April 16, 2001
Letters in brackets galore, subway, bathroom, etc.
Two brief dreams about software (because installing software was one of the last things I did last night), one about work, one where I'm a child again, and one about mass transit: it's another typical night.
I installed a paint program for Windows 3.1 on my 386, but it would only export *.avi files. I was confused and irritated.
I installed a word processing program and all that would appear is a table full of letters like [A] [B] [C] etc. I was again unimpressed.
Stephanie was attempting to bring the Jerky Boys to the Center for a performance (an obvious reference to last night's Space Ghost episode). She was down the hallway making the most incredibly annoying sounds. I went into the room just behind my office and found Jon J. and Linden watching television while they cleaned. There was a 286 computer outside my office for volunteers to use: I have no idea what they actually did with it though. I was annoyed and bothered by all the noises.
I had to get up in the middle of the night and go to the bathroom. (We're still in a dream here.) I noticed that the kitchen was very bright, so I turned off the light. The hood over the stove fell and make a loud crashing metal sound. Dad came running in, followed by Mom. They got angry and I just murmured, "I'm so tired. I just need to go to the bathroom." I went to the bathroom, closed the door, and cried. I could hear Mom say to Dad, "I can't even hear her in there. What's she doing?" So I ran water in the bathtub and turned on the black and white television, then I did my business. I took a bath right after that and was cold.
I was on the "New York subway," riding the Green Line into downtown NYC. We were in the last mile, but there were five stops. Still, we reached speeds of 50 mph between them. The last stops were "City Exit (E)," "City Exit (D)," etc. I got off at Exit (C) and couldn't find where to go to catch the Green Line to Exit (B), or even Exit (A). (Of course, I shouldn't have gotten off in the first place, but oh well.) This dream is a likely reference to last night's episode of Jackass where Chris Pontius (a.k.a. "Party Boy," "Bunny," etc.) is roller skating in the London underground, even when the cars are in motion.