Thursday 5 November 2015

Dream Diary #87: Capturing Tornadoes

I was at some kind of zoo or theme park where animals were on display.

I had stopped for refreshments in the cafeteria when something amazing, something I've always wanted to see in real-life but never thought I would caught my eye; the cafeteria backed onto a large, wide open plain and had an observation terrace that looked out over it and for good reason too - the plains were the perfect breeding ground for tornadoes!

I glanced up and saw not just one tornado but four of them in formation together. In my excitement, I fumbled in my bag for my camera. Of course, I couldn't find it at first and when I eventually did, it was on the wrong setting so I had to deal with that before I could take any photo or video footage.

Unfortunately, when I'd dealt with that my fear that the tornadoes would dissipate came true. They'd whittled down to transparency and you couldn't even see them on film. I cursed at the fact that this was probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and I'd squandered it by not being prepared. 

But then, I spotted a much larger, singular tornado in another part of the sky and I rushed to the front of the observation terrace to watch it.

When I got there, much taller, larger people than me who were uninterested in watching the tornado were blocking my way (people like this are a huge pet peeve for me in real-life), and after trying to ask politely with no reply, I had to almost shout at them to get them to move. They had the nerve to act like I was being rude, but I didn't care; I wanted my tornado footage!

As it turned out my perseverance paid off because not only did I get some spectacular footage of the big tornado but the smaller formation of tornadoes reappeared as did some other tornadoes as well! I could have stayed and watched them forever.

Since I was in such a good mood and since it was nearby, I dropped by my ex-boyfriend's home, knowing he wouldn't be there anyway. After wandering around a little, I thought about leaving a subtle clue that I'd been there, but since I knew it'd never get acknowledged I decided against it and left.

I made my way home by darkened train in the middle of the night. 

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