Dancing and Prancing (I guess)

Let me just start out by saying how much I love my cousin. I love my whole family, of course, but the dream I had last night illustrated how awesome she is.

1st part- My dad and I are running through a house. Only it's strange, because the path is so obstructed; there are plants and pieces of wood with nails sticking out in the way, and it's really hard to get through. I think we're running away from something or someone, but I'm not entirely sure. Once we get to the end, we both sigh of relief--until we somehow realize we need to go back for some reason. But we don't want to go through all that again, so we're figuring out another way to go back that doesn't involve going back exactly the way we came. So we step out into the yard and I'm thinking about taking a bicycle or something with wheels, and going off the roof back to where we started (like in Pee Wee's Big Adventure!). Then somehow we go to the side of the house and there is a duck family there. So we need to make way for them so they can get by us (they were cute).
2nd part- My cousin, Miriam, and I are at a concert or performance of some sort, but it's not very good. Whoever is performing keeps leaving or something, so half the time there's no one on stage. Then suddenly Miriam and I are on the stage and Miriam is either singing or reciting a poem. The crowd has mixed feelings: they're either booing or cheering. I'm on her right. I'm just standing there awkwardly. Then I kind of turn to the left towards my cousin and suddenly we're waltzing all around the stage. She's doing really well (mostly because she's leading...also she's a dancer) and I'm stumbling everywhere. Then some unmemorable stuff happens, and then I'm one of a group of hip-hop dancers on stage. I don't know what I'm doing (I don't think any of us do) but I make up things as I go along. Again, the crowd is a mix of boo's and cheers.

That's all I remember!

Meaning- Getting through obstacles probably symbolizes a tough problem I went/am going through. Since we got to the end though, it either means the problem is over or it's going to resolve itself soon. I do not know for sure what ducks represent, but the first thing I think about when I see them is friendship, because when I was younger I would go and feed them sometimes at a pond a little ways from my dad's house. Maybe they represent friendship and kindness and encouragement along the way of a sticky situation.
I have a fear of public speaking. We are doing projects in AP Language and Composition and we have to talk a LOT. Since it has just started, the part of the dream where my cousin and I are performing may be saying that everything will go fine. If someone else in my family can do it, so can I. Since my cousin and I are very close, the dream gave me a familiar face to work with. The mix of booing and cheering mean that everyone has a different opinion. The boos represent fear. The cheers are confident. Everyone has a different felling for everything.

(Sorta like this I guess...same colors)

Swinging and Thinking

(Gahhh, I haven't posted in more than a month!!! I'll try to put a stop to that...just need to DREAM MORE!!!)

Last night...

I'm at a playground, but it's pretty small and it seems to be indoors because I recall a ceiling. I'm dressed like how I'd go to school (stylish and season-coordinated...something a burnt orange color) and I am about to go on these monkey bar-type things. There are a whole row of different kinds of monkey bars, and I choose the ones that are loops. I go on, and they go pretty much all around the playground. There is a girl there, and she really wants to see if I can do the whole course of the loopy monkey bars, so I try. And I almost make it, when I fall!

Really that's all I remember, but hey, at least I posted, right?? :D

Meaning- Playgrounds  may symbolize fun after a time of hard work (works because I just finished the PSATs!). But since I was really working to finish all the monkey bars, I think it was telling me that even when you're having fun there is always some work required. The orangey outfit I had on, I don't really know, but dark orange is an autumn color, so I guess it was just an autumn-y dream!

Try to Fly

I'm packing up my things to go home. I'm at my mom's house (weird, because that IS home) and all my things are everywhere. I'm able to see how many things I have collected by a program on my phone. Apparently there are 57 things I need. I have found 33.
That all gets done, and my mom and I go to the airport. But either the plane ride is too expensive or it has already left, because we decide to go on a helicopter instead. So we go over to the runway to get on. Inside there are several people, one of who is smoking. I can't really smell it though. We take off easily. It's a better ride because there's a better view. After a while we get off and I need to board another helicopter for my next stop. Then ANOTHER stop. Before we board the second stop we walk through the airport and see really big cakes. And that's all I remember!

Meaning: Packing things up may mean to 'get yourself together'. Taking a ride somewhere means you want to get away from something or go somewhere special. Me not smelling the smoke may mean I'm used to it (understandable, because in my mom's apartment, everyone except my mom and I smoke). And cakes may predict something delectable or delightful in the future.

