Sometimes, in my dreams, I'm still in my early 20's. Maybe still in college, a couple years out of high school, or maybe just a couple years out of college. Still young, with my whole life ahead of me to explore. Still enjoying the fun old times that never seem to happen anymore. The parties in packed houses. Meeting new, fun people on a daily basis. Every day's an adventure: Going to the beach, outings to the caves, long hikes in the woods and you're not even tired when you get back. Heck, so we just got back from a 10 mile hike? Lets go party! Or watching the sun set over the ocean out the back porch, during a long roll-playing game session, "dinner" being a couple $1.50 microwaved burritos from the corner store and a fourty ouncer of Mickey's to wash it down.
It's fun being that age, again, in dreams. Except those times when you realize you are behind in your classes and it seems like you can't even remember what you are taking again. The same bad dream, moving back into the dorms again, with a whole year ahead but uncertain plans. Or of visiting home- yeah it's fun to relax at your old childhood home, but what are your plans for the future, Dad asks. In my dream, I don't yet have an answer. This is where it's even more fun to wake up.
On another note....I have always preached in favor of love, acceptance, and tolerance. And I have always spoken out against bigotry, hate, and intolerance. This has apparently rubbed someone the wrong way. Twice now, my posts have been flagged. Whoever it is that is doing it, I am sorry if my speaking out against intolerance, bigotry and hate has rubbed you the wrong way. If that somehow violates the forum rules, then I apologize to the administrators, though I could not find anything in there which prohibits ANTI-hate speech (only the opposite.) If it is not against the rules, then, maybe, whoever it is that finds my words so upsetting will hopefully open their heart and one day learn to be a more kind and accepting person.