Dream #465 (June 28, 2012)

This was bizarre, and a bit too long for me to fully record today.


I dreamt that I began to watch some special sumer episodes of Community very late at night on Hulu.  When I began watching them, I entered into them as the character Jeff Winger.  The rest of the study group and I were sitting around a crystal ball in a room of blue curtain.  I entered into the ball, which took me into a new world.

Along the way, I had a Kafkaesque experience, turning into a giant insect.

This other world was primarily made up of red desert, though it had cities and shops (such as Target and Wal-Mart and Best Buy).  When I arrived as an insect, I crawled around and found other insect people.  They immediately respected me.

After many things that I don't have the time to record, I became the king of this insect world.

After this, I returned to the Community world and found the rest of the study group mutilated.  Apparently the past had been altered, and I needed to return to the insect world to stop the group of insects that revered me.

I again entered the crystal ball and found Abed and Troy there.  They were being beaten by insect people.  As I walked by them, they handed me a piece of paper secretly.  I took it and snuck into my Buick and read about how we were going to overthrow these evil insects.

As I was reading, I was caught by some guards.  They took me to an authority figure among the insects, the prince.  When they did so, the prince laughed, telling the guards that I was not capable of betraying them and he ordered them away.

He then told me I had to visit the magistrates office just to fulfill the requirements of the law, though he acted as if it were no big deal.

Before we went there, he took me into the bathroom to relieve myself.  Neither of us were insects any longer.  I had to drop a deuce, and all the stalls had toilets with very wide holes.  Finally, the prince led me to a toilet that was my size.  Seizing the opportunity, I grabbed a plunger and knocked the prince out cold.


Then I awoke.  I'm sorry if the dream was a bit confusing, but that is how it was for me.

Dream #464 (June 22, 2012)

I dreamt this dream the night after working at a music festival (the Ichthus Music Festival).


I was again working at that festival in the dream, but this time it took place inside of a great gymnasium instead of outside.  Jason, Josiah, and I (all from RemedyLIVE) were setting up a Fisher Dolly to get a sweet shot of the band and, after some curved track, the audience.

While we were setting up, Radiohead was playing, and they were excellent.

When we were ready for the shot, Dr. Dog came on stage and began to play "Jackie Wants a Black Eye" as we pushed the dolly on its course.

After we took the shot a few times, we tore down the dolly and track to move on to a different shot.  After we finished tearing down, Eels began to rock the house.  I had to stop what I was doing to watch E (the front man) do his thing for a while.  For some reason, the gym cleared as he was playing, which was quite upsetting because he's so awesome.

After he continued his set, Josiah and I had to set up some lights for the next shot.  For some reason, we couldn't agree on how to do it, and we almost got into a physical fight over the whole thing.  It was ridiculous.


Then I awoke.

Dream #463 (June 21, 2012)

Another dream involving Batman.


I was riding my bicycle in downtown Fort Wayne.  I had building a rig on my bike that allowed me to mount a huge GPS screen (bigger than an iPad) onto the front of my bike.  It was showing me how to get to the theater, for I was on my way to see The Dark Knight Rises at the local theater.

On my way, a gang of young adults threw stones at me until I fell off my bike.  After taking me down, they surrounded me.  Some began to kick me as others tore my GPS apparatus from my bike.  They told me never to build something like that again, then they left me.

I got on my bike and finished my ride to the theater.

While waiting in the ticket line I told my cycling catastrophe to Jacob and Josh Cavinder (former students at Oregon-Davis High School).  They both became very angry and told me they would avenge me.

Then the gates were opened, and everybody entered the theater.

The Dark Knight Rises was an awful movie (in my dream).  It was happy the entire time.  Bane repented of his evils at the end of the film and everybody had a picnic while sitting around the tombstones of Bruce Wayne's parents.


I eventually awoke.

Dream #462 (June 20, 2012)

Belated post for an interesting dream.


I dreamt that I had the body of a 35-year-old man.  I was wearing a brown suit jacket, and was walking with a high school girl, Tom Cruise, and Art Garfunkel.  All four of us had entered into the bodies of other people.  Everyone else was happy with their bodies, but I was not.

