Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Fish Tanks and Harleys

I'm in a huge parking lot, riding a ramshackle old bicycle. I'm trying to get to this massive thrift store on the other side of the lot. This very skinny, kind of sexy rough looking girl is driving a Harley. It' s like, a chopper, or something, all drawn out & chrome & black. Her jacket has tassles, and she looks so tough. It makes me want a motorcycle somethin' fierce, and I frantically ride my very uncool bike to keep up with her. She parks, and we both head into the thrift store. Her legs are so thin, and I idly think about taking up drugs to get skinny again, but decide that glamour cannot come from anything so vile. I nose my way in with my bike. My mission is to get a fish tank. I have been in this store before - it has all kinds of weird fish that you can buy... but there's also a thrift store making an appearance in this dream. It's rather disconcerting when places that you have been in your dreams months ago are still there - it fucks with your idea of reality, big time. The water is murky, and they have a huge variety of large goldfish. I realize that I'm looking in the new arrivals section of the thrift store after thinking how disorganized everything is. I find a book with my mum's nice writing inside of it, and realize that some of this stuff is my parents' cast offs... this particular book is a Jewish cookbook, lowfat, light, something like that. It's falling apart a little bit, and has that old seventies look to it, hand drawn details on the front cover. I pick up a tea pot that is kind of nice, but remind myself that I'm looking for a fishtank. I peek around the corner to see if maybe there's a section in the thrift store that is dedicated to fishtanks. There are beds everywhere, including this ridiculous one that has wide sides on the outside of that mattress. It's got kind of a staircase effect to the sides, so that you can rest a drink, or a lamp next to you on the bed, but at the bottom of the bed, the sides are low so you can get in and out easily. It kind of looks like a massive armchair - it's dark brown, and although it's very tacky, I can see that it would be great with a little adjusting to the style and the colour. I realize that I've forgotten my purse around the corner, so I go back to get it.