Thread: Twoshadows' Dream Journal

Finally...a Star Wars dream!! I have been wanting one of these.

Well, I wasn't exactly in the Star Wars Universe. But I was at least getting to be in one of the movies.

It started with filming a shot that my character wasn't in. It was with Anakin and Obi Wan. But Hayden Christensen (Anakin) was goofing around and being silly and the shot went all wrong, but it was very funny and we were all laughing.

Later he and I were standing around between shots, and this beautiful girl in a fancy costume from another scene in the movie came up to meet HC, and she was totally throwing herself at him. HC seemed oblivious to her flirting. I pulled her aside and told her that guys don't like it when girls throw themselves at them like that. That she needed to talk about something interesting or be witty or something. Actually I just wanted to get rid of her. HC was mine, and I just wanted the girl to go away. I didn't get to have a glamourous costume like she did, but I got to be in all the tough action scenes with him. And I knew how to be intelligent and funny. And HC and I had a lot of fun together.

Then it was lunchtime and all the actors and workers sat together at these tables like in a cafeteria. HC and I sat together at the end of one of the tables. He was looking so serious and down. We were served some odd food--white pasta salad with some white fruit salad. It looked so funny and bland that I couldn't help but laughing about it. HC seemed to come out of his sober mood and started laughing along with me. I was feeling good that I could make him laugh.

I then decided that I wanted to write down the experience in a journal (my subconscious was probably telling me not to forget this so I could write this in my Dream Journal). So I got up from the table and grabbed a journal off another table and took it back and started writing about my day with HC.

This dream came after another really odd dream. It was about Jeff's sister Christine and how Gary the Snail from Sponge Bob was living with her and making her lots of money. How weird is that??

Then S and L's dad came in and turned on this big fancy entertainment system and a big menu came up showing all the Star Wars movies...and I think that's what lead into my SW dream.

I'm taking the next 5 days off. I will be on a houseboat on Lake Powell in Arizona/Utah.

8) 8) 8)

Those boat have about everything but internet access. But maybe I'll have some cool dreams as I lay on top under the stars.....(after long days of kayaking, hiking and swimming, etc)

I'll have a notebook that I'll write my dreams down in. And I'll post any good ones when I get back.

See ya...

Holy Cow, what a vacation!

The best experience was kayaking down Cathedral Canyon. I was the only one who wanted to do it, so being my subborn self, not knowing if I would ever get another chance, I set off alone. The guide book called this slot canyon an "eerie claustrophobic maze". That was exactly right. The canyon walls towered hundreds of feet above me and the canyon narrowed to barely wide enough for my kayak. There were places that the canyon closed up overhead, and it felt like I was in a cave. In one place the sun shown though a crack down into the water and reflected these wonderful swirls of lights on the side of an otherwise dark section of canyon. It was mesmerizing. This canyon weaved back for several miles. And being alone made everything way more intense.

And every night sleeping under the stars.... Each night there were many shooting stars. Crickets chirping. Toads croaking. Bats flying right overhead.

You'd think that I would have some pretty magical dreams. But the only dream I remember was one about work. Work....I know....hard to believe. But, oh well...I was living the fantasy during my waking hours.

Dreams or not, that sounds like a kickass vacation.
Welcome back.

Thanks Oneironaut...and thanks for showing me how to post pics.



Me on a kayak in narrow canyon (not the beautiful place described above--didn't bring the camera with me then...kicking myself now)



Another pretty canyon (Secret/Oak Canyon)



Sunset in Oak Canyon



Reflection in pothole




Campfire by Houseboat

You're welcome.
Nice pics, too. I like the way the kayak gear fits into the Secret/Oak Canyon shot.

Thanks!

I recently got a new camera and I have found I really love photography (have always loved taking pictures but having a nicer camera makes a big difference).

But even with a nicer camera the pictures don't do the place justice. Which is why it is probably better I didn't have the camera with me in the deep slots of Cathedral Canyon. There is no way they could have shown the majesty of the place. And I don't want to remember it any less than it really was. And in my memory it was perfect.

So if you are looking for a wonderful vacation destination, this is it. I am already trying to make plans to go back. I have to do that again.

After almost a week without having any memorable dreams, I finally had a night with four dreams. None were very long, but at least I do remember them.

