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Apr. 27th, 2017


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I haven't had a dream in months - not since the one where I was shot. But I woke up this morning and there were new items from my dreams on the bedside table.

My mother's engagement ring and my father's watch. Two items that my parents still have and wear here, but that I owned in the dreams.

I'm not sure what it means, or even if it means anything, but it's certainly weird and just a bit unsettling. Because I know I was shot, I had the bruise on my chest for weeks where the bullet entered my body in the dreams and without anything to follow it up, I assumed I had died in them.

But, now, I'm questioning that and, scariest of all? If I didn't die, what actually happened?

Apr. 24th, 2017


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It seems that my brother's wife is as delightful in my dreams as she is outside of them. Which is to say not at all. Of course, ruining the table by cracking it in half was perhaps not the right way to handle the situation, but my emotions got the better of me. Luckily, my brother was understanding and I offered to buy him a new table.

Apr. 17th, 2017


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These dreams really feel sometimes like they are almost normal, and then they turn around and that changes in an instant.

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Apr. 14th, 2017


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I would just like to recognize all the other parents, guardians, and otherwise patient souls who have spent the day with a kitchen that smells like vinegar and hard-boiled eggs. I've got a dog who has a streak of green and a pool of hot pink staining his beige fur because my darling daughter knocked half the dye onto the floor when she got too excited about her purple egg being ready and forgot about all the other colors.

I also might be tapping into her college tuition fund to replace this marble countertop if the stain remover doesn't work.

Easter is stressful. Every year I think it'll be a nice quiet holiday. And every year I'm proven wrong.

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Looking forward to my other brother's visit. Getting the three of us together under one roof again? Priceless.

I need some laser tag recommendations.

Mar. 31st, 2017


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I know it's the last day of March and tomorrow is a special day for me, but I am ready for it to be July. I need more Game of Thrones and the trailer just teases it. At least I have plenty of time to rewatch the entire series if I want to.


[Kate]

I was going to say something tomorrow, but I decided you probably wouldn't believe me and thought I'd tell you today. I wrote something. It's not exactly like the books dream me has written and not fanfiction. Between what you've said to me and dream me, I found some time. Would you like to read it?

Also, what are your plans for tomorrow?

Mar. 23rd, 2017


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I thought taking Lily to New York over her school break would help with my wanderlust. Instead, I've woken up every morning with the itch to do something different. It's a feeling that I've had off and on for most of my life; the last time that happened I applied for the job that ultimately moved us across the country to California. When I was 18 I went out and got a tattoo, when I was 22 I hopped a red-eye to Bali with my boyfriend at the time and did nothing but sit on a beach and drink, among other adult activities.

Becoming a grown-up, or maybe just a parent, means that I can't just throw some stuff into a suitcase and jet off, but that feeling is still there. It's not dissatisfaction, it's not unhappiness, it's just -- a craving, I guess. To experience something new, to do something different. I just don't know what that difference is yet.

Mar. 20th, 2017


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The problem with a lull in the dreams is that I'm constantly waiting for them to start again. Only I'm not really sure what's going to happen in them, but I can only hope that eventually it involves escaping the countryside. Not that I'm not well aware that'

[Justin]
How would you feel about spending time together?

Mar. 18th, 2017


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I dreamed about Halloween again, though there was a lot more to it than just dressing up as a space cowboy. There was a murder that seemed to involve vampires and werewolves. Unfortunately, they were not real, which was a bit of a disappointment. I was helpful for the case. Apparently, dream me has a lot of connections with just about everyone for almost everything you can possibly imagine. Then there was another dream about a singer whom Alexis is a fan of. Alexis ended up helping a lot with that case.

But enough with the dreams today. I'm taking the kids to see Beauty and the Beast. Has anyone seen it yet?

[Kate]

Would you and Lily like to join us for the movie?

Mar. 13th, 2017


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I need gift ideas. My brother's son is about to celebrate his first birthday and I'm a little at a loss.

Oh, wise internet... what say ye?

Mar. 9th, 2017


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About a month ago I asked Lily what she would like to do with her week off from school in March. I thought she'd do the usual for a kid her age, ask to go to Disney or some other theme park or some really extravagant and far reaching place that we couldn't manage to get to, properly enjoy, and then get her back to school without extreme jetlag the following Monday.

