Good lord. My brain is so cliché.

This morning I dreamt that I lived in a glass dome house under surveillance for mental health reasons. It was located on a plush 10 acres of beautiful countryside and about 1/2 mile from the mental hospital.

cliché #1: "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones."

While living in this glass dome house as a "patient" or prisoner, I had some freedom. Like, I had my old car that I could drive up to the mental hospital for meals, showers, or use the bathroom; since my glass dome did not come with a bathroom or kitchen.

And, the road to the mental hospital was narrow and while driving to it, my brakes failed and I had to find a way to stop the car. So, I put it in neutral and coasted until I was able to gently crash it into a row of bushes at about 10 mph. The staff came out and took me back to my glass dome house and left my car there. They claimed they would repair the brakes, but I didn't believe them. I didn't like being taken away from my car.

cliché #2: driving your own car means you are self reliant and ready for any challenges that come along.

cliché #3: when car brakes fail in a dream, it symbolizes feeling powerless, or having a lack of control over the direction of your life.

Then, when I was taken back to the glass dome house (not even a house since it was just a large room with furniture and no food, or bathroom, or tv or cellphone coverage), my recently deceased cat was there, as was my family's last dog (deceased now for over ten years). They both escaped through one of the glass dome's open windows and ran out into the nearby road. I went after both of them to try to rescue them, but I failed. They both were hit by passing cars and died.

Then, some random guy shows up, brought by the mental hospital staff and I'm told he is going to be my roommate. Only, he has selective mutism (this is my brain creating all of this) and refuses to talk to me, especially when I try to set boundaries with him about how we are going to share this glass dome space.

Then I woke up from the dream.