I was at my 10 year high school reunion, held in the basement of some large college building. I started in right away on the buffet. At the start of it were two flexible nozzles, the kind that bartenders have for soda. Two buttons on this one let you have warm water or Pepsi. For some reason, I was extremely thirsty, and loaded up on four (wine) glasses of Pepsi. I kept hitting the wrong button and getting water mixed in with my soda. I drank it as I went, but it never seemed like enough. The rest of the food was mainly pastries, and I thought to myself that this is exactly like those kind of buffet dreams I have where I fill up my tray but never get to eat it. I think they call this "foreshadowing." Anyways. I did manage to take a few bites out of some bear claws and danishes, but my two stacked trays brimming with pastries were empty by the end of the line, including my drinks. I sighed, and saw to my relief that there was a Pepsi fountain machine at the end of the line. I quickly poured myself a really tall glass and started in on it. It tasted a little funny, but I was so thirsty I didn't mind.

I walked around with my (empty, but still heavy) trays and drink, looking for a table. There was a really large table filled with people from junior high. I was never that close to them, but I thought it might be fun, so I hovered around a bit looking for a chair. It was totally packed, I couldn't even wedge in a little bit. So I kept going. I finally found my table of close high school buddies (Anirban and Mike were there, but I don't remember who else), and we exchanged some loud greetings. As soon as I sat down though, they got up and followed the rest of the people to some kind of ceremony in a theater. I peered in, and there was a performance on stage. I got the feeling that it was some kind of secret society and didn't feel like going in.

As I stopped by the bathroom on the way out, I saw Toan in there in a tuxedo. I suddenly remembered that I had RSVPed to his wedding that afternoon at 1pm, and that it was around 3 or 4 by now. I said, "Contratulations man! Sorry, I had to go to my 10 year high school reunion." He grabbed me and hugged me and said "It's okay man, just glad you're here." Which is weird because I really did go to his wedding about three years ago. As I stepped outside of the building, I saw a beautiful fenced-in, circular, multi-tiered courtyard area with a monastery in the middle. It was large, and I suddenly remembered that it used to be barren. So I marvelled at the renovation, and literally flew around the place, in and out, to get a better view. It was breathtaking.

Next dream, I was lying on my bed with Merry on the roof of a 40-story building. We were watching World War II. Not a film, it's like we went back in time and watched US and Japanese fighter planes in combat. There were about a dozen of each, and you could tell that the Japanese planes were way out matched. They were more of the wooden/steel WWI-type biplanes while the US planes were modern for WWII. They swirled about each other, without any type of real dogfighting. I watched solemnly as planes spun out of control or dropped suddenly out of the sky. I could only imagine how it felt for the pilots as they plummetted to the ground. Suddenly, I felt Merry pushing me slightly. I was right on the edge of the bed, so I told her to be careful. She kept pushing, and I saw over the edge of the bed that we were right up agains the side of the building, so if I fell, I would go all the way down. I didn't panic, but started yelling louder for her to stop. Next thing, I was falling all the way down, but it only ended up being 3 or 4 stories. I fell on top of my sheets and was all right.

My mom came over and started talking to me. "You know how you have 1400 Indians under your command?"
"Yes"
"I saw them come to your room last night begging for food. Did you yell at them?" I started to say no, but she cut me off. "Because you shouldn't. I saw that you took them to Chinatown for dinner, right?"
"Only some of them."
"Well..."
And then Merry woke me up in real life. She was nudging me slightly, so now I know why I had that dream!

posted by Larry at 3:21 AM