It’s before 8 am. None of my alarms have gone off. I woke up before 7 after having two major nightmares in succession.

The first was less bad on the whole. A think a friend of mine in the dream either went away or died. I found a way to communicate with him by vibrating sound waves fast enough to turn them into light waves. (I realize that is nonsensical but it made sense in the dream.) I was ecstatic to get to see and talk to him again, but when I looked again, this terrifying figure in a skin tight black wetsuit type garment, a breathing mask, and black goggles was standing next to him and staring at me, like I had broken some rule and needed to be destroyed. Then I dunno, House and Wilson showed up. It got weird.

The second one was far more terrifying. I got home and was chatting with a neighbor. They were rebuilding part of the complex and I realized that part was on fire. I called 911 but got a voice mail instead of a person. I left a message and it started to rain. I went into my apartment to get my dog and cats out but the fire had started to spread. The power was out, I could barely see, and I couldn’t find Nebula or Horatio. I woke up before I could even start looking.

I realized how early it was and tried to go back to sleep but all I could see when I closed my eyes was the fire or the figure. I’m on my period which just makes the fact that I’m going to be sleep deprived today even worse.

I need a brownie and a hug.