Weird One for Me
Okay, this probably will be a weird entry for me. The reason I say that is because I don’t usually remember my dreams. Well, I had one last night that I actually remember and it was very weird.
Before I get into what this was about, I first have to ask for Me’s forgiveness because she was part of it. So, forgive me. When I was in my teens, I worked for an ice-cream place every summer for quite some time. It was a fairly easy job and I guess I was pretty good at it because the owner kept asking me to come back every year or during season, would call me to come in when he needed.
Every year as a right of passage, the owner would put the two rookies on to work the Fourth of July evening. As a veteran of this ritual, I know the joy of the on-slaught that happens that night. It is an evening of virtual quiet until the fireworks are over and then all of Albany, Delmar, Bethlehem, etc. come crushing down upon you. Once this happens, then there are lines for as far as the eye can see.
Well, my last several years that I was employed there, I was kind of the back up guy that would come in and help out the rookies by making sure all of the supplies would stay full. My dream started with the two rookies as usual, but I am not my same teen or early 20’s self. I am my current age. So, the evening starts as I have explained with most of upstate New York coming to this establishment.
All of the sudden, the two rookies disappear and it is just me trying to fill all of the orders. Luckily, a few of the people that I used to work with at this establishment come in to the picture to help me for a little while. The owner also came in to help as well for a little while. Okay, maybe that isn’t really weird, but they were all of the age when I worked there, which is basically 20 years younger.
Me and I used to work several shifts together for a year or so. In that time, she was seeing a young man, let us say Tony. ;-) Well, anyway, this is kind of an aside, but she had his class ring at the time. Tony and I conjured up this game in which we had Me very upset. I had taken Tony’s ring and gave it to Tony making Me think that she had lost it or it fell down the drain. We were and I hope even after this entry have been very good friends.
Anyway, Me stayed the longest with me during this escapade which was nice because we always worked well together, but in the end, I was alone trying to get all of these orders out. Let me tell you, when you are 20 years older then when you originally worked at this place, I had a hard time keeping up. By the end, I was so exhausted that I was ready to drop. Needless to say, I awoke extremely tired and actually felt as if I had been through what I dreamt.
So, is this dream trying to tell me that I am over extending myself in current day life? Is it trying to tell me that it is good to be in touch with all of my friends? Or was it just a coincidence that I dreamt all of this and woke up exhausted? Hmmmmm. What do you think?
Okay, this probably will be a weird entry for me. The reason I say that is because I don’t usually remember my dreams. Well, I had one last night that I actually remember and it was very weird.
Before I get into what this was about, I first have to ask for Me’s forgiveness because she was part of it. So, forgive me. When I was in my teens, I worked for an ice-cream place every summer for quite some time. It was a fairly easy job and I guess I was pretty good at it because the owner kept asking me to come back every year or during season, would call me to come in when he needed.
Every year as a right of passage, the owner would put the two rookies on to work the Fourth of July evening. As a veteran of this ritual, I know the joy of the on-slaught that happens that night. It is an evening of virtual quiet until the fireworks are over and then all of Albany, Delmar, Bethlehem, etc. come crushing down upon you. Once this happens, then there are lines for as far as the eye can see.
Well, my last several years that I was employed there, I was kind of the back up guy that would come in and help out the rookies by making sure all of the supplies would stay full. My dream started with the two rookies as usual, but I am not my same teen or early 20’s self. I am my current age. So, the evening starts as I have explained with most of upstate New York coming to this establishment.
All of the sudden, the two rookies disappear and it is just me trying to fill all of the orders. Luckily, a few of the people that I used to work with at this establishment come in to the picture to help me for a little while. The owner also came in to help as well for a little while. Okay, maybe that isn’t really weird, but they were all of the age when I worked there, which is basically 20 years younger.
Me and I used to work several shifts together for a year or so. In that time, she was seeing a young man, let us say Tony. ;-) Well, anyway, this is kind of an aside, but she had his class ring at the time. Tony and I conjured up this game in which we had Me very upset. I had taken Tony’s ring and gave it to Tony making Me think that she had lost it or it fell down the drain. We were and I hope even after this entry have been very good friends.
Anyway, Me stayed the longest with me during this escapade which was nice because we always worked well together, but in the end, I was alone trying to get all of these orders out. Let me tell you, when you are 20 years older then when you originally worked at this place, I had a hard time keeping up. By the end, I was so exhausted that I was ready to drop. Needless to say, I awoke extremely tired and actually felt as if I had been through what I dreamt.
So, is this dream trying to tell me that I am over extending myself in current day life? Is it trying to tell me that it is good to be in touch with all of my friends? Or was it just a coincidence that I dreamt all of this and woke up exhausted? Hmmmmm. What do you think?
posted by Brewster at 4:17 PM
2 comments