While the others enjoyed themselves, I began falling behind, desiring to go back through the transformation world (which I will soon explain) to retrieve a new body.

I finally turned around and ran into the woods and found the sacred green train car.  Outside the car stood an conductor who did not speak to me when I entered.

Once inside the car, I dove through an old gate that was in there, which took me into another world.  I ran through a field of tall flowers, over a bridge, and down a dirt road.  At the end of the road was another gate, and, as with the previous gate, I dove through.

I returned to the 'real' world.  When I settled down, I realized that I had a new form.  Unfortunately that form was that of an adolescent female.  I was extremely disappointed, and I immediately returned to the train car in the woods.

I went through the process three more times, becoming an old man, a little boy, and, finally, a teenage boy.  In this last form I attempted again to go through the gate in the train car but found that the gate was gone.  I desperately wanted to change forms yet again, so I yelled out to the conductor and asked him what I should do.  He told me to climb up the inside wall of the car and throw myself onto the floor.

When I did so, I fell through a labyrinth of wooden doors and hallways for several minutes until finally I reached the other world.

When I got there, I realized that I had become Batman.  It was amazing.

Before I could return to the 'real' world in that form, however, I had to overcome many obstacles that were reminiscent of the Super Nintendo game entitled "Batman & Robin."


Unfortunately, as I was about to fully attain Batman's form, I was awakened by Aaron Satterfield, with whom I was rooming for the week at a music festival in Kentucky.

Dream #461 (June 18, 2012)

Here we go now.


Last night's dream begin inside of some weird production house that resembled a home.  Andrew DeSelm was directing a large team of interns.  A few were running about doing odd jobs (making coffee, cleaning up spilled coffee, taking notes), a few were creating CGI characters on massive and powerful computers, and still more were shooting a video in an adjacent room.

Andrew shouted out a few directions to the actor of the scene, who happened to be Elijah Wood.  Mr. Wood was standing in front of a green screen wearing hobbit clothes.  He did not particularly approve of the direction given to him, so he stepped into Andrew's directing room and scolded him.

Andrew retorted back to him vehemently, making Elijah cry.  This made things awkward for me, so I left.

I met up with Kyle and Kody Heffelfinger, my brother Mike, and Alik Hall, and we took off to Chicago in the middle of the night.  We stopped at a large arcade/toy store, excited Kyle's car, and tried to find a way in.  The lights were all off (it was 3 in the morning), and most of the doors were locked.  However, I was able to get through a window and unlock a door for my friends.

When we entered, we turned on a few lights and observed the various versions of pinball, the enormous stuffed teddy bears, and the array of other games and toys.  Suddenly, our fascination was interrupted by a shout from the owner's wife (I knew immediately that she was the owner's wife without her saying so).  She was told us that the store was closed, and that we should leave immediately.  She threatened to call her husband, which scared us greatly, so we ran out of a side door.

When we entered the parking lot, Kyle made a quick call on a pay phone.  As he was finishing the call, I noticed that there was a man, with a ragged appearance, wearing a thick green jacket, sitting next to us.  I then noticed he was carrying a gun.  I nudged Kyle with my elbow and nodded toward the silver handgun.

Then the man got up, cocked the weapon, and entered the arcade, voice booming with threats.  As we watched we were startled by the sound of an automatic weapon firing behind us.  We turned and saw a large woman wearing a gray sweatshirt, carrying an AK47, shouting threats at everyone in the lot.  I immediately fell face down on the ground with my hands and feet spread, showing her that I was of no threat.

At that time I thought about what it would be like to die, and what would happen to my spirit.

Eventually, the sound of police sirens brought peace to my mind.  The violators were apprehended, and only then did I arise from my submissive position.

