aha! on the 5th i wrote desperately to mi madre:
mom, you have to write down that dream you had. i couldn't remember it straight enough to write it in my diary last night and i can't really remember it now. please tell me you remember! and if you do could you please email it to me or something! i must have that wonderful dream documented! - DGroban
and back came a reply:
I'll try. Let's see, Magnum rises out of the water of the tidal pool,
the sun glistening off the individual droplets of water that are making
their way down through the hairs on his chest and rolling down his long
muscular thighs. He has that special look on his face that is reserved just for me, and as he comes nearer...... oh wait, wrong dream. Sorry. Ahem
(fan, fan)
It's night. A truck pulls into the yard and it's Uncle Craig. He has someone with him. As he comes in the front door, somehow he morphs into Uncle Allen (you know how dreams can be), and the person with him turnsout to be none other than Josh Groban! (we kept getting Widget* to say that last night at dinner)We welcome Josh graciously into our humble tiny
home and Uncle Allen explains - Josh is going to be giving a concert at Foxwoods, and when Uncle Allen heard about it he thought of his obsessed niece. He went and found Josh and told him all about his niece, coincidentally
named Singing Brook, who is a huge fan and would love to meet him. Josh
agreed to come to the house with Uncle Allen, having nothing better to do for a
day or two. Unfortunately, the obsessed one it not yet home from work, so
they agree to wait. While waiting, Josh is invited up to Weller's* old room, which somehow still has pictures, etc of him on the walls, even though
she doesn't "live" there. Again, you know how dreams can be. And then as
the time approaches for the obsessed one to arrive, I escort him downstairs
to her apartment to set up the surprise meeting. So Josh is ensconced on
the couch downstairs, and we are upstairs waiting for the obsessed one. In she blasts, singing a you-know-who song at the top of her lungs. We wait patiently and grinning stupidly (which she doesn't seem to notice) for her
to go downstairs. So, she checks the mail, gets something out of the
fridge and finally goes down the stairs...where we hear the bathroom door
close, other noises, bathroom door opens, noises in the bedroom, then finally silence. Puncuated by a scream and a thud! She has found him! The rest is fragmented as dreams can frustratingly be at times. There is a trip to the beach, with Mom in attendance - see every minute they spend together has to be documented on film as proof/remembrance, etc. Not alot of mushy stuff because unfortunately Mom doesn't usually dream that way, references to Magnum not withstanding. Anyway, the culmination of the dream is that the obsessed one is invited to sing a duet with Josh, and once he hears
their harmonization and realizes what it adds to his already outstanding
presentation, she is invited to participate in the concert at Foxwoods
and sing several numbers with him. Which she willingly agrees to do. The night of the concert, all family is in the front row and I assume some friends are in back-er rows for the concert. The obsessed one is introduced by Himself and a spotlight follows her from the back of the stage to where Josh
waits with outstretched hand. As their hands come together, they break into one of those songs nobody can understand and it's wonderful. People leap to their feet, reporters are seen frantically writing and asking "what's
her name again?" The parents, who would normally be videotaping the concert for proof/posterity are comforted by the fact that the entire concert is being taped and will be available for all to see.
now, how is that not the best dream in all the land? oh, and the "obsessed one" would be myself. wherever "himself" is means Josh. (you know, for those of us, mainly me who don't want to use our brains) *names changed to protect the "obsessed one any large words are the fault of mi madre, you better get out a dictionary. hehe - Weller