Thursday, January 8, 2015

The 4M tram to the worst class ever at ISU.

 Had a dream last night I had to go back to college for a class. It was the worst class ever. It was overcrowded, was partially online, taught by a grad student with no experience who didn't care, and was non-degree specific. 

To just get to the room, you had to take a tram that ISU paid 4 million dollars for. It just reminds me of why I don't go back to Idaho. The best part of the dream was getting a sandwich at Goody's.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

A Roman Holiday for Idahoans!

 I had a dream last night that I went to a family reunion in Rome. 

I had to remember the names of all my mom's brothers by face. Then I rode a moped around Rome (a la "Roman Holiday!"). 

Which is how I found David Tennent and some guy who said he was an actor on Arrow (but not John Barrowman so who cares). 

We took pictures. Then I drank great wine and beer at an open-air cafe on a beautiful plaza/metro stop. It was a nice dream.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Can cultural materialism be used to disrupt drug use? Tonight on "Diana's Dreams!"

 I had a dream last night that I was in a mystery with Marvin Harris the anthropologist. We were discovering how to use cultural materialism to disrupt the culture of heroin use. What a weird dream!

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

If the carbon became sentient, then we would know that Climate Change is a destructive MOnster

I had a dream last night that the carbon in the atmosphere was sentient and creating monsters that were destroying property and choking people. Their was drama, but what the atmosphere of Earth wanted was that the earth to have "citizen rights" and to have public representation in development. The "government" didn't understand they were both fighting the monsters and creating it. This dream would make a great short film!

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Female Inventors are very bright, have you seen one smile?

I had a dream last night that I met the woman who invented LEDs. I was at an event where she was. She didn't introduce herself, but just smiled because we were talking about her work.


Sunday, October 20, 2013

A great presidential Commercial - Classic

 Last night I had this dream for a presidential commercial. This was the narration. "Things aren’t how they used to be. Here is a picture in black and white that proves it. Today there are many pressing issues for the next president; here is a picture of a steaming teapot to represent pressure. Kids today aren’t thinking about the future. Here is a picture of a kid who is playing while wearing a towel on his head. He isn’t pretending to be a bad guy; he is just playing. This is the new world. People today still try to propel things in weird ways. Here are pictures of people using spoons to launch cotton balls. This election is going to be important. Here is a picture of a string of pearls swaying with clock sounds to convey the urgency. Make sure you vote for someone who doesn't think hats make people evil."


Saturday, October 12, 2013

Drag queens can swim!

Last night I dreamt that I went to a gay bar with an indoor pool where it was encouraged for the drag queens to swim with their wigs on. How those wigs stayed on while swimming was the magic of dreams. And the makeup never looked wet. I want to go to this place.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Ted Cruz got a lecture for Christmas

 Uh, I had a dream I was Ted Cruz's secret Santa for Christmas. Instead if a gift I gave him a lecture about poverty+healthcare and a lump of coal. I really don't understand my dreams. I also was walking barefoot all over Pocatello looking to rent VHSs.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

The Bones Dream

 I had a dream last night that Dr. Brennan (Bones) and I were researching some sort of cult. I had to lecture her on the ethics in ethnography. I think Italy have been the "Raw Bar" with oysters and clams last night that did me in.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Disney Luggage, Doctor Who & My Little Pony crossovers

 Strange dream of the night: I was on a trip to some sort of villa and my parents were there and had purchased like 100 dollars of Disney themed luggage. Each piece was a dollar so they thought it was a good investment. 

There were kids suitcases, the roller backpacks, and duffel bags. I had no idea why they had purchased this weird stuff. 

Then, my mom went to McDonalds and brought me back a Doctor Who themed happy meal. These meals existed for a limited time because there was a convention in town. 

Then we went to see a My Little Pony Doctor Who crossover cartoon, and the animation was amazing. It looked live-action! Then there was something about ponies. The end.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Time Travel

So, in addition to lots of applying for jobs, being unemployed has given me time to watch Doctor Who. I'm really getting into the show. I just watched "Beware the Weeping Angel" and it has given me some study questions to ponder while I clean the house. 1. If I could go back in time, what would I tell myself? Would I tell myself to do anything differently? 2. In the future, what kind of life do I want to have lived so I have a story to tell? 3. What kind of a world do I want to live in, in the future, and what should I do now to make that world a reality? The other interesting thing I have been thinking about from watching the show is how differently people of African descent's experience is in other countries. I'm sure racism exists in the London of the future. It is because of America's history that people of color have a different experience. I hope the work I do helps peoples in our country have a more positive future. For example, on Doctor Who, I didn't see the same segregation and I see on TV here. We know that after the Civil War, there was a migration to the North from former slaves, and still today we have high concentration of minorities in neighborhoods. Although not always, these neighborhoods also house a concentration of people living in poverty. This is not portrayed on the show, even when the 2 part episode was about the 1930s New York City. People of African descent are regularly shown as leaders and heroes. I love this. It doesn't recognize the experience of African-Americans. I love that they are just people who don't have any extra challenges because of history and are accepted as equals without question. I wish that were reality, but it hasn't been in the places I have lived. Time travel is also no reality, which is what I'm writing to think through. To question number one, I don't know if I have any advice for my past self. Maybe I do. Last night my roommate and I were discussing women in STEM programs. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. I was looking through my old transcripts as part of reviewing myself for job applications. I can see where I was very good at math, and it wasn't until becoming a sophomore or junior in high school, I started spending my time on other things. I'm glad I studied art in college, but I wish I had been encouraged to be even better at math and science. I didn't go to Girl Scouts because I was encouraged to only do LDS church sponsored activities. I learned how to cross stitch, cook, do laundry, play music, and tend children. The church sponsored activities for young women didn't include science fairs, or even activities like go-cart racing. They were done, but they were only for the boys. I guess I would go back in time and ask my parents to encourage me to develop my STEM skills more, and to encourage me to take pride as a young woman who excelled in math. The other advice I would have for myself is to be more engaged in team activities. I loved to read, and was always very independent. I scored in the 90th percentile for language and reading on my ACTs. However, I feel like if I had been exposed to more group activities like sports, or engineering games, I would be better prepared to manage other people and not let their mistakes bother me. I do let others mistakes bother me when I shouldn't. I have to consciously plan on making sure to let other people fail by my standards but succeed at their own. If I did come back in time and talk to myself, I'd like to be able to let me know that the work I'm doing is making a difference. I would like the encouragement and historical context to know that what we did in politics in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, and even in Idaho made a better world. It is hard to imagine what didn't happen. Negative talk is reserved for the future and about actions to prevent future outcomes, like regulating guns and not having thousands of gun-related deaths each year. I think as organizers we forget to celebrate our impact. Non-profit work, especially foundation work, spends significant time celebrating success and impact, but politics doesn't. In politics, we always have the next battle to attend to. If I could time travel, someday I hope I can come back and say, "You did the right thing, Diana. You did a good job." I'm not sure I'm closer to knowing just what kind of world I want to live in right now, but I'll dwell on it some more and get back to you.