                                       

Pool Parties and School Parties

Oh my and how I dreamt last night!!
It first starts with me at Julia's house. There's a pool party with a bunch of girls I don't know. None of them seem to show any interest in me, or Julia, for that matter. They are just chittering on about goodness knows what. Later, they are being stalked by someone with a hood, and maybe it's supposed to be me. The person is videotaping them home and hiding in the dark. The girls realize they are being stalked and begin to get nervous.
Then I'm at a school, I guess, at the top of a flight of stairs at a table with a bunch of other people. We are selling something; tickets, maybe. I'm sitting backwards with a hoodie; maybe I don't want people to see me. But soon I face back around.
The last part of the dream was incredible. It starts with me and someone else in some kind of bed or container of some sort very high up. It's night and we're sleeping. Then I wake up and look at the time. I think I remember it said 2:47 (am). I tell the person, 'We have five hours until the party is over', talking about whatever we were selling tickets for. So I think we fall back asleep and we are woken by a girl, from the party, I think. She and us and some others climb into another mattress/platform somewhere else, also high up. As the night begins to fade a bit, we see that there are a bunch of other beds/mattresses/platforms around the area, and sleeping in them are Africans of all ages. Some of them wake up and they talk to us about wanting to be like us: clean drinking water, clothes like we have, etc. Soon they are starting to dance and sing. We all climb down from the mattress/platform and I see Julia. She apparently was on it when I was. We all jump down onto some kind of cushion. Julia says to me, 'You look so pretty,' and I say, 'I'm wearing a sack, though!' and she laughs. I am wearing this kind of weird-looking black dress. Then she turns into my cousin Miriam and we're looking at the different things around us; it has somehow turned into a party. We see an older woman getting tied to a pole to get swung around it by a rope (except I think that's a Mexican thing). Miriam looks at it a bit longer than I do, but I'm afraid of those kinds of things. Then we see a moonwalk. There are some kids in there, some Africans, some Americans. And every time they jump, they are saying things like 'dreams' and 'thoughts' and stuff like that. We go in and it's a bit more bouncy than you'd expect. The moonwalk gets bigger the more we bounce. Soon it's more of a bouncy slide. I'm rolling down it and at the end I yell, 'Feet!' and show my feet. Everyone cheers and laughs for some reason, and as I go up, Miriam, who has turned into someone more mature, says, 'You should be more specific.' When I reach the top, there is some kind of little house with a table in it. The table has four chairs, and 3 people are sitting in it  already, including a dog. I sit at the remaining spot. Then when people come in and answer questions wrong, they are thrown down a hill that's outside the right of the house. I decide I don't like this at all, and I leave. Some of the others do too, but the dog stays. I see people trying to rescue starfish from the long drop (I guess we were throwing those as well), and I join in.
Then I'm with a bunch of people, and we're all in disguise, in some kind of armor or suit. We're trying to be let in by this one guy, but his roommate or someone says we can't. But then he leaves along with another soldier. We go in and eat some kind of meal...I remember salad and bread. Then we hear the guys coming back and we take off our helmets/hats and boots/shoes so we are not recognized. Then they are all upstairs I think, and I look at the photos the guy who let us in took of us when we were in the woods, when he found us. He started by just seeing a bear, and he sketched it, but then got distracted when he saw the rest of us.
And now I'm done.

Meaning- Being with a friend when there are people who don't really like you shows how faithful and loyal your friend can be. Stalking the girls shows you want to know more about people like that (there are PLENTY at school). Hiding yourself means you don't want people to see how you look, but turning back around means you don't care. Hearing about Africans desires and needs shows what is happening in the world already. Being at any kind of party means you need to 'live a little' and have fun. Kids shouting out 'dreams' and 'thoughts' may be the things inside your head. The moonwalk expanding shows that there is enough fun in the world for everyone. Throwing out the people and living things shows hatred, but I don't have a lot of that; that's why I left and started saving the starfish. It also shows my love for the ocean! The guy who let us in shows there are people in the world who don't care what you look like, and who are curious.
This dream was all about different kinds of people. Interesting. My dreams haven't really had a theme before.

