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Since the incident with the device, it seems like every night after that I've had a dream of what I've come to consider my other life. My brother finally showed up in them. I had no idea who he was either, and that in and of itself is heartbreaking because of what happened here a few years ago.

At least there wasn't anything freaky here the last time I woke up, just a dirty red leather vest that I'd worn in my dreams.

Happy groundhog day.

I have to admit I like this holiday what with it being based on a rodent seeing its shadow. Makes as much sense as anything else around this place.

My niece was born today! They named her Bella--sort of after me, which was cute. My brother was crying when he told me. ...she was some odd inches long and some odd pounds and ounces. I don't remember the exact details, but mother and baby are happy and healthy.

If I turn up the air conditioning and wear my sweaters inside, I can pretend it's fall.

The club is going rather well. I do like when something works out like it should.

Nothing better than some nice dream repeats to put you in a good mood. Oh and a day full of meetings. Deep. Joy.

Bloody dreams. Am I the only one who thinks they're absolute bullshit at times?

I'm still under the mindset of holidays suck. Spent yesterday at home, watching Netflix. It was pretty pathetic.

Oh well that was fun and by fun, I mean not at all. Blood rain. Felt like Carrie a little bit except without the psychic powers which I would have used to kill Snow. And just my luck, it drove Wiress crazy; not that she wasn't a little crazy already anyway. Ugh, these dreams. Honestly, I'm not even going to ask if they can get any worse cause I already know they can.

Well, my axe couldn't have come at a better time.

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Well, the 75th Hunger Games have begun. Not only that, but I got my ax. In real life. It was leaning against my coffee table when I got up this morning. I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with an ax, but it's find of cool. It's heavier than I thought it'd be, but I actually didn't have that much trouble lifting it.

Not really looking forward to what's going to happen in the Games.

Oh yay more Dreams. I've made it through all the proceedings of the Games and up to the start of the next Hunger Games.

I must say that meeting all these past Victors doesn't make this an easy Game to go into. Everyone is pretty much amazing, so the idea of having to kill anyone is terrible. And I think everyone agrees with that because we managed to piss off the Capitol by holding hands and showing solidarity against something we think is truly horrible. And, I announced that Katniss and I had a secret wedding and that she is pregnant. Seriously, Dream!Me, Seriously?

I do have to say the best part of the Dreams was going in for my evaluation with the Gamemakers and flipping a giant middle finger to them by painting a beautiful picture of a girl named Rue that lost her life in the last Hunger Games.

Oh, and I also received some of the paintings of the last Games that I had been doing in the Dreams. I'm tempted to burn them, but they're really quite interesting. I'm not sure what I will end up doing with them.

[Johanna]
Oh heyyyy, finally saw what you texted me about. You've got some balls, girl.

Huh, amazing the random news articles you find when insomnia strikes.

Kermit is real

Now I can't get the muppet theme song out of my head.

So, in my dreams I'm from District 7 where the main resource is lumber and because of that, during the Hunger Games our stylists always seem to want to dress us like trees. This morning, I woke up to find my outfit from the Quarter Quell hanging on the back of my closet.

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When I was told to socialize, specifics were not given. The assumption could be made that my parents meant face to face interactions, but since it was implied and not directly ordered, I choose to ignore it.

I see from past posts that others had the same idea as I did. So much for originality.

Hello, new social group.

Jesus, if I thought my dreams sucked before, they just took a turn into even suckierville.

So this past week has been boring.

The Garage is reopening. Under new Management. Come on by for all your car needs.

Does anyone know where I would be able to find a small, cheapish car? Just a little run around really. No preference on make or colour so long as it's not a lemon. Thanks in advance!

Well that was a really weird dream.

Now I accept that Christmas is a happy cheerful time and I don't begrudge anybody that but it's not yet December, Thanksgiving is still over two weeks away but already the Christmas songs are on the radio, the Christmas adverts are on the television and billboards.

I'm going to be so over it all before we even hit December.

I have never been one for social media, as it were, but I was informed this was an interesting place and I should at least attempt to be social. I am a recently transplant from New Orleans, and I can say it is a lot less muggy than there but I miss some of the landscape already. Although the ocean and her breeze is lovely. I suppose I can settle here and get used to the changes.

I am Tessa St. Lucien, a pleasure I am sure.

I just want it to be over.

It would be much appreciated if someone could keep me awake tonight. Just for tonight. I'm afraid the old man my husband is already sleeping, and I don't want to sleep. I don't want to have any more dreams.

Is it too early to start drinking?

I can't say I'm a fan of this kind of social media but I do know it can and will be useful for all kinds of things. The way of the changing world. God I sound old.

So, to get us started my name is Haymitch and I run Abernathy PR.

I think I am giving up drinking for a month. On a dare naturally but I can do it if I want to. I guess this is me making it official. It'll be good if I can get past the hockey game tonight without a beer.

Tonight is a good drinking night, who's with me? There isn't anything that can't be fixed with a drink or two and no, Portia, I don't want to talk about it.

Hi! I guess this has been a long time coming. I mean, I've lived here for about four years now, and I kept hearing about this, but I guess I didn't really have the drive to join until now. It looks pretty customary to do the standard introduction, so, here goes.

