Entry 6: Karaoke - A Siren's song to other Dimensions ~ Alternate Reality... TV shows

I was sitting in a smoky lavender bar at a table with two friends during karaoke time. As I don't particularly enjoy singing in public, I was content merely having a cocktail while silently judging to myself the calvacade of lousy singers. During the midst of all the cacophony, I was greeted by my best friend who just happened to be the host of karaoke night - a powerhouse of boisterous energy contained in a small round body; the reigning queen of the night ruling supreme over her adoring androphilic subjects. She looked at me with a knowing expressing, her tiny nut brown eyes twinkling and smirk etched upon her face. She slid a blank white ticket upon the table. At first I thought it was a karaoke song request slip; a passive aggressive suggestion for me to sing something. As soon as I touched the ticket,a dimensional wormhole swirling electric pink and purple formed around me and I dissapeared.

I found myself in a Japanese gameshow. Though dazed and confused, I recongnized and understood the language. The announcer asked if a recognized a song that was about to played over the speakers. A gorgeous Japanese lady in a magenta miniskirt came with with two containers. Apparently the contained soundtracks to one of my favorite anime series and was to be my prized if I guessed correctly. The song was also on one of the cds in the set. My excitement soon become anxiety because I could not think of the song title. After several seconds of drawing a blank, the buzzer sounded signaling that my time was up. I wondered if there would be a consolation prize or, as with most Japanese games shows, I would be given some sadistic punishment. Before I could find out, the wormhole appeared and I vanished.

Next I found myself in a very sketchy menacing looking neighborhood. There was an earpice in my ear and an unknown voice commanded me to run. I asked why and where to but I did not receive an answer. I kept running straight ahead making no turns so I wouldn't get lost. Then from behind I heard distant barking, yelling and gunshots. I looked behind and saw a crowd of stereotypical thugs who carried firearms and leashed pitbulls. They were in close pursuit so I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. Finally Imade it to an abandoned wrecked old car; in the backseat contained bags of money. "Was this my prize?" I thought. Before I could hear an answer, I disappeared again.

Next I appeared in a pristine all white painted and decorated upscale hair salon. To my right sat 3 people on platform behind a table - I assumed they were judges. One was a thick older effeminate black guy, the second was gorgeous Hispanic looking drag queen, and the third was a middle aged attractive white woman with blonde pixie cut hair. Seated in front of my was a lovely black girl with long small and tightly braided hair. The announcer (who looked like Rupaul as a man) gave me the challenge which was to create a new innovative style for her braided hair. I could tell that the young lady was apprehensive and the judges sat stoically while occassionally exchanging quick bitchy remarks amongst each other. I nervously take her braids out of a rubberband which kept them in a ponytail. I had a basic idea in my mind but I wondered if I would be good enough to impress everyone. I took the girl's hair in my hand......

Entry 5: Driven to Madness ~ Beware of Pudding and Bearcubs

A very plain WASP-ish couple moved into a house that almost resembled my family's house. They seemed very content together but that would soon change. Over the course of the dream, the couple began to argue daily; the arguments were mainly started by the wife (Julia Sweeney from SNL)and ended with the husband (Jason Sudeikis from SNL)leaving. The wife started to grow distrustful of the husband, accusing him of adultery and other secret indiscretions which were not true. Eventually, the wife's grasp on sanity broke and she wanted the truth out bu whatever means necessary.

The husband come one sunny afternoon to see his spouse in the kitchen preparing chocolate pudding. She greeted him sweetly and calmly. Both alarmed but somewhat comforted by his wife's seeming serenity, he sat down at the table and began to sample from a bowlful of pudding already sitting in front of him. After one swallow, his body suddenly tensed. He began to sweat profusely. He opened the window to get some fresh air when he noticed little brown bear cubs in place of the usual neighbor stray cats staring up at him innocently while playfully waving their litle furry paws at him. In a panic, he rushed at his wife demanding answers. She greeted him with of a face of pure dementia. She let loose a crazed harangue of insults and accusations of his dishonesty, infedility and uselessness as a husband. All the husband could do was weep at the randomness of it all for there was nothing he could do remedy anything. The wife closed in him while he begged her to come to her sense. But to no avail.

I appeared in the house; apparently the couple was gone and I had just moved in. On the table was a big glass bowl of chocolate pudding. I looked out of the kitchen window and there were the little brown bear cubs standing on all fours staring back sweetly.