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Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Yellow Notebook

Current mood: eccentric


I had such a strange dream, though positive, I had this crazy sense I had to follow the dream. This nagging feeling was so bad that shortly after I awoke I proceeded to follow through as I’d seen in my weird dream.

First off, you have to understand, I’m nuts. Second off, you have to understand, I'm blonde, and well… that pretty much covers it. Oh yah, and with my first novel I learned to write my rough thoughts and ideas down in spiral notebooks. So now we have that out of the way, I'll tell you about my dream.

I dreamed I wrote the pirate novel I’ve had scattered on post it notes for months into this bright safety yellow spiral notebook. In the dream, I copied my novel from the notebook to the computer, sent it off to be published, and whamo, instant success.

I awoke with such an urgency to find this yellow notebook I immediately went in search of one among my old school supplies. Not a single yellow notebook, especially since yellow is not my favorite color. Later, I began looking for the post it notes regarding the book, but couldn't find them. Frantically, I began searching through the unpacked boxes left over from moving back into our home after repairs were completed following a near total loss from hurricane Ike.

Eventually, I found the post it notes bundled together in a coupon holder, and the frazzled, frenzy left me. I tried to be rationale and dismiss my dream, but it didn't work. Finally, I went to Wally World bought the bright school bus colored notebook, and suddenly the urgency lifted. One day, we'll find out if my dream really is a portent.

Happy Reading,

Carolyn Haven