Nine hours of sleep, three dreams, one minor headache. I awoke feeling relieved that I had been dreaming. I've always had lucid dreams, but three in a night was something. That's some good REM right there. The first dream was of driving home with my dad from downtown on our local highway 281. The steering wheel was well above my eye level, and I kept weaving too close to the guard rail on the turns of that highway that I know well. We suddenly came upon a bunch of bicyclists, riding on the highway with not enough lights, only for the road to come to sudden stop, and the road turned into a crumbled rocky path with dark trees overhead, almost cave-like in the darkness. Our vehicle, and the bicyclists stopped in wonder of this road.
The second dream was of myself, at my current age, finding two Fisher Price dolls I had in my childhood, and playing with them contently, until Jake got home. Jake's arrival home triggered a new dream, a scarier one, in which some fears and experiences of my past came back to taunt me. I awoke with worry, but relieved that after all it was just a dream.
My day got a late start as I was off from work until 2. I ate a green tipped banana that Jake had brought me from the oh-so-terrible dining hall on campus, lucky for me, they're fruit is rarely ripe, so I was able to get a green tipped banana. That held me over till 2 when Jake dragged me to Taco Cabana. I had no hope of finding anything on their flour tortilla and refried bean ridden menu, but much to my surprise, they have a salad, with real romaine lettuce and beef fajita, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream on top. My taste buds were in heaven after two days of veggies and burger patties. I, of course, did not eat the taco shell.
The second dream was of myself, at my current age, finding two Fisher Price dolls I had in my childhood, and playing with them contently, until Jake got home. Jake's arrival home triggered a new dream, a scarier one, in which some fears and experiences of my past came back to taunt me. I awoke with worry, but relieved that after all it was just a dream.
My day got a late start as I was off from work until 2. I ate a green tipped banana that Jake had brought me from the oh-so-terrible dining hall on campus, lucky for me, they're fruit is rarely ripe, so I was able to get a green tipped banana. That held me over till 2 when Jake dragged me to Taco Cabana. I had no hope of finding anything on their flour tortilla and refried bean ridden menu, but much to my surprise, they have a salad, with real romaine lettuce and beef fajita, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream on top. My taste buds were in heaven after two days of veggies and burger patties. I, of course, did not eat the taco shell.
The taco salad fueled me through my acting lessons. All through out my lessons I felt somewhat like my brain was fried. I couldn't think in straight patterns. I was easily distracted, and went on several unnecessary tangents simply because thats where my brain went and I had to play catch up with my mouth. My students thought it entertaining seeing me scramble along with my brain. At home, feeling worse for wear, I realized I had drank absolutely nothing all day long. I downed my 8 oz of coconut water and then drank a glass of water with lemon. Coconut water is something I learned a lot about on my trip to Dominica this past Spring Break. There, I drank it straight from the coconut, still cooled from the night before. It was the most refreshing feeling drinking it straight out of the coconut, but at the time I was not accustomed to the taste. I have since grown to love the unique flavor. Its packed with potassium and other vitamins, making it a perfect drink for rehydrating yourself. Its definitely one of the drinks I'll keep in my diet now and after the detox, though I will drink more than 8oz of the stuff. In Dominica, coconut is used for a wide variety of different medicinal and nutritional uses. It is made into juices, dried fruit, pastes, oils, skin care products, and used to treat any and all basic illnesses. Coconut, the wonder fruit. I think it'll be what most helps me through this detox.