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January 23, 2004
the badlands
The last two nights I dreamt about The Badlands. The Badlands are a frequently vistited psychogeographical feature of my dreamscape located just outside my hometown in Wisconsin. It is adjacent to the Dairy Queen turkey farm, just south of Zak Spears' rustic mountain cabin (I have a timeshare there with Ray Dragon). I think I formed The Badlands when I was a little kid, as I imagined the places outside my hometown that I had never seen as some kind of semi-desert riddled with sandstone canyons, jack pines, arroyos, bandits, vicious wildcats and ostrich farms. Even though Western Wisconsin is a fairly lush, green area of rolling hills and white oak trees, for some reason I percieved everything that I had not yet seen as something similar to Southern California. When all you watch on TV is Little House on the Prairie and Wild, Wild West reruns, why shouldn't you think such things? To get to The Badlands, all you have to do is drive out of town on Long Coulee Road, past the trailer I grew up in, and over the farthest hill. Once you crest the hill you are in The Badlands.
Anyway, in my dreams the past two nights I was driving through the winding desert canyons under a blue sky with puffy clouds in my brown station wagon, keeping my eyes out for and avoiding malicious gay Republican National Committee employees, who are clearly hiding out amongst the wildcats, bandits and ostriches ready to attack at any given moment. I had my sixguns loaded and ready.
Just had to share. More dreams indicate more sleep, so this is a good thing. Busy day today with appointments to get my cornrows redid, and new lenses for my glasses. Perhaps lunch with Mitzhi, and then later on the date with Woofy McScrufferstein. OmigawdwhatamIgonnawear?!?
Random links: elvish name generator and a good reason to join rugby again. My elvish name is FinwÎ Calaelen, which is cool because FinwÎ is the name of a great elvish hero of Middle Earth.
Posted by jimbo at January 23, 2004 9:05 AM
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My most reoccuring dream is always Godzilla destorying DC. As I sit across the Potomac with my Cat watching the destruction, while having a Picnic.
Amin Caith'las Undomiel
(My Elvish name is Caith'las Undomiel)
Posted by: Dax at January 23, 2004 10:19 AM
Woof! I definitely need to learn how to play rugby. :) And what kind of name is Maglor Felagund?
Posted by: tom at January 23, 2004 10:26 AM
Hmmm sounds like an orcish name. Or something you would find clogging your sink drain.
Posted by: Dwight at January 23, 2004 1:04 PM
Hmmm, do me a favor the next time you visit the badlands, take me with you and drop me off at Zak's cabin. Pretty Please???
Beren AncalimÎ is my elvish name
Grigory Knotwise of Michel Delving if I were a hobbit
Gee, do I have to get new business cards printed up now?
Posted by: Cole at January 25, 2004 12:37 PM
Zak Spears...DROOL! I'll have to take Kenny Caminiti there on our honeymoon. *wink*
Posted by: Adam at January 28, 2004 4:51 PM