Writing With Abandon

After a night of tossing and turning, I’m happy to report that I had a pretty solid sleep last night. I did wake up to pee at four or five, but I wasn’t too upset about it because it happened right at the end of one of the best dreams I think I’ve ever had. Before crawling back into bed for the last hour, I scribbled down some notes on a post-it, because I knew that I’d want to slice about it this morning. Then I fell back asleep with a smile on my lips before my alarm unfortunately woke me up.

Knitting club

+ fac sleepover

on the floor

I was facilitating a travel program with members of my knitting club and we were turning in for the night at an unplanned rest stop (which would never, ever happen). We had to sleep on the cold floors of a restaurant! There were even a few large holes/trap doors in the floor that we had to avoid and that one girl fell through. She was okay though, luckily. It was just her toothbrush that fell all the way down.

Weirdly, though we weren’t in Barcelona, we had a perfect view of La Sagrada Família. It was some sort of warp in the time-space continuum that allowed for a view like this to happen.

Garden shop w/

only chips and

orchid + boots

I was back in New York, walking quickly down the street, when I happened to fall in line behind my oldest friend, Rosie, who I haven’t seen in ages, her mom, and another girl I knew from a long time ago (maybe a soccer team? Middle school?). At first I was determined to get to my destination, whatever that was, but my speed walking led me into their view, so I joined them. They were headed to a garden shop cafe, and I figured I could spare a bit of time.

At the garden shop, they only had ruffle potato chips. I was starving, and kept taking large handfuls to shove in my mouth. I picked up a large vase with water and a baby orchid, ready to be cared for. I also grabbed a little gift basket with rubber boots. We continued eating and chatting.

Then it was time to check out. The person ahead of me was bummed to see that I’d grabbed the last pair of rubber boots. But when I looked at them and tried them on, I realized that they were huge, which just left me with the orchid in a vase.

“How can I make sure to care for it?” I asked the guy at the counter, “because you know, I’ve always—”

“Killed them?” The clerk finished for me. I nodded profusely. “No worries, I can give you some tips.”

It was at that moment that the front door of the cafe opened up behind him, and in walked—

MEETING JACK BLACK

having selfie attack

Jack Black!

He swaggered in wearing a t-shirt and a flowy button down, sunglasses, and a smile.

I immediately put my orchid on the counter and got down on my knees, bowing in child’s prayer before him.

“Oh my god, oh my god,” I said as I brought my torso and arms up and down. “You are just one of my favorite actors, Jack Black!”

I stood up and asked if I could hug him. To my delight, he was in a great mood and said yes!

(Please note that in real life, I have never ever approached a celebrity if I have seen them, except for the few whose orders I took when I worked at Mud Cafe after college. Way too nervous.)

We hugged and I told him that School of Rock is one of my favorite movies and that I’ve made my fifth graders watch that and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle so many times mainly because I like them so much. He laughed and seemed to nod like, “Yeah, I know. I’m cool.”

“My boyfriend loves you so much too,” I added. “Would you be willing to take a selfie with me so I can prove to him that I met you?”

And in this dream, Jack Black not only agreed to take one selfie, but we started having a selfie photo shoot! We posed standing, lying down, on one knee! We made faces, serious and silly! We even kissed for one! (I figured P would forgive me seeing that it was Jack Black and the kissing selfie was a ridiculous puckered lips one.)

And that’s when I woke up.

Amazing, amazing dream. Ten out of ten! Keep them coming, subconscious!