Dream 1:

I was in a boat on Lake Powell going down a narrow canyon. [Note: not a big surprise to have this dream. It's obviously been on my mind].

Dream 2:

I was with some people near Disneyland. We were riding on something like the Monorail. I realized that it was going to make a stop at Disneyland and I convinced the people I was with to get out and go to Disneyland with me.

The next thing I remember is that we were on the Jungle Cruise. But there were lots of real crocodiles and lions. There was some kind of challenge that made it so I had to go in the water with the crocodiles to do something. I went in the water and was able to avoid the crocodiles, but I had to come out right by where the lions were, and I remember being quite nervous of them.

And that's all I remember of that dream.

Dream 3:

In this dream I was hiking in the desert and I found a fossil of a turtle. I had some newspaper with me, and I wrapped the fossil in the newspaper and taped it up so as to protect the fossil. I then put the wrapped fossil in a bag that I was carrying. [Note: I had recently seen fossilized turtles in a picture on the internet and thought they were cool and now neat it would be to find something like that.]

Dream 4:

I was in the kitchen chopping some broccoli. I chopped into a piece that had mold on it, so I cut that part off. I wanted to throw it in the trash can, but there wasn't one nearby. So I concentrated until a trash can appeared beside the counter.

The fact that I was able to create a trash can out of thin air started me so much that I woke up.

This was a little frustrating because I feel that if I hadn't awakened I would have gone lucid. But it was still a neat thing to be able to have some control like that without even realizing that I was dreaming. I'm sure it is because I have now had some dreams where I have been able to "special" things like that. And that's what I want--to be able to do things like this naturally, without it being a big deal. I'll be more likely to stay asleep that way. It can be a new dream sign for me.

Gotta love those Sunday afternoon naps....

During the nap I had a dream. It was fairly long and detailed for a nap dream. But I was awakened and immediately distracted and lost some of the details. But here is what I remember.

I was with a Native American friend (not a real friend) in a kayak [I know..... I'll probably have lots of dreams about that vacation]. Some things happened, and then she was murdered. It was upsetting, but then I got together with her boyfriend [ kind of sick, I know ].

Then things changed and I had this supernatural strength. I was actually part demon (like the book Sunshine that I enjoyed reading not long ago). Other people I noticed were discovering that they were also part demon...like my mom...with various powers and abilities.

Next thing I knew I was scaling the Dam (yes...also at Lake Powell) using only my fingers to grip the little indentations between sections of concrete. It was like I had been in a class at the bottom of the dam. I was impressing everyone in the class with my great strength.

So fun... I love impressing dream characters with my wonderful abilities.

Also this was another dream sign I missed. I have had many dreams now that I have had great upper body strength where I do things like rock climbing using only my hands/fingers... or effortlessly doing one armed pull-ups. It is such a wonderful feeling to be that strong. Those are nearly as fun as my flying dreams.

Three memorable dreams from last night.

Dream 1:

I was doing some baking. But I knew I had to go to work soon. [I know there were a lot of baking details left out. I know I was making these really yummy brownies along with many different kinds of fancy specialized desserts ]

I got so distracted that when I finally looked at my watch I was 3 hours late for work. I had that sick feeling that you sometimes have when you forget something important. But I made it to work and everyone was cool.


Dream 2:

I got to visit a family that had been our neighbors when I was young and I hadn't seen them for years. The kids were all grown and married. We talked and ate toast and jam together [Was I hungry in my sleep last night or what?]

Dream 3:

This was the longest dream but I can't really remember how it started. I was visiting a friend. I think I went to his house but he wasn't there. I think he was expecting me....this is the part I can't remember. I had a list of fun things I wanted us to do.

While I was waiting I had this box of toy horses (nice ones) and put them up in his window sill. Then my friend then came. He told me about this really fast car he now had. But then he said that his girlfriend was coming over and that they had plans (to go buy bathroom fixtures) and that I would have to leave. He asked me to take the horses down because his girlfriend wouldn't like it and that my being here would bother her. I felt very depressed. I took the horses down. I went into the bathroom and took out my ponytail and my hair was perfectly beautiful (weird).

The girlfriend then came and I met her for the first time. I thought she was older than me, then found out that she was younger [Note: this was triggered by two girls/women I met this week at different times that I thought were older than I was then found out that they were younger--both were smokers and it was beginning to show. Both complimented me on how pretty I was. I was surprised because both times I had not been wearing make-up and my hair was a wind blown mess).

