Dream Sampling No. 4

10.12.07

"I drove through a national forest that was mostly on fire. All the animals were running around, trying to get to safety, including dinosaurs. I came to a bridge. One of those huge railroad-track-over-the-canyon types of bridges. The whole thing was on fire. I knew it was the end of the road for me. A long time seemed to pass but I knew it was only minutes. Just when I was about to jump into the river below, with the fire at my heels, a dandelion seed, came floating over to me. A big one. I grabbed ahold of it and floated across to the green hills on the other side. Turns out a tiny dinosaur was hiding in my hood and caught a ride on me. He said thank you and asked to stay. I said sure, if I can name you. He was alright with that, and I named him Hoodwink."

Dream Sampling No. 3

3.12.07

"I signed up to help the poor by fighting off hunger with sticks. The line was really long but I made it after 3 hours of waiting. They gave me my stick but I wasn't sure what to do with it. I waved it around a few times and stabbed the air like a sword. I don't think it was effective.

Was in Estes with Rach. She had dyed her hair in streaks of red, orange and yellow like some flourescent lioness. I told her she was fierce. She drove our van around town. Damn near tipped us over. I told her to get out and I'd drive. I had some 4 wheeling to do.

I went through this competition with my sisters and won it. We had to do weird things, like plant a seed in a parking garage with some mean animal biting at me. The last task was to run, full speed and dive out a 4th story window without hesitating or knowing what was below. I was the 1st to jump. I wasn't afraid and I knew I'd be okay. It was thrilling and freeing. I soared through the air and landed safely on the ground, surrounded by a garden. My sisters jumped after me and I watched as they floated to the ground beside me."