Dreams

This semester for my world civ class I have to read Sigmund Freud on Dreams. So this evening I decided to go against the grain and actually read the book prior to the night before the paper on it was due...so that's what I've been doing all evening, reading about dreams. And it just so happened that my roommate Elsa had a very interesting dream last night, enabling me to put my newly acquired dream analyzing skills to good use. Pretty much after much studying and discussion I have come to the conclusion that dreams are a way for you to actually experience all your subconscious desires that you repressed throughout the day.

I also discovered in my study of dreams why I have such a hard time waking up in the morning. As it so happens when you have a dream right before waking (or as soon as your alarm clock starts to go off) it is an attempt to cover the stimulus (or the alarm) with some other explanation so that you can continue to sleep. Now this explains a lot, because I have a very hard time waking up, and the only dreams I usually remember are the ones I have right before I wake up. Who would have known that the reason I have such a hard time waking up is because my dreams are tricking me into thinking the alarm is part of the dream!

Also some very exciting news...my sister Kelsie got into BYU for next fall! I'm way excited for her and can't wait until we go to the same school again, we're going to have so much fun! Congratulations Kels!