Snowboarding School

I was going to compete at a swim meet in Colorado in the 100 IM. I was very excited and knew I was going to win. Russ showed up in a suit and tie and I was happy he was there to support me.

All of a sudden I was in Vail. Mom and dad had gone with me because I was deciding whether or not to go to snowboarding school there. First I went to an indoor training facility where all of the snowboarders were playing dodgeball. At first I was just standing there watching, but then someone threw a ball at me and I joined in. I realized they were testing me to see how good I was, and I started throwing balls at everyone, knocking people down with my strength. They were very surprised at how well I played. Then I went to a huge house owned by the snowboarding coach where all of the snowboarders lived. The house was like a ski lodge and I was wandering through it looking at all of the rooms. I was the only female snowboarder, but I thought it would be kind of fun to live with a bunch of guys. The house had 10 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. The coach showed me which bed was available, and it was in a nook next to the stairs, with no door. The bathtub was dirty. In exchange for getting to live in the house for free, the snowboarders had to agree to work at Raising Cane's, a restaurant the coach owned in downtown Vail. The coach's wife came to talk to me to see how I felt about the arrangement. She was blonde and wore a lot of makeup. She had a hairy lip and when she leaned close to me to whisper something in my ear, I felt her moustache against my cheek and it grossed me out. I was laying on a bed talking to the guys. One guy was sitting at the foot of the bed and I accidentally farted. It didn't make a sound, but it rattled the bed, and he got up and left the room. No one else noticed. I went to Raising Cane's to observe the working environment. The cashier was pissed off at a customer who had left a drink sitting on the counter, leaving a wet ring. I was very interested in joining the snowboarding team, but I didn't think I could handle working at Raising Cane's.

Scary Middle Eastern Men

Holly was having a birthday party. I was trying to leave early because I was so tired, but she wanted me to stay. Sarah showed up late and that really made me want to leave. Holly and I got in her car and she started driving crazy fast. We were out in the country and she was going up and down hills and through streams. We finally stopped and got out of the car. She led me up to a hilltop where there was a chicken coop and some other little buildings. We were snooping around, trying to be quiet when we heard some men come out of a house. We hid behind a tree, but they saw us. They were Middle Eastern men and they had some kind of weapons in their hands. They started yelling at us and I tried to run away, but they caught me. Holly and I started telling them how much we liked hummus and falafel, thinking this would persuade them not to kill us.

Phyll Starmata

Susan, mom, dad, and I were on the cul-de-sac in Austin. A group of black guys arrived in a car. One of them was Derek, the cute basketball guy from the Y. One of the other guys had dreadlocks and seemed to be older than Susan and I. His name was Phyll Starmata. He and Susan took a liking to each other and went off on their merry way. Derek and I spent some time together and then he left. Susan came running up to me excitedly, holding up her hand and shouting, "I'm engaged!" She had on a little diamond ring. She told me that she and Phyll were getting married. It made me mad that she would be so stupid to get engaged to a guy on the same day she met him. I asked her why he happened to have an engagement ring so handy and she burst into tears. "Why can't you just be happy for me?" she shouted. I spent the rest of the dream trying to hook up with Derek. We kept texting each other, but there was something wrong with his phone and I could only read parts of his messages. We all went to a neighborhood pool together and went swimming. I had on a black swimsuit and my body looked great. I really wanted Derek to see me. Susan and Phyll were hugging and kissing and I was completely disgusted.

Mall Reunion

Russ and I were at my high school reunion, but it was at Lori Smith's house in Ft. Collins. She lived in a really big house right next to the mall. We were sitting at a bar upstairs and I got into a conversation with someone about why Russ had a ring and I didn't. Russ was very supportive and kept his arm around me, telling people that we were married. I told them why I kept my last name, and he hugged and kissed me. I had a cute haircut and lots of people were surprised and happy to see me. Ricky Wren came up to me and said, "It was so nice to see you again Diane." Then we were in a football stadium having a group picture taken on the bleachers. All the girls were trying to look sexy. After the picture was taken, Lori started telling us that if we wanted to purchase a copy, it would be $400 each. A bunch of us stood up and left at that point. Russ and I walked downstairs through a hallway and out into a parking lot, then into the mall. I said, "Wow, she really does live right next door to a mall."