Band BabeThe dream started fairly normal. I got off the bus across from the Mercantile Building and headed into the mall. There were two doors going into the building that stood where the Aquatic Centre actually is. One was fairly difficult to get through, because it wasn't so much a door as a hole in the wall, and the second was at the end of a fairly elaborate set of walkways.
As I moved down the walkways, I noticed a young man, probably about 18. He was taller than me, not by a lot, but a bit, and had shoulder length brown hair. He was very slim, and seemed to be hanging back shyly. I didn't really dwell on it, and headed into the mall.
It was completely packed, and as I moved through to the escalators, I got stuck behind this really slow woman. She keep weaving back and forth, and because it was so busy, I was stuck behind her. There was a really creepy man, middle aged, with a mustache and greying hair behind me. He kept smiling at me, which made me want to move faster, and of course, I still couldn't pass the woman.
Finally, we got on the escalators, but they were really unusual escalators. They were moving, but if you didn't walk up them very fast, you'd end up falling behind. I was trying to squeeze past the lady in front of me when the creepy man started singing "My Humps" by the Black Eyed Peas. I couldn't help it; I started to giggle. The more I laughed, the louder he sang, and the farther back I fell on the escalator until I was literally being pushed ahead by the creepy man. I managed to get myself together, and to the top of the escalator without too much of a scene.
Once at the top, I got past the slow woman, and headed into Brunswick Square. Although it was the middle of the day, it was dark and completely deserted. Apparently there was some sort of function going on and the building had been rented out. The bookstore on the first floor was open, but I didn't want to climb down the ladder to first floor. So, instead, I turned my hair very blonde (I'm not sure exactly how) and extended the length and decided to leave the way I'd come.
As I was walking down the hall, it felt like time had slowed a bit. I was flipping my hair, flashing smiles at people and basically just strutting along. People would look at me appreciatively, and I'd smile and we'd all move on. I swung my hair over my shoulder and caught the eye of the young long haired boy I'd noticed on my way in.
"Do you play?" I asked. He froze, looking very shocked that I'd actually spoken to him. "Do you play?" I asked again. He nodded meekly.
"Good, you're in." It turns out that the real reason that everyone was looking at me was because I was the lead singer of this incredibly popular rock band, and I was on the lookout for a new guitar player.
Suddenly, Chris Walsh appears out of nowhere. (I'm not sure how Chris always ends up in my dreams, but there you have it.) He didn't say anything, but he was my agent/producer. He was all dressed up in a suit, and stuck a contract in the new guitarist's face.
Next thing I know, we're strutting along, this time a different hall, heading for the second exit. Me and guitar boy got out the little hole in the wall fairly easily, but Chris started cursing and swearing because his suit kept getting snagged.
And, that was it.
posted by Lisa
at 10:31 AM |
Karaoke QueenI had my karaoke machine set up at work. I'm not sure exactly why, but it seemed like a quiet day in the building; there was only a fraction of the staff. It was set up next to my desk, on a little table where Geraldine usually sits.
I set up the machine, and plugged it into the PA system. First up I had Kizzy, who was on the same floor, just a couple rows down. She sang "Drops of Jupitar". Naturally, the Kizzy-Karaoke-Kurse struck, and I had problems getting her song up and running. :-P
Next, I sang "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson. It went pretty well, but some of the lyrics were different than the song, which threw me off a little. By the end of the dream, I'd also done "Bring Me to Life", "My Immortal" and "Heartbreaker".
posted by Lisa
at 10:06 AM |
