Dan Lipka Web Log

Last week I had to pay $140 to change my driver’s license from New York to the Sperm Whale State (Connecticut’s state animal). My first issue is that it took a combined 2 ½ hours, over two days, to do 4 minutes of actual work (and the office wasn’t very busy, it was a Thursday and Friday morning). The first line only had four people in front of me and the entire purpose was to enter your basic information into a computer and check your IDs. On that note, I needed a passport and my NY Driver’s License; why isn’t my NY License good enough as I needed my passport to get that the first time. I also needed a utility bill with my name and new address on it. That’s nice, except I would create a fake one in about 10 minutes with a scanner and Photoshop. Nevertheless, it took people on average 15 minutes just to do this and this does not include the mandatory 5-10 minute break each employee must take after each person is served. Also, they didn’t have a number system, where you get there

Yesterday I taught Molly how to run from the other side of the room to me, arms open wide, and throw herself at me in a giant wave of hug. This is one of those classical Daddy things that really makes me feel good (along with her walking next to me, reaching up and grabbing my pointer finder and holding hands as we stroll along). Well, Molly played run and hug Daddy about a dozen times without tiring. Lindy wanted part of the action and so Molly would take turns running to each of us, and one time we asked who she is running to next, she said "mommy/daddy" and ran to both of us (Lindy and I were on the floor next to each other). I have become 1/2 of the single entity known as mommy/daddy (no pause in between words). If you ask Molly who she loves, she will say mommy/daddy. However, if you ask who's the best, she has rightfully modifies her answer to mommy/daddy/molly. We are all one. Resistance is futile.

With words like "water" and "dream" in my google search I couldn't find anything close to what I was looking. Over the past year I have noticed that when I drink a glass of water right before I go to bed I have much more vivid, realistic dreams (And by realistic, I mean that there is some order to the people and objects and not just random colors or flashes on something I experienced). The more water I drink, the more vivid my dreams become. I even had a lucid dream, which is when I realize I'm dreaming, actively decide not to wake up, and continue to dream with Matrix-like powers with my mind. Of course, the down side is that when I have bad dreams, they are really bad, and as evidenced by my recent nightmare (see a few posts ago), the lows are just as extreme as the highs. So I am left with the daily decision to drink a glass of water before I go to bed. It's a tough call. Any advice? Do you find that drinking water (I am only affected by water