WELCOME HOME :D

Hi everyone :D  

Have you ever felt like joining a community, but not sure whether they are a good fit for you?  Hopefully this dream will help you think twice before joining something where you keep noticing inconsistencies, lol.  Enjoy!  

Oh, also to note, this dream is written as two parts because I woke up part way through the night.

 

*Old Dream - May 20 2019

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First Part:

Me and my husband were in need of some help (don't remember why) so we went around to community centres to see if anyone could assist.  Then we came a across a small church with a group of people who lived together like a family and were very welcoming.  Pretty much anyone who lived there did chores to help out  The members showed us around and said we are welcome to stay there.  

We wanted to give them something in return for their hospitality.  They said they are always looking for supplies so we decided to head back home and check out what we have there.  The interior of the church was really big, but when we exited the place, that's when the exterior looked even smaller than I had remembered.  It was the size of a backyard shed.  I got suspicious of how they they changed the look of the place so drastically.  But we were in the company of the two church leaders (who were both women), so I decided to just let my suspicions slide.   

When we reached the home we went into the basement and showed the leaders all we were able to offer and they were happy.  They took only a few things and left.  

Second Part - *after waking up and sleeping again*

I was now part of the live-in church group, though not officially initiated yet, so I was still free to leave anytime.  

During my time I developed super sensory and physical skills, like extra good hearing, hanging upside down (from a web line?), and combat skills.  Though I never really got to use said skills.

My sister even joined and was tasked with selling things for money and bringing in food supplies.  The interesting thing was that she took the food she brought in over to a table and exchanged it all for a few packets of instant ramen noodles she could cook whenever she wanted.

There was some kind of exchange system in place based on what the church needed and what you wanted from them, but the table supervisor is the one who'd determine how well you did your task and decide what you'd receive so you may not get everything you were expecting.  Thankfully, my sister was happy with her trade. 

After my sister's exchange transaction was completed I went inside to talk with the supervisor since we had gotten to know each other.  She told me how I was doing really well and would fit in nicely at the church.  Then she was called away and I just stayed to watch the exchange table.  

Then I saw scenes of me talking to a guy named Matt.  I got the sense he became a member and wanted to leave but was forced to stay.  He was talking against the church like there was no tomorrow since he'd been snooping around and found a lot of dirt on them; corruption, brainwashing, controlling, etc.  It was hard to believe any of the stuff he was telling me since I never felt any of that.  And all the other members seemed so happy and friendly.  

Now going back to the exchange table scene, I looked through the window to my left, and saw it was a sunny day, there were a lot of beige-brick apartment buildings across the paved street.  There were sidewalks too.  It was kind of strange because internally I knew it was supposed to be more rural, and grassy, kind of like a countryside town

Then I looked to through the window on my right side and saw a military truck coming around the corner.  The people inside had really elaborate red and yellow outfits, like robes and were wearing crowns too.  They were the highest ranked members of the church, I was wondering what was going on.

Then the supervisor lady came back and told me that the initiation ceremony was about to happen for all new members which included me.  Timing was off though, it was supposed to happen at a later date.  I asked her why the initiation was moved ahead so much.  She then looked at me with fear in her eyes and told me to leave before the ceremony, that it was the only way out without having to fight.  She looked really scared for me.  I didn't know what was going on, but I believed something bad was going to happen.  

In the next scene, I was back in my church bedroom (every member had their own room) and Matt was there unconscious :O  I wandered out and met another prisoner of the church named Julia.  The situation wasn't looking good :| 

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Sorry for the sudden end to that.  I guess I shouldn't have joined after having suspicious thoughts, eh?  I kind of wonder what would have happened next and whether I'd ever escape the church.  What do you think?    Thanks for reading!  :D

MAKING FRIENDS

Hi everyone :D  Do you enjoy the company of your friends?  Well, that's pretty much what I was doing this time.  Just hanging out and having fun with some dream friends, lol. 

This dream has two halves since the scenarios are quite different from each other and I wanted to clearly note that.  Enjoy!

 

*Old Dream - April 12, 2019

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1st half

I became friends with a guy named Tommy and hung out with him and his friends.  We played a PvP MMO (Player vs Player Massively Multiplayer Online) type video game, and there was a huge battle.  

