There are few things in life more boring than somebody describing a dream they had to you, unless that dream directly involved you and also kissing. What's worse, and I'm sorry, but it's true, is a description of a dream on a blog. I immediately click to something else, and I am sure I'm not the only one.
So, I thought I would try a little experiment to see whether describing a dream on a blog could ever be interesting. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to describe a dream or a recurring dream in 10 words or less. If your description is very entertaining or hilarious or involves me and Clive Owen and a bottle of chocolate sauce I may yield a bit and allow you 12 words, but hand to god if you leave a seven paragraph description of the dream you had last night I will delete it without a qualm.
What? My blog, my rules.
I will go first with my frequently recurring dream:
Waiting for fitting room in crowded department store. Losing sweater.
Wait! That's a haiku!
Waiting for fitting
room in crowded department
store. Losing sweater.
Double points if you can do it in a 10 word haiku!
(Y'all, I know I am so lame, but it has been weeks since I have slept more than 2 hours at a stretch and yesterday Mia became a freestanding object and the day before that she climbed her high chair and frankly I am amazed that I can still almost type so deal with it.)
Comments (43)
I told dub-ya Bush
Economic Policy
Is Crap, purely crap
(I actually did have this dream... so what's worse? that I had the dream, or that I wrote a haiku about it?)
Hope you get some sleep sometime soon.
Posted by Corinne | June 15, 2006 7:08 AM
Crocs chasing after
Family on a cruise ship
Screaming everywhere.
Sorry, had a nightmare. :-(
Posted by mamacita tina | June 15, 2006 7:34 AM
having sex with ex-,
outside rolling on the lawn,
everyone watching.
(that's eleven, but dang it was good.)
Posted by RzDrms | June 15, 2006 7:51 AM
Childhood home
Tornadoes coming
Take pets to basement
I have this dream whenever I'm stressed out. OR this one:
Big event
teeth fall out all over
sobbing ensues
Posted by Lisa | June 15, 2006 8:25 AM
My pacifist cop
partner has licorice gun.
Caught midget robber.
I have the BEST dreams sometimes. It's like Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino having a movie fight in my brain.
Posted by Gavin | June 15, 2006 9:06 AM
P.S. It only works if you say it lic-o-rice, not just lic-rish.
Posted by Gavin | June 15, 2006 9:09 AM
College chemistry
class. Forgot to attend it.
Remembered finals week.
Posted by Jen | June 15, 2006 9:09 AM
Okay, all I can say is that I'm so sorry you haven't slept more than a 2 hour stretch.
E-gads!
Posted by Isabel | June 15, 2006 9:37 AM
When I've been doing too much multitasking:
Discover fishtank
I had forgotton about
most survived, thank God.
Posted by Betti | June 15, 2006 9:54 AM
Last night I dreamed I went to the hospital to have a baby, and I was afraid no one would believe I was pregnant! Also, annoying people were singing in the next room. About insurance.
You know I can't say ANYTHING in 10 words or less, right?
Posted by samantha the first! | June 15, 2006 9:59 AM
what is this thing "dream" that you are talking about? I have no idea.
Seriously, I haven't remembered a dream in months. I'm lucky if I sleep long enough to start dreaming -- I soooo sympathize with the 2-hour sleep shifts.
Posted by lori | June 15, 2006 10:06 AM
Driving up a hill
The car tips over backwards
Tumbling towards death
How's that for a pleasant reoccurring dream?
So far, Gavin's the winner as far as I'm concerned. But then, he managed to work in two favorites of mine: licorice and midgets
Hazaah!
Posted by Elaine | June 15, 2006 10:10 AM
Tiny Little Dream Haiku:
The mother of my
gynecologist was named
Monday April Fourth.
Posted by Sandy (The Michigan Lurker) | June 15, 2006 10:29 AM
Recent Dream:
Ex-husband shot a girl, I took his car keys and left.
That's the much abridged version. I always dream volumes. I don't generally tell anyone about them though.
Posted by jessica | June 15, 2006 10:31 AM
I have this once in a blue moon dream where I am DOING IT with some guy who has this really hot body. 'cept I never see his face and we are always DOING IT on the playground at one of my old schools or in the priest house.
I don't know who this guy is, because...like I said, I never see his face...but if I ever meet him he is sooooo going to get it!
Posted by Red | June 15, 2006 10:57 AM
Chewing piece of gum
That gets bigger and bigger
And sticks to my teeth.
It's BRUTAL!
