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since this is a dream journal, it might be interesting to outline some common dream images and meanings with examples: the military - this means that permanent change is either on the horizon or at my doorstep, and i usually want no part of it. one example of many:

• crawling across town on my hands and knees

airports - too much baggage, not enough, can't get to the airport, can't leave it, etc. has to do with life changes as well. see:

• small child with leg braces
• my grandma at 25
• missed flight
• packing

schools, hallways, campuses -

• school, work, harry potter
• i can never get away

  france - independent adult life, something still a little on the foreign side since i have much more family interaction that i really want. see:

  • ted mcginley goes to france
  • france, candy

  raw meat - no idea. check it:

  • raw meat and a missing heart
  • a series of dumb events
  • marriage choice and a mouthful of meat

  ice cream - job stress. i used to work in an ice cream parlor, and whenever i even contemplate changing jobs or anything work related, i dream that i'm doing that again. these are as regular as rain:

  • middle east ice cream cake
  • dick cheney makes a request
  • o ice cream cake, o ice cream cake
  • back to the ice cream cake shop

  famous people - i know the name of britney's dog, but not where my keys are. other interesting tidbits about:

  • juliette lewis
  • jamie foxx and eleanor clift
  • lewis black
  • bonnie hunt
  • meg ryan
  • salma hayek
  • conan o'brien
  • george harrison
  • marilyn manson

  assorted dead people - dunno about this one, either. i do love true crime, though. maybe it's about feeling dead inside, but still being out in society? the body is never mine:
  • living dead girl
  • dead africans
  • dead can't drive
  • inspiration for playboy
  • uncle fester

  cats - in my youth, i was terrified of them. these dreams are usually about besting them in some way, usually physically. this one is just funny:

  • another wedding dream, plus a dead cat

  storms - impulsive choices catching up with me:

  • outracing a storm

  turkey - usually sliced, seems to represent an overabundance of something shameful:

  • feeding a cat turkey

  just plain wacky - utterly unexplicable:

• dubious savior
• stolen shower head

last updated: 7/2005