10 Sep 2024
Dream
I was in a meeting with an older woman and an elderly man. It was in the reception area for a school that I was hoping my daughter could attend. April had spoken with this woman before, but I had not. The conversation seemed to be going pretty well. I remember taking my shoes and socks off at one point. Although at times my contributions to the conversation felt disjointed, like I had simply memorized a bunch of things to say and would pull them out of my hat anytime there would be a lull. Yet it seemed that the conversation was going pretty well. The woman stood up and met stood near the reception desk and were talking while I tried to put my socks and shoes back on. I got to my right foot and realized that I had put two pairs of socks on. A tight scratchy red pair underneath the comfortable brown striped pair. I must have had an extra pair in my bag and forgotten. Since I was on autopilot I did not question this until I was putting a second sock on my right foot. I heard the elderly man say "well we know that he knows which feet they go on"
I don't think he was trying to be mean though, just observant. I decided it would be less embarrassing to simply put my shoes on at this point rather than remove the extra socks. I pull out my cell phone because I think it would be great to show the woman a picture of Helena, since she was not here with me, but just as I am reaching to get it April bursts through the door with a crowd of our friends. Helena as well. It seems like a party. I suppose she must have arranged to have one for Helena here after office hours. Helena comes in wearing a turquoise clown nose. I tell the woman, that I as about to show her a picture but I guess she won't need one, because Here she is. Dan Scott is also there which I am very pleased to see. I think about kissing him on the cheek but he does it first then makes his way through the crowd to the kitchen I try to follow him. I really want to the him that I was thinking the same thing right before he did it. When I catch up to him, I explain this. Then I play it off as a joke by signing a bar from the love song from Superman "Can you read my mind".