I could tell the girlfriend didn't like me and she went out and was waiting for my friend to get rid of me. I gave my friend a hug goodbye. A long hug (dream hugs feel really good). I then said goodbye and walked out of his life.

I finally had a dream about someone from this board. Hi Oneironaut... yes... sorry... it was you.

Okay...

At the beginning of this dream I was in a theatre--a nice one. I was alone and waiting for someone or something (don't remember). It was rather dark, and I was tired, so I decided to get comfortable and take a power nap. As I was starting to drift off to sleep, I decided that I wanted to WILD. I concentrated on the feeling of my body, and I felt the feeling like I had when I had my successful WILD-- of myself leaving my body. At that point I knew my WILD was a success and I took off flying like I always do when I become lucid. I don't know if I was actually lucid or not. I was telling myself I was at that moment. But my thoughts weren't as conscious as they often are when I am lucid. So I can't say for sure.

Anyway, I flew around but then started worrying about my body that was laying in the theatre. I then heard someone call my name and I woke up (in the dream...FA). I then realized that I had had a successful WILD, and I was excited. I wanted to tell someone.

I looked around and I saw Oneironaut. I ran up to him and said, "Hey, guess what? I just WILDed!!"

And he was happy for me. We hugged, and the next thing I knew we were no longer at the theatre, but at the Lake (Surprise, surprise...I'll forever dream about the Lake). It was night. I was suddenly thirsty and Oneironaut had a canteen with him so I asked if I could have a drink and he said "yes", so I took a drink. And then we just sat at a picnic table and talked.

I don't remember what we talked about really. But I think we were talking about religion and beliefs because I remember telling him that I didn't drink. After I said that, he looked at me and smiled and said, "Yes, you do."

And I said, "No...really...I don't".

And he started laughing and said, "Yes, you do." again.

Then I suddenly got it, and said, "Oh no...okay...what was in that canteen??"

And he told me. Don't remember what it was...something with alcohol. I then had the sudden need to defend myself and said, "But it didn't taste anything like anything alcoholic that I have ever smelled".

But it was cool, and we were both laughing.

Then out of nowhere three older people came and sat down at our picnic table and started eating and complaining about how bad their food was.

And it was at this point I woke up.

I'm trying to figure out where this dream came from. It makes sense that Oneironaut showed up as the person I shared my WILD with because he is the one here that I have talked to the most. And I enjoy talking to people that are both intelligent and funny.

The alcohol part..... I can only guess it is from the fact that I have always been really "good" in that I don't drink, smoke, use foul language, etc etc. And in high school I seemed to always be someone's project to see if they could get me to change. (They never could). And it still goes on many years later. I recently was talking to a friend (through email) about my beliefs, etc., and he wrote the following to me: "I have to teach you to swear...LOL. I'm going to get you to say "MO#$#R FU*&#&R before I die. (Which may be soon if I keep tempting the Lord)."


So I guess Oneironaut accidentally got me to do what no one else has ever been able to do...LOL

(I know...it's just a dream...).

Anyway, it felt good to have a successful WILD again...even though it was in a dream.

Dream 1:

I was at the Lake swimming. There was actually a lot of stuff going on in this dream but since it was early in the night I don't remember details.

Dream 2:

I had this little kitten. I had to take it everywhere with me; it was so little. It was white with a yellow tabby head.

At some point in the dream the kitten turned into a real baby which I still carried everywhere with me. Lots of people I know/knew were in this dream. My dad made an appearance (he's been dead for quite a while), my older sister ( I don't see here very often) my younger sister (not a surprise--I see her all the time), and certain childhood friends whom I have not seen since being a young teenager. And I think my grandpa (also dead) was in it for a minute.

We were at Disneyland. I realized that I could no go on any rides with the baby, so I wanted to watch a parade. I got sepatated from my little sister who was going to watch the parade with me. I met my older sister. She and the childhood friends were going to go dancing. They wanted me to come. I said, "How can I come with this baby??" BUt actually I didn't want to go, so it was nice to have an excuse. I just wanted to sit and relax and hold the baby and watch the parade.

But like most dreams where you are really looking forward to something, I woke up before the parade.


