Had a curious dream involving a type of work environment, where the dreamer had been sitting at a desk section along a wall, when a (male) supervisor type walks over and asks (knowing the answer) if I'm [dialed in / in the queue / *8 status] (a reference as to how phone support agents enter the "queue" as in "waiting" status, so that one may take incoming calls from clients / customers with tech support or other issues.) (The numeric status may vary *widely* between call center applications, so the #8 in this is *very* likely in reference to the #8 symbology of infinity, somehow.)

The dreamer had apparently been working on a project of some kind, and noticed that there seemed to be an issue with (his) phone anyways, that in order for it (a physical telephone, rather than a computer/phone interface / application/program) to function, it needed to be wired / plugged in to an actual phone jack / outlet on the wall.

Where things get a bit goofy is when the dreamer attempts to connect his desk phone to the wall port (female jack) up around 4'-5' above floor level, and around 10 yards or so away from the dreamer's desk, the "wire" being used is akin to a very long strand of pasta, like spaghetti, and there is the overall concern of caution necessary to prevent the 10 yard stand of spaghetti from breaking.

This is complicated by the fact that there appears to be an existing (male) phone jack inserted into the port, only it has very few wires, as if it's been "snipped," so that it needs to be removed from the jack so that the spaghetti may be "plugged in."

It is during this effort to connect the phone to the jack that the dreamer happens across a female supervisor type (blonde-ish, perhaps early-to-mid-30s to early 40s?) seated as if at a table-desk, having a discussion with a friend of mine (from real life) named "Larry," and what she's saying goes along the lines / sentiment of:

"I hired him [likely referring to me] based on the strength of his essay you sent in." This gave me the impression that A) Larry had shared something I'd written to a higher-up (or someone in the H.R. department) and that B) apparently the job I (the dreamer) was in was due to impression A, and that C) my (the dreamer's) work performance / output (which is largely more in the theoretical department than the physical) was putting my (the dreamer's) job status at risk.

Then there's a *possibly related* segment involving the dreamer in the role of a computer user / tech support agent, where some of the OLD software the dreamer had been using to "support" various units along the way had been infected with some type of VERY subtle "root virus" that lays dormant yet still appears under a type of forensic scan of the program(s) (more like "apps" these days) being used / shared from station-to-station (PC to PC, etc.)

The "virus" (if you will) appeared as *when* all the data was displayed onscreen, in a WIDE screen, the UPPER CASE type characters contrasted with the lower case formed a type of "picture" or possibly a string of words / text / very possibly "ASCII art" (VERY old-school in the computer-era) when seen from a distance. While the dreamer was vaguely curious as to what that was all about, he was slightly more curious as to how such a virus / [package] had been present all this time without his having been aware of it. It was more like a personal insult to the dreamer's character than an actively malicious virus. Overall clarity, 7 to 8+.

The last image seen prior to waking was a $20 bill from "Series 1931", which caused just a tiniest bit of confusion/curiosity on the part of the dreamer.

Gina's birthday (tomorrow) must've been on my mind overnight, as I had something of a plot-oriented dream:

I'm fairly certain that the dreamer in this case represents "me" to some extent, so I'll write this one in first person:

A LOT of this is like running threads that all blend into one, yet rather difficult to recall precisely, so I'll just hit some of the concepts that made it through the evaporation of getting up in the morning:

I was somehow involved with Gina such as we both had an appointment at a common destination, possibly having something to do with one of her parents, as her mother was somehow involved, and either her (late) father or her current step dad (her mother is on her 3rd marriage (that I know of) IRL) were somehow involved as well, as if the appointment / event were to be held at some type of location involving her mother and father-figure. Please note, that it is *possible* these two parental figures may represent a future "married version" of Gina and myself, but to continue....

There was some issue involving a new pair of shoes, or at least some attempt to obtain one, which is possibly relevant as I recently bought / got a new pair of *nice* shoes to go with my suit, IRL.

There was at least one other element involved, regarding my friend / acquaintance throughout the years, Larry, although what role he played in the dream is unclear / evaporated as well.

The dream ended with a feeling of "not-yet-fulfilled," yet not "obstructed" nor "denied," simply "not-yet-fulfilled" (although such is not a quote from within the dream— merely an opinion of the overall sense at the ending.)

Clarity 8- / 6+, as it *may* be a kind of "how things relate through all this nonsense" type of dream.

Either way, I know that the ads I had placed (IRL) in her local newspaper (The Toronto Star: tinyurl.com/TorontoStar-40th and also tinyurl.com/TorontoStar-41) must have met some type of reception, as when I last tried to place an ad, I was informed that someone at the paper had tagged a note on my phone number, effectively "blocking" my placing any further ads. (Heh heh! Hmmmm!)