Great Tape, Bad Slides

Date: 4/25/2026

Weirrrrrd sleep but two big dreams! I drank last night and I didn't feel like I slept at all, but I must have because I had the following two dreams. The first one I was going over to a house and there were many people there already. The people in the house felt like they were down to earth, Canadian but had some influence. Like a radio host, and actor and a producer. Different semi-famous people. The house had a rustic feel to it too, lots of wood, snowshoes on the wall, a large deck, plaid couches, that kind of thing. I had brought some kind of movie and it was a hockey game that was made in present day but looked like it was from the 70s and all the players were mic-ed up so you could hear them. One guy was so impressed by this concept and he starting thinking of ideas out loud around having a version of this but with workers in a kitchen having mics while they worked. Everyone in the room was impressed by my contribution and I was getting recognition and accolades. At one point Zack Galafanakis is saying he's impressed too and making comments leading me to believe that he would like to get to know me better even in a romantic way. Later on I found out he was married and was just pulling my leg. I think maybe this clicked after the second part of the dream. The second dream I was in the gardens, it was way different than real life and I was trying to repair connections and repair the garden program that had been neglected (this felt like real life) but there was a neighbor there and I talked to her and some clients. Some people were happy and some were not, some offered some ideas etc. I felt like I had gathered some information. Then I was going into a community gardener meeting, but it was in the office at work. It was in a bigger room and there were probably 20 people in it with 4 or 5 more joining online. I had created resources outlining what I wanted to say and outlining some of the new ideas. Plus an agenda etc. everyone had their laptops open and I could see my manager Denise opening her slides that she wanted to contribute in a way that everyone could see them on her computer. I tried to do the same. I tried to open my files but I could not find them anywhere in my computer...what did I name them? Why isn't it working? I was getting overwhelmed. I kept clicking and messing up the regular slides and back spacing. I asked for help but no one knew how to help on my computer. I couldn't remember the names of the documents!!! I went outside at one point trying to calm myself down and I gathered myself and came back in and awkwardly took my coat off and it felt like everyone was looking to me to complete the task before we could proceed with the meeting. I was getting so flustered and emotional and after a few more attempts I started to cry. I realized that I had been trying for 84 minutes and that it probably wouldn't work and the meeting would be cancelled. I felt awful. Two women came and sat beside me and one of them I recognized and Denise pointed her out and said she was a therapist. As people started to filter out of the room they would give me a little pat on the back or make a small joke to make me feel better but I was inconsolable. I just cried and cried and felt like I messed up everything... The end