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Dream Log: February 23, 2004 (place)

2004-02-23T21:32:51Z

I had a dream about you last night. You moved into the apartments down my street where Dan lives. We ran into each other at the grocery store and, as usual, we exchanged uncomfortable glances. You avoided me by darting into the neighbouring aisle. Naturally, I didn't pursue. I thought about you the whole time I was in the fruits and vegetables section. I didn't need to buy anything from that aisle, but I stayed there anyway knowing that you didn't want to see me. Eventually I decided that this was all silly and continued to do my groceries. I only needed lactose-free milk.

As I walked out of the grocery store, you stood at the exit and gave me a nervous look; you were always a master of composure, but your eyes gave it all away. The panhandler next to us, stared more curious than pitiful. We walked away into an alley, still silent.

"How's it goin'?", I finally said.

"Good."

"So you live here now."

"Yeah."

"Cool."

You inched closer to me with all…

p-e (idea)

2002-05-24T16:21:45Z

On the internet, or anywhere else where acronyms and shorthands are needed, Francophones use "p-e" as an abbreviation for "peut-être", meaning "maybe" in English.

usage:

Padmé

Maybe Padmé will die in the next movie.

Go see the other French Internet Acronyms

Habs (thing)

2002-05-01T00:44:06Z

Unofficial name of the Montreal Canadiens (usage: Go Habs! Go!) which comes from "Habitants" which some believe to be what the 'H' truly stands for in the Canadiens' logo. Most of the first players for the Canadiens lived in farms and therefore nicknamed "habitants" which was used to denote the farmers of Quebec.

Others believe that the 'H' stands for "Hockey" as the original name of the team was "Club de Hockey Canadien" (Canadian Hockey Club).

roasted barley tea (thing)

2002-01-07T21:45:24Z

As an alternative to drinking poisonous tap water, many people in Korea (apparently 50% of Koreans) drink roasted barley tea (I wonder what the other %50 are drinking...). This tea is prepared by boiling water (which isn't enough to get rid of the evil spirits in non-potable water) and then mixed with roasted barley (which you can buy at the local Korean market). This process creates a light drink that has a mild taste of roasted barley. It can be drunken hot or cold.

This type of tea is especially good to accompany meals (note: most Korean dishes are spicy) as it relieves indigestion and constipation. Roasted barley tea is known as bori-cha in Korean.

Here's a recipe:

1½ table spoon of roasted barley
8 cups of boiled water

You can also add 1½ table spoon of roasted corn to make Bori Oksusu Cha (Roasted corn and barley tea).

Dmitry (person)

2001-12-30T12:12:56Z

Dmitry or Dmitri is the Russian form of Demetrius which in turn is the Latin form of the Greek name Demetrios, which was derived from the Greek goddess, Demeter, in Greek mythology. In Greek, de meaning "Earth" and meter meaning "Mother."

Dream Log: December 28, 2001 (place)

2001-12-28T21:55:36Z

I don't know if it this has anything to do with a recent message a friend sent me about how she got A pluses and B minuses in her courses this semester, but who knows. I've forgotten what the order of the events are though.

It was very real to me, so real that the joy I felt seemed genuine. I had gotten very high scores on two of my courses, or perhaps all of my courses. The time spent being happy in the dream was extensive. The "dream camera" focused on my report card several times.

Shit, now I forgot what's the second part of my dream.