Skate and Date

I'm at Pleasant Arena (the rink where I skate) and I think it's right before a competition or show, because almost no one is there and I'm practicing. I'm with one other kid and Tara, one of the coaches (not mine, but she does some of my classes). We're focusing on a one-foot spin (something I'll probably NEVER get absolutely perfect) and how to do it well for the show/competition. I try one and fail. Tara draws out what I should be doing. She says, 'Once you go into it, your foot goes around too high and you get stuck.' Basically she's saying that if you lift your leg too high going into the spin you can lose your balance. Then it's the show/competition and I'm 'backstage.' Then I go on with some other skaters and basically do whatever I feel like (guess I never got a program).
Then I'm in some sort of trailer park or state park and I'm with a bunch of people my age. I guess it's summer camp or something. We're supposed to get into partners/groups of 3 to play mini golf. These 2 girls ask me if I want to be in a group with them, to which I agree to do. Then later, one of them says she'd rather be in another group because they seem more trusting.
Then I'm at my dad's house and he's telling me I have a date tonight (with this guy I've been dating a few times in the dream; I never saw it happen, but I do have that information). This is news to me, and I ask what time. He checks something and tells me 4:30. I look at the clock and see that it is 4:25. I freak out a bit, but then realizing that we're going no where special (I don't know how I know that, considering I didn't even know I have a date that night), I decide that what I'm already wearing is fine. Then I meet the guy at the front door (I never got his name) with my glasses on; when I take them off, everything is underwater-blurry. But I keep them off because that's just me. I ask, 'What school do you go to?' and he answers, 'Freeman.' (Is that a real school? Sounds like it could be.) I tell him I go to Mahtomedi; he then asks what college I go to, and I laugh and say, 'I'm not in college yet; I'm only a junior!' Then we leave and we pass Julia in her yard doing tai-chi or something with her mom and a whole bunch of younger kids (I heard earlier that she was going camping that night), and I hug her from behind briefly and kiss the air around her face and say 'Hi Julia! I love you! Camping is awesome!'

Meaning- Skating in a dream shows my love for it already; however, goofing off and doing my own thing in the show probably means I'm not completely serious about it. The tip about spinning is probably real; something to keep in mind. Someone saying I don't seem trusting may mean I lie a lot or have lied (I have, once).
I've been having a couple of dreams about dating..probably meaning that I'm the perfect age to be doing that, and the dreams being practice. Julia, I think, returned from her week-long camp recently, so this was a hello, showing her in the dream. Tai-chi might symbolize relaxation and ease. The glasses thing probably means that if I don't start wearing them soon, I could have a few problems...

(The rink itself)

Love and Shove

There are these 3 girls, and they're all in love with someone. One of them might be me, or at least the 'main character' of the dream,  or this part of the dream. Anyway, the main character has an enormous house; so big that her room is like her own house pretty much. Another of the girls does not focus on one guy for a while, so throughout the whole part of the dream, she goes from one guy to the next. All of the guys we're in love with get mad at us for some reason, and then we make up and that's the end of the first part, haha. Happily ever after. At least for then.
Then I'm at a pool somewhere and a bunch of random people (supposedly my friends) are there as well. We are getting pieces of paper to write to a friend (so I guess we're in summer camp). I'm with this one person (my friend probably) watching him write a letter to someone. He's apparently pretty nerdy, and when he misspells a word, I'm surprised. 'You just spelled 'surround' wrong,' I say. 'There's a 'u' after the 'o'.' He laughs and corrects his mistake, and then there's this little kid there who has a crush on him or something. Then we're suddenly in my backyard (at my dad's house) and there's this weird she-man going all whack on us. The backyard has a bunch of clothes and stuff on the ground, and we're trying to cushion ourselves by falling into them while the she-man starts hitting us and stuff. That's about it!

Meaning- The big house may represent a desire for one, or something like it. Being in love may foreshadow a relationship. I guess the whole swimming pool idea is a summer thing, because today is the first day of summer! Writing things down may symbolize ideas and missing someone. A backyard with clothes on the ground may represent something cluttered, maybe the mind. A crazy she-man...that I  can NOT explain!!!!

