JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO SLEEP (aka, I Wake Up Screaming) —- by Steve Nadis
I got mugged last night in my dream, which kind of sucks when you think about it. After all, there I was in my bed, in MY dream, after a long day (aren’t they all?), trying to relax and get a little rest in before the kids woke me up in the morning, if I wasn’t woken up first by the kittens trying to sneak into the bed (a problem cause I’m allergic) or the blarehorns announcing (starting at 7a.m.) a fantastic number of times how the streets are going to be cleaned several hours later. But getting back to the dream: I was walking on some kind of elevated catwalk alongside some crowded apartment buildings in New York City–the kind of setting in which chases often occur in crime movies. Anyway, I heard the sound of someone running behind me, so I stepped up my pace, not thinking it was anything to worry about. Bad move. The guy pulled a knife on me–the nerve, did I mention it was my dream?–and then took my wallet.
The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. The only good news is that my wallet was still there when I woke up an hour or so later to the sounds of City of Cambridge trucks terrorizing the neighborhood with dire warnings about street cleaning and imminent towings if you were unlucky enough to have parked on the even side of the street. Well, that’s it for now. Have a good night’s sleep everyone. And try not to get mugged.
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03:59:21
Getting mugged in your own dream is pretty lame. You must have a guilty conscience. Maybe that missionary lady was right–you should do some volunteer work.
You should have called the Dream Police (Cheap Trick, 1979).
It’s actually a conspiracy formed by the resident felines to prevent you from sleeping. Cats are nocturnal. They figure if you can’t sleep or are too terrified to sleep, then you will have nothing better to do all night except play with them and feed them.
Sounds like a feline thing, I guess. As for you Doc, I appreciate the tip and will keep them in mind as needed.