“There were so many birds—at least two dozen…”

Hi, my name is Emilia P. I had a surreal dream about colorful tropical birds in my boyfriend's apartment. Everything felt mesmerizing and fantastical. Let me tell you the full story… My boyfriend was out of town and I was out late with friends and didn't want to drive all the way back to my house, so I decided to sleep at his house. Sometime in the night I was jolted out of bed by the sound of glass crashing. Oh crap, is his house getting broken into while I'm crashing here? I go towards the sound of the crash, into the living room, and I see colorful, tropical birds. There were so many birds—at least two dozen (maybe three) macaws, toucans, a variety of parrots, hummingbirds, and cockatoos flying around the living room, resting on the furniture, standing on the floor. All I could think about was the bird poop I'd have to clean up later. Then I woke up.