Posted by haley-o | June 15, 2006 10:57 AM
ohhh a haiku
having sex on the playground
rolling round and round
sweating
Posted by Red | June 15, 2006 10:58 AM
underwear gone
late to history class again
never graduate now
Posted by Thunderfish | June 15, 2006 11:09 AM
Don't you need to actually sleep to have dreams???
Sigh......
Posted by Traci | June 15, 2006 11:09 AM
Shave legs-dream tonight
Legs are no longer shaven
Almost every time
Too many words, but haiku, yes?
Posted by Jen | June 15, 2006 11:16 AM
stuck in: school, mall, airport.
can't find exit; no escape.
Posted by Sara | June 15, 2006 11:20 AM
Dracula, poison
jelly beans. Retaliate
with gum from church rail.
Posted by Beth in StL | June 15, 2006 11:30 AM
Recurring childhood dream:
Monsters eat bunnies.
I watch but nothing happens.
Still, strangely scary.
Crap. It's 11. I can't do anything to 10 if it can go up to 11.
Posted by heels | June 15, 2006 11:39 AM
On a beach playing in the sand, waves crashing.
Posted by Maribeth | June 15, 2006 11:44 AM
12 words!
Clive and Beth covered
in chocolate sauce and kisses
Drizzle, lick, repeat
I don't sleep enough to dream these days so that will have to do!
Posted by Jaycie | June 15, 2006 11:46 AM
Going to the beach,
losing my bathing suit
drinking margarita's.
Yeah... it was a F*U*N dream!!!
Posted by corinna | June 15, 2006 11:49 AM
Brothers gay friend
Asks what shades of makeup
I think he should try
Is also wearing streaky orange self-tanner on legs.
All I can say is I'm pregnant, hence strange dreams.
Posted by Jennifer | June 15, 2006 11:56 AM
Me running through maze
Totally hot guy saves me;
Not my husband, Oy!
My recurring dream. I haven't had it in a while. I kind of miss it.
Posted by Gretchenn | June 15, 2006 12:33 PM
Gave birth to baby
It was Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
Namibia rocks!
(I had this dream, and man, it was surreal.)
Posted by Jen | June 15, 2006 12:36 PM
run and jump off of
the beat up picnic table
watch look I can fly
Posted by valerie | June 15, 2006 12:50 PM
Pieces of tape stuck
to heads. Bon Jovi opens
fire. People dead. Yikes!
Posted by erin | June 15, 2006 1:07 PM
High school confusion
Can't remember schedule
Will be late again.
Look at me! In ten words and everything. I also don't get much sleep at night and I think this used up all of my mental reserves for the day. I'm going to go lay down now...
Posted by Annie | June 15, 2006 1:18 PM
First love Just friends
Eight years Found again
Kiss me.
Wow! Haiku is fun! And, I've had this recurring dream for EIGHT YEARS!
Posted by Celina | June 15, 2006 1:31 PM
Winning Lottery.
Giving to friends and Family.
waking up broke still.
Posted by Molly | June 15, 2006 1:42 PM
I cheated...my dream is much similar to one above. Some plagiarizing...
College unknown course
class. Forgot to attend it.
Remembered finals week.
Posted by O.M. | June 15, 2006 2:26 PM
English subtitles
made the words of german fiends
fully understood
- yes, i had a dream in german, with english subtitles. mine is a screwy subconscious.
Posted by suze | June 15, 2006 2:27 PM
Relations with much
older colleague. Woke up red
faced. Wasn't all bad.
Posted by Vicky (Desperate to be a Housewife) | June 15, 2006 2:46 PM
Gap sale
Everything $1
Frantically grabbing handfuls of clothes.
I always wake up from that dream upset that it was a dream.
Posted by Emily | June 15, 2006 3:19 PM
Nightmare rather than
dream. It haunted me for years.
I can still feel it.
I wake under him
shattered stemware threatening
I scream silently
Posted by girl | June 15, 2006 3:42 PM
i HATE hearing about dreams, i agree and with you on that!! i am not bothering to tell ya about any of mine...they are boring anyway, lol.
Posted by lizabetty | June 15, 2006 8:07 PM
Recurring nightmare:
Tsunami hits, destroys house.
I am swept away.
Posted by liz | June 15, 2006 8:16 PM
Me. I am a spud.
Beaters are lowering down
Threatening to mash
Posted by dawn | June 16, 2006 2:56 AM
From my childhood
Raggedy Ann and
me rafting and a chase by
a giant monkey
Posted by Melissa | June 16, 2006 4:17 PM