dreams of the south

I have been somewhat ill lately, and last night I had the requisite weird dream that accompanies being sick. I'd thought you'd like to share the joy, so here ya go. I dreamt that I went to visit Shemsi and Andy in South Carolina (just thought I'd squeeze in a plug for their blog while I was at it) which is weird in and of itself, because I have friends in California who have been wanting me to visit them for about 10 years, and if I'm gonna spring for a trip to visit people, I'd much rather go to California. But anyhoo, so I'm riding in the back seat of Shemsi's car because someone else is in the front, but I can't remember who (I remember it was another girl), and Shemsi apologizes for the air conditioner not working very well. She explains that she thinks a mouse has gotten into the engine compartment and chewed through an air conditioning tube. So I come up with the bright idea that we can open the top of the engine and pour in a big bucket of water and that will force the mouse out of the air conditioning. Now, in real life I am well aware that not only would pouring water into the engine probably ruin it, it also would not go into the air conditioner, but you know how dreams are. So, we enact my plan. In my dream Shemsi was driving a little econo box and when I poured in the water, nothing happened for a minute, and then out of some round vent hole on the side of the car (yes I know these are not anything on a real car) comes a bunch of water and about 50 dead mice. It was gross. Then I look back at the hole on top of the engine and about 100 dead and alive mice are coming up out of the hole an I am like, "AH! Yikes!" Cause that's pretty disturbing. So, with that problem solved, we go into the apartment, where Shemsi, Andy, and I chat for a minute, and then I take Ethan out to show him something in the woods next to the apartment complex. On the way back, my visit transforms into a Hollywood movie set in the south, complete with a small town fair and a handsome love interest. There was some complication but I can't remember what it was. Of course there was the required populous of small town southern nutters that made the town oh so colorful. Lawrence did not play the male lead because, well, I love my honey, but let's face it, he's not exactly a Hollywood leading man type. Unless of course, the leading man is played by Kevin Spacey. But my leading man was played by this man: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604747/ Hello good dreams! Other than the mice thing I mean.