Friday, April 11, 2014

Weird dreams of social justice and gender

ugh...i didn't sleep well last night.  i blame the increasingly hot weather.  opening the window only did so much to relieve the stifling air, and at that point i was already doomed to have an unsatisfying sleep.

i awoke for the second time around 10:30-11am with strange dreams on the edge of my vision.  i dreamt i was on a school bus on a field trip somewhere in indiana, but also in pennsylvania.  we drove past this forest retreat/rest stop on the way up... which was fortunate because when we got lost on the way back, we somehow found it and were able to orient ourselves.

speaking of which, somehow a social justice blogger on etsy decided that the *verb* 'orient' was a racist slur.  my dreams are special, what can i say?  she proceeded to flag/block my tarot card bag for sale because she didn't like my grammar either.  and there was one other thing that she was blatantly wrong about, but i forget at the moment.

back to the forest and the field trip.  apparently this forest in indiana was 3 days away from home.  we had too many male chaperones and one of the female teachers was just waiting for the testosterone to become too much and for a fight to ensue.  apparently there had already been some shoving.

after my pee break, i re-boarded the bus and found an envelope from a friend in pa.  it was those best friend hearts that were big in the 90s.  instead of necklaces though, these were earrings.  i decided to keep the pair with the blue gemstone and give him the pink.  i feel like this might be significant as he's been exploring the idea that he might be transgender.  he's not someone i see very often because of the distance, so i find it interesting that he would suddenly appear in my dream, even as just an envelope.