– Random Writings: Column by Rebecca Lindquist – - Where did that come from?

– Random Writings: Column by Rebecca Lindquist –

According to my latest dream, I am apparently a Vietnamese male, who is into extreme mountain biking. To be honest, anything that involves exercise, perhaps, falls more under the nightmare category.

During this exhausting slumber, I was riding a bicycle over rugged terrain, through standing water, which contained underbrush and tree limb debris. At one point, I was trying to cycle up a wall. Not a wall of granite, you understand, but an actual wall you would find inside your home. What the heck?

I remember trying to go on a trail that was strewn with large boulders, so I had to use the reverse mode on my bike to back all the way down the path to turn around, only to discover that my Best Aggressive Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Comp rugged mountain bike was equipped with training wheels. (Nothing screams manly, like a nice set of training wheels.)

At this point in my dream, I was facing an arduous pedal up a steep hill, but noticed an elevator in the middle of the forest. Even in my hazy dream state, I was cognizant that my weight, combined with gravity, would work against me, so I opted taking the elevator to the top of the hill.

There were several people using it, as well, so it was a tight fit. The training wheels were awkward and cumbersome, and drew interested stares. I was explaining my predicament, but received blank stares in return, since no one understood Vietnamese (myself included).

My dream morphed to a restaurant, where I was demonstrating how to make Japanese rice balls. They looked and smelled delicious, and I woke up just as they were ready to eat. That figures, since it was best part of the dream.

I’m not sure what brought on such a bizarre dream. I watched a few movies before I went to bed, but nothing whatsoever that related to that weird escapade. I watched the 1980s thriller The Fog. I thought it was terrifying when I originally watched it. This time, I just shook my head.

What part of, “Don’t go near the door,” don’t they comprehend? It was far less scary than I remember, but I’m pretty sure that’s why I have always thought fog was creepy. Movie No. 2 was Arachnophobia. Mercifully, no spider was present

anywhere in my convoluted dream. The last movie, The Fugitive, was unrelated, as well.

My daughter, Hannah, and I love watching movies, and, with Halloween approaching, we thought it would be fun to watch one Halloween-related movie every night. It didn’t quite pan out, because of our busy schedules, but here are a few to choose from for those of you hosting a Halloween bash or even just inviting a few friends over to celebrate the spooky season.

For the younger audience, you can’t possibly go wrong with the classics: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Garfield’s Halloween Adventure, Casper and Hocus Pocus. Netflix’s We Have A Ghost, starring David Harbour, of Stranger Things fame, is a fun watch.

For the older viewer, there are many horror movies to select from. There are the Saw movies I, II, III, IV, V and VI, as well as Jigsaw and Spiral. There are a total of nine Conjuring movies to satisfy thrill-seekers. Han and I finally stopped adding to our list when we reached 37 movie titles.

There are many genres to choose from to satisfy everyone’s viewing tastes, whether it’s light-hearted spoofs to downright blood-curdling scream flicks. I’m always up for a good movie and please don’t forget to invite me if you’re serving Japanese rice balls at your gettogether.

Happy viewing!