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

[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.