The Weirdest Dream Yet
I had, what I think, was the weirdest most complete storybook dream I have ever had. It was very complete, and it involved Frostburg...and people I know...
Frostburg was turned into a huge one building school. It was no longer a normal university. There were magic things there like elves, fairies, and mermaids. Especially mermaids. The dream centered on this magical family of mermaids, a father, a mother, and three beautiful daughters, who would entrap people in the jewels they had if people touched them. This proved to be a huge problem on campus, as many people every day got trapped within the rubies, diamonds, and sapphires.
Whilst trying to save someone, Cathy got trapped in one of the jewels. I can't remember who she was saving, but I think it might have been Lauren - only she was blond. (?) I pleaded with the mermaid, who was decked out in shimmering blue scales and jewels (blond hair), to let Cathy go. The mermaid only replied with this phrase: "Joan will throw rocks over the head of a friend." I asked what she meant by this, and the mermaid replied, "Many people interpret it differently. Some people see it philosophically, and some people see it realisticly. Some people put on a puppet show."
Having talked with the mermaid, I ran quickly over to Cathy's & Joan's room and informed her of the situation. Joan and I quickly went back to the pool of the mermaids, and she proceeded to throw little rocks over my head. Cathy appeared from the pool, shivering as if she had been inside a block of ice. She told us that we *had* to save the others in there too, there were many unfortunate people - some who had been there for 60 years or more! We peered into the pool, and saw several lights under the water - the mermaids were home still!
We beseeched the mermaid to come forth, and she rose up and said saving the others was going to be much harder. From that point, the three of us proceeded to become the mermaid's entertainment as we saved the poor souls trapped in the crystal city. (It turned out that the people in the jewels were able to eat and talk to one another.) We ended up saving everybody, even a busload of people that had disappeared 20 years ago.
Dreams like that make life fun and interesting!