Bossy’s dream took place within the five-minute interval of Bossy’s snooze alarm because Bossy has a complicated relationship with sleep where complicated equals she doesn’t get any.
In the dream, Bossy was staying in a house that belonged to a faceless friend of a faceless friend, and Bossy had just descended a long staircase in search of a legal pad. That’s when she spied her:
She’s Caroline Kennedy, and in Bossy’s dream Caroline was leaning on a settee placing a bandage on her big toe which she then shoved back into a black flat, and the reason Bossy knows it was a settee and not a couch is because, hello? Caroline. Kennedy.
And in the dream Bossy was thinking how cool it was that she knew Caroline Kennedy and that Caroline Kennedy knew her, even if Bossy only saw her leaning on settees belonging to faceless friends of faceless friends.
As Bossy stood there she wondered if she could ask Caroline Kennedy to become her Facebook friend, but then Bossy thought probably not, because that would expose all of the famous friends and family Caroline no doubt had on her Facebook page, like John F. Kennedy, Jr.
You see, in Bossy’s dream, John F. Kennedy, Jr. was still alive because Bossy has a complicated relationship with death, where complicated equals she never remembers when someone died.
Asthmagirl says
February 20, 2009 at 10:35 amAsthmagirl doesn’t sleep much either. But she hasn’t yet had the “Caroline Kennedy/Settee” dream yet during her 5 minutes of sleep. Lucky Bossy!
Little Miss Sunshine State says
February 20, 2009 at 11:01 amDid Caroline offer a vacation week at her place on The Vineyard?
LMSS has conquered insomnia through the marvelous world of pharmaceuticals.
Lizzy says
February 20, 2009 at 11:07 amDid Caroline Kennedy say “umm” a lot?
MariaV says
February 20, 2009 at 11:37 amIt’s the lack of sleep that is stealing your memory.
I know because I also don’t sleep. I don’t wish insomnia on anyone.
kate says
February 20, 2009 at 11:53 ami think she shoved her bandaged toe back in her flat because eh, she just doesn’t care that much. sore toe, being a senator….eh, whatevs.
cathy says
February 20, 2009 at 12:03 pmYou know, it’s like, well, you know I wonder what Caroline dreams about, you know. Probably not her grade in speech class, you know.
Grandma J says
February 20, 2009 at 12:19 pmI wonder what kind of injury Caroline Kennedy would have on her big toe? It’s hard to get blisters there so it was probably a hang nail.
Tricia says
February 20, 2009 at 12:23 pmThank you for sharing your dream of the Kennedys. If I could remember what I dreamed last night, I would share,too.
karen l says
February 20, 2009 at 12:27 pmI love those last dreams before the alarm jangles me into the real world. Bizarre, unexplainable, but really kind of funny. I’m sure there’s some deep dark explanation of what my brain is playing, but hey, I’m shallow, so I’ll keep thinking of them as funny.
Maria says
February 20, 2009 at 12:28 pmoh bossy. the men in white coats are on their way, because hello?? I’m pretty sure Caroline would NOT have a settee, because she’s old money. I think new money does settees and old money does divans.
marchelle says
February 20, 2009 at 12:34 pmBossy. It’s called Lunesta. And you need some.
Momo Fali says
February 20, 2009 at 12:48 pmNot a bad thing as far as complicated relationships go.
Shawn/Lifeatbuttercupfarm says
February 20, 2009 at 12:58 pmOnce in a while I have dreams about JFKjr…I was on Cape Cod the weekend after he died staying on an island that faced Hyannis Port…that is when the dreams started…weird.
David says
February 20, 2009 at 1:04 pm“Bossy has a complicated relationship with death, where complicated equals she never remembers when someone died.”
I thought that was called Alzheimer’s.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
February 20, 2009 at 1:08 pmMy interpretation of Bossy’s dream is this: Bossy’s list of husbands and boyfriends now extends into the after life, and that is truly one complicated relationship with death.
Well Read Hostess says
February 20, 2009 at 1:30 pmLet’s cut to the chase here.
Did the flats make her legs look stumpy or what?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Reeb says
February 20, 2009 at 1:32 pmI was dreaming about flaming design guys yelling at me and telling me how to be more svelte and less hunched over and bunchy, and exclaiming because one of the tassels was missing for the Important Display, and I was harrumphing about something being Bad Design. Woke up laughing. Then laughed more, out of relief that I didn’t really have to pay for the damage I’d done backing that rental car into the design guys’ sign: it was part of the dream too.
I say all this because Bossy assured me that people love it when I share my dreams. “People” does not include my husband. I have to bribe him to listen.
Oh wait? Bossy’s dream? Interesting! Sorry you’re having trouble sleeping.
earthmother says
February 20, 2009 at 2:11 pmDoes Bossy think Caroline’s looking a lot like Eddie Munster in her dream?
