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mutedtempest) wrote2008-05-22 02:42 pm
mutedtempest) wrote2008-05-22 02:42 pm
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...turtles? Really Papi?
Okay, so, if you read this thing you're probably already aware that I have extremely fucked up dreams, especially when I haven't had much sleep for awhile. Well, last night/this morning's was just so weird I can't even try to explain it. It wasn't bad. In fact, it was kinda good, despite the weirdness. There was no sign or mention of my family throughout the entire thing, and I didn't have that anxious feeling that they'd be there anyway.
i was at some kind of camp, and I think it must have been in Sweden because I was in the forest, taking a walk with some girl. I'm pretty sure it was DD, but I never actually got this confirmed in the dream, so who really knows? But I think it was her because I wasn't nervous like I always am when I'm with people, so it was okay. We were walking on the outskirts of the forest and it was sunny out, and people were having horse races. We watched them for a little bit, and then we went to this building that looked like a school. I don't remember what happened there, but meh.
The next thing I know, I'm sitting on horseback in the forest with a bunch of other people. At the end of the line was my friend Jon, who I've never actually met in person. But he was sitting on a black stallion, and when I looked over at him he raised his hand and nodded at me. He was wearing one of those furry coat things from Lord of the Rings. I dunno.
There was an older lady at the front of the line, on a white stallion. She was probably somewhere in her fifties. She had long white hair and was kinda beautiful, and she was apparently our teacher because she was giving us a lesson. It must have been close to the end of the camp because she was commending the students who'd done very well in horse navigation. I felt like an outsider because I knew I hadn't been with the class while this was happening. I'm pretty sure I skipped it and went to hang out with DD, but the teacher lady didn't seem upset. She just said that since I missed it, I should look out into the forest and see the undergrowth everyone else had gotten their horses through, and to admire them because that was really difficult. I looked out where she was pointing and saw this really long, green, thick grass that came up over my head and wondered how the hell anybody ever got through that.
I guess since I'd skipped the horse riding, the teacher lady wanted to give me a private lesson about the forest, so she took me on a really narrow path through the forest. DD was with us, and this time I knew it was her. There were some other kids with us too, and I guess for them it was kinda like a field trip. I waved goodbye to Jon, and his horse bucked and he rode away in his furry LOTR coat. We set off down the trail and everyone was happy, especially DD. I asked her why she was so happy and she said it was because she loved the forest, and also because she got really good grades in her computer classes and felt like she was good at something.
Anyway, we stopped in a small clearing, and the beautiful teacher lady got off her horse and picked something up from the ground. She asked me to get off of my horse and go to where she was standing, so I did. She was holding a small turtle, and she told me that to truly understand the forest, i had to become friends with the turtle, and that meant spending time in his home. So, we all camped out and stayed several days in the forest.
It was nice. We basically just sat around talking and laughing. The teacher was very gentle and calm, and I really liked spending time with her and with DD. The other people were cool too, and I felt safe there. I also really liked my turtle,who I named Rocky because when he was inside his shell he looked like a rock.
After a few days had passed, the teacher lady told me I had to let Rocky go because he was molting. Don't ask me because I have no idea. But he was, and he was outside his shell during the process. I was holding him and he was all slimy, and his tongue was huge. He licked my hand and I shuddered, but the teacher laughed and said that was his way of showing that he loved me back. That, and because turtles never shed their shells in the company of people, he trusted me because he knew i would protect him when he didn't have his shell. And then he wasn't as slimy anymore.
After he was done and back in his shell, I had to put him on the tree and we all had to leave. I didn't want to leave him because he loved me back, but the teacher told me that he wasn't going to be the only thing. I was crying really hard, but I knew it was best for him so i put him on the tree and said, "Rocky, I love you."
The teacher said I'd done an excellent job, and told me to go home with DD. I got back on my horse and DD held my hand all the way out of the forest.
So, yeah. Weird, huh? But not exactly bad.
i was at some kind of camp, and I think it must have been in Sweden because I was in the forest, taking a walk with some girl. I'm pretty sure it was DD, but I never actually got this confirmed in the dream, so who really knows? But I think it was her because I wasn't nervous like I always am when I'm with people, so it was okay. We were walking on the outskirts of the forest and it was sunny out, and people were having horse races. We watched them for a little bit, and then we went to this building that looked like a school. I don't remember what happened there, but meh.
The next thing I know, I'm sitting on horseback in the forest with a bunch of other people. At the end of the line was my friend Jon, who I've never actually met in person. But he was sitting on a black stallion, and when I looked over at him he raised his hand and nodded at me. He was wearing one of those furry coat things from Lord of the Rings. I dunno.
There was an older lady at the front of the line, on a white stallion. She was probably somewhere in her fifties. She had long white hair and was kinda beautiful, and she was apparently our teacher because she was giving us a lesson. It must have been close to the end of the camp because she was commending the students who'd done very well in horse navigation. I felt like an outsider because I knew I hadn't been with the class while this was happening. I'm pretty sure I skipped it and went to hang out with DD, but the teacher lady didn't seem upset. She just said that since I missed it, I should look out into the forest and see the undergrowth everyone else had gotten their horses through, and to admire them because that was really difficult. I looked out where she was pointing and saw this really long, green, thick grass that came up over my head and wondered how the hell anybody ever got through that.
I guess since I'd skipped the horse riding, the teacher lady wanted to give me a private lesson about the forest, so she took me on a really narrow path through the forest. DD was with us, and this time I knew it was her. There were some other kids with us too, and I guess for them it was kinda like a field trip. I waved goodbye to Jon, and his horse bucked and he rode away in his furry LOTR coat. We set off down the trail and everyone was happy, especially DD. I asked her why she was so happy and she said it was because she loved the forest, and also because she got really good grades in her computer classes and felt like she was good at something.
Anyway, we stopped in a small clearing, and the beautiful teacher lady got off her horse and picked something up from the ground. She asked me to get off of my horse and go to where she was standing, so I did. She was holding a small turtle, and she told me that to truly understand the forest, i had to become friends with the turtle, and that meant spending time in his home. So, we all camped out and stayed several days in the forest.
It was nice. We basically just sat around talking and laughing. The teacher was very gentle and calm, and I really liked spending time with her and with DD. The other people were cool too, and I felt safe there. I also really liked my turtle,who I named Rocky because when he was inside his shell he looked like a rock.
After a few days had passed, the teacher lady told me I had to let Rocky go because he was molting. Don't ask me because I have no idea. But he was, and he was outside his shell during the process. I was holding him and he was all slimy, and his tongue was huge. He licked my hand and I shuddered, but the teacher laughed and said that was his way of showing that he loved me back. That, and because turtles never shed their shells in the company of people, he trusted me because he knew i would protect him when he didn't have his shell. And then he wasn't as slimy anymore.
After he was done and back in his shell, I had to put him on the tree and we all had to leave. I didn't want to leave him because he loved me back, but the teacher told me that he wasn't going to be the only thing. I was crying really hard, but I knew it was best for him so i put him on the tree and said, "Rocky, I love you."
The teacher said I'd done an excellent job, and told me to go home with DD. I got back on my horse and DD held my hand all the way out of the forest.
So, yeah. Weird, huh? But not exactly bad.