But Lily is full of surprises. A couple of days after I asked her about it, she told me that she wanted to go back to New York. She wants to stay in our old apartment, eat in her favorite restaurant, go see the Atlantic Ocean and her swing in the park a few blocks from our place. At first, I thought of telling her no, not really wanting to stir up the memories of what we had in Manhattan and leaving her upset when the time came to come back here, but I changed my mind.

New York is home. It's where I was raised, where Lily spent the first six years of her life. She's only seven, but that city is in her blood just like it's in mine and trying to pretend it isn't is absurd. So we're going to drop Yoshi off with my parents tomorrow night and hop on a plane for NYC Friday morning.

A little nostalgia never hurt anyone.

Feb. 24th, 2017


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How do you know when the Dreams are over?

Like sacrificing yourself so your team can get away and getting captured and carted off to the place where Jedi go to die...that seems pretty final, right?

Feb. 20th, 2017


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So... DO the dreams just keep repeating themselves? Because one specific scene keeps repeating at night.

Feb. 19th, 2017


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Okay, so I know there’s a market for crossover genre books, but shouldn’t there be some sort of logic to it? Or at least a limit? I just finished a book that was a crossover between disaster/ghost/government conspiracy/alternate universe. And it literally felt like the author couldn’t decide what they wanted to write, and couldn’t be bothered to make it actually connect. I should have listened to my first instinct and just stopped reading and returned it to the library. I’m so glad that I didn’t buy it.

Feb. 18th, 2017


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My kid has gone off to a sleep-over with a friend who lives down the street, and for the first time since I moved to California, I find myself alone (if we don't count the dog) and with no plans. And the trouble with having a kid is that most of the people you know also have kids and can't pop out for dinner or whatever on a moment's notice.

So, Orange County, where's the fun place to go or a cool thing to do? I'd rather not spend the night being asked for a date or a one-night stand, so a bar probably isn't the best suggestion.

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I'm having the worse day. And it's a bunch of mundane stuff too. Just adds up. I'm supposed to be more zen than this.

Feb. 14th, 2017


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My kid presented me with flowers for Valentine's Day, which is cute if you overlook the fact she pulled them out of the neighbors yard. But it's the thought that counts. At least the families on both sides of us like Lily, though I am going to make her apologize for taking something without asking. But once she's done that, I think I'll celebrate with my favorite girl with some pizza and a movie.

Feb. 13th, 2017


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I just found out that Pizza Hut has a heart shaped pizza! I guess I know what I'm having for dinner on Tuesday. Since I'm single, I can't think of a better way to spend Valentine's Day

Feb. 11th, 2017


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As the saying goes, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. It's certainly applicable for me today since I arranged for a babysitter, carefully planned a day out, and then woke up at 5 a.m. miserably sick. So rather than enacting all my plans, today has been about lying in bed and binge-watching The Crown on Netflix.

And I still had to pay the babysitter, who, to my great surprise, has a 24-hour cancellation policy.

Feb. 6th, 2017


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If you don't have anything special planned for Valentine's Day then don't despair. If you come along to Much Ado About Books you could find the perfect blind date waiting for you....

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Come along and see if you can find your perfect match!

Jan. 29th, 2017


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What should a man do if he knows he doesn't deserve the life he's been given?

Jan. 20th, 2017


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I've spent most of the day grading papers and flipping through Netflix originals. There sure are a lot of them now. It's been a good distraction for today, especially since Dream!Kate is annoyed with me for doing something I promised I'd never do. Dream!me couldn't help it, he just had to know. I think it's given the case a fresh new look. And I think she was also annoyed by the reporter that was tagging along to the crime scene too.

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The new leader of the country quoted a Batman villain in his speech. My brain hurts, my soul is sad, and I'm still considering moving to Paris. They have macarons.

Jan. 13th, 2017


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Anyone know of any good book clubs? Or want to make one with me?

Jess
Hi hows things? We should grab coffee at some point soon.

Spencer
Hi,

Have a good break? Looking forward to heading back to College?

Abigail Hobbs
So, I was thinking. I know we haven't met but we've talked a lot on the network and I enjoy our conversations so I was wondering did you actually want to meet at some point?

