A piece of dust

I think, that if I touched the earth,
It would crumble;
It is so sad and beautiful,
So tremulously like a dream.

from Clown in the Moon by Dylan Thomas

For the dreamers

Keep on dreaming, nevertheless.

An Escape

Oh, how I long for an ivy-covered
cottage in the middle of a wood.

Dinosaur Dreams

I keep having dreams about dinosaurs. They chase me, try to eat me, eat people I love, and are basically big annoying terrors. So I think it's time to consult the online dream dictionary.
Here's what it says:

"To see a dinosaur in your dream, symbolizes an outdated attitude. You may need to discard your old ways of thinking and habits.

To dream that you are being chased by a dinosaur, indicates your fears of no longer being needed or useful. Alternatively, being chased by a dinosaur, may reflect old issues that are still coming back to haunt you."

Oh, dream dictionary. You are so insightful. I'll have to ponder this.

Photo by Olivia Bee

A Good Dream, But a Dream Nonetheless

Last night, I had one of those dreams that you mistake as reality. And I really wish what I dreamed about was reality, was true, because it was such a wonderful dream. Unfortunately, I woke up.

PS: It's probably not a good idea to fall asleep in the bathtub.

Snake Bite

Last night I had a dream that I was bitten by a rattlesnake on the back of my shin. And it wouldn't let go of me, it just stayed attached to my leg.

I'm very interested in dream interpretation, so I poked around this online dream dictionary, and here's what I found:

Rattlesnake: To see a rattlesnake in your dream, represents the passage of time.

Hmm, ok. Don't really know how that relates to my life. So I looked up "Snake":

Snake: To see a snake or be bitten by one in your dream, signifies hidden fears and worries that are threatening you. Your dream may be alerting you to something in your waking life that you are not aware of or that has not yet surfaced. Alternatively, the snake may be seen as phallic and thus symbolize temptation, dangerous and forbidden sexuality. If you are afraid of the snake, then it signifies your fears of sex, intimacy or commitment.

Yeesh. That's pretty deep. And scary. Honestly, I kind of do think I'm dealing with some underlying fears and worries. Maybe I fear intimacy and commitment? I don't think I do, but maybe I don't know myself as well as I think. But you know, looking back at the meaning of "rattlesnake," I do have a fear of the future, or passage of time.

Fascinating.

Do you believe your dreams have deeper meanings?

If I Were Queen of the World...

I'd give every cat and dog a home...

Destroy all boring black umbrellas...

Plant more flowers everywhere...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE QUEEN (OR KING) OF THE WORLD?

Wendy Bird

Sometimes I wish I was her...

The dreamer. The storyteller. The brave.


Wendy Moira Angela Darling.


Giving thimbles to Peter.


Riding the back of the wind and dancing among the stars.

Manic Pixie Dream Girls

Posted from npr.com:

Who's just as cute as a button? Who's the most deliciously delirious young woman, always up to her false eyelashes in madcap romps?

It's the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, of course.

Film critic Nathan Rabin coined the term after seeing actress Kirsten Dunst in the 2005 movie "Elizabethtown." The Manic Pixie is, in his words, "that bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures."

The Manic Pixie Dream Girl isn't a recent creation: You've seen her in plenty of movies, including some real classics. (Rabin and his colleagues at the Onion A.V. Club came up with a list of the Top 16.) That list, not surprisingly, triggered cranky responses from various corners of the Internet — notably the feminist Web site Jezebel, which called the MPDG "the scourge of modern cinema." But then Manic Pixie Dream Girls are nothing if not provocative. Comment boards seethe with heated debate: Does Kate Winslet in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" count as an MPDG, or does she evince signs of an inner life? What about Maggie Gyllenhaal, in "Stranger Than Fiction"? Is Ruth Gordon, in "Harold and Maude," too old to be an MPDG? And is there such a thing as a Manic Pixie Dream Guy?
.....

Wow. I am so glad they put a name to this archetypal character in cinema history, a character that I happen to always be drawn to in movies (but I never even knew the reason why!). Some of my favorite movies-- Breakfast at Tiffany's, Bringing Up Baby, Annie Hall-- contain MPDGs!



I think the reason that I am drawn to movies that feature MPDGs is because... I am a little of one myself. Or at least have subconsciously strove to be one since an early age. I can admit that I am a little more than zany, I get myself into predicaments, I have odd quirks, I enjoy life despite the ups and downs, and I am altogether lovely and charming in my own special way. And I don't mind saying so (Wink).

Do you have a favorite MPDG? Here is a list of some of the best and most famous:

1. Natalie Portman in Garden State
2. Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. Katharine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby
4. Diane Keaton in Annie Hall
5. Babra Streisand in What's Up, Doc?
6. Kirsten Dunst in Elizabethtown
7. Kate Hudson in Almost Famous
8. Ruth Gordon in Harold & Maude
9. Amy Adams in Enchanted
10. Jennifer Aniston in Along Came Polly



Can you think of more? Let me know! And let me know who your fave/least fave MPDG is.