Contamination

I went back to my old neighborhood which had apparently been contaminated or something and there was no one left. I visited all my old hang out spots. One in particular was a grassy area with a big tree. I sat in the grass and had a spitting contest with myself, remembering when I used to with my friends. There was a store, and on a very bottom shelf in that store was a pile of things that had once belonged to people. Among them was my camera. Initially I was just going to leave the camera rather than dig through a pile of contaminated things to get it, but right before I woke up, I had just finished digging and picked up my camera. I also remember three swords, each a different size, and a male voice that explained things every once in awhile.

Kai The DMV Guy

I went to the DMV to get my license, and my instructor was a guy from Australia named Kai. I messed up a bunch, but he said I was doing fine. We had to run off course for some reason and went back to the DMV where there was an older british man. I rememeber going to a red store like target or bi lo to buy supplies for a snow storm or something that was supposed to be coming with Kai and the old guy. We passed a carnival with lots of kids, and I was sad I couldn't go. Later I remember I was hiding somewhere and I remember Kai telling someone he was going to propose to the girl of his dreams, which I somehow knew was me. I remember thinking he was crazy because he was from Australia and that's where the Bristish people sent the crazy people, even though I used to always want to marry an Aussie guy. I snuck away and left a note saying "Kai I'm sorry but I can't do this." Kai somehow found me before I left and Jimmy was there and they met and they hated each other. Things seemed to work out and Kai told me we could be friends and I could still get my license, but when I went to get it, they gave me what appeared to be a fake license, and the British guy told me that Kai was a muslim and was desperate to get married and have kids, so I shouldn't worry about him. Once home someone (maybe Kai) came to visit me and asked if I was gonna get on Skype or something and talk to him that evening. I told him about my fake license, anf he told me that some people do that as a way to advertise some sort of machine. I was upset that I still didn't have my license.

Dead Celebrities

With all these celebrities dying lately, it's no surprise I dreamed about dead people. I dreamed that my mom and I were living in the apartment we used to have. There was a giant spiderweb in my room, and I asked my mom to get rid of it for me, so she sucked it up with our old green vacuum cleaner, but she left a little web, so I went into her room to find her dusting and stuff and we argued briefly about the spider web (she said she didn't want to get the rest because she hated it), but I think she eventually got it. Before she had sucked up the web the first time, I remember us agreeing that you have to crush spider eggs and kill all the spiderlings to get rid of spiders in your home. I remember asking her why she was still on earth and hadn't crossed over, and she said she didn't know. And I told her I had heard that heaven is what people want it to be, and suggested that maybe she was happy here and so this was heaven for her. I also asked her why she bothered to clean the apartment when she was a ghost and no one even knew she was there, and she told me she just didn't want a dirty home. At some point I came in my room while my mom was cleaning to find the ghosts of my favorite band (who actually are not dead), and got really excited and gave them all hugs and everything before they shrunk and disappeared, leaving only a doll of my favorite member. Earlier in the dream I remember a cafe type area with uno cards on practically every table. I was with someone (don't remember who) and I just suddenly started crying and said that I had just realized how much David Bowie dying had truly affected me. We went on to play uno. Later my mother and I attended a dinner party full of ghosts. There were several celebrities (including Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow and the guy who played Ragetti (neither of which are actually dead I don't think). I was a bit disappointed that neither David Bowie nor Alan Rickman nor any of the members from my favorite band had attended the dinner, but happy that I had known some of the celebrities. We played some party games and made up songs, and later as I was eating, a dyke looking girl crashed the party and stole a piece of bacon off my plate, apologizing for coming in uninvited to my family gathering. She was alive so I asked if she could see any of us and she said no, she just saw the food going down. At about that point I guess I realized I was a ghost because I started thinking about how I was gonna just quit my job and nothing else would matter, and I would finally be happy.

The Beach With Mom

I dreamed that I was at the beach with my mom and someone else (a coworker I think). We were laying on the beach and letting the waves hit us, but then they started to get bigger and bigger. I covered my mom and the other person as one particularly huge wave covered us. It took a moment to for the water to completely recede and I thought we were all going to drown, but we didn't. Once it was gone, we decided it was best to get up and leave. On our way back, my mother and I stopped off at several shops and small restaurants on the boardwalk. I think we may have grabbed something to eat on the way too.

The Bad Side of Town

Awhile back I dreamed that Jimmy and I were driving through a town with our son in his carseat in back. We kept passing people walking and Jimmy kept insisting that they were people planning to rob some places. At some point we got out of the car and walked down a dark breezeway where we ran into one of our coworkers and a guy (maybe her boyfriend). She offered me a knock off brand of a diet Dr. Pepper, which I accepted even though I normally don't like diet. I was just happy to have a soda. I don't know where our kid disappeared to. I remember we went into a building (I think it was a store) and I left Jimmy to go find something to eat. I was having a hard time finding any restaurants, but then I saw a Subway across the dimly lit parking lot, and I just stood outside the store and stared at it for awhile, probably unsure if it was safe to cross the lot. Eventually I did, and I went inside and took a seat at a bar (though I've never known a Subway to have a bar). I played an arcade game for awhile (Pac Man maybe?) until Jimmy found me. And I remember there was a redneck guy trying to hit on me or something and Jimmy and him were about to fight when I woke up.