Jan. 10th, 2017


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Maybe I'm over analyzing this, but we are ten days into 2017 and Valentine's Day is over a month away. But everywhere I look there are red and pink decorations, sales on chocolate, teddy bears, and all the other cliche stuff that girls (and guys, I suppose) are meant to expect as a present. People always talk about how much pressure there is to have a good time at Christmas, but there is just as much pressure to find someone this time of year to avoid being single and feeling left out.

It's ridiculous.

Jan. 8th, 2017


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All right, all right. I admit it. I think someone found the kool aid and drugged my drinks. This is just weird. I don't like it. Nice orange vest, blondie.

Dec. 31st, 2016


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My first New Year's Eve away from New York City. It's kind of weird, not seeing drunks stumbling around at only 10am with their glittery hats and noisemakers.

My NYE so far has been spent binge watching Ghost Adventures. Because nothing says ringing in the new year like three guys in night vision yelling "BRO" every thirty seconds!

Dec. 26th, 2016


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You know, if I were still living in New York I'd be pissed off about the snow, especially since it's indefinitely postponed the trip that I'd planned for Lily and me to take during this last week of her school vacation. But it's actually been kind of magical watching it come down and cover the backyard and the beach. It's the sort of thing I'd never really have taken the time to appreciate in Manhattan because it was usually just another day with bothersome snow that slipped between your coat and your sweater on the walk to the subway or made it impossible to hail a cab.

But I'm quite amenable to snow when all I've got to do is sit inside drinking coffee and watching movies with my kid. She's dying to go outside and play in it, but not while the wind is howling and the snow is falling so thickly that we can't see the neighboring houses.

(Private to Castle)
Though, once the snow clears a bit, I do have an idea involving you, your mom, and the kiddos.

And Meredith, if she's still there. But I hope she isn't.

Dec. 22nd, 2016


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It's my birthday! Cmon, tabloids, write something good about me. I dare you.

Dec. 2nd, 2016


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So there was a lady in the grocery store a couple of days ago with headphones in, singing Winter Wonderland. I was thinking to myself who was going to break it to her that she's in California. Now I'm just wondering if she's got some sort of weather machine.

As someone who's only seen snow once in his life... how do you drive in this?

Nov. 29th, 2016


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There's no way to ask without sounding insane, so I'm just going to go for it.

Has anyone else ever had a Dream where you woke up injured in some way or.....you know....died?

Because I think I did.

Nov. 28th, 2016


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Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I am done shopping for Christmas. This has never happened to me before. Usually, I'm still trying to buy up until Christmas Eve. I'm sure all this free time will give me plenty of time to reflect on the dreams I've been having.

The most recent dreams I've had are really intriguing. One dealt with rituals that has peeked my interest to learn more about it. Plus my first ex-wife made an appearance too, which I had not been expecting. Then another dream started with a supposed death twenty years prior to the death that happened in the present. Turns out that the woman everyone thought was dead, was still alive. And the best part of my dreams had to be seeing my little girl looking all grown up and going to prom (though I'm not at all ready for her to be a grown up and not needing me).

Nov. 20th, 2016


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Anyone ever... roll over in bed, expectin' someone from a capital-D Dream to be there and bein' real disappointed when they aren't?

Nov. 17th, 2016


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I noticed another gray hair coming in yesterday. Today I turned 37.

Biology is mocking me. I know I'm getting old, you don't have to rub it in.

Nov. 8th, 2016


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I have been planning a trip over Christmas holidays for Lily and I as a belated birthday present for us both. I actually bought tickets the other day for the flight to Paris.

Given what's happening in this Presidential Election right now, I can't help but consider just staying in France on a permanent basis. Lily's young, she can pick up the language easily enough.

Nov. 2nd, 2016


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We're tied in extra innings, there was just a rain delay.

I don't know if I can take much more of this.

ETA: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Nov. 1st, 2016


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Midterms! I'm practically living on coffee, and I'm not sure I've slept in a week. I'm sure I'll need some stress relieving activities once this is over.

Anyone have any good techniques to relieve stress?

Oct. 31st, 2016


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So I'll admit I'm a little curious.

Does anyone else have dreams that very closely mirror their actual life?

Oct. 28th, 2016


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Lily isn't really into the traditional "girl" stuff, and she really never has been. Sure, she likes dolls and princesses well enough, but she's always gravitated to other characters that most people would say are for boys.

