The Bloody Bat House

I don't like waking up tired. Usually I do so because of tossing and turning much of the night, but last night was different. I had strange dream and it was a doozie!

In the dream, I was doing PR for a small university in a small midwestern city. (What a shock, huh? Considering a good part of my adult life was spent doing PR for universities.) 

Oftentimes, my dreams are set in cities and at universities with which I am familiar. This one was not. The buildings were not familiar. The neighborhoods were unlike any I have seen before. Most of the people in the dream were not familiar. Those who were I have not been particularly close to in real life.

In the dream last night, a media friend of mine and his family had purchased an old, three-story Victorian home near the campus at which I worked. Their intent was to rent out rooms to college students as a side gig.

One day after work, I decided to drive by the house, as I wasn't familiar with it. I was shocked at what I saw.

The house was covered with black goth symbols and bloody Ozzy Osbourne bats.

Surely my friend had scheduled painters to give the house a new look, but no. He and his family had purposely painted the house that way. As it turns out, his wife was a closet goth and had convinced him that the paint job would attract lots of renters.

Neighbors were none too pleased with the paint job and demanded city officials do something about it. The city officials tried to blame the university, as my friend's wife claimed the house would bring lots of new students to the university, boosting city coffers.

The city became divided as to whether the "Bloody Bat House" needed to be repainted. Some were pleased that the family had decided to do something to help boost the number of students, as the university was the biggest employer in the city. Others, however, were determined that a cult had moved into the Bloody Bat House and wanted it gone. 

Needless to say, I spent many long hours dealing with media and concerned citizens. I even had a vendor trying to get me to have Bloody Bat House t-shirts made.

I'm not sure how the Bloody Bat House issue got resolved, but I believe it was somehow settled as I was thanking people for their help.

Then I woke up.

I'd love to know what triggered that dream. In some ways, it was entertaining. I am, however, so very tired because of it. Hoping for less entertainment and more quality sleep tonight!