School-a and Moola

 A bunch of people (classmates?) and I are in this big carpeted room waiting for this one dorky jock (oxymoron?) to come in so we can make fun of him. See, we told him there was going to be a big sleepover at someone's house, and so it would be funny if he came (I don't get it either). So we're all laying on the floor waiting for him to come. When he comes in we all laugh. I feel bad, though, as well as some other people. One older person tells us to stop laughing at him. However, the jock dork doesn't look affected at all. I start arguing with this one person who was laughing at him, and so does another person. So it's me, another stand-upper, and a mean person all arguing. Then we make up and everyone's okay. I had bought a few things from a drugstore and so I look inside, trying to find mouthwash. I find what looks like a pencil sharpener. I say, 'What the heck is this??' or something; everyone laughs.
Then it's the last day of school and it's lunchtime. Then the whole place turns into a grocery store except the commons (the cafeteria). I ran out of lunch money on my account so I have to go to the grocery store to get something to eat. A few students are there doing a photoshop project; they're taking a picture of one ginger kid. On the computer they'll put him against a background of an ocean with a shark coming out of the water; it will look like he's being attacked (weird!). I look for lunch things. I find a bag of chips, and look around for a sandwich. I come across a music section, and stop there to look at the CDs. Then the place turns into a parking lot, and I'm being driven by my dad back to school. We come to a door that goes into the commons, and I tell my dad to let me off there.

Meaning- A dream that has you standing up for someone may show who you are inside; caring, thoughtful. Being in a grocery store may symbolize nourishment. Being out of money may be a warning: if you go crazy with money, you'll face consequences. Being interested in the CDs shows my interest in music.

                                                       
                                                       

Teaching and Beaching

This dream is from Wednesday night:
I'm in Ormond Beach, Florida with my family and my cousin and I are in a day camp that teaches people about recycling. We never actually get into that. All I really remember is feeling annoyed that I'm not spending more time at the beach. I also remember, on the last day of the camp we got our pictures and names on these stickers. I don't know what their purposes are. My sticker is a picture of me (a profile) standing upright and staring out an open window. The sticker itself is a purple-ish color. Towards the end of the whole day camp thing, I figure out I'm a singer and a pretty popular one. So me and a few other people put on a performance for the camp members and the parents. I do not sing very well. I'm wearing my June bug skating competition dress for a costume.

Meaning- The Ormond Beach idea is foreshadowing the visit I'll make with my family in July. The day camp concept could represent cooperation and friendship; the stickers could be an indicator to 'stick together.' And since my summer vacation started Tuesday, the beach could just be saying 'congratulations, welcome to your vacation,' or something. Performing and singing show that even though I'm not the best singer, I do like to put on a show now and then.

(The actual Ormond Beach)

Friends and Ends

(Sooooo sorry I haven't posted in a while...I just moved into a new apartment with my mom and it's been quite hectic!)
I'm in a big room of a building or someone's house and I'm sitting on a cushioned bench. I think I'm at a party, and it's someone I know well because all the guests are people I'm familiar with, even some of my relatives (who don't live here in Minnesota). A group of people come in, including my aunt's (on my dad's side) family and my old friend Sophie (also in Water Parks and In the Dark..check it out if you haven't), and Julia. Well, my cousin Miriam keeps switching from herself to Julia, so I guess she's the same person. The whole character, I guess, is supposed to be based on Julia because she and Sophie are talking and whispering like they're best friends. Then I see Sophie look at me, and she starts walking toward me. Not wanting to get into any kind of awkward conversation with her, I pretend I have to use the bathroom, and get up and head in that direction. I never know what she does next. Then, I'm on a dark street (I think it's pretty early in the morning) where a lot of vehicles are (cars, trucks, buses, etc.). There's a small school bus that is supposed to be mine. I mean it's really small; there are only a few rows of seats. I get on and take a seat next to a classmate from real life and her sister. That's all I remember.

Meaning- Dreaming of an old friend could be nostalgia of the times had and how much you miss them. Having them try to communicate with you could be symbolizing re-connection and reconciliation. Hiding from them tells you you're not ready to reconnect, being afraid of the awkwardness. Family symbolizes love, respect, and trust. Buses symbolize journeys and 'taking a new road' or 'going down another road.' With darkness mixed in, however, it may be telling you the road ahead of you may have some obstacles and risks.

Cats and Spats

You know how sometimes you don't have big long dreams, but sort of a bunch of clips of dreams in a night? That's what I had. And they mostly were in the cat shelter where I volunteer. A bunch of things happened. In one, we're telling this new volunteer there's money outside, to play a prank, I guess. Then we start telling everyone that, and I guess everyone ends up outside. In another, we're talking to this one girl about something, and asking her to do something that involved saying something that wasn't true. After she did so she realized she was telling a lie. She comes back to us and says, 'I've figured out the one adjective to describe me!' We ask what it was. Her face gets hard and she says, 'A lying b---h.' (Yes, I know that's not an adjective. This is a dream; nothing makes sense.)
My last dream wasn't in a shelter. I'm at this dinner party or some party where there was food, and it's very formal, and the food is all pretty fancy. I don't want to be there. I'm with some friends, though. We go through the line and check out the food items and see if there's anything we're able to eat. I get various types of salad and then I woke up.