I found Kyle, Kody, Mike, and Alike, and we made our way to our car.  We had to go through a strange garage in the process.  There was an elevator that we had to take, but it was a bit broken.  Kyle instructed me to jump on top of it as it passed us (it was a wooden elevator).  For some reason I listened to him, and I hopped over the little wooden gate as the elevator shot past us.  I landed atop of it after a brief fall.  When I made it down, I climbed down the elevator and found that there were stairs that led me back up to where everyone else was, so my risk was pointless.

Then I found another way to where Kyle had parked the car: through a few wooden fences.


Then I awoke.

Dream #460 (June 16, 2012)

I wish I had more time to do this daily.


I dreamt that I was sitting in the bleachers at an Oregon-Davis High School basketball game next to Adam Pflugshaupt (former basketball teammate at O-D).  We were discussing our lives as we watched.  Somehow the O-D team was actually very good.

For some reason I was wearing long brown pants and a flannel suit coat.

After the end of the third quarter, I realized that it was time for me to go to class.  I leapt over the side of the bleachers and slid down a pole there, and hustled out of the gym, through the rounded hallways, and into the classroom.

Teaching this particular class were Mr. Hirschy and Mrs. VanDeMark (who both still teach at O-D).  Once I walked in, I sat down in front of an organ and began to play, showing the class that I had completed my homework.

After I finished, a girl that I'd never met stood up and read an excellent essay she had written on Jack Kerouac that was quite interesting.  Then, before Abby Carver could deliver her presentation, my organ began to, on its own, play back what I had played before.  I apologized and attempted to shut the thing off, but I was unsuccessful.  Adam Konkey was laughing hardily behind me during the debacle.

Finally, the song ended, and Abby, then Erin Rosander (now Erin Morris I believe), were able to give their presentations.  As Mr. Hirschy stood up to speak, my organ, once more on its own initiative, melodized the room.  I was embarrassed, and I could detect a bit of annoyance on the faces of both teachers in the room (though most of my classmates thought it was hilarious).  At the end of the organ tune, the old hymn "Blest Be the Tide that Binds" played, and all the room (excluding me) sang along.  It sounded wonderful, but afterwards Mr. Hirschy scolded me for not knowing my equipment.

Then Adam Konkey and Abby Carver began talking with me about life and, for some reason, mathematics.

After the conversation was over, I complimented the girl who had read her essay as I walked out of the room.

The hallways were dark.  I turned around and the classroom, though lit, was empty.


Then I awoke.

Dream #459 (June 5, 2012)

Not nearly as crazy as the night before, but a dream nonetheless.


I was in my grandfather's house in the middle of the night.  I lit several candles and looked out the dining room window, but it was so dark I could not see anything.  I opened the back door and I could still see nothing.  It was as if nothing existed beyond the house.

Then the world became bright.  Suddenly several former classmates of mine from Oregon-Davis High School entered the dining room.  Amongst the people there were Adam Konkey, Adam Pflugshaupt, Justin Egger, Kassie Matusiak, Abby Carver, Erin Rosander, Brandon Porter, Brandon Surma, Ryan Jackson, Shawn Niles, Frank Harris, Mark Lantz, Morgan Ferch, and Michael Baughman (Morgan and Michael weren't in my class; they just happened to be there).

We all gathered around in a circle and, one by one, each person gave everyone else a life update.  Adam Konkey began by talking about all the great job opportunities he had all over the country.  Then Pflugshaupt did the same, as did everyone else.  It was my turn to tell them where I was at.

I was nervous, for I was rather ashamed at my current life position, so I avoided the topic by telling funny stories, including a story of me dropping a load in my pants in an airport on the way back from Hong Kong (not a true story).  I also told a story about black turkeys.  After I finished that particular story, I asked Frank if black turkeys existed and he said no and laughed hardily.  Then I offered everybody cereal from my special cereal cabinet.  I lifted up one of the boxes (blueberry muffin tops from Target) and read some of the things out loud, and for some reason Adam Konkey couldn't contain his laughter.  I kept reading, and he kept laughing, for several minutes.

Finally after that was over, Abby asked about film developing, and I told her about how I develop film.

