The Fourth

I'm over at Brandon's house right now after staying over all night. Jenny is here and we watched movies and stuff till we went to sleep. I've been having alot of weird dreams lately when I sleep. Two nights ago I had a dream that was set 2000 years ago. I was a soldier comissioned to hunt down a mass murderer so I went out in full armor with a shield and a sword. As I was walking through the woods I came upon a large snake. It noticed me and then darted into the brush as quick as I'd ever seen anything move, but its real intent was to sneak up behind me. I turned and there it was. It struck at me but I blocked it with my shield and then returned blows with my sword. It was to no avail. My sword could not penetrate its scales. I hit at it again with the same result. Finally I jumped on its head and crushed it into the ground. Its tail went flying all around until it finally died. I continued on my journey and came to this cave with a black iron door. The murderer, in desperation, had locked himself in the cave to get away from me. It was either that or fight, and he seemed to now be cowering after having murdered so many people. He thought that I would just get bored and leave and that he would sneak off while I was away, but instead I made camp outside of his door and waited there for him to come out, but he didn't. Instead he starved to death.

The other dream that night involved two women and this place that I had never been before, but I lived there and it was pretty nice. It was a larger city and the building I lived in had this huge aquarium pillar that was several stories high which made up the majority of the front of the building. To either side were two enterances. I lived on one of the upper floors, but that's not really the point. The point is that one girl seemed to have this thing for me, but I had a secret love for the other girl who I was friends with. So I dated the girl who had a thing for me, but my heart wasn't really in it, and one day on this car ride, the girl I was friends with was sitting behind me while I was driving. Well, all of the sudden she started running her fingers through my hair and I thought that to be a bit weird. We were friends and she was stepping way out of line. But then she ran her hand down my right cheek grazing my face lightly with her fingernails. When she came to my mouth she turned her hand down with her fingers slightly, but not fully fisted. She had written accross her fingers like a school girl and so I read it expecting some sort of flirtatious joke, but she wrote on it a basic proposal. She proposed to me! I was pretty confused, but inside I was intensely excited because now she could know how I truly felt. But my response was simple and reserved. I merely closed my eyes and kissed her hand and then went on without saying a word, but she knew what I meant.

But that is the kind of dream that I enjoy having but hate waking up to. The reality is far too sobering. I've been having dreams like that for a long while. I'd say off and on for a few years. Confused? You bet I am.

Today is the Fourth of July though and the best news I can think of is that I'm not working at the pool this year. Fourth of July is always the worst time of the year for pools. But I'm actually going to be able to enjoy this holiday with no strings attached. I'm gunna got to one of my friend's houses for a pool party and cookout, and then I think I'll go with everyone to the fireworks. It will be all sorts of crazy fun, weather permitting. That is to say that I've never once seen a Fourth of July here where it hasn't rained. At least, not in the past six years. So we'll just have to see. I'm feeling pretty good though. The wedding is over, I have a steady job now, and the rest of the summer should fall lightly into place. I'm also excited about going back to school. I want to meet up with all of my friends there and stuff. Speaking of stuff though... Stuffy contracted malaria two days ago and he's pretty sick. Pray for him because malaria is no fun. But hey, he can now join the very elite club of "Yeah I've had a Third World Disease". I'm in there with ecoli, but he will be a higher ranking officer with his malaria. Liutenant Ecoli and Captain Malaria.

For now I'm out. Y'all have a grand ol time. Peace and love.