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Belinda Gets Mad 27/7/09
I'm with a group of people. We're sitting outside Belinda's house. One of the people throws something that breaks the glass in the back door. I think the person thinks it doesn't matter because the glass has the be replaced anyway. Belinda comes out of the house. She's really angry. She tells the people off and says they can't come back any more. I wonder if that includes me.
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Books For Andrew 28/6/09
I'm sitting with some people on a sofa. Opposite me is Kevin's son Andrew. I'm telling him about books that have a good story line and form a series. I say that some detective novels are like that.
Printer Buttons
I've returned to work after having to go home. It's about 4pm. I pull up outside Mental Health and go into the dungeon. Marek and Brett are there. Marek shows me a new printer. It has a display that indicates a set of different error conditions. I turn things on and off the see the displays.
Now I'm talking to Brett. I tell him I had a dream about him. I explain that in the dream there was an area behind the machine room. I go up to the glass to show him what I mean.
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Slimey Screens 29/6/09
I'm in a workshop with Dave G and another person. Dave shows me some screens from something. They're covered in green slime. He says he's going to check on something in Port Macquarie and leaves. I go to a computer and logon to a Port Macquarie system. I get in okay but then I can't figure out how to logoff.
Now Dave has returned. He says that since I'm going to leave early he wants me to pass on a message to one of the maintenance men called Doug. He tells me that Doug is the son of another maintenance worker.
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Book of Shadows 1/7/09
I'm walking along a road with Brett. I tell him about an ad I saw on the net. It offered 500 different pages so you could create your own Book of Shadows. Brett says something about the origins of this practice and I comment that it was connected with Wicca. He says this is wrong.
Whippersnipper
I'm at the back of a block of land with some children. I'm using a whippersnipper to trim the grass. It doesn't work very well. I go to the corner of the block which is marked by a tree. I know the neighbour is an unpleasant person. Then I go down a slope. I can see a patch of spikey grass. I try to trim it but have no success.
Arabic Men
My car is stopped in the driveway of a service station. I know I'm going to have to leave it there but I don't want it to be in the way. I can see that if I don't move it it will interfere with other cars leaving the area. While I'm pondering what to do two men walk past. They're talking in Arabic. I think to myself how gutteral it sounds. My first thought is to greet them but they don't look very friendly so I don't.
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Manual Gears 3/7/09
I'm in a car driving in the city. John is with me. I realise the car is a manual and crunch the gears badly. I have another go and get it right. We come to a roundabout and I have to turn right but I'm still struggling with the gears and we go straight on. We go down a street that reminds me of Market St and come to a canal.
Now John and I are walking along the road next to the canal. I look around and see vacant lots and old industrial buildings. John tells me that he used to work for a company that supplied props for all the TV shows. He says that I can name any show and he can point to something that his company supplied. I name an American show and he says that only worked on Australian productions.
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Don't Interrupt 5/7/09
I'm with Belinda. She's telling me something but I interrupt to say something myself. I realise that I've done this before and I'm being rude. I apologise and ask her to continue.
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Black Crow 6/7/09
I enter a room. There are a couple of men there. In one corner I see a computer. It's working out the evolution of a constellation called the Black Crow. I know that one of the men is an astronomer. I climb onto a large bed in the middle of the room. I say to the astronomer that the thing I find annoying about the universe is that everything in it runs on causality but the universe itself isn't caused. I add that it's almost enough to make you postulate a god. I add that I don't believe that.
Now I hear a woman's voice from another room. She says that we should ring up and order some fish from a local fish shop. She says that there is killer whale on the menu. I add facetiously that I'd like to order a couple of baby seals.
Now we've decide to all go to the shop. We get ready to go outside. I look at a truck that belongs to Sherrie. It's very square. I'm a bit surprised that she would drive something like that.
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A Box of Grain 8/7/09
I'm with some others in a terrace house. Two girls live there. My companions and I are spooks of some kind and we're supposed to stop the girls' activities. I go upstairs and find a box full of grain. I start to cover it up so I can carry it. Malcolm Turnbull tries to take it off me but after a brief struggle I take the box and give it to one of the girls. I reflect that I may be making a mistake and she may be a criminal but I decide that I didn't want Malcolm to have his way.
Now I'm in an underground shopping mall. I'm walking with Joy H. She's the minister in charge of the spook organisation I'm in. She's not pleased with how things have gone and gives me a dressing down. She's quite pleasant about it but I know I'm being reprimanded. I'm quite unrepentant but I don't say anything.