It was soon time for everyone to leave, so I showed them out the front door.  Nathan and his wife were there to pick Morgan up.  I told him I wished he could have joined us, and he hugged me for some reason.

Then I went outside where a magician dressed up like a hillbilly Uncle Sam was performing.  He had three large aqua-colored dumpsters.  I went and peeked in each of them and saw that one was filled with action figures, another contained a golden retriever, and the third had a bunch of styrofoam.

The magician then made the retriever appear "out of nowhere."  The three people there didn't even clap, for the smoke the magician conjured up hardly covered the hole in the dumpster from which the dog had come.


Then I awoke.

Dream #458 (June 4, 2012)

I never once doubted the reality of either dream I dreamt last night.

The first took place at my grandpa's house.  I was lying in bed early in the morning when I heard the phone ring.  I walked out of my room and crept up to the dining room where I could over hear my grandpa talking on the phone with somebody.

Some very deep stuff was brought to light during the conversation (the phone was set to speaker).  Apparently, my grandpa had a daughter and a son with an African American woman out of wedlock (my grandpa would never do this; he's the most faithful man I've ever known).  My mind was shocked, and I tried to imagine what the newly found family of mine looked like.

I returned to bed so that my grandpa wouldn't know that I overheard the conversation.

I jumped ahead in time.

I had just returned from a 12-hour day of work.  When I entered the kitchen, my grandpa asked me if I could mow the lawn.  I was exhausted, and I didn't feel like doing it, but I agreed anyway.

Then my brother, Mike Baughman, and Kevin Chupp walked in.  They were going to spend the night with me at my grandpa's house.  I asked Mike if he would mow the lawn for me, and he said no.  Then I began begging and pleading and bartering, but nothing would work.  Finally, I told him I would give him my glow-in-the-dark frog toys, and he agreed.  I was a bit sad that I had to give those up, but I was too tired to mow.

My grandpa had gone to bed by then (I know people don't mow at night typically), so I told Mike what I had overheard on the phone that morning.  He didn't believe me.

While my brother was mowing, my dad stopped by to visit.  We went downstairs and I told him what I told Mike.  He, too, did not believe me, so we began searching through my grandpa's photo albums.  Sure enough we found a picture of what could have been his son.

I then entered an amusing and kooky dream.

I had ascended through the clouds to a bookstore where a book club met monthly.  In this dream I was in high school, though that isn't all too relevant.  Neil Silveus, Kevin Chupp, Adam Konkey, Michael Baughman, Kody Heffelfinger, and many others were there.  Carrie Badertscher, with the assistance of Amber Kreider, was leading the book club conversation.

When we had finished talking about a book that I vaguely remember reading in second grade, Carrie said it was time for The Leap.

I then replayed my dream memory of the last time I had taken part in The Leap.  All the students would run and jump off the edge of the cloud, some specially chosen students wearing cool costumes, and would fall thousands and thousands of feet down.  The last time I had went, after the first fall, which lasted about a minute, I landed on a springy net, when then launched into another fall, this one thirty seconds long, and I landed on green Jell-O and rolled all the way down the the high school.

This time, Carrie was walking about picking the special people who would get to wear the bear costumes that were made for this event.  As she did this, I looked around the bookstore for good books and other costumes that were not being used this time around.  I discovered a naked Larry David costume that was pretty disgusting.

Carrie chose Kevin, Mike, Neil, and Josh Brolin to be in the suits.  There was one remaining, a white bear suit that resembled an Ewok, and it was very short.  Amber told Carrie that she should pick me because it would be hilarious to have me get into that costume.  She said she didn't want to pick all males that she knew, so she looked for another person.

I went out to the edge of the cloud and peered over at the fun free-fall that awaited me.  Carrie still hadn't decided, so I walked to the exterior rear of the store and looked at the woods behind it that sat upon the cloud.  It was a spectacular sight.

Then I heard Adam Konkey call me in.  He informed me that I was to wear the little bear suit.  I was so excited for the opportunity.  I grabbed the suit and ran to the edge of the cloud.  To my dismay, the others had just jumped off.  I figured that I could change in the air, so I slipped one leg into the costume and hobbled off the edge of the cloud.  I could hear Carrie and Amber laughing hysterically as I did so.

