I don’t know why or where we were, but we were in the parking lot at a restaurant, trying to find a parking space. Someone had parked a sixteen-wheeler so that it took up half a dozen spots. The driver sighed in frustration and said “See, that’s the problem with dead people. They don’t care if they’re double parked.”

So what do you all think? Something that can be used in a story?Similar Posts:

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Strange Dreams, Part 2 originally appeared on LisaHartjes.com on February 4, 2009.

In my dream, Alton Brown was at our house. I don’t know why, other than it was a surprise and he ended up on our doorstep. For some reason, our bedroom was off the living room and Brown was going to be sleeping on the sofa bed. He asked if it would be okay to play music while he slept, and brought out this huge portable stereo.

When it was time to cook supper, he wouldn’t let me start cooking until he checked out each and every item in my kitchen. Not because he was being picky or obnoxious, because he wanted to know what was in my kitchen – what each thing was, what I used it for, and if it was a multi-tasker. And in the dream I was thrilled, and proudly showed it all to him, including things only my dream self knew what they were and what they were for. We never actually started cooking, and I woke up thinking “what the hell was that?”

I have no idea what prompted the dream. Does this mean I should stop checking out the Food Network website so much?

So, on the writing front….

Working on Chapter 5 of TMA today. I’m still having problems with the scene with Sgt. Tucker after the animal attack. I’m beginning to think that maybe I should just cut the scene altogether. It doesn’t really move the story forward at all. It shows another aspect of Alex’s personality, but that can be done in another scene. Plus, if I cut the scene, it’ll make it a lot easier to finish the chapter and get it posted. If I do cut it, I’ll write it up on a cue card and set it aside in my extra scene pile. You never know – I might just use a variation of it later.Similar Posts:

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Strange Dreams originally appeared on LisaHartjes.com on September 11, 2008.