Dreams and other nonsense

Many of you know that I have strange, and often vivid dreams. I am not sure why, but they come in bursts. Last night I had a dream that I went to Vegas with Terri, Alicia, Michelle, and Gabe. The odd part was that we could see the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean out the windows of the hotel.

We had booked a room for two nights, but then we decided to stay an extra night, and when Alicia went to pay for the extra night, they told us there was no space. Somehow, we did end up getting the extra night. To top it off, the waiters from the cruise were there, and I was like, "Mario and Didi are gonna KILL us." There are other fuzzy details, like walking around the hotel, climbing stairs, etc., but nothing too much I can recall, other than there MAY have been a scene in an airport where our flight got cancelled...

At least this dream didn't feature any maiming or death. :)

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On a totally unrelated note, we had people over on Friday for movie night, and I pressured them into watching "Jaws." I would say that, of the 10 of us, I was the only one who had seen it from start-to-finish before. It was hysterical to watch people scream at this movie, that while it is well made, can be a bit hokey compared to the CGI scarefests we enjoy now. Plus, a lot of pop culture references can be found in this 1970s gem; Bad Hat Harry Productions has it's roots here, I doubt very much we would have had "Deep Blue Sea" if it weren't for "Jaws," even the shark from "Finding Nemo" , whose name was Bruce, was named after the mechanical shark in Jaws. We had a great time, and several people told me how much they enjoyed it.

This is probably going to sound strange, and well, you know me, I am a little odd (but that's why you love me), Jaws got me strangely fascinated in the plight of sharks. Many foreign nations still engage in the barbaric practice of finning (in which they pull the shark out of the water, cut off it's three fins, and then throw it back to drown), simply for some soup. Sharks are the apex predators of the ocean, and while they may terrify us, it is their domain, and much of the ecosystem depends on them. I am by no means an environazi, but there is something to be said about respecting nature. *steps off soapbox* :)