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I dream of books
Dec. 2nd, 2024 03:33 pmI've on & off had more trouble sleeping than previously, what with my mind going towards... you know, *STUFF*
However when I have, I've sometimes woken up to note that I had pleasant dreams, which is a relief.
I don't remember several, but one I do: For background, in the 1980s I worked at what was then the largest bookstore in Greater New Orleans. In my dream, I was back there, but rather than being in a 19th century commercial building on Canal Street, it was inside an old castle, like the set of a 1930s horror movie. No monsters nor other horrors, that was just the building the bookstore was located in. So as one of the ranking employees, I had an amulet I wore on a chain around my neck. The item on the chain looked like a buffalo nickel coin, but had a special power. When one held it up to any book, it would show how many people were reading copies of that particular book. This was useful for the store so we'd know how many more copies to order. I was aware that it sometimes generated 'false positives' from people who were browsing in the store and happened to open the book to take a brief look at it.
However when I have, I've sometimes woken up to note that I had pleasant dreams, which is a relief.
I don't remember several, but one I do: For background, in the 1980s I worked at what was then the largest bookstore in Greater New Orleans. In my dream, I was back there, but rather than being in a 19th century commercial building on Canal Street, it was inside an old castle, like the set of a 1930s horror movie. No monsters nor other horrors, that was just the building the bookstore was located in. So as one of the ranking employees, I had an amulet I wore on a chain around my neck. The item on the chain looked like a buffalo nickel coin, but had a special power. When one held it up to any book, it would show how many people were reading copies of that particular book. This was useful for the store so we'd know how many more copies to order. I was aware that it sometimes generated 'false positives' from people who were browsing in the store and happened to open the book to take a brief look at it.
