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No.....But it wasn't a dream. It was a place. And you - and you - and you -- and you were there!

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Managing Real Estate Broker with Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com Designated Broker DB29503

You were all there!

I so wish I would have had time to write this blog post this morning when everything was vivid and alive in my mind, when I could have been witty and creative and made a fabulous story, when I didn't have a day full of other-ness bouncing around in my brain, and when it wasn't the middle of the night.  Alas, here I am now to recount the dream I had, lest I never be able to recall any details again.

Apparently I've been spending too much time on Active Rain lately.  Last night I had a dream.  I was at Rain Camp in Seattle.  I've never been to Rain Camp, so it was only what I imagine it to be.  Everyone was there, all the big players (in my mind) from AR - ie those I have blog subscriptions too or those that write a lot of comments that I read, etc. 

The unfortunate thing about trying to recollect a dream many hours later is that much of it is fuzzy and the rest of it has already been forgotten.  Besides random cocktail parties and "groups" getting together as live bunches I also remember some contests that we did but in person instead of as blogs (all too fuzzy to be able to really explain).  Unfortunately, that's about all I can remember about it now, though I know there was much more detail.

The other weird thing was the addition of some television characters .  Did any of you watch "Ugly Betty" on ABC?  Well, if you did there were 4 characters from Ugly Betty in my dream, Betty Suarez, Daniel Meade, Amanda & some random short person that I don't remember from the show.  However, in the dream they weren't Ugly Betty characters.  They were Betty's entourage.  Her name was Betty, but they were real people with no connection to fame or a television show.   They were there for the AR convention.  The strange thing about it though (yes, it gets stranger) was that for each of those 4 characters, there was a counter character that looked the same but who was "nerdy" and the Betty entourage was taking their doppelganger and giving them a makeover. 

At the Active Rain conference. 

WHAT???

 

Dream had by Kasey

Cliff Keith
SF Bay Homes - Redwood City, CA
Redwood City Real Estate

When I have a dream that I think is cool and want to remember it I write it down the moment I wake.

I keep paper and pen on my bed post for just the occasion.

I wasn't there at Rain Camp so you probably didn't see me.  lol

Maybe another time.

Jul 09, 2011 08:02 PM
Pamela Seley
West Coast Realty Division - Murrieta, CA
Residential Real Estate Agent serving SW RivCo CA

Interesting dream. I have a recurring dream where I am sitting at a cafe with Sean Penn and we are drinking cappuccinos. I have no clue what this dream means.

Jul 09, 2011 08:06 PM
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Cliff - That's a great idea to write it down right away.  I wanted to.  But the moment I woke I had a hungry baby wanting to get fed ;-)  I wasn't at Rain Camp either!  So in a dream all is possible.  You were there!

Pamela - That is a very strange dream, especially that it is recurring.  Secret crush on Sean Penn?

Jul 09, 2011 08:09 PM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

So funny the things we dream about. I've had people from high school that I didn't even really know show up in my dreams 20 years later - now that's just strange. BTW, I have been to RainCamp and your dream isn't too far off - lol!

Jul 10, 2011 04:52 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I haven't had a great oddball dream in a long time.  I have dreamed about moving in with some AR members and begging others for a job, both due to relcoations (in my dream, of course.)

Jul 10, 2011 05:04 AM
Deb Brooks
Brooks Prime Properties Wichita Falls Texas - Wichita Falls, TX

AHAAHAHAHAH! That is just hilarious! I hope I was there with you because it sounds like you had a blast. No wonder I woke up tired today. I partied all night with Rainers! Love it.

Deb

Jul 10, 2011 05:50 AM
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Krisitine, I have totally had those dreams too - in the last few months actually.  I graduated from high school 13 years ago and haven't even thought of those people in all those years.  It's so strange how your subconsiouns holds onto things.  Sometimes it's fun though.

Chris, I used to dream about work a lot, but I don't so much anymore.  It was funny to have AR pop up.  I do usually read and post at night though right before I got to bed, so it sort of makes sense I guess.

Deb, haha, you were partying all night long!

Jul 10, 2011 07:49 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

To dream, the impossible dream, to dream because your life is worth living. I love this story and how you wove in Rain Camp and all. You have a magic way of writing and I enjoyed reading it very much. I see you as a dreamer and a reality maker.

May all your dreams come true!

Jul 12, 2011 01:59 AM
Debbie Atwood
Century 21 Real Estate Center Everett, WA - Everett, WA
Real Estate Broker

That is funny!  It's been awhile since I've had an odd dream like this but when i do it's fun to recount the happenings!

Jul 12, 2011 09:30 PM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

I love Deb's response to this (#6).  I have taken to keeping a little digital tape recorder by my bed so that I can record before I open my eyes if it was memorable.  I RARELY remember them, but this one sounds like a lot of fun.  I hope you are part of the Group "Addicted to ActiveRain" :)

Jul 13, 2011 01:41 AM
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Thanks Patricia!  I really wish I could have remembered more, it would have been an awesome story.

Debbie - Lately I have been having a lot of strange dreams.  The next night Broker Bryant was in my dream, but he had nothing to do with AR.  It was weird.

Hi Mimi, digital tape recorder is a great idea!  That would take a lot less time and effort than trying to quickly right it down.  I am not a part of "Addicted to ActiveRain."  I'll check it out!

Jul 13, 2011 04:12 AM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

Sometimes when I wake up from a crazy dream like that I lay there and try to go back over it - to remember it and to try to understand what the heck it means. They say (who are "they", anyway?) that our dreams are our subconscious trying to tell us something.

So, the message may be that you should attend a Rain Camp. Or did it have something to do with the two sides of yourself?

Jul 15, 2011 05:07 AM
Susan Neal
RE/MAX Gold, Fair Oaks - Fair Oaks, CA
Fair Oaks CA & Sacramento Area Real Estate Broker

What in the world did you eat before going to bed?  Isn't it funny how our dreams mix reality with fantasy so that it seems like it could all be true - until we wake up and say "Wait - huh?"

I'd say your dream was telling you that you had better be at the next Rain Camp!

Jul 16, 2011 01:16 PM
Janice Roosevelt
Keller Williams Brandywine Valley - West Chester, PA
OICP ABR, ePRO,Ecobroker

Dreams are rich sources of who we really are

Jul 18, 2011 06:24 AM
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Sorry to take so long to respond to these.  I usually try to figure out how that thing got in my subconscious (what was I watching, who was I talking to, what was I thinking about? etc.)  I've been having some really strange dreams lately.  I haven't been on AR much in the last couple of weeks so it hasn't been in my dreams, but I don't know if I've ever had as many vivid dreams as I have been having recently.  So strange.  Kind of fun.

Aug 08, 2011 04:54 PM