Meaning- Cats represent mystery and creativity. Being in a place I know sets the tone; there's lots of light, which symbolizes ideas and inspiration, but it's also pretty small as well, which is crowding. Telling someone to lie either reflects something I've already done or I'm about to do (which I'm not!). And being at a fancy dinner party is basically showing me what I would think of it if I went to a formal party in real life.

(The shelter)

Walking and Stalking

I'm in this big business room or something with 2 other people (unrecognizable), which has a big table in it. I'm sitting on the table and walking up and down it talking about stuff, and the 2 other guys are saying stuff and agreeing with me or something. In our jumbled words I can make out some of the words to 'Reaction' by Alex Gaudino and Jerma..just 'positive reaction', mostly. Then there are more people in there; the 'freaks' from Freaks and Geeks, I think, and we're saying we shouldn't be in the room at all and we should go to the people's (who own the room) house and apologize. It's a small house on a hill. Me and this other girl go up to the doors, which are double, and try to open it, and knock, and try to get in, but it looks like we can't. So we decide to go around to the back door, which we have to go around the hill to do. This whole time, we're changing into all these different people at once. The other person is a guy now, and flipping and jumping down the hill. Then the hill is covered with a giant sheet and looks like a bed. So we have to go under the sheet and try to find the back door. As I go, I'm counting my steps, each one a tenth of a centimeter. The other person, now a different guy, gets bored and wants to bag the whole idea, but I want to continue. He gets mad and goes back out.

Meaning- The table in the dream was kind of cluttered with papers and things, so it may be saying I should be more organized, or clean up something I've done wrong. Being on top of a hill symbolizes success (which is weird, because I just got the news from the marine sea lab program I registered for this summer: I didn't get in). Being covered by a giant sheet may mean I want to keep a secret, or I've done something wrong. Continuing on my way and plans may mean that I should never give up and keep focusing on the journey in front of me.

Stalker and Water

Like in 'Pretty Little Liars', I'm being sent anonymous text messages and notes everywhere unsigned. I go into a cafe or something. It has flashing lights and tables with not a lot of people in it. My dad works there, apparently. I go back but then return, where the tables are now in a circle and everyone is gone. However, the lights are still flashing. Later, I'm at a party or some get-together or meeting or whatever, and I find a long note on a bulletin board, or white board or some display board. There are 2 or 3 other people with me reading it, and apparently they know about the notes I've been getting, because one of them says, "I know who wrote this!" The note seemed to be a bunch of jumbled words. The last letter of each line, when you unscrambled them, read the last name of one of my old friends: SUHADOLNIK (my old friend Whitney's last name). The other person says, "It's Whitney!" or something.
Later, a bunch of people and I are at a small creek or stream or something doing stuff, and we see the back of a big creature or 2 coming up out of the water. We think they're whales, so we jump out and watch. They are not whales but some kind of no-faced creature, 2 of them. They looked gray in the water, but seem to be whitish now. We all start running away down a path, but the creatures don't seem to cause harm (I guess because they don't have eyes).

Meaning- The ex-friend stalking idea may reflect on interests of my old friend (when she got hooked on a character or celebrity she tried to be them and focused on them). It also may imply that if you drift away from an old friend the unexpected can happen. The cafe/restaurant represents nourishment and being social. The flashing lights may symbolize inspiration and ideas. The tables in a circle may be instincts telling me to 'pull myself together' and maybe to be more organized (which I am not). The strange creatures may be foretelling a strange experience or encounter with someone/something new.

Packing and Talking

This dream is from yesterday:
I'm in my room at my dad's house, but things in it look different. I'm in there with some people, some I recognize, some I don't. We're in there, apparently not wanting to be, because we're all talking about running away. I'm looking around and thinking about things I want to bring with me, if there's anything. I see a red shoulder bag at the head of the bed, and ask a girl who's there to get it for me. I look around for other things. I wonder what shoes I should wear. I have on black suede ankle boots with a longer heel, and I wonder if it's the best idea to wear them. Then I see people squeezing through the space between the wall and the bed, and then climbing out the window. I try to get through, but the space is very small. Eventually I get through. When I get to the window, everyone--or almost everyone--is down there.

