veronica

veronica has been having weird dreams lately. last night, she dreamt of chasing a girl in shorts and a tiny white tee around the house. she couldn't see the girl's face but veronica knew who she was as in the case of all dreams: faceless people have names. you'd hear somebody calling your name and you turn to where the voice is coming from, you'd see no one but you would know what to say; you would dream of making love, of raking your nails upon somebody's arched back, you wouldn't see his face, but you would know it when you cry in ecstasy.

she tried to tell him about her dreams but he was in such a hurry to drop her off to the supermarket. mom is allergic to olives, remember. his words faded away as veronica closed the car door behind her.perhaps i should try to stop thinking about my dreams, they're just dreams, she told herself while pushing the cart of groceries,its wheels creaking, reminding her of some door that wouldn't close no matter how she tried to shut it-- or was it just in some dream?

veronica joined in the queue to the cashier. a mother trying to make her baby stop crying stared down at her cart. when it was veronica's turn to pay, she unloaded her stuff on the counter: there was nothing but olives, hundreds of them in clear plastic wrappers.

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happy 75th birthday, mickey!


Mickey Mouse Celebrates 75th Birthday
VOA News
18 Nov 2003, 21:50 UTC

Mickey Mouse turns 75-years-old Tuesday, and is still a beloved international celebrity, though he speaks in a squeaky voice, has basketball-sized ears and started life as a rat.
Mickey Mouse began his film life on November 18, 1928, appearing in Steamboat Willie, the first animated cartoon to synchronize music and sound effects.

Originally dubbed Mortimer Mouse by creator Walt Disney, the plucky rodent became an overnight sensation, starring in more than 100 films.

His popularity soared in the 1950s with the televised Mickey Mouse Club and the opening of Disneyland, in Anaheim, California.

Walt Disney called Mickey Mouse "the little mouse that started it all," crediting him with helping to launch Disney's multibillion dollar entertainment complex.

Mickey Mouse's long-time companion, Minnie Mouse, could not be reached for comment.


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mickey, mickey, mickey

i have a sizeable collection of mickey mouse stuff: shirts, watches,pens and pencils, slippers, pillow cases... what can i say, i love the rodent. and we're both Scorpio.