frank gray & john russell

frank gray & john russell, originally uploaded by pr9000.

I had the most amazingly bad dream last night.

I was sitting on the deck of my massive boat, and I saw a large deer charging in the field nearby. The deer had a massive rack -- it almost looked like a moose -- and Trotter caught its scent and took chase. He caught the deer, but in the process his leg was gashed open by one of the antler tips. I had to get him to the vet.

I fired up the boat and started navigating the lake, when ... something happened -- it was horrific and frightening, but I cannot recall what it was -- and suddenly the boat was sinking.

I managed to get rescued by a helicopter, but while grabbing onto the landing tubes I somehow pulled the helicopter into the water, causing it to sink like a stone. I went down with it for a bit, realized what was happening, and let go. I remember watching it fall into the murky darkness, and then I broke the surface of the water and was gasping for air.

I felt horrible; I was single-handedly responsible for losing our million dollar boat, a helicopter and its crew, and most likely poor Trotter as well. But nothing compared to having to explain all this to Amina, which is right where I woke up.

So, how'd you sleep last night?