Long Distance Phone Call

... talking on the phone with my mom, who is in Japan.

Mom "I miss you."
Me "Oh, pretty soon you'll be saying to me how much you miss Japan!"...

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The Best Cupcake

... I'm eating a giant cupcake. With my hands. It's SO good. It's chocolate cake, rich and moist, not crumbly. The frosting is light and not too sweet, with plenty of sweetened shredded coconut on top. I might just eat the entire thing, it's that good...

Pink Lipstick

via .Mondial.

... I'm in a makeup store at the Mall of America. I'm looking around for awhile and have two things in my hand. A lipstick and an eyeliner or something similar. I tried the lipstick but I don't really like it, I never wear lipstick even, and I just decide to leave. I start walking out but realize I'm still holding the makeup. Right by the store exit there's another mirror.

I look down at the lipstick and notice that the other side is a different shade. It's pink. And I'm suddenly intrigued. So I apply it in the mirror and it looks - AMAZING. At that moment I become aware that I'm wearing a red patent leather dress. Hot.

Now I'm deciding if I should continue to walk out and try to steal the makeup, but I notice the lady behind the counter eyeing me. So I walk over to her to check out, but realize the cap for the eyeliner is missing and we try to find it...

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Family Portraits

... my friend's daughter is sitting on the couch looking through photos, which are all family portraits. She's picking one out to put in her backpack, which has a plastic window on it to put a picture in. It's cute, they look like a happy family.

There are other photos that she's looking at now too. They look like pictures from a work party - I see a picture of a co-worker and his family. She says she's going to pick out a picture to give to me. I sit down next to her and ask if I can help pick mine out. She says "no!" So I go back and sit down on the other couch...

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My Friend

via Me

... I'm meeting some friends at a sushi restaurant. The restaurant is very white. White floor, walls, tables, chairs, very light and open. I see some people I know but that's not who I'm meeting. I turn around to look for my friends and then I see them - they're walking back in, looks like they're getting ready to leave now. I go over to say hi and I walk right up to my friend. He says "hey" and kisses my forehead. Aww, so sweet, a little awkward but that was so nice. A nice gesture of friendship...

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The Elevator

via navema

... I'm at my parent's house, drinking vodka. My mom wants to run an errand so I go with her. We're sitting in the car and I'm holding a drinking glass - that's about 1/4 full of vodka - like I forgot it was in my hand. My mom probably thinks it's just water. Or does she? Does she think I'm a drunk? I take a sip, try not to cringe, and hope my mom can't smell the liquor...

We're inside, looking for the elevator. It's a high rise art deco style building and a little run down. My mom is walking ahead of me and I don't think she's going the right direction because it looks like we're in the basement. She calls out to me

"What floor? You want alcohol right?"

What, why is she saying that? She presses "Up" and the elevator door opens. This is no ordinary elevator. It's round, spherical, and there's a spiral staircase that goes to... nowhere? It's quiet for a minute. We just stand there, waiting. I wonder why the walls are curved...

Suddenly the elevator ascends. And spirals. I'm thrown back, but caught by the curve in the wall. It's going really fast. I'm upside down. The vodka spills. I try to catch it in my mitten. I close my eyes because I'm afraid of getting dizzy, I'm frightened but this is fun! It's like a roller coaster. I think to take a picture. I try to shove my hand in my pocket to get my phone but I can't get it, my jeans are too tight! The elevator begins to stop and I brace myself. That was a wild ride! My mom said it seems unsafe.

We get out and my mom is already ahead of me again. I forgot my jacket in the elevator! I run back and open it. I hold the door with my foot and try to reach in. I do not want to go for another ride, alone! I can't reach. I yell for my mom. I yell again. She comes back and holds the door while I gather all my stuff - jacket, mittens, some other things. I have trouble carrying it all. Catching up to my mom I pass a mother watching her small children climb into what looks like a trash chute ("maximum 4 people" the sign says)...

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An Epic Game

... nighttime in the city. I'm with a bunch of friends and more people. This is a game about zombies. The playing field - the entire city. The players - everyone.

I'm one of the last still in the game. I could win! I don't know who the zombie is. I get a tip from some of the people who are down. And here he comes! We see each other. Now we know who we are. In the rules of the game you can't tag someone while they know it - it has to be a surprise.The group of us run down the street, laughing, and plotting...