When we started playing, the point-of-view changed from me seeing the game on a TV screen to me being the actual in-game character.  I had big burly armour, it was so cool :D  There were a bunch of other players too, but the one I remember most was one that looked like a giant caveman.  I think he was leading the battle on our side.

After our group won the battle, he walked around with a bunch other players while announcing our victory loudly, lol.  Everyone was cheering and just enjoying the win.  Then the point-of-view changed to me back in the normal world lying on a sofa holding a controller. 

The room was pastel blue, the sofa was grey and soft, and there were a light brown squarish coffee table.  Tommy was really happy and came over to say "high five!", but our first attempt failed because he held his hand too high and my hand slapped his arm instead (I was still lying on the sofa).  Then we tried again and we managed the high five, yay! :D  

 

2nd half:

I became friends with some people, from the cast of the show "Big Bang Theory".  There was Penny, Leonard, and a Sheldon-type character, but not sure if it was really him.  I think Tommy was there too.  

I was the newest one to their group and was quite confused at first when they yelled, "shots!", and then everyone started looking around for something.  It turned out they were looking for shot glasses because whenever they watched something particular on TV; I think it was sports, they would drink a shot for some reason.  Maybe it was just a little tradition of theirs.  

Eventually when "shots" was yelled, I had my "designated" area to look around which was under the sofa cushion.  And funny enough, most of the time there was a shot glass there, lol.  

Then following day, Penny, Leonard, and at least one other person came into the TV room and started mixing a cocktail of soap and other colourful liquids together in a big bin.  I was quite confused, then someone explained that they were outside and got really dirty and had to clean themselves off before watching the game.  They weren't happy about having to dunk themselves in the mixture but they knew it would be the fastest way.  Especially since the TV show was gonna come on soon. 

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Yeah, I don't know about "dream me", but the real me is surprised at how quickly I befriended anyone, as I'm quite shy in real life, lol.  The experiences from both parts were fun though :D  Thanks for much for reading! 

PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Hi everyone :D  

Have you ever felt nostalgic for the past, or wondering what the future could be like?  This one's a bit rambly and long, but hopefully it makes sense and is coherent enough.  There are two parts, but I think they both share the theme of time and change.  What do you think?  Enjoy!  

*Old Dream - April 12 2018

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First Part:

It was really dark, and I was barely able to see anything but could tell it was nighttime, that I was indoors and sitting on something.  After taking a bit of time to orient myself and let night vision kick in, it turned out I was sitting on a toilet, and I had my pants down :O  This wouldn't have been so worrying except for the fact that I was in the middle of one of my neighbour's living room :O

I pulled up my pants in a panic and flushed the toilet (why did I do that?!).  Then I started hearing my neighbours talking about a "strange noise".  I ran out of the front door as fast and as quietly as possible.  Halfway down the hall (I lived in a condo), I realized I needed to lock the door.  I had their spare key so I went back and very, very slowly pushed the key in and began turning the lock.  I heard my neighbours fully awake and talking, and then heard the toilet flush.  I took that opportunity to finish locking the door hoping they couldn't hear it through the flush.  Phew!

I ran back to my suite as fast as possible, but before going in I wanted to check my clothes closet which was located in the hallway just to the right of my suite door.  Though, after rifling through for a bit, I was very confused because I didn't recognize any of the clothes.  Then my immediate neighbour to the right came out and asked what I was doing in his closet, and I told him it's supposed to be my closet.  He's like, "No no no, your closet is on the other side", referring to the left side of my door, then I told him that's not right because then my left side neighbour wouldn't have a closet due to space limitations.  The guy firmly said, "That's just how it works 'now'".  I was so confused, because I knew everyone was supposed to have a closet, but I just thanked him for the info, and went inside.

My husband was sleeping, but I woke him up hastily because I just had to confirm something.  He was quite groggy and in shock.  I asked him what year it was and he said, "1998, no wait, it's 2002.  Yeah, 2002".  He even went to a calendar and showed me it was indeed 2002.  He tried going back to bed but I was so confused and kept asking him how that could be?  In my mind it was 2018 (present time at the time of dreaming), so any date that far back seemed ridiculous.  He thought I was just being crazy and needed some sleep.  I told him about the closet, and he said "yeah, what about it?".  He didn't remember the closet system the way I did.

There was no helping it, somehow I went back into the past, even though I don't remember it ever being like that.  So I had no choice but to go to sleep, and then...