I've encouraged her to love what she loves and not worry about any of that, so when she asked to be Han Solo for Halloween I went out and bought her all the stuff that she would need. And last week when she asked if Yoshi could come trick or treating as her Chewbacca I got online and ordered a bandolier for the dog.

She's been so excited to wear her costume to school, so when I picked her up this afternoon as she was in tears I asked what happened.

Some kids made fun of her, called her names, questioned her sexuality (she's six), and have convinced my sassy, amazing, spirited daughter that she is weird and that she shouldn't go out Monday with the other neighborhood kids because they will also make fun of her.

I'm appalled, angry, and heartbroken all at once.

Oct. 22nd, 2016


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I've a question. What are the best costumes for babies{?

Oct. 17th, 2016


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I've been having a lot more of those Dreams lately. There seems to be a lot of misdirection in finding the killer and that it takes a lot of time. First there's the dead body in the dryer, then a game of Russian roulette with teens that reminded me of when I was in private school. Dead bodies in real life, not fun, but these dreams are a bit fun or I've enjoyed them so far. I think Kate and I make a great team. And I totally understand now what Kate means that Nikki Heat is a stripper name. I think it's cool. I don't know what sort of mystery titles dream me has come up with, but I can think of a lot of awesome titles!


[Alexis]

Hey, kid. I'm thinking of carving pumpkins this weekend with viewings of kid friendly Halloween movies. You up for it?

Oct. 9th, 2016


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So a couple people at the station say this place is the place to be, but I'm starting to question them a little. What is everyone here on? I'd say can I have some, but I don't think I need to deal with that. But the Nick before the PD probably would have sold it

I'm Nick Wilde and I have no idea why I'm here now that I am.

Oct. 5th, 2016


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It's playoff season and the Cubs are one of the favorites.

Spoiler, I'm a Cubs fan and we are stubborn but also fatalistic.

Oct. 4th, 2016


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....apartment blown up while you shower by a serial killer with a fixation on your fictional alter ego isn't exactly a good start to the week.

Castle, this book you wrote in my Dreams is really a pain in the ass. And I hate her name. Nikki Heat? It sounds like she should be a stripper rather than a cop. I also might be dead, in which case I'll be kicking your ass in reality because I can't do it in the other one.

Oct. 2nd, 2016


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There's a couple making out in a booth at Chipotle. I'm legitimately waiting for them to start dry humping each other. Everyone is pretty obviously uncomfortable and like four people have left. You'd think my dreams and all the wanton public sex in them would have gotten me used to this but apparently not. Or I just don't like people fucking so close to my food.

Sep. 29th, 2016


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This is mostly for the other ladies here. All month other girls I know have been posting on facebook about how it's fall now and they don't have to shave their legs. Maybe it's just me, but I can't go more than two days without shaving my legs. So can someone explain to me why you would stop shaving just because it's fall?

Sep. 26th, 2016


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....I don't think you can get used to these dreams. They've been happening for months now, and I thought nothing could be as bad as experiencing my mom's death. And then I found the man who was ordered to kill her, the man who promised to tell me the name of who ordered the hit, and I had to kill him before he gave me the information.

I shot him to save someone else; to protect someone simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. On some level I knew it could happen, I chose to become a cop, and cops live with the reality of that decision every day but it still weighs on me. Living or dreaming, I keep thinking about it.

Not least of all because I've seen that man before. He's currently serving consecutive life sentences for murder and attempted murder.

This sucks.


[filtered to Richard Castle]
I need a favor.

Sep. 18th, 2016


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It will officially be fall in a few days and then it'll be October and Halloween! One of my two favorite times of the year!

I realize that I must be getting those weird dreams now too. The dream me has a very similar, yet different life. Instead of living here my whole life, I was living in New York. And the police were asking for my help with a case. I guess I was a writer and the guy was using my books for inspiration? Weird.

[Kate Beckett]

Dream me seems to be a mystery writer.

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Okay that was an odd dream. I guess it was one of them. Just hard to imagine not knowing someone in the dreams when you've known them nearly all if not all of your life.

Anyone else in that situation?

Dad / Kate
Do you guys dream?

Sep. 13th, 2016


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[Filtered away from Rick and Alexis Castle]
So, let's say that you've been having dreams. Dreams that involve people who you know in your actual life. That's all fine and well, if a bit odd, except these people in question have no idea about any of this, nor do they seem to be having dreams of their own.

Do you tell them about your dreams?