Beta Levels and Celebrity Dreams

This week I had my blood drawn again to see if my beta levels had gone down enough. Anything above 4000 and I was a candidate for a D&C--even though technically I have already had the miscarriage. Well, for once, my body did something right. My beta levels were down to 600. No D&C. I have to say, I am thankful for that. I really wasn't looking forward to going to the hospital again. I have to go back in 2 weeks for another blood test, and my arms are so bruised and sore. Does anyone know a good cure for bruising? Just thought I would ask.

This week I had a very vivid celebrity dream. I have celebrity dreams a few times a month. Here's what you need to know about them: the celebrity is always someone who's passed, and usually someone from the 1920s-1940s. Given my work, that's not surprising. I have hung out with Paul Muni, Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, and Zelda Fitzgerald, to name a few. Billie Holiday came to sing to me once when I was sick. She touched my forehead, and I felt the imprint of her finger for a week.

This week's celebrity dream was weird because I hung out with Michael Jackson. Not someone from the Jazz Age. I remember he offered me a veil and I told him no thanks. Then we went to Kroger because he wanted a certain type of pasta salad. It was exhausting being part of his entourage. People crowded around us wherever we went.

In Kroger, a feral cat had gotten loose, and some snot-nosed teenager was dragging him out by the tail. Furious, I went up to the kid and yelled, "If I ever see you treat a cat like that again, I will kick your ass. Do you hear me?"

"No, say it again," he smirked.

"OK, let me put it this way. If I see you treat any animal in that way again, I will put my foot up your ass. And then I will turn it from side to side so my foot is actually f***ing your ass. Do you hear me now?"

And then I woke up. But I remember MJ was appalled at my language.

What does this dream mean? I don't know, but it felt empowering. Maybe Brandi Boyd can tell me. She began dream interpretation when we were in school together. Brandi, if you are reading this and you have a thought or two, leave it in the comments. :)