Meaning- Trying to run away in a dream maybe means I want to get away from something in real life. Crawling through a small space may mean there are amazing and difficult things we can do.

Nice School and Ice Pool

Some of my classmates and I are going to this school for part of the day during class. I can't remember if we're cutting, or allowed in there, but we go in these double doors down the hall to an English classroom. The school is very small; it could be someone's house, probably. And we're there because we heard it's super easy and you don't have to do much. So a few people and I go into the classroom and sit down. No one notices us; not even the instructor. Everyone is on their phones texting or doing some app or game. And the teacher is entirely oblivious; either she's not looking or she doesn't care.

Then I'm in a locker room or somewhere and the ground is all ice. So there are a bunch of people in there ice-skating, and I am too. Everyone is trying to do different moves and tricks but all the lockers and stuff are in the way. I see myself try a Salchow, but my foot almost hits a locker and messes up my entrance.

Meaning- Being in a classroom symbolizes education and learning, but the whole texting in class idea probably was reflecting times when I saw that happening in class in real life. It also might have told me that students in the world were getting a bad education due to the teachers not paying attention to their students. Lockers mean hiding something: secrets, truths, lies. Ice on the floor may represent lack of caution, but also fun.

(Ignore the chairs; the classroom looked like this)

(Now pretend there's ice on the floor)

Walking and Talking

I'm by this river or ocean or something, when this GIGANTIC dinosaur comes by it and starts roaring at this whale. The whale is like a shrimp compared to the dinosaur, and it tries to get away. It's flying back and forth through the air trying to get away, but all the dinosaur keeps doing was roaring, like a dog barking at a passer-by. Then I'm with this group of people in this big store of expensive clothes or something, and I'm looking through the stockings. I really want this pair of purple fish-nets, but there doesn't seem to be a dressing room. Then this lady says that there's one and she'll show me where it is. I hesitate, then go. It's in the corner of the room, looking like the wall. I go in and she shows me where I can try things on. Once I'm in I try on the stockings (they fit very well) and leave them on as I come out of the room. One of the people I'm with says I should get them, or else..something I can't remember. Then we're trying to figure out how to get out, and we go around in circles trying to figure out the exit.

Meaning- Dinosaurs in dreams may pointing me toward an important memory or goal that was put aside. Their size and power mat refer to the authority or important of parental figures. Whales may represent intuition bringing insights from the unconscious to the conscious mind, like coming up to breathe. However, since it was flying, it may represent a change in character or freedom. Trying things on in behind a closed door may symbolize privacy, space, and hidden secrets.

Contest and Contact Lens

(Sorry I haven't posted in a while)
I'm at a contest for a thumb war or something having to do with thumbs (odd). I sign up somewhere, and go over to a booth assigned to me. 2 other people, I guess 2 of my friends go over there also; I think they're there to give pointers and hints and stuff. Anyway, people will walk around and decide who they want to duel with. This one guy comes over and says things like, "I'll win this easily," or something. And he does, then leaves. This other guy comes, and I win, then a third person tries it, but I don't remember the result.
Later, I'm walking with one of my friends to my house, or somewhere. We have to go a little ways, around a longer block. I think he's holding contact lenses or something. When we get to where I want to get, he realizes one of the lenses is gone, so we have to go back and look for it (it's also snowing).

Meaning- Competitions or contests probably mean there's something I think I'm good at but other people are better, or just as good. Losing something either means letting something go or reflects on something in real life. And snow represents coldness and winter.

Rooms and Gloom

I'm in this big house (unfamiliar) and I guess I'm visiting or it belongs to someone I know. I go upstairs to this big room where a bunch of people are waking up. I plan to stay and sleep there for a few days. Everyone gets up and we get called to a meeting or get-together or something in the hallway. I find out that all of them are older men, like in the 50s. We go in the hallway and one of them is asking me to 'get the female' for the conference and points to a door at the end of the hall. So I go down the hall and open the door a bit. There's this girl my age still in bed, not sleeping. I don't know what to call her, so I call, 'Female?' and 'Alpha?' (or something like that). After I call the second name she immediately says 'Grandmama', like that's her name or something. So I repeat it and she says, 'Are they gone?' and I say, 'Yes, they've gone into another room'(not really sure what I'm answering or talking about), 'why?' She doesn't answer this, but says, 'Let's go shopping for Christmas cookies,' and I realize I'm pretty hungry so I say, 'Yes!' and she laughs. Then I notice cookies on the floor by her bed. 'What about those?' I ask. 'Those are really cold and stale,' she says. Stuff happens, and later, she's feeding my dog, Rufus, a treat that looks like Mario. He sniffs it, and she says, 'Racist!' and puts it next to him.