Domestic Goddess (in training) says
February 20, 2009 at 2:51 pmWhat if Caroline Kennedy is sitting at her computer right now thinking about the dream she had about Bossy? Very likely situation, I’d say.
Sara S says
February 20, 2009 at 3:00 pmI want Bossy to dream she wants to be my friend on Facebook, because then she could have her dream come true!
POD says
February 20, 2009 at 3:05 pmMy dream analysis:
Bossy is on the road to faceless fame and the only thing keeping her from true fame is her couch.
dgm says
February 20, 2009 at 3:17 pmThey say that all the people in your dreams are actually some version of you, so really this is a dream about you having a sore toe, wanting to be your own friend but not wanting to reveal youself to yourself, and then deluding yourself into believing that you are still alive.
You’re welcome.
The Cheap Chick says
February 20, 2009 at 3:24 pmI love hearing about other people’s dreams, because it reaffirms that I’m not crazy. Or, that we’re all crazy, and I fit right in.
jen says
February 20, 2009 at 4:08 pmYOU. are the most creative person on the planet. 🙂
krg says
February 20, 2009 at 5:22 pmI love you bossy.
and I conquered insomnia with audio books.
Bush Babe of Granite Glen says
February 20, 2009 at 5:48 pmSeriously… you and my sister (jeanie in paradise) have the most vivid dreams of all-time. Have you ever tried just being REALLY TIRED physically. A day’s mustering and branding will do it for you. I promise.
🙂
BB
Manic Mommy says
February 20, 2009 at 8:47 pmIf you dream Caroline again, can you mention me to her brother? I have a complicated relationship with marriage; where complicated = able to sleep with dead celebrities in dreams.
annabanana says
February 20, 2009 at 9:25 pmI’m with you on that one … in my dreams, I don’t remember that someone has died either …
Shayera says
February 21, 2009 at 1:20 amCaroline’s relatives, Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger added me as a Facebook friend. I’m still not sure why or what it means.
Michelle says
February 21, 2009 at 9:15 amJFK was the hot one. And Franklin was the hot Roosevelt, despite the wheelchair.
Unemployed Susan says
February 21, 2009 at 12:40 pmA few years back I dreamt that I was enjoying the company of my friends Sandra Bernhard and Isaac Mizrahi and woke up feeling sad because it’s not true.
Jill says
February 21, 2009 at 6:32 pmI too would looove to be facebook friends with Bossy but reluctantly understand why that ain’t happenin.
Sparx says
February 21, 2009 at 7:59 pmOh Bossy, all those faceless friends and no facebook ones… you’re having friendship issues in your dreams!
Enrico says
February 21, 2009 at 10:41 pmI think dreams are SO fascinating. I often write my dreams down when I get up so I don’t forget them. I think it’d be awesome if you could record your dreams and play them back after waking…
apathy lounge says
February 22, 2009 at 2:01 amI had a dream and blogged about it, too. Unfortunately, it wasn’t about anyone named Kennedy.
get off says
February 22, 2009 at 8:05 pmI once “dated” that chick vee-jay named “kennedy” from MTV and despite her SUPER annoying TV persona, she was awesome fun in the sack.
country mouse comes unhinged says
February 24, 2009 at 10:01 pmI read this in the middle of the night when I couldn’t go back to sleep. Hours later, while actually sleeping, I had a dream about *Bossy*!!
You came to visit me for a surprise birthday (which was a total surprise since my birthday is 4 months away.) You were super fun and never slowed down with the constant organizing of your family (who also came to wish me a happy birthday?) And you were so wonderful to be around . . . except for when you made fun of my hair . . . which was fair because in my dream my hair looked SO BAD.
So . . . my birthday is in June . . . go ahead–surprise me : )
elizabethw says
June 20, 2009 at 5:34 pmBOSSY IS A CIA AGENT AND CAROLINE IS LIVING HER LIFE NORMALLY AND ONLY BY GOD AND AN ANGEL COULD HAVE MADE JOHN F.KENNEDY JR. LIVE… THATS WHAT I BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAM….OR COULD IT BE THE TRUTH HIDING A BUSINESS SECRETS OF WEALTH ,POWER AND ILLEGAL ACTTIVES FOR WHICH JOHN F.KENNEDY JR. ALREADY NOT MARRIED TO carolyn bessette OF THAT YEAR JULY 1999 AND MONTH GIVING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER OVER THE LOST OF- HER MANIPULATION OF HIS FRIENDSHIP AND AGREEMENT FOR WHICH SHE BROKE IN HER HOPES OF MARRYING THE WORLD MOST HANDSONEST,LORD KNOW SHE STARTED ALLOT OF WHORE TRENDS AND NOT JACQUELINE’S HOPE FOR JOHN JR. NO SHE WAS REAL TRASH………NEVER WILL MISS …