 

Second Part:

I was in a mall I'd frequented in real life, but everything looked different, it was more high tech.  It was still 2002, I could feel it was the same time period as the first part, but things seemed way more advanced. The store displays, doorways, lighting, and so much more were controlled by gadgets.  

The mall was under renovations though so there were some barrier walls and unfinished areas.  I was there to meet a friend, Nadia, for lunch, but she wanted to see one of her other friends first.  Her friend worked at a jewellery/chocolate shop.  Yes, quite the strange combo, but it seemed like it was working since there were many customers so we had to wait until things quieted down.  

During the busy time, I wandered around to nearby shops and encountered a young lady.  She was on a bench eating some really yummy-looking food.  I asked her where she got it, she said it was from the food court.  I was going to say thanks and leave, but she continued talking.  She wasn't really a fan of the high-tech setup, she liked things the way they were before; more engaging and more personal.  I agreed wholeheartedly.  She looked happy I felt the same way.  Then I saw Nadia signal for me so I left the bench-lady.  

In the jewellery/chocolate shop now, Nadia was talking with her friend while I looked around.  I saw some chocolates in a display case and asked about the prices.  Her friend opened up the case and I looked at the bottom of a small square box (could fit about 4 pieces), it was $19.99... :|   Then I saw a few loose pieces beside the boxes and asked, "how much?".  The friend said, "twenty-five cents".  I got one, as I was quite hungry at the time.  The friend looked at me like I made a bad purchase, but compared to $19.99, it was a steal.  It wasn't special chocolate, but still tasted fine, it was like a round chocolate ball with a smooth filling inside.  

Nadia wanted to chat with her friend longer, but I was getting really hungry so I suggested that I go ahead.  She was okay with that so I made my way to the food court, and funny enough I saw the lady from earlier.  The lady saw me too and smiled.  I asked if I could sit beside her and she said "yes".  

While I was getting settled, she said she liked the music I was listening to.  Not sure what she was talking about though, maybe I was humming a tune...?  She said that genre of music strengthened her spirit, gave her energy, and instilled confidence. 

She then mentioned that she had a daughter whom she'd been teaching judo (or some other kind of defense style).  She said her daughter was only four but when they practiced together, her daughter was quite fearsome.  

The scene then cut to show them fighting in a ring, and the daughter jumped and latched onto the lady's (mom's) leg and didn't let go until a signal was given.  

I was like, "wow, that's one tough kid!"  Then I saw Nadia walking towards me so I said bye to the lady again.  She seemed really nice :)  

Around this time I woke up though I felt there could have been a little more to my dream.  

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Thanks for reading!  I hope that wasn't too confusing or rambly, lol. 

Have you ever found yourself in a potentially embarrassing situation and then just barely made it out?  Well, that has to happen to me many a time through my life.  Now if only I could stop dreaming about embarrassing situations, lol.

From the second part, I wonder what music the lady heard?  Music is a big part of my life too and depending on what I'm listening to, I can feel changes to my mood and energy levels.  Does music have an effect on you?  Let me know :D

PROPS TO MUSIC -- (two dreams) --

Hi everyone :D  I got a "two-for-one-er" here this week.  Sometimes I have multiple dreams over the course of the night and this was one of those times.  Sometimes the dreams are connected by theme or other, but I'm not sure if I can find any connection with the following two.  Though, maybe you guys can?  Enjoy!

 

*Old Dream - April 10 2018

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First Dream:

I was helping out with a skit for a Youtuber called RH (fake name).  He was in the planning stages and was deciding what props to buy so he asked everyone to pick something.  

There was a catalogue to look through and when I turned to a page with swords I asked him, "What about these?".  He said, "Yes", I should get one, but since there were quite many I asked him to pick.  

He pointed to a wide-bladed sword that was reddish-orange and said, "That one".  

I then asked, "Are you sure?", since the price was $5000.  

He replied, "Yes!  I'm sure." 

A little time passed and all the props got delivered.  RH and a teammate were goofing around with some props in a fenced area.  When I walked towards them with the sword, RH says I can't play with it because it's so expensive; it can only be used for the scenes and that's it.  For additional info, the sword was actually really sharp and he didn't want it getting nicked so he could return it after the skit.  I figured safety would have been the bigger issue, but I guess not :|  

RH then said he was upset I would pick such an expensive item.  When I reminded him it was his choice he didn't believe me, but thankfully the other teammates were around and backed me up.  

