{"id":21712,"date":"2016-04-04T12:03:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=21712"},"modified":"2016-04-04T12:03:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:03:25","slug":"in-march-i-dreamt-of-jon-stewart-jamie-lee-curtis-daryl-dixon-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/04\/in-march-i-dreamt-of-jon-stewart-jamie-lee-curtis-daryl-dixon-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"In March, I dreamt of Jon Stewart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daryl Dixon and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

March was another month which brought fewer dreams than usual. What it all means, why the drop-off, I don’t know. I’ve been gathering the dreams I’ve tweeted<\/a> and sharing them here since December 2009<\/a>, attempting to keep them a little less ephemeral. But now that I think about it, perhaps all this dream tweeting has made them more<\/em> ephemeral.<\/p>\n

After all, the first dream I shared, back on November 30, 2007<\/a>, took up nearly 300 words, not a mere 140 characters. So perhaps by tweeting, I’ve lost more than I’ve gained. Something for me to think about. But while I do …<\/p>\n

In December, I dreamt of Jon Stewart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Fred Astaire, Daryl Dixon, David Hartwell, and many other surprise guest stars. And here they are …<\/p>\n

March 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

I dreamt I flew to North Korea on a secret mission for the government. Now that I’m awake, though — I don’t remember what the mission was! Mar 31<\/em><\/p>\n

I dream I was collaborating with Harlan Ellison on a short story … about which I remember nothing other than Ponce de Le\u00f3n was involved. Mar 30<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I explained to a friend the reason I was fearless as a teen was not arrogance, but na\u00efvet\u00e9. It seemed important she understood. Mar 30<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was packing up statues Jack Kirby had made of all the characters he’d created (to send to a museum) and was afraid I’d chip them. Mar 30<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I got into a conversation with Jon Stewart about kids, ending up reciting the whole of “This Be the Verse.” https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1rjRYSfCJvM<\/a> Mar 29<\/em><\/p>\n

Last night, I dreamt I explained a story idea at a convention. It was an intriguing idea. But awake, it’s not one I’d ever choose to write. Mar 26<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt @Nalo_Hopkinson<\/a> and I were hosting a fundraising marathon and had to talk and entertain for DAYS while urging people to donate. Mar 26<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was in a Shakespeare play with Eddie Izzard and Maggie Smith, which was put on hold when he got into fight with the set designer. Mar 25<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt Harlan Ellison was about to climb into the ring for a boxing match, then decided he’d rather live, so we went for deli instead. Mar 24<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I watched on set as Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh filmed an episode of NYPD Blue<\/em> with Dennis Franz. Got to chat with them, too. Mar 23<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I developed an ability to see ghosts and learned they lived on in the rooms where they’d died, upside down, walking on the ceiling. Mar 17<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I looked out and saw a leopard prowling our front yard, and my wife came up and insisted it was only a large rabbit. But it wasn’t! Mar 16<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was hired by @Marvel<\/a> to write Thor comics and went to @Fran_Wilde<\/a> to do research on Norse culture. She was an expert in my dream! Mar 15<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt @EllenDatlow<\/a>, Gardner Dozois, and I were on a panel and for no discernible reason began tossing Hershey bars out to the audience. Mar 15<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I felt bad for a waitress who’d been stiffed, and so planned on tipping her BIG. Wasn’t sure whether to leave a $100 or $500 bill. Mar 14<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I burned down a house with Daryl Dixon, and as the flames flickered, I kept thinking, shouldn’t we be saving this stuff instead? Mar 13<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I worked the line in a factory producing talking Donald Trump dolls, and hearing that voice over and over all day was horrifying. Mar 13<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was surprised at my nephew’s bar mitzvah (my sister was Amy Brenneman) to see the banquet hall was filled with ping pong tables. Mar 13<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was at a business lunch, realized I’d left my cards home, so scribbled my out contact info on Saltines. Which didn’t crumble. Mar 11<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was at a con, and when an announcement was made George Burgos was out of the hospital, we cheered. But — who’s George Burgos? Mar 10<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby were in my kitchen helping me cook dinner, and wowed me with a spontaneous, improvised song and dance. Mar 9<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I rode an escalator carrying Han Solo’s real blaster prop from the first Star Wars<\/em>—then dropped it! And it got crushed! Nooooo! Mar 8<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was a detective hunting a Walter White-like criminal mastermind, and every time I’d track down a lead, he’d get bumped off! Mar 7<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I watched in horror as a crime scene was overrun by souvenir seekers, ripping a room apart and running off with possible evidence. Mar 6<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was underwriting loans again as I once had long ago, and a loan officer was warning me a certain customer would be … difficult. Mar 6<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I watched a movie so bad you could hear the director whispering to the actors about their movement and motivation for each scene. Mar 6<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt David Hartwell led a group of us to a ancient bridge, where he pointed out a story Alice Sheldon had written there in graffiti. Mar 5<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt that for some unspecified reason @klingonguy<\/a> forced me to comb gravy into my hair. But I worried this would cause me to be eaten. Mar 3<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt my son showed up and he was wearing Carl’s hat from Walking Dead<\/em>. WHICH I DID NOT LIKE. Not even Carl should be wearing Carl’s hat. vMar 2<\/p>\n

I dreamt a crowd showed up here as if we were part of an open house tour — but we were not! They came inside and I had to shoo them away. Mar 2<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I bumped into @scalzi<\/a> in D.C. and chatted, but couldn’t understand a word he said. Trying to make sense of him eventually woke me. Mar 2<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was hit by the sudden need for an Eccles cake, so I drove immediately to the airport and flew to London. For an Eccles cake! Mar 2<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was driving to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, but GPS failed, taking me first to a hospital, then a museum, then to Philadelphia! Mar 1<\/em><\/p>\n

I dreamt I was on the lam for some unspecified crime and was flying home to turn myself in, wondering if I’d be arrested before I got there. Mar 1<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March was another month which brought fewer dreams than usual. What it all means, why the drop-off, I don’t know. I’ve been gathering the dreams I’ve tweeted and sharing them here since December 2009, attempting to keep them a little less ephemeral. But now that I think about it, perhaps all this dream tweeting has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-21712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dreams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21712"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21717,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21712\/revisions\/21717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}