Waking Ear

"Ants Go Marching" -- Last night I dreamt that I went up to Chicago to visit my friend Hiney, who in real life used to live there but now lives in Connecticut. His roommate, in my dream, was my friend Nick. They lived in an old hotel that still had doors connecting the adjacent suites. Meg White and another person lived next door, and they just left the door open all the time. I walked into Hiney and Nick's apartment, looked through the suite door, and saw Meg working out on a treadmill. She didn't seem to notice me. She was wearing normal workout clothes, not red and white.

A song came blaring from the TV -- "The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah," etc., sung by a chorus of baritones. Someone -- I think it was Chelle, who suddenly appeared there -- said, "What is this movie?"

I said, "It's Johnny Tremain."

"No it isn't."

"Yeah, sure it is. See? Look, there's Johnny Depp."

Sure enough, there was Johnny Depp on the TV screen wearing a tri-corner. Yes, I know Johnny Depp was not Johnny Tremain in the movie. But in my dream he was.

All of a sudden, Girlfriend, Chelle and Schmubb walked into the room. Chelle had been in the room previously, but apparently she was now entering it for the first time. I greeted all of them heartily. They were carrying suitcases.

The door to the adjacent suite shut loudly.

And then I woke up.