I liked the whale, though

[vr_trakowski]

I just had a very long and involved dream (day nap dreams are often the most vivid) involving cats, cat food, elaborate jewelry, abused Victorian urchins, swimming pools containing seals and whales, house parties, a dead black bear, amusement park rides, musicals and actresses, and a cockatoo with cookies.  It ended with Tony Stark trying to convince me, very somberly, that I had to read more of the tragic "classic" fiction I so loathe (hey, brain, Heart of Darkness is not set in Tibet, and you read it in college, not high school) so I could write better fanfiction.  And then there was hail, to prove I didn't understand California autumns.  

He may even have been right, but I refuse to read that stuff.