I don't remember exactly what my dreams were about last night, but I do remember that they centered around hockey and that they were very meticulous in detail. There was one specific thing that had to keep happening, but I don't remember what it was exactly (I think it related to keeping the ice frozen or something).
Every so often I have those kinds of dreams - the ones where my brain will not shut down and instead runs around in it's own detailed world. Specific things have to happen, specific details have to be spelled out, and this keeps my brain running circles around itself while I try to lay calmly in bed. It feels like I'm trying to run life-altering calculus equations through my head at light speed when all I want to do is plop on the couch and watch TV.
I end up in this half-sleep zone, where I think I'm sleeping but not getting any rest because of the dream. I'll wake up every 30-60 minutes. I'm groggy, out-of-sorts, and generally exhausted and frustrated because the dream can't come to and end. After a few hours I'm usually able to get out of the dream and get my mind to shut down, but by then it's already 3am and my frustration level has passed the boiling point.
Posted by Austin at June 07, 2004 10:56 AM