Meeting The Band

I had like three dreams but I can barely remember one. Here is what I do remember. I remember being in a house or building of some sort. It was very dimly lit, and had a washer and dryer. The singer and guitarist of my favorite band (who actually also have their own band too) came to the house or whatever it was, and as the guitarist is my favorite member, I practically stalked him everywhere and tried to get with him. If I remember correctly, my efforts were in vain, but it was still really great to meet him, even if it was just in my dream. I had another one about him years ago, but all I remember from that one was him and I sitting on a grassy hillside together and talking. I have never dreamed of actually doing anything with him.

Haunted Hotel With A Stranger

I was on vacation with a girl I didn't know who I guess was lesbian and her family. I had brought with me several items to remind me of my parents who have passed. I think it was two stuffed animals and two articles of clothing. We went for a drive, I don't remember where to, but we cut it short and came back so I could drop off my stuffed animals and clothes in the hotel room. I left them in the bathroom and turned out all the lights except one because it was on a sensor. I played with the sensor, making it go off, and left the room with the same uncomfortable feeling I get in any dark room. As I headed back for the stairs,  I heard someone from behind me call out "hey!" but when I looked there was no one there so I started telling people, starting with a big woman who passed me, that the hotel was haunted. I remember being in a room with one of my coworkers and a bunch of other people who were watching horror movies. Later the girl and I returned to the hotel and she said she didn't want to hear anything else about ghosts. I asked if we got our own rooms or had to share and she said that it looked like nobody wanted us to sleep or have clean socks, and she held up a dirty crispy sock. I looked in a room which turned out to be an electrical room and commented that we definitely weren't sleeping in there. I remember our hotel room had one large flight of stairs,  two small ones, and was divided in half. I also remember that the outside looked an awful lot like the apartment complex where I grew up. I also remember thinking this girl seemed okay and we could probably get along after coming back from the horror movie place.

The Cat Lady

I was at the supermarket (aka grocery store) shopping, and I had a dog in my buggy for some reason. I came across this other lady who was also shopping and she had four little kittens in her buggy. She offered me one, saying she was giving them away for free to a good home, and I picked one up (a gray one I think) but the dog in my buggy started barking ferociously and trying to snap at the poor little kitten, so I had to give it back to the lady. I told her I would love one of her adorable little kittens, but I was concerned that our four dogs would try to eat it (even though we really only have three since our other one passed.). I walked away and continued my shopping. I think there was more to the dream, but I don't remember any more.

Searching For Shakah

I had a dream about a boy named Shakah who was from India. There was a resort or country club or something down the road from my house and I was viewing it from a distance and writing down details about it like how big it was and such. I don't remember how I met Shakah. Maybe I just heard his story. Apparently he used to play at this resort all the time as a kid, and one day they let him join their sports teams. Little did Shakah know, the resort was actually for handicapped and disabled children. When he found out though, he still stayed and continued to play for their teams. I don't remember how I got in, but I would go to the resort from time to time and see him play. Time passed quickly and I went back one day to find him as a teenager. We hugged and I told him how grown up he was and all that. I guess we were crushing on each other because I would always come and see him or watch him play baseball. Then one day, someone new bought the resort and Shakah had to leave. I don't know if he went back to India or what, but I remember having to sneak around the resort and get into the downstairs area, where I found two guys who told me that I had to get some kind of perfume out of a vending machine, and some guy (maybe he was like a perfume genie?) could help me find my lost friend. I don't remember if he teleported me or send me back in time, but I used the perfume and ended up somewhere else. The genie hung around for the whole day in case I needed him again because apparently I had signed some contract that said he would help me for 24 hours.  I eventually found Shakah at a restaurant or something that he owned, and I demanded to see him, but when I finally did he had become a total jerk.
I remember other bits of this dream, but I'm not sure where they were. Once the resort was bought out, the new owners took down all pictures of Shakah and his family. I remember coming back to the resort with Jimmy and wondering what I was going to do if and when Shakah came back. I seem to remember someone like the big boss at my job being in the dream after the genie. She said something, but I don't remember what. There were two guys in the room with the genie, one of which told me how to get his help and about the contract. I also seem to remember going back to a deserted and empty resort at some point and calling for Shakah, who I thought was a baby for some reason, which is why I'm not sure if the genie just teleported me or sent me back in time.
Weird fun fact: I actually do know someone named Shakah, but he definitely isn't from India, and I really don't know him very well. We work together.