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It's been months since my last dream and all of a sudden I had a bunch of new ones.

Alfred helped me get into ESL classes so I could learn to read and write. Deathstroke found me one night and after injecting me with something, persuaded me to join him. I was a member of the League of Assassins after that then joined his Titan's East. I almost killed Supergirl then broke my father out of jail. I fought Tim and my father while I was under Slade's serum and eventually Tim injected me with an antiserum. Batman felt responsible for what had happened to me and allowed me back into the Batfamily, but Dick wasn't quite as accepting as Batman was. I wanted revenge against my father and Slade and started looking for them secretly. After a confrontation where I almost killed my father, Batman offered to officially adopt me.

It's strange to think that I'm capable of murder. I mean, I obviously have different views on things in real life than in the dreams, but if it came down to it, I could kill someone if I needed to. Does that make me a bad person?

I just realized something. I haven't had a "DREAM" in weeks. Anyone else get long breaks from them?

Does anyone here know about money and portfolios and all that crap?

Oh man. I don't know how many of you know, but there's talk of a bill being proposed in our fantastic state that would prohibit the use of Orca whales in shows and exhibitions. This is fantastic! Of course SeaWorld is less than happy, and the bill would still allow them to keep whales in aquariums [ :( ] but it's a great start! I'm actually so excited, guys.

While I like to keep up with social media and our company does have an excellent website, I have to admit that I don't really get a lot of time to 'surf the internet'.

You can imagine my surprise when my secretary sent me a link to a website called 'Cougar Life'. Apparently, someone with no scruples and a questionable sense of humour decided to sign me up there. I'm mostly amused. The cease and desist is on its way to them, of course.

But... really? 'Cougar Life'? Gentlemen, surely you can find attractive older women in a much more elegant fashion.

I'm not one for this sort of thing, but, at this point, I'll take anything to try and fight off the boredom. And as introductions seem customary, here's mine.

My name is Rollo. I'm a rugger, out for the better part of a year right now because of some knee problem. Normally I'd go back in, but apparently I need to wait for the doctor's absolute okay. So here I am, with nothing better to do than join a community network.

Anyone know a good place to get a drink or two?

Nessie's new favorite word is "no." She uses it for everything we ask her now. I don't think she knows the meaning of the word yet. It makes for some hilarious situations.

Me: Nessie, are you going to make something of yourself when you grow up?
Nessie: No!

or

Bella: Nessie, are you going to date when you're 16?
Nessie: No!

and my personal favorite

Bella: Nessie, do you like it when Aunt Alice takes you shopping?
Nessie: NO!

I demand my hour back. We should just be like Arizona and not do this Daylight Savings Bullshit.

I'm still not used to waking up and having things just appear.

I fell asleep on the couch this afternoon and when I woke up there was Anakin's Padawan bread on the coffee table. A little weird and unexpected, but kind of cute at the same time? Yeah, not completely sure how to sum that one up, but I am so very glad he doesn't have this braided rattail in real life.

But the best part was the fact that underneath the braid was a lightsaber. I have the vague memory of Anakin giving me his lightsaber to prove that our relationship is the most important thing to him. I'm definitely surprised to see it here, but I'm also super excited.

Watch out world, I have a lightsaber.

Sometimes I wonder about the people in our Dreams that haven't shown up yet. In my Dreams, I lead a group of rebels against an evil incantatrix named Mater Motley who wants to destroy every World she's ever heard of. She wants to bring eternal Midnight and let creatures loose to eat the stars and moon and sun. I helped the rebels by making a huge ship with magic, and we fell over the edge of the world we were in, into another one.

I worry. I worry what happened. Sometimes I wonder if this is the world I fell into. maybe I did something, I don't know, my Dreams are strange I just ... I was helping wage war. Now that I'm gone, I'm sure they're fine without me, but it doesn't seem right that I be here, without them.

I'm just weird, I shouldn't think so much. I have an amazing husband (who's quite possibly the most amazing man I've ever met in this world or any other Dream world) and the world's best dog. (Ruby's adorable.)

Maybe I should just get out more.

Has anyone else out there woken up to find full sets of armor in their bedroom? I recognize it from my dreams, but what do I do with it? Can't exactly hang it in the closet. I mean, how would that even work?

It wasn't that bad. I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep right away but I did.

My birthday is tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll be one year closer to forty. I'm not sure I approve of that. At least this year I have someone to celebrate my birthday with. That will be an improvement on the last couple of years. I think Sirius and I are planning to take a vacation during my week off from work. We're just not sure where we want to go.

So uh, my car finally decided to stop working right. I think running over an Orc from that whole...whatever that was Volcano/Middle Earth invasion thing did my poor baby in. Couldn't exactly tell the insurance company I ran over a mythical creature so I tried saying it was a deer. Without pics and paperwork and stuff it was a no-go.

So...are there any good mechanics, body shop people on here? Cuz my poor hummer needs some TLC.

So for this past week I've:

1) Had a dream about being a cop in Los Angeles with a partner that looks like the new guy on the Walking Dead, minus the handlebar mustache. It also came with memories of a whole lotta personal drama including nearly being shot to death on the job. Speaking of nearly dying, my other dreams involved: a plane crash. Nearly drowning post-plane crash. Having nearly everyone die on you from your section of the plane which was the tail. Saving a kid by CPR. Being attacked the first night on the beach of the island we all swam to and having three people kidnapped.

2) Went to Mass for Ash Wednesday for the first time in forever. It was nice. Then tried to share my ashes with Michael at work. Made for an interesting sparring demonstration.

3) Had the same dreams again, with more details added. Apparently I'd been seeing a shrink as part of my therapy before coming back to work. Oh and my mom's the police captain in this other life too. Yay. Ugh.

4) Was ordered home from work after nearly passing out before lunch. Stupid dreams and not sleeping.

5) Caught up on sleep loss this weekend to the point I think some people thought I was dead when I didn't answer my phone.

Here's to hoping for a less...dream filled week this time around.