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I’ve been getting lazy lately. Instead of washing my car myself, I’ve been taking to the drive-through car wash. I had some free washes through the car insurance and it always seems to come out better than when I do it by hand. I usually manage to time it when it’s quiet, and I have to have the app at the ready. Then I have to remember to unscrew my radio antenna. I drive forward, and an attendant gives me a brief hosedown of suds and jetwashes my alloys. Then comes the tricky bit. I have to line the car straight up on the track to be taken along the conveyor. It’s a bit difficult as you can’t communicate as water is being spread everywhere and you have to pay attention to the hand signals. Then I sit back and let the machines do the work, though last time it nearly took my mirror out.

Peeping Paul #dreamdiary 217

I’m back at university. I’m back at my old campus in student halls, and I’ve just moved in and I’m ready to meet my roommates. I’m one of the first people to arrive, so it’s still quiet. I can even hear the whir of the photocopier next door. Not sure if that’s a good thing... I’ve just got the essentials with me at the moment but I’ve got a bit of money saved up with me this time to make my place feel a bit more homely. What I haven’t done yet is have a look at the communal bathroom. Hopefully I’ll be able to leave my things in there and get changed, if not I’ll have to get myself a dressing gown and some slippers. It’s only in the room next to mine in the corridor. I head over for a look, then realise it’s just a cubicle with a shower door but someone’s already in there using it.

Gingerbread Men

I was looking for a sweet treat for the girls. It’s a quick and cheap alternative to the gingerbread which takes longer to build and you only get one. The kids might enjoy decorating them but I’m not sure if they like gingerbread so I had to send Mum a quick pic to find out. Turns out that they’re not a fan. They might not be interested in decorating them if they can’t eat them themselves. I’ll have to find another playmate for them. If it was me, I’d focus on making them clothes rather than just faces and buttons, but there may not be enough icing in the pack for that. You get a lot of hundreds and thousands, but it’s hard to see any tubes underneath and whether you should bake them either. But I’m going to have to settle for the Kipling cakes next to them instead.

The Amazing Spiderman

 I’m not particularly sure why a reboot was necessary but here we are. Maybe someone felt that the story was drifting too far from the comics and there’s been missed opportunities to introduce key characters. We see a slightly earlier time at Parker’s school, and he’s got the same costume. It’s strange as to how Stacey manages to secure such a top position at Oscorp. We’ve lost Mary-Jane and Harry, and Garfield is also keen to expose his secret identity. You’d think that Aunt May might have figured it out as it’s a bit too obvious. Uncle Ben gets a bit more focus, and there’s also a mystery to solve regarding Parker’s parents as he attempts to get to know them. The plot is a bit predictable if you know the format of these films, and there doesn’t seem to be much else that’s new. But the sequel seems interesting.

Bunting Strike

Here’s the strike again. We’ve just managed to duck out of the picture. It’s as if a mysterious talking object on the windowsill has summoned it to attack us. Perhaps we’ve been talking to a demon pictured on the wall. Either that or the bunting is going up. It might be black bunting, or it might just need unravelling. Are we trying to replicate the rainbow in the window, or is it a prism marking something else arriving? You can nearly make out something shiny and golden at the end of it. The window’s become distorted like a smashed mirror. Perhaps we’re seeing the effects of another dimension trying to break through. Something is trying to replace us as it shakes any type of windows to distort or render us unconscious. Maybe the person in front of us has casted a spell. Or the whole thing could be an interactive experience coming from our TV.   

What flowers bloom in the Spring?

This could be a common sense question. It could be read off what’s found on the internet. I might as well google it. It’s not really a skill specialised for a smartspeaker. I’m guessing it’s just going to be a description of daffodils and things that we should plant. There might even be suggestions to add them to a shopping list. I’d expect some gardening tips. Instead, I’m told that it’s not aware of any events happening. Is that because I haven’t told it what I’ve planted? Or has it misheard me? I’ve checked the activity log and the phrase has been recorded correctly. Or maybe it’s not allowing anything to bloom this year. It’s finally found a way to take over the weather and cancel daylight so that we all remain trapped inside and spend our resources somewhere else. It’s kind of a useless feature and I should look elsewhere to get my knowledge.

Cave-in!

The world is collapsing all around u, or at least in front of us. We might even be snowed in. It’s hard to see what’s left of the neighbourhood or if civilisation is still a thing for that matter. Someone out there could be trying to claw their way in while wearing pumpkin masks over snow-white hair. Their snow-tipped axes and machetes are hard to spot in the snowy background behind them. It’s only in the sunlight that you can catch their gleam. It’s like we’ve been hiding in a tent and they’ve just cut the main guy rope down. We’re now exposed to what’s out there. On the right, it looks like something pink with a gloved hand is preparing a fight back. You could imagine that it’s a horror show with puppets. Or it could be an assault from the other side on the person who’s trying to duck out of sight on the sofa.