While in Stornoway, sleeping without an alarm clock to disturb my dreams, I had a handful of very odd dreams. I noted them down, and thought I’d share them for those of you who get a kick out of surreal dreamworld logic. (I know I do.)
21.11.2012:
I keep having nightmares where I’m in a situation where I have to attack or defend myself and I just can’t damage my attacker. I use all the right moves, but I just can’t bruise them. Missing or hurt pets is also a regular theme.
In this nightmare, some kids trashed my parents house while we were gone and let the dog out (my own dog, in the dream). I grabbed one of them but I wasn’t strong enough to do any damage, and they just kept talking and boasting about their robbery while I struggled to hold on to him. I even covered his face and neck in boiling water and it had no effect.
22.11.2012:
Another recurinng dream theme is where I’m left in charge of pet fish and accidentally kill them, no matter how hard I try to look after them well. These two fish were given to me frozen inside a supermarket sandwich box. I filled the sandwich box with water and they returned to life. One of them leapt away and got lost under the fridge, never to be seen again.
23.11.2012:
A dream instead of a nightmare. I decided to give blood at the hospital. The process was slow, painful and exhausting. I woke up feeling more tired than when I’d first gone to bed.