I just now remembered before we went to Disneyland we were in Africa (Kenya, I think) building these tall structures out of sticks.

Wait, and another image just popped into my mind. Something about going out to Catalina Island on a boat. The "Catalina Island" that was in this dream was the same "Catalina Island" that was from another dream.

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So I guess Oneironaut accidentally got me to do what no one else has ever been able to do...LOL
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Hahaha.

Congrats on the WILD. Glad to be a part of it!

I remember lots of parts of dreams. Now I need to try to make sense of them.

Dream 1:

I was on a houseboat in Lake Powell (again....). I actually woke up after this dream and said to myself, "At least I remember what we were doing and can write more than 'I was at Lake Powell.' " But, of course, since then I have forgotten, so all I can say about this dream was "I was at Lake Powell".

Dream 2:

I went to Safeway and the local middle school kids were putting on a "rock" concert right in the middle of the store. They weren't any good, but they had a big crowd.

I then went to Wal-Mart and....same thing.

Dream 3:

Something about Clark Kent form Smallville. He was angry because his patents were drugging him to prevent him from flipping out (like he does with the red kryptonite). I can't remember much else.

Dream 4:

I was with Jeff and we were leaving town. My thoughts were that it was like New Orleans when Katrina was about to hit. There was a lady in front of a deserted store and she was very upset and had no money and didn't know what she would do. Jeff gave her a two dollar bill (which we must have thought was worth more than that). The lady was extremely grateful, as if that was all she needed to now be okay.

Dream 5:

Something about these little girls and costumes and special powers. I really don't remember. But it was pretty weird.

Dream 6:

I was in church and there was this little girl that was crying and I picked her up and comforted her.

Dream 1:

I was playing softball (not a surprise. We had our first official softball game of the season last night. We won, by the way, 26-8...HA!! A 9:00 pm game....so I went to bed not long after the game ended--with it still very much on my mind).

Dream 2:

I was moving into a new house (I think this is the 4th time I have had this theme in the last few weeks. The house was an older home on a hill. It was fairly big, and it overlooked the ocean.

I then remember regretting not buying a newer fancier home. The next thing I knew I had now moved into a newer fancier home. It was one the other side of the Island (I'm pretty sure we were on an island) and in the busy city part. The inside of the home was very nice and we still had a view of the ocean. But we had no yard and the other houses were all around us...very packed in and crowded.

I remember really regretting the choice to move. I realized that I had left all my friends behind on the other side of the island. I was angry at myself for being greedy and wanting a nice new home, when there were many much more important things. I just remember being angry for the rest of the dream.

Dream 3:

This may be connected to the last dream since it took place at the ocean. I was down on a dock or in a boat and I remember seeing all these sea lions. There were hundreds if not thousand of them. The wter was very clear and I could see down deep and see them swimming all over.

Yes, I believe this dream was part of the previous dream because I now remember that that took place on the first side of the island. After that I was suddenly over to the part with the city. I was now on a dock aand looking over the edge at these really big fish. There were some kids sitting on the edge of the dock dangling their feet in the water. I told them they shouldn't do that. Those fish had really big teeth. Then one of the fish opened its mouth and it had teeth like my dog's...looked really weird on a fish.

Dream 4:

I was at Walt Disney World. (I really am not sure why I've had this string of Disneyland/World dreams lately.)

I went to Splash Mountain. The line wove though some shops.

The friend I was with (not a real friend) wanted to buy these little metal Pokemon. These weren't cheap molded ones, but pieced and welded together and were quite intricate. There was a Pikachu that was very cute.

I saw these little bottles with glowing pink rocks inside. I thought they were cool, but didn't want ot pay $22 for one.

We then got on the ride and as the log went places we kept passing these people (workers) that were passing out food to the people on the ride. I thought it was weird and hoped the people on the ride wouldn't get sick because they were eating. But I chose a hamburger myself.

We got off the ride and I notced that the landscaping around the ride was incredible. There was this huge garden area. I walked around it admiring the flowers and wondered who took care of all this. Then a lady walked out of a little cottage built right there by the ride and I knew she was the one.

I told her how much I loved her flowers and I went to each type of flower and said things like "Oh, your Foxgloves are gorgeous!" or "I love the color of your Hollyhocks" and "oh look, you have Delphinium!". It was one of the most beautiful "cottage gardens" I have seen.