My name's Peeta (yeah, I know), I work at Baxter Bakery. I actually might even know some of you without actually knowing you. I also go to school in LA, doing fashion and art (yeah, I still know). I've always been told that life's about being in the right place at the right time, and it's who you know, and this seems like a pretty good place for all that. Career wise. Even though I'm still a while off from a degree, let alone a career. But, hey, never hurts to start early, right?

I am finding I want to know how all these damn dreams end instead of just dreaming over and over again of the same helpless garbage. I swear even when I am awake the phrase, "May the odds be ever in your favor" is haunting me. It's like every where.

Right, so a certain someone told me I need to dress up as Miley Cyrus and walk around half naked to a party... So feel free to thank Portia for that if you see me out and about Thursday. Don't worry I'll keep it PG-13 for the kiddies.

What would happen if we went without pumpkin for a year? Everything is pumpkin... I don't want pumpkin coffee. I want just regular coffee. What is the draw of pumpkin can someone tell me?

Seems to me there is too much negativity in the air... So since it's no longer Monday (because that is always a downer) how about you tell me the best clean joke you got?

Okay Net people...

Who wants to go on a field trip? Halloween is coming... We need to petition to do one of those ghost hunting things. See if it's real or garbage. I want to go to Alcatraz.

You would think that, as someone with such a close connection to time, I would sport an abundance of patience.

Alas, we would all be wrong.

Oops.

Vacation over. I have to say Rome was rather pleasant as were the women for whoever suggested it. It was almost as good as London but not as good as Barcelona. Have to say being back in the States is good for when you just want a cheeseburger and a coke. The best food contribution we ever made to the world.

I'm taking a vacation. GASP! I know. Quick best and worse places to vacation. Someone says Hotel Carter in NYC I'm going to strangle you. I just heard the worse review of the place on my satellite radio... You don't want to know.

Oi, summer is way too hot already. Someone remind me why I decided I want to live here again. Antarctica would be nice if it weren't for the fact there are so many penguins.

I need a damn drink. No, I don't care if it's only 10am. Judge me all you want. I surely didn't miss this dreaming thing. What is the sense of surviving the slaughter house once if they're just going to toss you back in it? The stupid odds are never in your favor.

Yeah, going to get that drink now.

I considered quitting school but I graduate so soon I guess I might as well stick it out.

No idea what to do after though. No way I can stand more school. Anybody know any jobs for a computer nerd?

The big news this week: We bought a goat for the farm. Now we can start making our own cheese and selling the milk and stuff at the farmer's market. Guess who's responsible for said goat? Yeah, I am.

I know I haven't talked a lot about my dreams on here. They're really personal and kind of dark so it never seemed like I should, but something weird started happening to me this week. I've never baked a piece of bread in my life and I just got the sudden urge to give it a try so I did. I swear to you I made the most amazing cheesy bread I've ever tasted. It's insane, but I'm really good at it. I was good at it in my dreams too. Coincidence?

Is anyone else watching that new show "What Would Ryan Lochte Do?" They're still in the middle of filming the first season, but I've already been on it a couple times. Ryan and I are good friends and still teammates so I bet I'll be on it even more. It's good for me, I think. My agent says it's good to be in the spotlight... means more commercial deals and stuff. I don't know. I'm not too worried about commercial deals. I just want to go to the 2018 Olympics.

[Katniss]
It might be a good opportunity for us to show off a little, don't you think?

WILL YOU ALL STOP WITH THE SINGING ALREADY? Christ. First it was amusing, then it was a little bit cute now it's just annoying.

Is it possible to check half the world into the mental ward?

I forgot how crazily busy working on a film set can be! That plus all the normal craziness around here means time has raced by.

On the plus side it seems my dreams have stayed away while I've been so hectic, I'm hoping they'll stay away for a while though I've probably jinxed it now.

Oi, Chicago finally lost but I've already come to the conclusion that my hockey picks are screwed for the season regardless. Maybe I'll try one of those basketball things people always do in March. There has to be a trick to it, right?

Have you ever noticed talking to some people is like talking to a wall? Except that my wall would be faster to answer me. You would think I was talking Greek or something instead of plain 'ol English.

It's weird. I've been having these dreams for months now, and while I would have the same ones for a few days before the next ones kicked in, that was all the repeats I got. Then last night, after a dream I've been having all week finished, I suddenly was dreaming the first dream all over again.

It feels... weird. Almost like I hit some sort of finish line and then started over.

Does this happen often?

Is it ever not creepy here lately?

I swear, I'm switching focus to documentary shooting at this rate. It'd be a whole lot less work. Weird viral ad campaign switched on into real life? I'm getting that surrealist horror survival vibe again.

Like, should I be picking up a crowbar on the way home or...

Man, it's been forever since I've written in here. I guess I just kind of forgot about it. Things have been really boring around here lately though. Haymitch's pool isn't heated so I haven't been able to practice there, but luckily the pool we train in is indoors so I haven't been completely slacking. At least Spring is coming though. The weather is going to start getting warmer and we'll be able to plant new crops in a couple weeks. Then I'll be really busy. Guess I should enjoy the down time while I have it.