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Big Snakes 9/7/09
Sherrie and I are taking the wheelie bins down to the gate. There's a pile of leaves up against the gate and I can see two big snakes. I'm concerned that they may be poisonous and I caution Sherrie not to get too close. We get closer and I see that the snakes are big constrictors and I'm relieved. As we watch they uncoil and move off toward the back fence. I look at the gate again and see a third snake in the leaves. This is smaller and again I'm concerned that this one might be a brown snake. As I watch it moves off. When it gets into the trees it turns into a woman. She heads toward the back fence waving a scarf.
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Giving a Talk 11/7/09
I'm going to give a lecture about modern science. I'm quite confident even though I'm aware that I don't really know what I'm talking about. I'm with Ellen for a while at Kuan Yin and I rehearse what I'm going to say.
Now I'm in the carpark of a big old building. It's an institute of some kind. I decide that some of the cars should be moved to safety. I move a couple and then realise that the owners won't know where I've put them. I leave the cars and go into the building. I join a group of others in a large room. I have 3 LP's and I inspect them for scratches.
Now I'm in the corridor. I'm looking for a toilet but I can't find one. The others come out of the room. I conclude it's time for the lecture. I still don't know what I'm going to say.
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Memory Techniques 13/7/09
I'm at Drummoyne shops down towards the Gladesville side. I look back up Victoria Rd. I work out where I would have to turn left to get into Lyons Rd.
Now I'm in a bar. I'm talking to someone about the meditation centre. A man comes up and asks me if we learn Burmese memory techniques. I turn to him and start talking to him about various memory skills. I mention the classical style. I quickly see that he doesn't really know much about the subject. He leaves soon afterward.
Mars Bar
I've that Garry W has left and been replaced. I'm wondering what his replacement will be like when I see him approaching.
Now I'm in a shop. Anne P is behind the counter and I'm talking to her. I ask her for a Mars Bar. She gives me one and I put it in my pocket. She asks me a question about computers. I get involved in fixing her problem and then remember the Mars Bar in my pocket. I comment to Anne that it wouldn't be good if it melted.
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Directions 19/7/09
I'm looking for some information. I'm in a lift. I'm standing at the back. Near the door are two male physios. I can hear their conversation. One is advising the other about how to patch it up with his estranged girlfriend. He says that one option is to ask her to forgive him. The lift door opens and I walk past them.
Now I'm outside an information area. I wait for some other people to be served. I look down and see a tiny baby. There are other people around. Everyone is smiling at the baby. I ask the woman behind the counter where I can get information and she tells me there is a talking head in the main foyer. She adds that its information is of variable quality. One of the physios walks by and squeezes my shoulder affectionately. I'm surprised by this because he's never spoken to me.
Now I'm in a large hall. There are lots of people around. I look around for the talking head but can't find it. As I walk around I'm amazed that all these people work for the hospital. I don't recognise anyone. I'm tired and I stop for a rest. I put down a book with two bottle tops on it. I move it to make room for someone nearby and one of the bottle tops falls to the floor. I pick it up and wonder if anyone thinks it's odd that I'm keeping these items.
Now I'm outside. I walk through what appears to be garden of a German police station. It's a short cut and no-one seems to mind. I meet Denys and Helen G. I tell them that the people in Tweed have given me a knife with blood stains on it. They want me to extract something from it. I ask Denys if he can help me. He says he's done something similar before. As he examines the knife he talks about an episode of Midsomer Murders.
Taxi Ride
I'm driving in Wareemba. I'm making my way back to Rowley Rd. I see a cane toad on the road ahead. It leaps away in huge bounds. I wonder if I should try to run over it but decide it's too dangerous because it's on the other side of the road.
Now I'm in the back seat of a taxi. Mum is in the front on the right and the driver is on the left. We're driving through Haberfield. I'm in a hurry because I have to do some business and then get back to the meditation centre. I tell the driver we have to turn left and Mum makes a strange hand signal.
When we arrive at our destination I realise I can use the same taxi to go back. I have to make some preparations and I tell the driver to bind some pages into a book while I'm getting ready. When I come back I can see that the pages don't match the rest of the book. I don't want to be critical so I gloss over this. I realise I'm going to be late so we leave.
Now I'm entering a big Buddhist temple. It's quite ornate. There is someone giving a group of young people instruction about relationships. I wonder if he'll ask me to speak.
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Where's the Clock? 20/7/09
Marek has come back from holidays. He tells me that the Cancer care and Liver Clinic systems are in a mess. He explains that the two "royal" account were locked out. I wonder if I could have done anything.
Now we're in a large unfamiliar room. There are two beds. I've been tossing and turning. I decide that it must be time to get up. I look at my watch and it says ten to two so I conclude it's not set properly. I see Dave G come out of a bathroom wrapped in a towel. Marek and I look around for the alarm clock but can't find it. I look in a drawer and then realise that Marek has already looked there. I hope he won't think that I don't have confidence in him.
