Nazrax

I finished reading the Lord of the Rings today.

Bed @ 2210
Woke @ 0000 /w a general feeling of restlessness

Hobbits
I'm observing the four hobbits in the last couple of years of Lord of the Rings, when the Shire is being rebuilt. They're all proud and siting on their ponies. Over and over, it's mentioned that these four are always doing things for each other; but it soon becomes clear that Frodo is almost always the recipient and almost never a giver. The other three know this and aren't bothered by it at all - they're more than happy to do what they can for Frodo, given what he's already done for them.

BTB @ 0015
Woke @ 0325

Fragment: I'm watching various hobbits - both named and anonymous - performing tasks to rebuild the Shire.

BTB @ 0340.
Woke @ 0730

Sneaking through a factory
I'm playing a 3rd person shooter of some sort. I'm trying to infiltrate some kind of industrial site. Guards are everywhere, and I'm sneaking as best I can, but eventually one of them sees me. I tense and get ready to run, but he just keeps walking as if nothing's wrong. I realize that, just like in "Hitman Go," I'm dressed in a disguise. I assume that the disguise will be blown the first time I touch an enemy, so I'm careful to stay away from them lest I touch one. At one point, I come to a hallway I need to go through, and I pause, unsure how to continue, because there's a guard standing in the middle of the hallway. I actually manage to squeeze by him without touching him and continue on my way.

Now I'm in the lower levels of the factory. My disguise has been blown, though the guards in this area aren't on full alert yet, so my efforts at sneaking are redoubled. Now I'm close to my objective, but some high level guards have been alerted to my presence and are hunting me. It's turned into a race of sorts, to get there and <do something> before they catch me or get to it themselves.


College event
I'm walking around a college campus, attending some kind of large event. At the moment, everyone's been given the assignment of finding where the elephant is hiding. I'm no good at this kind of thing, but I can't just sit it out (as much as I'd like to), so I figure I'll wander around until someone else finds it. As I'm wandering, I find that I'm near some some snack tables and go to check them out. I'm disappointed that they're mostly empty, but at least there are still a few small cupcakes left. I think they're pumpkin-spice cake with vanilla frosting; not my favorite, but not bad. I take one.

Now I'm walking along a path towards a freestanding staircase which connects to a bridge high above. The staircase and bridge are both bright white. A truck with a trailer is parked next to the bridge, and an older man is hooking things up. Eventually, he turns it on, and I realize that the trailer is a generator. As it vrooms into life, a nearby fountain starts to shoot water into the air, and I feel a breeze of cold air. A passing man incredulously asks me if the truck is providing air conditioning to the place, and I confirm that it seems that it is, adding that it's also powering the fountain. I start to walk up the stairs - they're wide and white - and have to keep dodging people coming down them.

Now I'm at the top of some indoor stairs. I'm carrying my youngest child, and I'm pretty tired. I just want to find somewhere to sit down, and I don't want to see any more stairs.

Now I'm in a classroom with a handful of other people. A woman is walking us through some logic problems. Now we're finished with them - there were four total - and she's counting up score. I almost solved one of the problems, but I don't actually score any points. The woman oozes sympathy, which rather annoys me, and I let her know that, even though I may not have gotten any points right now, I got some earlier, thank-you-very-much.


Fragment: I'm in a room filled with boxes.


Work van
I'm approaching our work van. Despite appearing normal, there's a very special way to get into it. Now I'm inside looking out its windows. One of my team members is standing outside, and a very large man is approaching him. I'm a bit worried, but I know that it's part of the plan and that my team member knows how to deal with the risks. Now I'm standing outside the van, and the large man is approaching me. I'm not worried, because I know that he can't actually reach me. When he's a few feet away from me, he hits an invisible barrier. He's confused, and I laugh, explaining that, despite appearances, I'm actually still inside the van.