I've been remembering my dreams lately and I've noticed a running theme: in many of them, I have a girlfriend. Sometimes she's going with me on an adventure, sometimes she's sitting politely while I argue with someone else, sometimes she's talking to me and unknowingly preventing me from finding a restroom. She never looks the same or has the same personality; sometimes she's not even present, I just know that I have a girlfriend somewhere.
I find it interesting that my subconscious is ready for my divorce to be finalized and for me to start dating. I also think that its significant that I've only been dating and not married. It's probably that my brain knows that dating comes next and is preparing me for it -- to put it another way, I've been looking forward to dating again and it's spilled into my dreams.
Thankfully, I shouldn't have to wait much longer.
Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts
Friday, February 19, 2016
Friday, May 29, 2015
Almost Finished
On Wednesday, I had a meeting with a project managers, Nick, to discuss the status of a project I've been working on. The project in question is a catalog focusing on products designed for carbon dioxide or CO2 as the refrigerant. This is a big deal because in 2020, the most popular refrigerant in the country, Freon or R-22, will have huge restrictions placed on it's usage in the US, leading to a lot of people looking for an alternative. CO2 never really picked up in the US, but it's very popular in Europe, so Danfoss is getting ready for people looking for a change.
Anyway, Nick reviewed what I had submitted and realized that we're nearly finished with the document. If my face is hard to read, Nick is mannequin. He doesn't get excited, he doesn't get angry, he just looks contemplative. However, with the news that we were nearly ready to submit the catalog to a designer for the final mock-up, he was nearly giddy. I was half-expecting him to start giggling (sadly, he just grinned broadly). I thanked him for the enthusiasm and he admitted that he'd been trying to get this catalog put together for the last three years, but it took getting a technical writer to make it happen.
The lesson I learned from this experience is that technical writers can make all your dreams come true.
Anyway, Nick reviewed what I had submitted and realized that we're nearly finished with the document. If my face is hard to read, Nick is mannequin. He doesn't get excited, he doesn't get angry, he just looks contemplative. However, with the news that we were nearly ready to submit the catalog to a designer for the final mock-up, he was nearly giddy. I was half-expecting him to start giggling (sadly, he just grinned broadly). I thanked him for the enthusiasm and he admitted that he'd been trying to get this catalog put together for the last three years, but it took getting a technical writer to make it happen.
The lesson I learned from this experience is that technical writers can make all your dreams come true.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Better Living Through Seasoning
Remember how I shared recently that I had an incredibly vivid dream where I was eating flavorful meat? And how it was probably brought on by my recent decision to temporarily be vegetarian? Well, the dreams keep coming. I don't remember all of them, but one that stands out had me sitting at a table with random people where was food being passed around and I was eagerly anticipating a platter that was heading my way that was filled with kielbasa sausages - I anticipated being teased by the other people due to the shape of the sausage, but I was determined to eat it all the same. I awoke before the platter reached me.
After sharing this particular dream with Paige, she pointed out that all of the meat in my dreams is heavily seasoned. This got me to thinking that maybe I don't miss meat so much as proper seasoning on my food: I've simply been opening cans of beans and vegetables and dumping them in a bowl. To test this, I used actual seasoning that I already had on hand but for whatever reason wasn't using. The best combination seems to be chili powder, Parmesan cheese, and salsa. In addition to simply enjoying my dinner quite a bit more, the ridiculous dreams appear to have abated. And, while I don't know how much weight I've lost since I don't have a scale, I've lost at least two inches to my waist based on how I wear my belt - I'd say that means it's working.
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Also, I had a face-to-face job interview on Monday and I'll have another on Thursday. If anything comes of them, I'll post about it.
After sharing this particular dream with Paige, she pointed out that all of the meat in my dreams is heavily seasoned. This got me to thinking that maybe I don't miss meat so much as proper seasoning on my food: I've simply been opening cans of beans and vegetables and dumping them in a bowl. To test this, I used actual seasoning that I already had on hand but for whatever reason wasn't using. The best combination seems to be chili powder, Parmesan cheese, and salsa. In addition to simply enjoying my dinner quite a bit more, the ridiculous dreams appear to have abated. And, while I don't know how much weight I've lost since I don't have a scale, I've lost at least two inches to my waist based on how I wear my belt - I'd say that means it's working.
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Also, I had a face-to-face job interview on Monday and I'll have another on Thursday. If anything comes of them, I'll post about it.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
On Dreams and Food
I've been having trouble sleeping lately. When I would get home from my temp job, I'd eat dinner and then promptly fall asleep in front of the TV. By the time I would wake up enough to brush my teeth and go to bed, I wouldn't be able to fall asleep again for quite some time. I decided that since I was falling asleep right after dinner, I should go to bed right away. This proved to be a successful plan as I finally slept through the night on Monday. However, I had a really bizarre dream to go with it. It was so strange that I decided that I simply must share it with you.
I was invited to be on Conan - I got the feeling that it was because I won a contest or something, but as we know, dreams don't have to make sense. At first I think I was just an audience member, but I got pulled up on stage. Conan was talking with me about something (maybe video games?), but I've already forgotten what about. He was telling me that his next guest was Michael Strahan, but in this reality he's a celebrity golfer, not a football-player-turn-TV-host. I suggested that instead of Mr. Strahan, we should have Mr. T as the next guest. Conan agreed, and Mr. T came out and scowled at us without saying a word. Then, for the rest of the dream, Conan and I sate at a table and ate various foodstuffs, all while the audience looked on. I very vividly remember the taste of the spices in the burrito and the saltiness of the bacon in the cheeseburger that I had. Then, of course, I woke up.
I should probably mention that the last part of the dream, where we're just eating meaty food, may be because I'm effectively a vegetarian right now. I wanted to do something drastic to lose the extra weight I've put on while not working, and cutting meat from one's diet is a quick way to drop pounds. I can already comfortably fit into a pair of pants that I could only barely squeeze into last week. But, as one might expect from my dream, it's really boring eating legumes and rice and corn every night. I'd be curious to know if I've dreamed of eating meat every night since starting my cleanse or if this was a one time deal. Either way, I think it's funny that my mind manufactured meat for me to eat when I stopped consuming it while awake.
I was invited to be on Conan - I got the feeling that it was because I won a contest or something, but as we know, dreams don't have to make sense. At first I think I was just an audience member, but I got pulled up on stage. Conan was talking with me about something (maybe video games?), but I've already forgotten what about. He was telling me that his next guest was Michael Strahan, but in this reality he's a celebrity golfer, not a football-player-turn-TV-host. I suggested that instead of Mr. Strahan, we should have Mr. T as the next guest. Conan agreed, and Mr. T came out and scowled at us without saying a word. Then, for the rest of the dream, Conan and I sate at a table and ate various foodstuffs, all while the audience looked on. I very vividly remember the taste of the spices in the burrito and the saltiness of the bacon in the cheeseburger that I had. Then, of course, I woke up.
I should probably mention that the last part of the dream, where we're just eating meaty food, may be because I'm effectively a vegetarian right now. I wanted to do something drastic to lose the extra weight I've put on while not working, and cutting meat from one's diet is a quick way to drop pounds. I can already comfortably fit into a pair of pants that I could only barely squeeze into last week. But, as one might expect from my dream, it's really boring eating legumes and rice and corn every night. I'd be curious to know if I've dreamed of eating meat every night since starting my cleanse or if this was a one time deal. Either way, I think it's funny that my mind manufactured meat for me to eat when I stopped consuming it while awake.
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