Swimming Up the Road
I'm swimming up Basil Rd toward home. I'm making quite good progress. I come to a place where the water has been dammed to make it deeper. On the other side it's a lot shallower. I come to the end of the street. I hear someone say there are alligators in the water.
Ellen Is a Vampire
I see Ellen Degeneres. She's a vampire. She's been taken captive. Her captor has tied her to a veranda. After a while she is able to get free and runs into the night. I realise that her captor knew that this was going to happen and was only trying to keep her for a while.
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Ice and Snow 21/7/09
I'm in a snow storm. I'm standing next to a road. I see Ruby and decide I need to take her indoors. As I walk up the road I hear Sherrie's voice saying I should have some baked beans ready to feed her. I reply that I've arranged it.
Glassed-In Area
I come out of the computer basement into a large glassed-in area. I can see Peter Cl walking away from me.
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Larry Niven Books 23/7/09
I'm in the backyard at Five Dock. I look in a cabinet under the clothes line and see a book by Larry Niven. I take it out and see that it's called something like "The Face of Man". It's got something to do with the evolution of modern man. I know he's written another book called "The Global AIDS Pandemic". I'm fairly sure that these books are both non-fiction crank books.
Now I'm standing with a man on the back steps. I can see a young girl mowing the lawn. Her phone rings and I say to the man that I guess it's a support call but the girl tells the man, who I gather is her father, that the call was to say that his brother had just died of cancer. He goes up the stairs into the house. The girl says he's going to drum up sympathy and that he never liked his brother. I find her attitude rather uncharitable and unpleasant.
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Cycling 24/7/09
I've decide I'm going to go cycling. I go to an abandoned racetrack and get ready to ride. I put some valuable items that I don't want with me in some long grass and set off. I come back to the same spot after a while and leave some more valuables. but then see that a team of Chinese cyclists has arrived and my valuables are likely to be discovered.
Religious Crisis
I'm with a group of senior clergy. I gather that they've all lost their faith in their religion. I overhear two of them talking. They speak in quite blasphemous terms and I think to myself that their parishioners would be shocked to hear them.
Now I've been delegated to take on some of their duties. I'm shown to a desk. I sit down and put my feet on a stool under the desk and make myself comfortable. I know the clergy are counting on me to cover for them so I can afford to do as I please.
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Talking To Mark 25/7/09
I'm with some people when the phone rings. It's Mark. I go into the bathroom for the phone. It's behind a pile of dirty dishes and awkward to get to. Mark tells me about a problem and we talk for a while. I can hear his wife in the background complaining about how much time he spends at work. I think to myself that since he owns the business this time is what provides their prosperity. As I listen I look out of the window. I see a young couple walking along outside. The girl looks up and sees me and I look away. I'm a bit embarrassed to be caught looking at her even though it was quite innocent.
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Architecture in Townsville 26/7/09
I'm a trainee architect. My boss tells me I have to go to Townsville to investigate a problem with one of the firm's houses. The house belongs to a rich couple. The problem is that the front door opens when a pantry door closes. I don't know if I'm going to be able to solve this problem.
Now I'm in the house. I gather than the man is a doctor. His wife tells me about the problem. I say that it reminds me of the house in "Emoh Ruo" and recommend it to her as very funny. She takes me out into the street to show me the problem. We're in a busy city street. There's a door in the corner of the building. It's very narrow. She opens it and I can see that it goes through some insulation into the house. A passerby comes up and tries to go through the door but we stop him. I squeeze through and emerge into the kitchen. I look at the sink which is made out of a single piece of wood.
Now I'm talking to a young architecture graduate who's also in the house. He tells me it's time to catch the plane back to Sydney. I ask the woman where the airport is and she says that it's in walking distance so we set off. We follow a young woman but she goes very fast and I'm in danger of losing her. She crossesd a busy street and I'm stuck on the other side.
Training Cubes
John and I are looking for a set of cubes used for training in medical records. We go to Annette and she tells us that there were only four sets made. We hunt around and finally come to the office of the director of communications. There's a young secretary perched on a high stool. She has a short dress on. She looks bored. She climbs down and shows us into another room. I see some old books on the floor and pick one. John finds the cubes, which are like Rubiks cubes. As we leave John looks at me fondly. I know he's thinking that I couldn't resist the books.
Edis and Firstnet
Dave Go and I are walking through a town. We walk down the middle of a street toward a park. We discuss the relative merits of Edis and Firstnet. I say that Edis may be old but it's still better and Dave agrees. I add that the people using these systems earn twice as much as us.
