It is some sort of guide to the trails and explains what we'll see. 

10/8-10/19/20

I'm in New Mexico or Arizona and go to Mass. Jackie Kennedy is the speaker. I try to get back to the school and end up in a mall where a bunch of kids are trying to buy pot and beer. Then I'm in a stockroom of a sporting goods store. Tom Campbell is there and he shows me his squash moves. I ask him the best way to get back--Uber, Lyft, or a taxi? He doesn't know and drives away. 

A crew comes out to hook up cable from our neighbor's house through ours. There are a bunch of wires going through the trees and across our roof. It looks terrible. 

I leave work early, around 2 p.m. and go to P.F. Changs and then TGIFs for happy hour. I want a Coke but it's $3 so I get a glass of water. There are two tables full of people and I try to find one with people I know. Dave Main and Barry Hull are there. Barry asks me why I'm drinking water. One of he tables looks like an AA meeting. I decide to go back to work and then head home. 

I go into a coin shop and ask if they have any Roman coins. They only have a couple and they're really cheap, like 10 or 15 cents. One of them is in absolutely perfect condition, and it looks like it's made out of gold. 

I'm up in the mountains and I can't get down. Charley Bishop is there and I think he's been promoting a dealer commercial he's recently filmed. The theme line is "Buy the Book." 

I'm walking through an agency heading out to lunch. I accidentally pick up a portfolio and someone points it out to me and I return it and apologize. 

10/7/20

My dad has a mountain bike that needs new tires. We drive around and I know of a tire center that's been recently been added to a gas station. It's around the Gratiot and 8 Mile area. We go there and a salesman tells me he'll sell us the tires but we also have to buy tires for our car. I tell him to forget it and call him an asshole under my breath. He pulls out a gun and shoots my dad, who's sitting in the front seat of the car. At first I think he's been killed, but the bullet has been lodged in his lower jaw. We call 91 and wait around for the police to arrive. 

10/6/20

Wally is in town and we go to Ann Arbor to visit Kathy and Angelos. A bunch of us are going to the beach  but Wally wants to go to Greenfield Village. I'm looking for my pass and can't find it. I look at the various cards in my wallet which is actually an old metal toolbox. 

10/5/20

We're out of town for a meeting. Maybe in Grand Rapids. We're with Jim & Margo and Bill & Sue. We went out to a fancy dinner the night before and the company paid for it. The next day Jim makes it clear that the company isn't going to pay for lunch. So we're wandering around looking at a bunch restaurants and bakeries. I was going to load up on sweets at the bakery. Sue shows ey a big loaf of bread she bought. In the side of the loaf letters are scratched into it. She asks me what they spell (it's in Cyrillic) and I tell her it's the word Kaimaki, which is Ukrainian for bread. It's actually a Turkish or Greek word for the foam on top of Turkish coffee.  

10/4/20

I was in some kind of factory and I had a beer machine that I hadn't used in ages. It was full of dried yeast.  here were some maggots and rats hiding in there too. A guy came to check it out. I was going to clean it and noticed there was an espresso maker next to it. I poured some water into it to make some espresso. 

I'm at a big party. I sit down at a table and Dave Stoll shows up and does a bunch of magic tricks for the kids. 

10/3/20

I got a job in an ad agency downtown. There wasn't any work and we were al sitting around shooting the breeze. Tom Campbell was there. I drank a big glass of scotch. We were supposed to take someone to Toledo to the airport. The owner of the agency played a promo that featured a sax player. 

10/2/20

This was my first dream that involved the pandemic. I was in Vermont and we were visiting a museum. When I went in to buy a ticket, I realized I didn't have a mask on. I covered my mouth with my coat, but the ticket seller pointed out that there was a glass shield in front of him so I didn't need to worry about it. After touring the museum, a bunch of people were hanging out in a room having a discussion. I went in but decided they weren't social distancing and it would be better if I waited outside. 

10/1/20

We're going to go for a drive in our old station. It's just snowed and the front window was left open. So we have to brush off all the snow. Then, when we open the front door, there's a whole pile of snow on the front seat and the dash. My dad is with us. 

I'm going on a guys night out for a bachelor party. Dave Still is with us and we're all wearing matching shirts. 

A ton of branches have come down. I go out in front and pile them up near the curb. There are a lot of branches in front of everyone's house on our block. 

I drink a bunch of wine. Then I try to figure out how to drive home safely. 

I'm at some kind of religious service. It's outdoors near my Grandma Bruske's house. I'm sitting down and realize my pants and underwear are pulled down. I try to figure out how to stand up without being noticed. The theme of the service has to do with the Lamb of God. 

9/29/20

Diana want's to buy a house in Hamtramck. We tour the place and it's okay. The back lawn is in rough shape with tons of weeds. We go inside and someone is living in the front of the house. He's the previous owner and he gets to stay on. He tells us we have to keep Kosher because Jews and Muslims may rent forms in the future.