He didn't say too much after that, but I decided to return the sword and get a cheaper prop anyway :|

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And now, onto the Second Dream:

I was in an office workplace and finishing up some last-minute tasks.  It was pretty late so I was glad to be done.  Another employee named Jessy was there also finishing up.  He reminded me that the next day we had to pick up some supplies from a warehouse that was located far away from the city.

After a long bus ride the following day, we reached the warehouse.  It looked so weird for a place that had office supplies.  The building looked more like a farmhouse since some of the rooms had hay on the floor, and there were also cage bars on some doors.

There wasn't anyone at the warehouse so we had to look around for the supplies ourselves, but by the time we found everything we needed, the buses weren't running anymore and we were tired :|  There were no taxis either, and it was a pretty deserted place so staying the night was the safest option.  I found a nice hay spot and had no trouble getting comfy, but Jessy didn't like the setting.  

I offered him my iPod and headphones since he could try listening to music, but he didn't want to.  We ended up talking for part of the night before both falling asleep.

When I woke up the next morning, I was happy to see Jessy had decided to listen to my music after all.  He said he really liked two songs.  One song was from a singer named Brandy; the second one, I forgot the group's name but was a song I'd heard many times before.

He continued listening to the songs while we headed to town with the supplies.  Funny enough the travel back took so long it became night again, so we each ended up heading home instead of to the office (yes, we took the supplies home, lol).

The only caveat was that nighttime was supposedly really dangerous and Jessy was feeling very weary.  I suggested he borrow my iPod to help keep him calm and thankfully he agreed.

The next morning while in my bed, I heard two songs playing one after the other, and thought, "Oh, those are Jessy's songs, but why would I hear them here?".  I asked my husband if he heard any music and he said, "No", but went to the kitchen to check in case it was a neighbour.  He told me there was nothing and went back to sleep.  I also stopped hearing it and went back to sleep.  

Soon after, I woke up again hearing the music, though this time I felt the iPod and headphones near me (the music was actually playing over the scene rather from the headphones).  I got a happy feeling that Jessy made it back home safely :) 

Then I woke up for real, lol.

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Thanks for reading!  I really enjoyed the second dream because music almost always gets me into a feel-good mood, and nostalgic (in a nice way).  I just wish I remembered what the other song was since the last time I heard it was during my high school years.  If I remember correctly, the lyrics went something like:

 "--------  -----, and I'll be there" 

I think it was an old 1990's/2000's pop song by a male singer or group.  The lyrics may or may not be like that (as dreams can be confusing sometimes).  And to be clear, it was not the song "I'll be there", lol.  If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears :D

 

MALWARE MAYHEM 2

Hi everyone :D  I'm a little early for once with my weekly entry!  Anyway, this one revisits a little annoying bug from a previous dream (Malware Mayhem).  Thankfully this one wasn't as mind bending and was only for part of the dream, but it was still annoying, lol.  Enjoy!

*Old Dream - April 7, 2018

 

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I don't know how it got infected again, but when the virus took effect I was on a Word-like program typing something and then the words got jumbled together and none of the commands worked.  The screen got pixelated and blocky with blues, greens and black until finally settling on red.  That's how I knew it was the same virus as before.... 

My sister was with me at the time when the virus took over and instead of helping, she hindered my attempts to fix it.  When I was using the keyboard to put the computer into safe mode she kept typing stuff too and when I asked what she's doing, she said she really needed to pay her bills.  And I was like, "What the heck!?  My computer's infected, you shouldn't be doing anything personal at this time!".  But she still kept trying to type over what I was inputting so I couldn't restart my computer :|

Away from the headache of a virus now, in another part of my dream, I had to investigate an old, run-down building.  There were tall greyish, armoured monsters guarding the doors to each room, and they all had spears.  They looked kind of like the monsters in the game "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice".

I could have snuck by some but figured it'd be better to fight and clear them out instead.  But before doing that I had to find a weapon.  Lucky enough I found a spear!  But when I started fighting, it turned into a fishing pole :|  

The monsters laughed and mocked me for choosing such a flimsy weapon so I ended up using other things around the room like buckets and concrete blocks instead.  It got the fight done, but took a while (must have been the pent up rage from seeing the virus again, yes?  Lol).  

