I dreamt last night that I was staying at a beach house with friends, among them John Clute, Paul Di Filippo, and the character Rajnesh Koothrappali from the TV series The Big Bang Theory (as opposed to Kunal Nayyar, the actor who portrays him).

Those of us who aren’t Indian are cooking up our specialties so that Raj can experience other cuisines. I wish I could remember what John and Paul whipped up, but I can’t. However, I decided to make bagels, which my real-life self hasn’t prepared in a while, but which I once used to bake quite often.

I tore through the small kitchen looking not only for the proper ingredients, but also for the correct implements, such as cookie sheets and a pot big enough in which to boil the bagels. But I couldn’t find them, and so I suddenly found myself transported to the streets of Queens, where I’m searching for what I need.

I end up buying them from an old Japanese lady, and wake during the transaction, never making it back to the beach house.

So no bagels for you, guys!