Rhino Dreams

Did you ever have one of those dreams that is so vivid, it feels like real life?

I did, last night. 

After a delicious dinner and some Doctor Who/Little Britain, I crashed into a deep sleep.

My dream was like The Odyssey, really. It ranged all over Chicagoland, and involved most everyone I know.  I’m a little hazy on the order of events, but here are some highlights…

*A group of people – including Miss Leslie Frame – trying to stop a rhino from getting killed by traffic on Lakeshore Drive.  There may have also been a dog on the road.  I also think Scott Cupper drove by in a red car. These vague recollections..

*At one point, I apparently snuck into a rehearsal for something – I think it was at DePaul university.  I remember the rehearsal space was a massive, all-black theatre, much like the big center on the lake at Interlochen. I snuck into a seat and sat down, and I’m not sure why – though I seem to recall thinking Annie Passanisi was in the show somehow.

*I was supposed to be someplace at 8pm. It was 7:20, and I knew I needed to leave to get there, but couldn’t actually leave.

I mean, it’s not like I ate anything weird before going to bed – though I did have an Oktoberfest beer with dinner, but really?

I guess sometimes the subconscious just wants to have a chat.