I explored other rooms too but I don't remember too much before waking up.  

***

 

I don't know about you guys, but dreaming about computer viruses are the worst :(  I'm already very tech-adverse, I don't need more reasons to be afraid of breaking or wreaking my devices somehow :|  And thank you all for reading!

DISSOCIATION

Hi everyone :D  I wasn't sure whether to post this dream or not since it was pretty weird and confusing.  But I figured since it got me thinking and feeling deep thoughts, maybe others might feel the same way about emotional situations in their lives

 

*Old Dream - August 27, 2017

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I found out an old friend had passed away.  The strange thing was that the friend (or a copy) of said friend was still alive...?  Supposedly it was his "brother" who passed away.  I put "brother" in brackets because he didn't have a brother in real life (at least not when I knew him).

Even more strange was that I felt someone else's presence in the body; his sister's :O  However, whenever my friend spoke, it was the "brother's" side.  Talk about confusing :|

It was a very mentally taxing and saddening experience and I got really mopey since the news was so sudden and unexpected.  Not only that, no one had told me directly; I only overheard a passing comment from someone else.  It felt so unreal that was how I found out :(

I spent most of the dream talking to my friend ("brother" side) and how the situation made me feel.  He also did the same.  

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Thanks for reading!  Yeah, I'm not sure what to make of this dream, or what it was trying to convey to me.  I just know I felt very emotional back then, and I wish now that I remembered who it was about...

MALWARE MAYHEM

Hi everyone, have you ever had one of those dreams where it was hard to distinguish between real life and dreaming?  Well, this one was quite the rollercoaster while I was dreaming that both my computer and iPod got infected with malware, and it was so annoying  :|

 

*Old Dream - April 25, 2017

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When trying to use my computer, I noticed all the desktop icons changed and the background wallpaper changed to a reddish brown gradient.  It sort of had the feeling of "inevitable doom"/"being in Hell" :|  

As for my iPod, I dreamt it was the next morning and grabbed the device from under my bed like I do in real life, but when I turned on the screen all my icons were gone and there were some new ones in their place.  

The iPod background also changed to a reddish brown, kind of like the computer screen, but there were My Little Pony ponies in the background too (that was unexpected!).  I remember seeing at least three ponies; a blue one (standing), a purple one (standing), and a white one (in a sleeping position with its head resting on the front legs).

I freaked out and told my husband about it.  He found it amusing, but knew it was a big problem.  I also told him about the computer and it seemed like he knew what needed to be done. 

Then I "woke up" again, and thought, "phew!", just a dream.  I grabbed for my iPod as usual, but it was the same pony image as before :(  .... This time, I was prepared and said to myself "it's just a dream, this is not real".

Then I "woke up" yet again, and of course I grabbed for my iPod to confirm it was just a bad dream, but to my sad discovery, the pony background was still there!  Same image and icons; I even tried connecting to the internet, but I couldn't type in any website as the letters didn't register properly (because of the malware).  

I couldn't believe my eyes :O  Was this for real?!  I was starting to believe it really happened, and I told my husband again and showed him how it's all ponies when I try to do anything on my iPod.  

I also showed him the computer which was still infected.  He kept asking me about the sites I went to and I told him I didn't visit any weird sites and that I had no idea how it could have happened.  He was skeptical, but had no choice but to believe me since I'm a really paranoid person and wouldn't visit strange sites except maybe by accident.

Then, once again, I "woke up".  This time I made sure to check for "realness".  Like touching the bed, and walls, and anything I could get my hands on.  Everything felt good to me and my thoughts seemed normal.  I was relieved to be finally "awake", so I grabbed for my iPod and to my horror, there were ponies everywhere! :O  

Then I saw my husband, and asked him if I had told him anything about my iPod recently and he said "no, what about it?".  So with that, I really believed it was indeed real life and accepted the fact that I would have to factory reset my iPod and computer (as I figured it'd still be infected too) :(

Then I woke up, for real, for real.  I almost didn't want to check my iPod in case it really was infected :|

***

I did not enjoy all those false awakenings at all since I was repeatedly faced with infected devices (one of my worst nightmares).  I've had to factory reset my computer at least three times in the past, and it never gets any easier to deal with :| 

Thank you all for reading and may all your devices stay safe from malicious intentions!