9 August 2003
pulled from a dream

long ago i made an entry which warned against the perils of dream. which warned never never carry something out of fantasy. that it could never possibly be as good as the imagination painted it. that it could be deadly.

i've since revised my opinion.

Lineage, mmorpg, a game that sucked me in. i play-acted as an elf, newborn in a lush forest of dream, eyes wide and longing to be splashed with fresh possibilities. adventure! freedom! fun! danger! reward! war with clearcut enemies! deep bloodbonds of friendship!

and a few of these friendships grew over time ... they expanded beyond what a virtual world could contain. i met one of these friends last month. i did what i warned against. i pulled something real from a dream.

*and she looked around her and said ... it is good*

the day before . the day after