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The Fish 27/7/09
I'm on the ground floor corridor of Drummoyne Boys' High. I go into a classroom. There's a class in media studies in progress. I can see a program about Aleister Crowley on a small screen. There are only a few people in the class. I think I'm waiting for someone to join me.
Now the class is full. I get up to go to the door to see if the person I'm expecting has arrived and then go back to my place. The lecturer is talking about various mind technologies like Holosync. I wonder what I'll do if he asks if anyone has ever tried them. I'm a bit shy about admitting I use them. He says that the latest innovation is called "The Fish". He produces a fishtank and takes out a goldfish. He puts it in his fob pocket and proceeds to pour water into the pocket. I see this is a joke to amuse the students.
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Collapsing Tower 28/7/09
I'm looking at a tall tower. It seems to have a series of platforms. Someone is telling me about its construction when I notice that it's on fire. It starts to collapse and the people around me run to avoid the pieces that are raining down. I run to a safe distance.
Now I'm looking at a series of disks that have embossed templates on them. I run my finger over them and feel the raised impression of what appear to be seals. I have the idea that I should destroy the disks and I scrub at the seals on one side of a disk to erase them. I finish doing this and then decide that it's foolish to destroy something so precious.
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Standing in Mud 1/8/09
I'm with a group of people standing around a caravan in a paddock. By their clothes I can see that they are all office workers. I look down and see that the ground is muddy. I have to keep moving because if I stay still I start sinking into the mud. I look around and see a dam. I remember getting it made and think how satisfying it is to build a dam and then fill it and have it hold water. I start talking to a man. We hit it off and have a pleasant conversation as we walk around. After a while I introduce myself. He tells me his name is Rob. A while later some of the people leave. Rob is in this group. I wonder if we'll meet again.
Being Badmouthed
I've returned to my workplace and one of my colleagues tells me that a woman has been phoning and emailing people saying that I'm incompetent and not doing my job. I'm angry at this and say that she can get stuffed. I explain that she's misrepresenting the situation.
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Brain Structures 2/8/09
I'm looking at a book about slavery. I hear a voice that says that it's gratifying that Peter Weir's new movie "A Slave from England" deals with the topic accurately.
Now I'm looking at a picture of the inside of a brain. I can see a white fluid moving through different chambers. At the back is a representation of sex.
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French Toad 3/8/09
Sherrie and I are in a park in France. We find a toad. It's green and I know that's very toxic. We wonder whether to try and kill it. As we wander around I've got the toad in my hand. I watch as Ruby and Dudley go haring off and hope that they don't get into trouble.
Now I'm talking to French person. I tell them about the toad and ask what I should do with it.
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I Wish I Was Younger 4/8/09
I'm with a young woman. She's the daughter of friends. We're walking down a street at night. She tells me she loves me. I try to pass it off as a joke but she's serious. I tell her that I'm way too old for her but in my heart I'm wishing I could take her up on her offer. To distract her I start to tickle her. She pins my arms around her and I find I'm embracing her.
Now we're in the back seat of a taxi with another person. My young friend is sitting next to me. I try to get to my seat belt without touching her. A woman in the front seat explains that we're going to a ski resort. I make a comment and she laughs.
Baiting Lizzie
I'm with a group of people. Lizzie is one of them. I start to make jokes at her expence. I can see that they're falling flat so I stop. After a while I start talking again. I know I should be quiet because it's not going over well but I can't help myself. I can see that Lizzie is upset but I it doesn't stop me. Finally she storms out of the room. I feel bad.
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I Don't Need These 5/8/09
I'm following some others to sit at a picnic table. I look into a kiosk to get some sugar for my coffee. I can see sweetener but no sugar. I see Annette talking to someone. I reach in and take two sachets from a display. As I walk away I see that they are Lemsips. I think I should take them back but I keep walking.
In a Cafe
I'm in a cafe sitting at a small table. There's a man sitting at the next table and a tall, rather plain woman come ups and sits near him. She's blocking the aisle and taking up some of my space as well. I gather she's there to take notes. I consider telling her I used to be a technical writer but get up instead and go to the bain marie. I see Colin T sitting at a table. He says hello and I respond. I don't know if he's had the boom lowered on him at work yet. I feel awkward and turn away.
Director of Nursing
I'm with a woman (Sherrie? Helen?). We've both started working at a hospital. Nearby a couple are talking about how a lot of people have lost their jobs. They seem pleased about this. My companion and I both have our ID passes and I wonder if the couple notice that we're employees.
Now we're looking through a big window into a ward. There's a woman in a wheelchair. I know her name is Donna Jelsma. I gather she became DoN after her accident. I have a message to create a printer for her. I think to myself that the process of doing this isn't as well organised as at my last job.