Anthropology 404: Dream Journal
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Dream Seven
This particular dream is quite personal, though very interesting when I try to deduce its meaning. Last night I had a dream involving the guy I am interested in. In the dream I was hanging out with close friends and we were all headed to Moscow, Idaho for dinner. There was a large group of us, including the guy I have been seeing for the past few months. We went to dinner, with noting particularly interesting to report. The conversation, in a sense, was rather mundane. This dream seems uniquely parallel to real life; quite honestly, similar situations and get-togethers occur all the time. After dinner, we were gathering at the vehicles to decide who would be traveling home with whom. It was at this time that the guy I am interested in disappeared. This is quite reflective of real life, as he often leaves events quite abruptly or without notice to anyone else. Even my dream self was frustrated with this move. From here, I cannot remember the details of how we got into the cars; nonetheless, the next thing I remember is being in a vehicle with friends on my way home to Pullman. In the dream, I text my friend asking where he had gone. He told me that he was buying a truck, at that very minute. I have no idea why this is, or why my dream self did not take note of the fact that it was incredibly late in the dream. Next thing I can remember from the dream, I was in his newly purchased truck. It seems that I "teleported," for lack of a better word, from my friend's vehicle into the truck of the boy I am interested in.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Dream Six
Last night, I had the most peculiar dream! I dreamt that I was visiting friends from home on a break from school. For some unknown reason, we were gathered in a vacant parking lot in downtown Seattle. Being from an upper-middle class suburban area, this is a highly unrealistic location to get together with friends. We were driving away when we were struck by a semi-truck. The truck caused enormous damage, totaling the car. In the dream, I was barely conscious but realized that a friend was horrifically wounded. This friend happens to be more of an acquaintance; he is, in fact, the brother of one of my best friends who only occasionally hangs out with us. Jared had an enormous cut across his leg, revealing a severed artery. In the dream, I immediately grabbed the artery hoping to stop the bleeding. When the ambulance arrived, I was told that I had to maintain pressure on the wound or Jared would bleed out in seconds. Upon arrival at the hospital, we were greeted by the staff as if we were frequent visitors. Even my dream self could not understand how the hospital staff knew us so well. When I took another look at Jared, he had changed. Now, rather than holding Jared's wound together, I was assisting an unknown African American woman. I have never seen this young woman before, though my dream self was unconcerned with this transformation. Most interestingly, it was not until I woke up that I realized how odd it was that Jared had spontaneously evolved into a new person. The dream ended with me no longer needing to assist the patient and going home with friends. It was a very unassuming ending to such an incredible dream.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Dream Five
Last night I had a very frightening dream in which my best friend was murdered. I dreamt that Lindsey and a mutual friend were driving back from a day of shopping in Spokane when they were pulled over by a fake police officer. The pseudo cop cop tried to rob and steal their car. When Lindsey and Erin refused and fought back, they were shot. In the dream, I saw this event happen from an outsider's perspective; it was like I was watching it from above. Next thing, I was transported into the first person. I got a call from Lindsey's mother informing me of the murder. I remember I was shaken and devastated in the dream. At the funeral, I was crying uncontrollably realizing that my best friend had passed away. The dream ended at the funeral, with me contemplating how I was going to move past this horrific event.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Dream Four
Last night, I had a very confusing and somewhat terrifying dream. A "bug guy" came to my house; by house, I mean my family home in Seattle. This bug expert brought hundreds of bugs and released them in my house. It had started as an informative, fun thing for my family to do together. The insects included scorpions, roaches, and spiders. The "bug guy" brought lizards as well. Frighteningly, many of these insects and lizards were poisonous or had vicious bites and stings. In the dream, the bugs were released in our living room and were allowed to run everywhere. The expert neglected to close any doors or quarantine the area, despite us having two cats and a large home. At one point, my brother got stung by a scorpion. It appeared that he was in excruciating pain and we had to fight off other insects in order to prevent him from another painful encounter. Eventually, we were forced to stand on a windowsill and couches in order to avoid a sting or bite. There were bugs covering the floor! The dream ended in desperation as we feared for our cats' lives. We began to beg the "bug guy" to gather his collection; unfortunately, he could not find them all because they had moved to tons of different rooms and under furniture. The situation was made more frustrating because this particular insect expert was unnecessarily arrogant during the entire encounter. It was definitely one of the scariest dreams I have ever had.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Dream Three
What a strange dream I had last night! I had a dream that focused on one of my high school friends. The dream began with a meeting about intramural sports in Pullman. For some reason, we were at a bar or lounge. In the midst of this meeting, I spotted an old friend.
Ashley was dressed in '90s-era clothing. Her eyes -- which are the most prominent feature of her face already -- were dramatic and exaggerated. They were comparable to anime characters, I would say. Ashley was really drunk, but excited to see me. She looked at me briefly, then said that she had to go to the restroom. In the dream, she kept walking down an endless hallway. Despite walking and walking, she never reached the end. In the dream, I followed her and was soon confused by the endless room. This is the last thing I remember.
Ashley was dressed in '90s-era clothing. Her eyes -- which are the most prominent feature of her face already -- were dramatic and exaggerated. They were comparable to anime characters, I would say. Ashley was really drunk, but excited to see me. She looked at me briefly, then said that she had to go to the restroom. In the dream, she kept walking down an endless hallway. Despite walking and walking, she never reached the end. In the dream, I followed her and was soon confused by the endless room. This is the last thing I remember.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Dream Two
In a dream last night, I returned to high school. It appears that I was my current age and simply visiting high school; however, this high school is not the one that I attended. In fact, I have no idea what specific school it was. The dream began with a discussion between myself, my brother, and his best friend. Interestingly, the conversation was very generic and fairly pointless. In the midst of this nonsense discussion, I was whisked away by two girls whom I did not know. They took me to the gymnasium, stopping for a picture along the way. In the gym, one of the girls suddenly changed into a blue cone costume; the best I can describe this costume as is a cone from construction sites. In the dream, I was looking around the gym for my high school friends but could not find any of them. Finally, I found a spot on the bleachers alone. It was then that I realized I was seated for graduation.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Dream One
Last night, I had a dream that the boy that one of my roommates is interested in moved in next door. Perhaps because she had been talking to him the entire evening prior to this dream, I had their relationship on my mind.
In the dream, I was going to do my laundry when I spotted him through his living room window. He saw me too and hollered "hello." Having a short conversation -- I know him personally from previous classes, so this exchange did not seem too irrational -- he suggested a movie night with myself and my roommates. Of course, I responded that he could come over any time. Coming back from doing laundry, I exclaimed: "[Roommate], guess who I just talked to?!" Immediately realizing that one of his roommates was actually present, I covered it by saying it was a guy that I was interested in. At this point, the dream seems to end.
In the dream, I was going to do my laundry when I spotted him through his living room window. He saw me too and hollered "hello." Having a short conversation -- I know him personally from previous classes, so this exchange did not seem too irrational -- he suggested a movie night with myself and my roommates. Of course, I responded that he could come over any time. Coming back from doing laundry, I exclaimed: "[Roommate], guess who I just talked to?!" Immediately realizing that one of his roommates was actually present, I covered it by saying it was a guy that I was interested in. At this point, the dream seems to end.
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