Have you seen that commercial for a sleep aid that features Abe Lincoln and a talking beaver? Weird, isn't it?
Want to know something weirder? A couple of years ago I dreamt about that "animal". In my dream, just as in the commercial, it looked like a crazed taxidermist had combined a beaver, a groundhog, and a stuffed toy to make a new kind of rodent.
As most of you know, I used to be a hospital nurse. It was a very demanding, stressful job and when I’m upset about work, I frequently dream that I’m back in the hospital. The dreams border on nightmares and started when I actually was a hospital nurse. Usually, they include a scene where it’s 6:30 in the morning and I’m ready for the next shift to come in so I can go home, when I realize I haven’t passed any medications, checked any IV’s, or even checked on my patients. Frequently, I panic and wake up in a cold sweat.
The dream I'm telling you about though wasn’t quite like that. I was working in a hospital for just one night as a favor to the hospital. I was trying to pass medications, but the patients' med cards were mixed up. I did my best to sort them out and figured out who got what. I was feeling very pleased with myself for being on top of things in a "hosptial dream", for once. Then I went to the med drawer.
It was full of water & yucky stuff so I dumped it into a sink. This furry little animal fell out, sat there looking at me, blinking it’s eyes, and said "Hello". I remember I replied intelligently, “Whu? Duh..?” I looked at the nurse who was sitting across the room and motioned to the creature. She shrugged and said, “Oh, he lives in that drawer”. She wasn't surprised at all that he talked.
I can’t remember much about the dream, but I remember that creature because he was so weird. And then I see him again in a commercial about dreams. Really weird, huh?
Click here if you want to see a picture of the thing.
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