I dreamt that I was going on a trip with my friend SK. We were walking or driving up a gravel road with a lot of other folks. We all seemed to be going on a similar trip, like it was an organized thing that we paid for, but with strangers. This was old hat to SK. She is kind of a rugged girl and she was telling me things about the area, which seemed to be up a mountain, with a lake and so on. She said she would be giving me a tour of the lake. I asked her what lake it was, what was special about it? I guess part of me got a sinking feeling of expected boredom. Not that I don't appreciate nature, but I have been to certain lakes often that you can't swim in or do anything in but a tour, and that doesn't interest me. I looked over at the lake and it seemed to be near a damn... also didn't interest me. She sighed and said we didn't have to go on the tour, but I quickly said no no, I want to see... just curious. I did appreciate that she was being my tour guide.
I was getting nervous as we were going up. The big several day tour was going to be via motorcycle and I wasn't that experienced in poor weather conditions. It was raining there and a bit snowy. I was thinking... should I be in the back as to not get in anyone's way? Or should I be at the front so that I didn't get left behind? We went to go see her parents that happened to live up on those hills for part of the year. They looked as they did in the mid-80s or even younger. They were staying in a very small place. Everything was in one room, the kitchen, dining table, sofa and bed. I sat on the bed as it seemed they were using it as a sofa as well. Both SK and myself were not feeling great. We were not sick, but we both felt puffy and uncomfortable. Her mother said matter of factually, you know.. your bodies are alkaline, I think... M....? malox? (something man made) would be ok for you, for now, but bitter apple would be good for you. She then looked around for a bottle.
Her dad came and sat down by me. He had just taken a shower. I felt uncomfortable as he was nude, but he was just comfortable that way. I looked at his skin and noticed again how young it was. I wondered where his tattoos had gone ... didn't he have any? (in reality no), then they started to appear the more that I had focused. He was taking tape and pressing it on his skin and taking it off... as if he was trying to delint himself. Each time he took the tape away... his skin looked whiter in a strip.
I was getting nervous as we were going up. The big several day tour was going to be via motorcycle and I wasn't that experienced in poor weather conditions. It was raining there and a bit snowy. I was thinking... should I be in the back as to not get in anyone's way? Or should I be at the front so that I didn't get left behind? We went to go see her parents that happened to live up on those hills for part of the year. They looked as they did in the mid-80s or even younger. They were staying in a very small place. Everything was in one room, the kitchen, dining table, sofa and bed. I sat on the bed as it seemed they were using it as a sofa as well. Both SK and myself were not feeling great. We were not sick, but we both felt puffy and uncomfortable. Her mother said matter of factually, you know.. your bodies are alkaline, I think... M....? malox? (something man made) would be ok for you, for now, but bitter apple would be good for you. She then looked around for a bottle.
Her dad came and sat down by me. He had just taken a shower. I felt uncomfortable as he was nude, but he was just comfortable that way. I looked at his skin and noticed again how young it was. I wondered where his tattoos had gone ... didn't he have any? (in reality no), then they started to appear the more that I had focused. He was taking tape and pressing it on his skin and taking it off... as if he was trying to delint himself. Each time he took the tape away... his skin looked whiter in a strip.
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