Ok look - I never do this. But this happened more than a week ago and it still bothers me:
I dreamed I was in the back of a church1 on Christmas Eve and I was was doing work on my laptop. The only other person in the pews was a childhood friend2. There was no mass or other service going on, but the CEO of the company I work for was standing on the altar3.
As he walked down the aisle4, I hunkered close to the laptop to keep on working without being too obvious about it but I knew I shouldn't be working in church on Christmas Eve. It seemed to me like he would frown upon it but ultimately he would understand.
He passed me by without comment5.
1. Not any real church. Ornate, yet tasteful.
2. This particular person had a father that knew my father since they were in kindergarten together and a mother who was friends with my mother since they both were 20 year old brides.)
3. In a polo shirt and khakis.
4. Fear!
5. Short-lived relief. Heavy overlay of guilt.
You are everyone in your dream.
There. That oughta keep you busy!
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! | July 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM
What happened to the unspoken rule that no one with a blog ever writes about dreams?
Posted by: pops | July 18, 2009 at 09:46 AM
sounds about right to me...the polo and khakis' are dead on...perhaps the Church was really the White House...
Posted by: Susie | July 18, 2009 at 01:07 PM
It was in a church because you think the CEO thinks he's God. You were working on Christmas Eve because you are anxious about the stability of the company & don't want to be viewed as dispensable. He was wearing a polo & khakis because that is his chosen "See, I'm just like you even though I make $24 million a year" uniform. You thought he would frown on your working on Christmas because like most CEO's he is an advocate of "life balance". He walked right by you because, like most CEO's, he's full of shit.
Posted by: Florida Friend | July 20, 2009 at 11:03 PM