I have been out of town again, so I have missed some days.

Two memorable dreams that I have had are:

Dream 1:

I was at Venice Beach with my cousin and were were renting kayaks to go out on the ocean with. I suddenly realized that I had left my purse somewhere. I had that horrible panicky feeling you get when something like this happens. I went and actually found it. But when I opened it my wallet and camera were gone. I was devastated. I knew I had to find a phone to take care of the credit cards. But suddenly my cousin and I were hiking this trail and it was extremely high and very narrow. And there was one part that the trail fell away, and I realized I was slipping, so I grabbed a tree root. But the tree started pulling out of the side of the cliff. But somehow I got myself back up to the trail. All the while I was still extremely upset about my wallet and camera.

When I woke up I was so relieved that it was all a dream.

Dream 2:

Now why this dream did not trigger lucidity is totally beyond me.

In the dream I was flying, and I was having trouble getting very high in the sky. I remember thinking. "Why am I having so much trouble? In my Lucid dreams I can control this."

That's all I remember, but..............duh!

FINALLY......

I had another Lucid Dream</span>. I went to bed thinking about how it had been a long time since I had had an LD, and how I really wanted to have one...tonight. I also thought about what I wanted to do if I did have an LD. I usually like to fly, but I had been a little disappointed by the lack of details in some of my recent LDs, and I was wondering what I could do to be more observant. I fell asleep thinking about that.

I woke up at 2:30 and realized that I hadn\'t had one. I decided to WILD. I tried for a while and an hour went by and I was frustrated. I finally decided I really just wanted to go to sleep. I did....and LDing must have been on my mind.

My 7th LD:

I was in a car. Jeff was beside me in the back seat, and one of the people in the front may have been Marie A. We were driving on a road that winded though a canyon. We passed a place where there were two waterfalls. I looked closely at the rocks by the waterfalls. One looked just like a big Triceratops head. I mean, exactly like a triceratops head. I suddenly realized that things like that just don\'t happen in nature....this was a dream.

<span style="color:blue">I looked around at everything. Here I was in a car again like my last memerable LD. I thought about flying. But everything around me looked so intensely real, I wondered how I could possibly make it disappear like the time before.

I looked at Jeff. I reached out and took his hand and felt his skin and touched the hairs on the back of his hand. So very real.

I touched the leather seat in the car. It was a tan color. I could feel the light shiny texture.

I touched the shiny metal door handle...and wondered how I could possibly be in a dream when this was so real. Everything was so solid...so touchable.

I looked down to see what I was wearing. I had on a grey sweatshirt. I also had on some grey sweatpants. The color of the sweatshirt was a lighter grey color and the material was much heavier than the pants.

I laughed and said to Jeff "Why am I wearing sweatpants??" (I never wear sweatpants, plus it was the middle of summer).

He shrugged and I think I told him at this time that I was having an LD with him in it.

I'm not sure where the dream went from here. I must have lost lucidity. I remember going on to other dreams. But I found it interesting--this was my first LD with other people....and the first I didn't fly in. My mind remembered that my main goal was for details. And I feel I got quite a few details.

This wasn't a very long dream, but I feel every LD is practice for better future LDs.

I had lots of involved dreams, but now can only remember brief images.

Image 1:

A little boy that I know that had leukemia

Image 2:

Someone showing me a fossil. It was worm-like in shape and on a grey stone..a few inches long.

Image 3:

Something floating in some deep water (??)

The only dream I really remember at the moment was one where I was playing softball.

I hit the ball really lame (right to the pitcher), and I knew I would get out, but I ran anyway...and boy, did I run. I still got out (but just barely), but I got to experience the thrill of running so light and so fast...way better than in real life.

Now if only I could run like that in tonigh'ts real -life softball game!

Edit:

I just remembered another. I was at work and one of the ladies that I work with was suddenly really mean to me. Saying all these horrible things and how she wished I didn't work there, etc.

I was shocked and hurt and I didn't understand what could have made her feel that way.

I'm one of these easy-going, happy people who gets along with everybody. If anyone has ever disliked me, they haven't told me. But I suppose it is bound to happen at some point. Maybe this dream was giving me the opportunity to see how I would handle it. In the dream I just walked away.

