Of course, I'm going to have to sit in my car with the manual for a couple of hours just to learn how to set the presets.

Get to the station you want. Then push the button you want it to be preset to and hold the button down until you hear a little noise. At least that's how my car does it.

Ooh, fun! A previous owner had put a fancy radio in my Volvo and I enjoyed it so much I had to give my sister an iPod when I gave her the car so she wouldn't be missing out.

I keep having the "it's finals time for a class I've never been to," with the addition of "I graduated 30 years ago! I don't have to make up any classes!"

Juliana and Sue, I'm sorry.

I managed to take more things out of my home than I brought back in the course of my errands today. Regular recycling, electronics recycling and a small bag of stuff to Goodwill. I failed to shop for gifts though. Somehow I hadn't realized that I leave town in a week. Meep.

The only "I'm late for the test" dream I ever had was when I was actually oversleeping and missing an exam.

Turmeric is supposed to reduce inflammation, right? Is that a thing where it has to build up in your system before it does any good? I'm trying some turmeric tea right now on the off chance it'll help with the neck pain that I've had all week.

I think I keep getting lost in Ginger's parking garage.

That's probably the same parking garage my car is lost in.

Then push the button you want it to be preset to and hold the button down until you hear a little noise.

That's how my 20th century radio worked. This one is too cool for buttons.

Do you guys have specific anxiety dream templates?

Mine is 5% exams-coming-up-when-I'd-forgotten-I-was-even-registered-for-classes, and 95% "That show that closed last month didn't actually close, it was just on hiatus and we're starting up again tonight to a sold-out house and I completely forgot until just now and can't even find the script and call is in 45 minutes." I haven't actually *done* a show in a decade, but in dreams I have always just closed one that hasn't actually closed.

I'm so very sorry, juliana and Sue. Much love to you, and peace on the spirits of your sweet ones (cats have spirits; cats *absolutely* have spirits; I will brook no opposition on this).

I have had the "It's finals and I didn't study all semester! dream a couple times, oddly long after I graduated school.

I have a lot of the "I forgot I signed up for this class and haven't been going all semester" dreams.

exams-coming-up-when-I'd-forgotten-I-was-even-registered-for-classes

Yes, yes, and yes. Why do we share something so specific? I think my "not hitting hard enough" is just a new scenario in not being prepared for something you should have learnt and just fucked up.

Kat! Cody tried to share one of the buckeyes with Isaac, and the boy popped the whole thing in his mouth. Such a brat. Egad, those are good, really more candy than cookie.

I have been running around like a kook for the past 3 days. I am so dang tired. Too bad we still have homework (Franny's) to get through.