what_my_dreams_have_taught_me
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more_things_learned_from_dreams
even_more_things_learned_from_dreams
and_still_more_things_learned_from_dreams
yet_more_things_learned_from_dreams
new_dream_lessons 		250101
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raze an acoustic guitar doesn't need a sound hole to resonate. in fact, some project better without one. 250101
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raze nothing toughens up a callus like a poorly-planned vacation. 250102
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e_o_i Just because a hotel is fancy, doesn't mean it's prepared for visitors. Open the door to floor 8 (ahem, "VIII") and you'll find a grand piano blocking the way. 250102
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raze cinnamon toast crunch broccoli sounds like something that would be pretty labour-intensive to make, but all it really entails is half an hour of boiling vegetables. 250103
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e_o_i My dream_garden grows a hybrid vine that looks like a pea plant and tastes like a lemon. 250103
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raze jerry springer cannot be defeated. he's like the terminator or something. 250104
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raze you find more former friends on goodreads than any other social_media platform. 250105
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raze talking to a gravy boat won't convince it to do your bidding. 250106
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raze some people visit the beach to get a tan and chill in the sand. i go there to watch fox squirrels ride the backs of dolphins. 250107
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raze contrary to popular belief, cheerios are not a healthy snack for every animal. 250108
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e_o_i blatherskite_dreams: dogs have intuition, which means they will hear your thoughts and leap across provinces in seconds.

At university again, I'll be tempted to sign up for free Python courses from a group called Pyla. I'll know coding isn't much related to the work I want to do, but the "Pyla" booth has such a stylish design... 		250108
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raze be careful how you clothe the juvenile kangaroo you find in your bed. if you give them your favourite shirt to wear, you'll never get it back. 250109
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raze one person's hellscape is another person's quaint corner store. 250110
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raze when i'm stevie nicks, i play a pretty mean dulcimer. 250111
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raze in many cases, the only way to determine which stone belongs to you is to lick the salt off its face. 250112
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raze every pile of unwashed clothes is a criminal waiting to be born. 250113
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raze the original cut of the_beatles film "let it be" and a 1979 queen concert make for a pretty strange vhs double bill. 250114
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raze some of the most interesting beatles songs were written on a retreat organized by george martin. none of the fab four were able to bring their acoustic guitars, forcing them to write poetry and form what music they could with only their minds to guide them. 250115
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raze when it's raining in your room, it's important to make sure your blankets are properly positioned. 250116
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e_o_i Plausible title for a dream_book: "Oh No! A Murder!" 250116
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Soma weather can never be trusted. 250116
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raze david alan perry is famous for all the wrong reasons: he's one of the most notorious trolls the internet has ever allowed to thrive. he would be a lot harder to smoke out if he didn't insist on using his initials as an online handle. 250117
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raze i can never shave my beard. i'll look like a completely different person if i do. 250118
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raze harry nilsson's safe word was "biscuit". 250119
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raze content is more important than sound. 250120
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raze the best way to get someone who won't stop talking to shut up is to offer them pizza. works every time. 250121
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raze cher's real last name is prescino. 250122
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raze john goodman yelling at steve buscemi is funny. but when he does it to morgan freeman, it's like watching someone kick a wise old dog in the ribs. 250123
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raze when i find myself in the unexpected position of radio dj, the name of my show is "falling off the roof". 250124
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raze when i end up at a tea party concert, the first thought i'll have is, "how the hell do i get out of here without being rude?" 250125
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raze you can never have too many towels. 250126
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raze a basketball is only as good as its highest bounce. 250127
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raze ocular mocification is a condition in which the afflicted is saddled with visual hallucinations, but only while using the bathroom. 250128
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raze muffins are a poor substitute for cereal. 250129
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raze when stores become role-playing games, the only thing i'll want to buy is food. 250130
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raze i'm just not cut out for professional wrestling. 250131
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raze when all else fails, music_videos will always be here to mock me or spur me on. 250201
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raze in days of old, display models were given away at furniture stores to whoever wanted them. this marked the birth of the music video, though it isn't clear how or why. 250202
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raze thinking about the third "godfather" film is a recipe for disaster. it'll ruin your life if you let it. 250203
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raze there's a world of difference between liking and loving your job. not being able to distinguish between the two is a problem. especially when you're jake gyllenhaal. 250204
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e_o_i My uncle will be disappointed if he expects me to "help him invent a new kind of ping-pong." 250204
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raze ambrosia salad with hunks of sausage in it isn't quite as awful as you'd think it might be. 250205
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raze it's possible to be both dead and alive at the same time. at_least it is if you're my_grandfather. 250206
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raze even as a ghost, there's no role alan rickman can't play. 250207
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raze a tall tombstone is no place to stand. 250208
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e_o_i Expecting a poop-free floor IS too much to ask when you're running a craft workshop for small kids. The teacher will tell me to just step around it. 250208
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raze for reasons that remain mysterious to me, typing the letter r repeatedly into my browser will bring up a picture of a squirrel. 250209
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raze a sandwich made with hate will never have enough cheese. 250210
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raze it's possible to survive without water in prison, but only if you're a famous method actor. 250211
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raze tents are notorious for creating microphone feedback. 250212
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raze people you impersonate may be closer than they appear. 250213
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e_o_i Unfairly, I'll take out my anger at my ex on his new girlfriend, dropping her coat on the ground and throwing a winter hat at her.

(Silly situation, but awful feelings. Described also in what_made_you_cry_today.) 		250213
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raze when an old_friend meets his doppelganger in a restaurant, it won't be weird at all. 250214
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raze telling someone not to laugh is an excellent way to make them laugh. 250215
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raze basketball and poetry make strange bedfellows. 250216
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raze photographs have feelings too. 250217
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raze living in a van becomes more complicated when you don't know how to drive. 250218
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raze it's always going to be a little unnerving to see an exposed testicle, but as long as it doesn't fall out of its pouch and start rolling around like a lost marble, there's nothing to be too concerned about. 250219
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raze joining a metal band is all fun and games until someone starts hailing satan. 250220
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raze the black olives in record stores can't be trusted. 250221
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e_o_i "It's because I'm a nerd, not a jock."

This is what I say to a guy who tries and fails to make me proficient in a dream_sport involving ice slides and basketballs. He's just found out that I published an article once on a German philosopher who doesn't seem to exist in the real_world. (Funny, it was something about phenomenology.)

So this is what I say, expanding the mainly masculine 80s archetype to include me, but also narrowing real_life by speaking as if sport smarts and book smarts are mutually exclusive. 		250221
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e_o_i Gah, this was supposed to be in dream_dialogue! But I'll leave it here because I'm a nerd, not a jock :) 250221
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raze it's not a matter of how well you can dance; it's about who you can convince to join you. 250222
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raze every victory, no matter how minor, is celebrated with an unrelated marriage proposal. 250223
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