I had a dream that I met the comedienne Kathy Griffin. She left me a page with some written commentary on it, which I was responding to in writing. I was trying to write something very simple on it, and kept mispelling the words, crossing out what I wrote, and trying again. She came back to talk to me, and I embarassingly tried to explain what I was writing, and that for some reason I couldn't write it. I said to her:

"Have you ever had a dream where you were trying to write something, and for some reason you just couldn't write it? It was just like that!"

Then I suddenly thought to myself this was the perfect time for a reality check. I didn't want her to think I was nuts, so I tried to explain what I was doing in a light-hearted way:

"Oh! I should do a reality check! It's this thing I've been doing lately whenever I get a hint that I might be dreaming... such as having trouble reading or writing."

At this point I was still totally convinced I was awake. I picked up a book that was lying on the table and flipped it open.

"You see, in your dreams, it is very difficult to read or write. So if I had trouble reading this book, I would know I was dreaming!"

Then I looked at the book, and of course I had a lot of trouble reading it! I was lucid! It was so amusing that I chuckled and just had to share the joke with Kathy.

"I can't read it! This really is a dream! Isn't that cool? I would have never realized it if not for my little reality check. I am totally dreaming right now!"

She was pretty amused and intrigued by the whole thing. I don't think it ever dawned on either of us that if I were dreaming, she wasn't actually there!

Unfortunately, I woke up right after this. I love the fact that the RC seemed so routine in the dream, much the way they seem in real life. Even funnier that I was a little embarassed explaining it to her, since we obviously were awake!