During the fall, I realized that I had forgotten to pocket my glasses, for they were beginning to fall off.  Also, I had managed to get the legs of the bear costume on, but I had gained so much speed that I couldn't get the rest on; I could barely move.

I felt my glasses falling off my face.  I tried to grab them, but there was so much air resistance that I could not lift my hand in time.  The glasses flew from my face.  I tried opening my eyes to see where they were, but I couldn't.  I reached out my right hand and moved it about until I felt my glasses in the air.  I grabbed them and put them into my pocket.

Right after I had done so, I hit a great inflatable in the air and bounced crazily.

I fell for another 30 seconds and landed on soft marble steps (I know that makes no sense now, but it did then).  I began to roll down the great steps for quite some time, at a great speed.  As I rolled, I tumbled into a large roll of waffle cone.  It was soft, and I was able to peel some off and eat it as I rolled.  It tasted great, so I pealed off a very large piece and ate more.

I finally stopped rolling and landed inside the hallway of an old high school.  I turned around and saw Mike and Kody.  I shouted to them, informing them of the tasty waffle cone rolls along the steps (these rolls were about ten feet long and three feet thick).  They finally landed next to me.  For some reason, and band of about thirty rats ran in front of Kody, and he shooed them into the school.

I asked them if they had tasted the waffle cone roll, and they answered me by pulling large pieces of it from their pockets.

The three of us then journeyed through the school hallways.  I noticed paper cut-out silhouettes of people posted on the walls of the hallway.  I also noticed that every minute or so, a great light flashed on the walls.  I realized what was happening.  The flashes of light were casting shadows of people on the wall, which then somehow formed a paper cut-out from that shadow.  I stood next to the wall with my arms out as the light flashed; there stood my shadow.  I ran a bit further down the hall and did a flip as the light flashed again.  I called Mike and Kody over and showed them the shadow of me, three-fourths of the way through my front flip.  It was incredible.

Then we exited the school and entered a world separate from the school and from typical society.  There was a great rope bridge that stretched over a long and wide river, and over a vast forest.

We saw a stampede of pigs rushing down a similar bridge that ran along the opposite side of the river.  They were being chased by a strange creature.

Somehow I knew the creature chasing the pigs had stolen them.

We ran down our bridge in order to keep up with the pigs on the opposite bridge.  Finally, we reached a third bridge that connected the two, and we ran over to intercept the strange creature chasing the poor animals.

The creature turned out to be Michael - not my brother Michael, but an alien named Michael that I had created in elementary school based off of my brother.  He had a watermelon-shaped head with enormous pointy ears.  His skin was red, and he wore a Larry Boy shirt.  Each of his hands and feet had three fingers, and he was short and a bit chunky.  This character was the villain in my Super Frog comics that I created.

When the alien saw us, he began throwing pigs at us until we retreated back to our bridge.  Then he cut down the bridge that connected the two bridges and began chasing the pigs further away on his bridge. We then began to run down our bridge, with the couple of pigs we had gained, hoping that there would be another connecting bridge somewhere down the river.

We beat Michael (the alien) there.  Not only did another bridge connect the two, the river and the bridges that ran along it both ended at the connecting points.  We had him cornered.

When we encountered the alien, he pulled out a remote and pushed a button.  A little UFO landed on the bridge and Kristin Mehaffy exited and traded places with Michael (the alien), allowing him to fly away.  Then Kristin told us to give her all the pigs.

Somehow Dan McCullum was with us all of a sudden, and he pulled out a switch blade and pointed it at Kristin, instructing her to leave.  She then pulled out a pair of kiddy scissors and ordered dan to drop the knife.  Then Dan reached for Kristin's scissors, and she attempted to cut off one of his fingers, but they were just kiddy scissors, so nothing happened.  Then Kristin gave up and surrendered the pigs to us.

Then I awoke.  I suppose that was a happy ending.