The Old New Thing

Dream - The Old New Thing

But instead, they decided to build the Great Wheel

October 7, 2013 Oct 7, 2013 10/7/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that Seattle was building its own version of the Eiffel Tower. Just like the original, except that it was also a thrill ride similar to Round Up but you are seated. It turns out that the city of Seattle accepted my subconscious's instructions to replicate another city's famous landmark, but the message wasn't received loud and ...

I dreamed that I was in an alternate-universe Samuel L. Jackson movie

September 23, 2013 Sep 23, 2013 09/23/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that I was part of the crew of an underwater spaceship, and we had to deal with an alligator that got on board. How the alligator got on board was never explained, but now is not the time to ask questions because, you know, alligator. The plan was to flood the ship and wash the alligator out. There were only enough air pills for the...

Entering the world of competitive Ring-Around-the-Rosie

September 16, 2013 Sep 16, 2013 09/16/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that a friend and I were in line at some sort of summer camp to get into the cafeteria. We noticed a glass cabinet with food out in the dining area and asked about it. Turns out that it was available for people to eat, as an alternative to standing in line. We decided to go for it. (Another example of how being lucky is observing ...

Mom and dad's event-filled first day of school

September 9, 2013 Sep 9, 2013 09/9/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that my wife and I had dropped our daughter off at her new school for the first time, and I made a wrong turn and ended up going the wrong way. We got off at an exit for highway I-5, and the on-ramp turned into a two-lane highway hundreds of feet in the sky. To keep people from going too fast, the road rolled back and forth: First ...

If you had to deal with preschoolers all day, you'd need a nap too

September 2, 2013 Sep 2, 2013 09/2/13
Raymond Chen
Today, I'm turning it around: This is a dream that one of my friends had about me! She dreamed that she took her camera to school to take some pictures, possibly for the yearbook. She was somewhat surprised to discover that I was the new preschool teacher. When she popped in to my classroom to get a couple of pictures of me, she wasn't able ...

A dream about forgetting to deploy the backup brake pads

August 19, 2013 Aug 19, 2013 08/19/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that that I was driving through a parking garage when my brakes suddenly failed. I tried executing turns to bleed off speed, but it was largely ineffective. I managed to avoid hitting a parked police car (which had arrived to investigate some other accident), but was unable to avoid another parked car. An insurance adjuster who was ...

Please don't wade across the Strait of Juan de Fuca

August 12, 2013 Aug 12, 2013 08/12/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that I was visiting a scenic location near the Canadian border. A central large body of water had the mainland to the south and east. A river ran southeast, spanned by a footbridge. To the northwest was another land mass, which had gained the nickname "Alaska" even though we were nowhere near Alaska. There was a gift shop on "Alaska...

A practical reason for shutting down for the Mayan apocalyse

August 5, 2013 Aug 5, 2013 08/5/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that Costco announced that they were closing for the Mayan apocalypse and would reopen two weeks later. Not because they believed in it. Rather, because that was their estimate as to how long it would take people to get through their stockpiles and be ready to go shopping again. Curiously, I had this dream several weeks after the ...