Meaning- Being in an unfamiliar place may imply that I need to explore more places. Cookies are sweet, so they might represent treats and awards, or gifts.

(Closest to the bedroom in my dream)

Stuck and Daft Punk

I'm in my room at my mom's house with either my mom or dad; I can't remember who. We're building a lamp with found objects around my room; a container, a small box, etc. Daft Punk's remix of 'Mothership Re-connection' by Scott Grooves is playing on my boom box. It sounds different, though..a bit distorted. We finish the lamp and it works really well. I guess it's some project for school or something. It apparently requires a video overview as well; I set up a camera and start to film how the lamp works. I say each object I used to create the lamp, and show it on the camera. It's supposed to be long, and as I shoot the video I'm thinking of what I want to do to it to make it look professional. Then I'm going to attend this party which takes place at my dad's house in real life, and my mom or dad tells me to bring the lamp to finish the video. So we go over there and we do some things, and I say I'm going to do more of the video to my mom or dad. Then I'm in this vast darkness with a bunch of people from this one show I used to watch and we're drifting through the air through these arrays of stars. We're trying to hold on but it's difficult and we're struggling. 2 people fall into what looks like a pool of stars and don't get out. That's all I remember.

Meaning- The Daft Punk remix I heard in the dream is a track I do enjoy, so it may just have been there to show that. Lamps contain light, of course, which in this case could represent ideas and intelligence. Having it work may be signalling an achievement or accomplishment I've had. Falling in darkness almost turns the dream another direction; it could be saying something is not clear and I'm having a hard time grasping the idea of something I'm struggling with. If this idea is not understood someone could get hurt (the 2 people falling). However, the stars may bring out good in the whole difficult situation, saying I will find help or advantages on the way.

Skates and Mates

Julia is going to skate with me in class. When we get inside, their rink is all turned around, and it looks slightly bigger. So then we go to where my locker is and get on our skates, and then we start stretching. After, we go over to the door that goes to the ice and do stuff there for a while. Then I get on. There's this one girl in front of me, saying, "It's fun, but I'm going to do this in the movies," or something like that. I turn around backwards, but fall on my knees. I get back up, though. I do all the stroking and all the stuff on the ice. Then we all go over by where the bleachers are, or are supposed to be. All the skaters turn into cats for a minute. There is this one little gray cat who appears to be new. Julia is also gray, but bigger. Then we're over by the door again, all mad at each other for some reason. This one girl from school is there, and then we all get nice and I get this blue chair down which matches my nails (they were the same color as they are now in real life!!). That's what I remember....

Meaning- Putting skates on or anything with skates in a dream may be the implicit message, being an encouragement to work faster, more efficiently. Again, cats represent creativity and mystery. Ice itself may describe cool emotions and a lack of affection.

(The real place, Pleasant Arena)

Dance and Advance

I'm in this big bathroom getting ready for a school dance. 'Nip' is there...remember her? Then we go into the dance area; this is all in someone's house. I turn into 'Nip', I guess, and I'm on the stairs. Then I go down when I hear the music start and find my date..some guy I don't remember. If there was any dancing, I don't remember it, but I do remember hearing a very distorted version of 'Ghosts N Stuff' by deadmau5 and Rob Swire. Oh, now I'm remembering it's October 31st..Halloween. This must be a Halloween party. After the dance, or whatever it was, all of us girl went trailing out the door in a single file, and all of the guys were going the opposite direction. We were high-fiving or slapping hands or something as we passed, like football teams do at the end of games. Later, we're all playing hide-and-seek around the house..I remember going into the main room, or that room you have with the front door. I was trying to hide in there, but a bunch of other people also wanted to. So we all ended up in there, on the couch or sitting down or whatever. Then we're all in some class at school; in my old science classroom. My friend Sarah and I get up and go to one of the lab stations to do something. That's all I remember.

