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Dream Journal: Money Isn't Everything (October 4, 2008)


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1. I invented a modified paperclip to hold one's place on a clipboard. It sold millions and I will never have to work again.

2. To celebrate, I vacationed on an exclusive island near Puerto Rico. I didn't know however that this island featured a hotel with special "entertainment". The hotel was connected to two giant cages. One resembled a golf driving range and the other looked like a frisbee golf/obstacle course. When evening fell, I found out that these cages were filled with convicts who fight each other to the death for a chance at freedom. By winning enough points, they can earn their freedom and leave the island. To throw a twist in it, normal vacationers can sign their lives away and join the convicts in the cages for a chance to earn 5 million dollars...

Yes, I played. I'm not sure if I was a still a vacationer or became a convict or just watched a convict play from a third person view. All I remember is that SOMEONE was really good a killing people. I could share more details about how the "games" were played and how points were won, but I think you may be grossed out already. Let me just say that the frisbee disks in one of the cages were bladed and you had to capture other peoples disks in order to exit the cage and win.

3. I was there at the same time as the touring BYU Ballroom Dance Team. We happened to all be dinning at the same restaurant for no particular reason. When I entered, the tour team members all threw their hands in the air and yelled, "Brrryyyaaaaaan!" I spent the next 2 minutes wondering the reason for their shouting my name. Eventually I gave up and I asked one of them and they acted surprised. They told me that I had taught them to do it. It was just a joke.

She said, "if you shout out someone's name, you are planting the mysterious root of a full story in their minds. When they see a flamboyant plant above the surface they feel subconsciously compelled to connect and uncover the rest of the story which lies beneath the surface."

5. I boogie boarded for the first time. I only traveled with the current at about 4 miles per hour, but it was still fun.

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Listening to: Crystal Castles - 03_-_crystal_castles_-_crimewave_la_riots
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  1. NoelleMon Oct 06, 06:08:00 AM MDT

    You've never boogie boarded in real life? You'd love it!

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