In Dreams

Or, Taking Care of Business

Last night was a good night, dream-wise.

Of the three dreams, I smoked in two of them. Not that smoking is good, but it's the first time I've dreamt about smoking. I guess the smoking dream is supposed to be common among ex-smokers, but I've never had one before. So it's kind of a milestone.

Yet another reason the 80s were awsome
I don't know why now, after almost five years. Maybe it's because I've been watching a lot of Miami Vice lately. Did you know that in 1984, the central figure of a network TV series could smoke on-screen?

Anyway
Anyway, in one of my dreams I was tagging along with a bunch of musicians. We were hitting all the downtown bars, looking for venues to play in. In which to play. One bar we went into, turns out I'd been there before, and run up a huge tab that I'd never paid. Not a problem: I settled up on the spot, and shared beers and ciarrettes with the owner, bartender, and musicians. So that was pretty cool.

In another dream, some guy wanted to hire me to do some kind of job for him, but instead I hopped on a train with a dreadbagged stoner hippie british dude and his girlfriend. Assorted dream shenanigans ensued. Highlights included more smoking, and criticizing a commercial landlord for working harder to decorate an office-building lobby than to find tenants for the building.

Shenanigans accomplished, we returned to see the man about the job. The interview was brief:

THE MAN: Tell me about your technique.

ME: Well, mainly I burrow underground, and when the mark leasts expect it, I burst up from beneath his feet and Pow! I take him out.

THE MAN: Excellent! Let me tell you about the mark.

ME: Actually, I have another technique where I tell the mark that the burrowing thing is my main technique, and then Pow! I take him out. You're the mark. Pow!

So that was pretty awsome, too.

In Conclusion
In conclusion, a good night for dreams. Had my first smoking dream(s), settled an outstanding debt, and very cleverly ninja'd the crap out of some dude who totally didn't see it coming.