New Years Eve, Suenos, Mel Gibson, and John Kerry...on a fine Yom Kippur Day

Let's have a New Years Eve Party for everyone that will be in Oregon! I think I will be in town from like Dec. 20-Jan. 4.

I did peyote with Marleta and Dana in my dream last night, only they called it "coyote." It was awesome. I saw a diner drive down Main St. in Northampton. That dream was so wild. The New York Times had an editorial about Willamette and how WU students' ironic sense of humor has become dangerous, and there was a picture of Kaneko with broken windows and flames. Also, I tried to get a deer to lick my hand at Sam's grandparents' estate, but Sam's grandpa yelled at me and told me that I could only pet the deer. The FBI was looking for Sam throughout the whole dream, which I believe had something to do with the coyote. It may have just been that he thought the FBI was looking for him though.

Oh, I had another dream the other night that might be more meaningful than last night's dream. I was in the mountains of France, and I realized that the Tour de France was about to start at the exact place where I was standing, and I just happened to have my bike. I thought that I might as well join in the race as I was already there, but I was apprehensive since I knew the ride might be beyond me. But, when the race started, I just joined right in. The beginning of the ride was all downhill and all I needed to do was coast. The whole time I was going down this steep hill though, I was getting more and more aware of the fact that I might not be able to continue the ride once it got harder. At the same time, I felt like I had no time to think about my decision, because pretty soon I would be so far down this steep hill that I could not ride back up. The whole dream was a perfect analogy for what I'm feeling in my classes right now. I feel like I just kind of came here because the opportunity presented itself, and it sounded cool. Now, I am sort of coasting through these beginning weeks, but we are just now getting into starting these work-intensive semester long research projects in my two women and gender study classes, and I'm going to need to start peddling faster and harder than I ever have. I just hope I have it in me.

On another note, Mel Gibson came to Northampton to film part of his new movie yesterday. I believe the entirety of the scene was him driving down Main Street and throwing up out of his car. (This part is no longer my dream. It's just ridiculous.)

Also, I am eating dinner with John Kerry and the Smith Dems tonight!