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I had the strangest dream last night that I feel compelled to share. I was at a high school dance, and the guy I had always been in love with had recently become my boyfriend. Lindsay Lohan was also there, and in the dream she was one of my best friends. So we’re all at the dance, having a good time, and all of a sudden I can’t find either one of them.

After searching the room for a few minutes, I wandered into a hallway where I found the two of them making out! Of course, I was irate, screamed something, and stormed off. Then, for some strange reason, the dance was holding a drawing to give away three plasma screen TV’s (I know, you gotta love dreams!). I remember standing in the crowd watching the drawing, and longing to win one, so that I could at least walk away from the night with one good memory.

As it turns out, the announcer had heard what happened to me, and decided to skip the drawing and just give me the third TV. People are generally sympathetic to the victim of cheating, particularly a woman. As I was trying to haul the big screen out the door, Lindsay confronted me begging to apologize. I remember trying to listen, but being so upset that I just wanted to throw the TV at her. After hearing her out while shaking with anger, I told her that I would try to forgive her, but that I couldn’t do it right now

Now, if I analyze the dream, I could probably figure out where this came from. Heroes had a homecoming episode that I watched before bed, Lindsay is always in the news as a party girl , and I’d LOVE to have a plasma. As for the whole cheating scenario, who knows? Maybe the story just needed some drama.

There was one other element that I was struck by. Although I was mad at my friend for betraying me, I was still resigned to accept that she would remain a part of my life. I never saw the guy in the dream after catching him. It wasn’t until writing this that I even considered the mysterious dream man! My friends have always played a more significant role in my life than a boyfriend, and I usually don’t give a second thought to a guy who disappoints me.

This probably explains why, as I’m sitting at the airport getting ready to head home for the holidays, I’m just as excited to see my closest girlfriends as I have been for any date this year. I don’t know if that’s a frame of mind that I need to change, or just a reasonable expectation for life, but they fulfill different roles. So, stay tuned for a week of our West Coast adventures!

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