I had a follow up appointment at the sleep disorder center this morning that I cancelled because I didn't get enough sleep to feel comfortable driving. So that's how my day is going. After I had cancelled and rescheduled, I went back to bed and slept for about five hours.
I dreamt that I was working in a hospital and I had a patient who I had to bring a Coke to. Partway through talking with this patient, I was called out to take report. This was done in the bathroom. My next patient was impaired in such a way that I had to take in two sets of the same medication and offer him a choice (between the two exact same medications), otherwise he wouldn't take them. (This is how working with psych patients warps your dreams.) While I was partway through this process, I was paged and told that someone was waiting on me. It turned out to be a janitor who needed me to badge him in to someplace. I was irked. Anyone with a badge could have done it, but I had to follow this person to some distant place (another bathroom, a trend) that led off the floor I was working on and into a part of the hospital that resembled a shopping mall. When we got there, we had to go through to bathroom (which was open to anyone, which I pointed out to him, with his response being that it was a room at the back of the bathroom that he needed access to). Turned out the room at the back of the bathroom led to a large outdoor space that was also open to anyone. I angrily asked him if he had even checked to see if he needed a badge and then left before I could hear his answer. I was hurrying, trying to get back to my floor, and it turned into that kind of dream hurrying, running but getting nowhere. And then I woke up.
Just prior to that, I dreamt that I was in New York City. It was New Year's Eve--the afternoon of New Year's Eve--and I was walking with a group of about five people, including at least one small child (a boy), to Times Square. It was a long walk. I wanted to take a taxi, but no one else did, so we didn't. As we approached Times Square, I could see that the famous ball that drops at midnight was beginning its descent even though it was still light out. We clearly were not going to make it to see this important eent. I pointed it out to the others and then said I was going back to the hotel. They decided to continue on, so I turned away from them and started looking for a taxi. Then I started running up the street, and again it turned into that dream run where you run and run and get nowhere.
Is this what life is like now with Covid? So much effort put into just staying safe, so it seems like I'm putting in a lot of effort just to stay in the same place?
We were out yesterday, a rare trip out for us. We went to the plant nursery and we were the only two people wearing masks. Just as we were leaving, another person walked in wearing a mask. That was it. No one else. I got several looks, but no one said anything to me. I was hoping they would, because I have not had the opportunity to be an angry bitch to a complete stranger in a long time. I've missed it. But no, we selected several (overpriced) plants and paid without anyone commenting. Maybe next time.
In the meantime, I've been working on Sunbonnet Sue/Bonnet Brenda blocks. Here are some blurry (sorry) photos.
This is the prototype for the Handmaid Sue, but she's out of proportion. She looks like an adult, not like a toddler or child like the other Sues, so I'm going to redraft her. A child dressed in this garb has more of an impact, I think. Also, I'm going to put her against a pale blue background because one, the white bonnet doesn't stand out well enough against the pale pink background, and two, the red, white, and blue symbolism is too obvious to pass up.
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