Meaning- Halloween represents death and rebirth. Dancing or being at a party could show that I've reached the end of a big effort and should be celebrated. High-fiving can symbolize sportsmanship, teamwork, and cooperation.

Eels and Deals

I'm running in a club or something after school because I said I would get before last place this time to my parents. So we're practicing, and running around this catwalk or something, and I'm feeling tired, so I rest for a while, hoping to get my strength back up. Then a Madonna song turns on and I start running like the wind because I love that song. So I'm singing along and dancing while I'm running and we're all having a good time with it. Then the whole place turns into an aquarium. Underwater, me and this little kid are looking at these 2 eels. One is black-and-white striped and dying for some reason. The other one is a very ugly color, but is still very cool. It's stuck on something, maybe a rock, and we help it get unstuck. It starts flashing its eyes (literally) at the little kid, and the lady behind me says that it communicates that way and it's saying "You have very big eyes." So the kid says, "Thanks!" Then my dad comes and I grab the 2 eels to take home with us. I'm also carrying these 2 other books from school and ask my dad if he can carry something. So he does, and we go outside to the parking lot , and we see another eel on one of those rocky islands you see in bug parking lots. We find out that eel has been missing, and it is soon placed in a wagon tied to a car to be returned to where he belongs.

Meaning- Running for the fun or joy of it in a dream can bring a great sense of freedom and release. I don't know what eels are supposed to mean, but it showed that it can light up its eyes in the dream, it may just show that there's always a little magic of beauty in everything.

Cats and Dads 2

I'm in this stall in a bathroom ordering lattes for breakfast, I'm getting three of them; the other ones are for my friends. I'm ordering them on my cell phone, actually, and they actually show a cartoon on the screen of how they make it: the coffee, the whipped bream, all the syrups, they even put gummy bears in there! Then I'm at my mom's house with one of the lattes, trying to figure out something healthy to eat with it. I get a green apple, and it's kind of old.
Then I'm in a different bathroom, eating a Dipps granola bar by a garbage can. There's a mirror by it, and I can see a lady doing something somewhere. Then it turns out she was in a stall, because she opens the stall door.
Then I'm about to do my volunteering at the cat shelter, and I'm bringing my dad. When we get there, I have 3 frozen cats (all FLV) that need to be thawed (gross). We bring them in, and the shelter is like a PetsMart, not anything like the real shelter. To get my dad to see the cats, and go in the rooms, we need to talk to one of the 'cashiers.' On the way, the cats get put in a freezer. At the cashier, my dad gets a card that I guess allows him to go into the cat rooms.

Meaning- Coffee might represent alertness and energy. Dream fruit may have a sensual connotation. Cats are associated with creativity, mystery and independence, but being frozen may symbolize that not all of them are like that, or they can stop being a certain way at some point.

Tries and Fights

Brenda Song (again) calls me for some reason saying we should go shopping or something like that. I'm in a laundry room. I tell her to come by at a certain time. Then I want this other person to come, and she comes over. When Brenda sees both of us she thinks I've ditched her and says that me and the other person should go alone. I get upset. Later, I'm with a bunch of people in what looks like a church. I can't remember what we're doing, but it's for an audience.

Meaning- Betrayal, or what looks like it, may reflect something done in everyday life by myself or someone else. Being in a laundry room may symbolize cleanliness or resolving a conflict or problem (getting a stain out). Being in front of an audience, it depends whether it is an achievement or failure, but maybe it means wanting to show people your talents or dreams.

Whales and Sails

1st part: I'm in this big building, like an office building or something, walking around. My dad is also there. We come to the main area, which is a big opening with stairs leading down to it, like a stadium or arena, but MUCH smaller. There's this big fountain-like thing with rocks and marble pavements all over it, and water flowing down the marble pavement and rocks. My dad says I should try to climb it. The rocks and pavements are moving, so when I jump up on it, I frequently hurt myself from falling so much.
2nd part: Me and a bunch of people, and some of my family are on a lake on a boat (sailboat?). Then, me and this other person get on a smaller boat (rowboat?) and start going toward an island in the distance. When we approach it, this BIG whale and her calf JUMP out of the water, giving us a big surprise, and we fall in! Underwater, we don't see them.

Meaning- Flowing, calm water could represent ease and tranquility. Whales symbolize the beauty and enormity of nature and danger of their extinction. Traveling in a boat may mean adventure seeking or a passage from one phase of life to another.