Here's the Thing

I can remember having nightmares as a small child. I know my parents remember me running into their room crying because a monkey had bitten me on the cheek. It was so terrifyingly real. To this day I can remember the details of the dream. There was a small window above the headboard of my twin bed, and I was sitting in bed, leaning back on the headboard. Out of the window behind my head a cartoonish brown monkey (looking like a deranged Curious George) leans out and latches onto the side of my face. I remember not wanting to go back to bed, because I wasn't completely sure it had been a dream.

These days my nightmares tend to be just as disturbing, and far more realistic. So much so that the last few times that I have cried have been while I was dreaming. The upside of my nightmares now is that I can generally shake them off immediately after waking up. The downside is that there are things far worse than hungry monkeys in the world, and they can easily and unexpectedly pop up in a surprisingly realistic dream.

I hear you. One time after watching Planet of the Apes I dreamed that gorillas were taking over Oregon and they ate everyone I knew and loved. It was intense for an 8 year old. :)

I was reading your post then got sidetracked with the fact that you're currently listening to 'in on the kill taker.' Didn't know you were a fan, dude they're so great!

now i'll go read the post...


i had a drowning dream after the season finally of Lost last year...

Once I had the exact same terrible nightmare two nights in a row. It sucked.