What's the deal with that damn nightmare, anyway?

[yrmencyn]

I have this recurring nightmare.  In the daylight, I can never really fully remember it, but I know there's some B-movie horror stuff running around in it (some sort of undead, I think, maybe vampires or zombies?), alongside some uncontrollable media (e.g. TVs that turn themselves on, messages and programs on TVs that directly address me, threatening information thereon that only I can see).  IT all sounds fairly innocuous, kiddie stuff, but it plays on three big things my brain responds to: classic horror, which is just fodder for my overactive brain, a fear of losing control, and a latent cultural mistrust of mass media.  The worst parts of these dreams are when I think I'm somehow protected (the method varies from a vaccine to an amulet to whatever), and then the monster in question is able to harm me anyway.  Hate it.

I can always recognize the nightmares; they've got a set of standard features, and they're pretty formulaic.  And within the dream, I'm always aware of its irreality, but I can't wake up.  It's a semi-lucid dream, but not one where I'm lucid enough to control or end the dream, so it ends up being sort of like I imagine it must be to rise to consciousness during surgery. 

This is The Dresden Files' fault, I think?  Not that it was that scary, but Liz, Kevin and I watched the series premiere last night, and it's the only trigger I can think of (the premiere, by the way, was good: I'll continue to watch).  I was very glad to be able to roll over and cuddle with my boyfriend when I finally managed to wake up in the dark of the early morning.  It's hard to resituate yourself in the realm of the real, but having an anchor helps.

PS:  Dear Columbus snow-removal people:  The snow stopped falling almost 24 hours ago.  I know the main roads are your first priority, but I also know you hadn't even gotten to bloody High St. by last evening.  Don't get me wrong, I'm glad there's a plow on my street, but it would have been much more useful, say, yesterday afternoon, before the snow had a chance to be melted by traffic and then refreeze.  I swear to God, I don't know how it is that this city is so utterly worthless when it comes to snow.  Arg.

Comments

[rosepurr.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed the series in print, and I am excited about the show.

[rosepurr.livejournal.com]

by "the series", I mean The Dresden Files, btw, in case that sentence made no sense at all....

[alstaria.livejournal.com]

I wasn't that impressed by The Dresden Files, but then that may be because I just started reading the series so the fine details are fresh in my mind and the show didn't match the picture I have in my head. I'll give it another ep or two to decide whether it's worth following. Of course, it's not like there's anything better to do before BSG comes on :).

[blue-andromeda.livejournal.com]

It aggrevates me to no end. I miss new england were they know hoe to plow salt and sand.

[purple-phys.livejournal.com]

Woot moving away from the blasted white stuff!

[gothicsquish.livejournal.com]

i will point out that some of the plow-owners have other jobs... due to the lake of work from snow. So its not nessarly columbus fault, as much of this is contracted out.

I have a friend who did this for a long time for a living.

[yrmencyn.livejournal.com]

There are contracters, but there are also some official City of Columbus plows I've seen about; are those also contract work? Either way, other cities manage to get it done efficiently and effectively, whereas Columbus, well, doesn't. Ever.

[gothicsquish.livejournal.com]

I am mostly just playing Devil here. But I'd have to say most towns dont get it right. Dayton didn't. Really I think its a matter of perspective. There are lots of roads, and lots of people who think their roads should be priority.

Generally, I think its just a tough thing to do "right" and that "right" varies alot.

But honestly, you could do some research, and write local authorities what your feeling, one person can make a difference.