Again, I remember just parts of dreams:

Dream 1:

I was being tried for some crime that I didn't commit. I felt panicked and trapped. I remember the horrible feeling of everybody looking at me as if I were guilty.

Dream 2:

There was a hill near town and everyone was gathering on it--mostly people on motorcycles and in motorhomes. I remember I had my camera with me. I was going to take pictures for someone.

Dream 3:

I remember looking at these little dressers that were for sale.

Dream 4:

My mom was going to remodel her bathroom and livingroom. And I was going to help her.

More dream fragments:

Dream 1:

I was supposed to be teaching this class, but I was totally unprepared--didn't even know where the classroom was. People were talking to me and distracting me, and I was late.(Similar feeling to my "back in high school" dreams where I have a huge test...and I suddenly realize I have never attended class, and also don't know where the room is---but the next step up.)

Dream 2:

I was on some sort of ride similar to Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a water type ride, and I remember this animatronic figure holding a pair of ....dentures....???

Dream3:

I was taking care of this little boy that I did not know. He was about two and had dark hair.

Saturday night's dreams:

Dream 1:

I was in a friend's house and they (I don't actually know who "they" were) had this big room filled with aquariums filled with big fish, frogs, turtles, lizards etc. It was really cool.

Then I went outside and there were kangaroos and peccaries just laying around outside their house. I ran back in the house to get my camera because I had never seen anything like this. As I was taking pictures I saw a bigfoot standing by the trees at the edge of the property and I was able to get a picture.

After that I suddenly realized that I was taking the pictures wrong. The button wasn't pushing down all the way. I couldn't get the camera to work.

I was quite upset. The bigfoot was now gone and I wasn't going to be able to get any pictures of the kangaroos and peccaries either.

(Classic malfunctioning equipment dream)

Edit: My drawing of what the bigfoot looked like...





Dream 2:

After I had the "teaching" dream the other night and commented on the "back in high school" dreams. I had this dream:

I was in college. It was the start of a new year. I had my schedule written out. It was a Wednesday, but my classes didn't start until Friday. So I was walking around campus and talking to people. My friends had a poetry class and I remember looking in on them.

Then I suddenly realized that I had missed my first two classes and was late for a third. I had gotten mixed up somehow. I pulled out my schedule and tried to figure it out. I couldn't tell what it said. The class that I was late for was an abrieviation-- FT301. I tried to remember what that stood for. I finally started to remember that it was some PE class. But I didn't know where it met and I panicking because I was late.

(Classic "school" type dream)

Sunday night's dream:

I was standing by my car and I saw these guys--wierd looking guys with very dark circles under their eyes. They had this girl with them, and it looked like they were abusing her. I tried to confront them. But when I did they came after me to attack me, so I jumped in my car and tried to lock the doors. I was flustered when I saw that the lock button was no longer there [shouldn have triggered lucidity...but didn't].

So I drove away as fast as I could. I got to the intersection and wanted to turn left. There was a big truck in the middle lane which was partially in the left turn lane. I carefully pulled around even tough I couldn't see into my lane very well. As I went around the truck a Police car suddenly was coming toward me in my turn lane. It startIed me, but I managed not to hit it. And finally was able to make my left turn.

I went to this big building, and was in this big crowd of people thinking that I was safe from those guys. But suddenly there they were and they were looking across the room at me.

Now it gets kind of fuzzy here. I remember running and then being in a room with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and she said that she would help me kill these vampires that were after me.

But when we found them, we discovered that they were not what they appeared to be, but something far more sinister.

And that's all I remember which is frustrating because I would have loved to have a great fight scene where Buffy and I kicked all their butts and turned them to ashes..

Last night's dreams:

None.

How can that be? Usually I can search my brain when I wake up. If nothing comes easily to mind, I try thinking of common dream themes that I have to see if it triggers a memory. Or I think about things that I have been doing or reading about or watching--because I often dream about those things.

Now as I am sitting here I just had this suddenly brief image of a glass bowl pop into my mind. I'm straining my brain for more details but I'm not getting any at the moment. Often, once I have an image--or some place to start, I can start remembering more of the things that were happening.

Wait....okay...it seems that someone (maybe me) was making the glass bowl.

Hmmm....

Okay...

Well, maybe that's as good as I'm going to get for last night. If I can remember any more about this "glass bowl" I'll edit it in because I'm sure it was a truly exciting dream.