Had a dream where I went to walk the dogs

[conuly]

but it was difficult for them to walk because they were dogs but they were also potatoes.

You'd think it would also be difficult for them to pee, being potatoes, but no, that happened. They got themselves all wet, though, as they lacked legs with which to lift themselves above their own pee.

Also, for some reason we had three of them. Every time I have a dream involving our pets recently, we have one or two more than we actually have. I don't care how much my brain hints at this, though, no new pets are arriving until some of the older pets leave.

In real world news, Callie jumped on the bed, saw Moonpie, and didn't hiss at her. She just settled down at the other end of the bed! I sat down and did the math and realized Callie has known Moonpie literally half her life by now. Progress can be slow with her.

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Comments

[dine]

but were they allowed on the couch?

that's such an interesting dream. were they potato-sized or dog-sized?

[conuly]

Potato sized. Because they were potatoes.

[gwydion]

Potato dogs!

[gingicat]

The pain of seltzer is what I like about it!

[hashiveinu]

Finding more and more animals is a common dream theme for me. I'm not sure it means anything other than the brain perseverating on an idea.

[dine]

well, they might have been dog-sized potatoes? the mental image of going walkies with spuds on a lead is so amusing

[conuly]

It was, in retrospect. Even in my dream I wondered how exactly this had happened.

[conuly]

Your brain thinks you want to find more and more animals.

[hashiveinu]

That may well be true.