Weekend wibblings...

[cybermule]

Gave the house a blitz on Saturday morning. I haven't touched it in about 6 weeks and it was filthy. So I've finally hoovered up the layer of cat hair, cleaned the bathroom and even dusted, which I tend to do somewhat irregularly.

Saturday night was "Kill Bill" with my brother and his GF. This cheered me up a bit - housework always makes me depressed, and together with certain work and emotional problems, I'd got myself into a bit of a mess by the time I went out. But the film was pretty good. Not great, IMO - it was a bit slow and predictable, but maybe that will change in the second volume. However, I really enjoyed the style, particularly the cartoon-y bit, and generally had a good time. Saw the trailer to the new Matrix film, and wish to state comperhensively that I will not be going to see that.

Ate pizza at my brother's place while watching his "pirates of the carribbean" DVD (don't ask!), then crawled home ridiculously late, with a sore throat and headache :( Still felt crappy on Sunday, so I took advantage of the fact that I didn't have to do Mom's shopping until Monday to get some provisions and spend the day wrapped up in my quilt, self-medicating and watching cartoons. Watched a neat documentary on Pompeii. Then had bad dreams about volcanoes :P

Monday was incredibly busy, which took it out of me again. Went walking very early in the morning. I saw a massive hawk dragging a rabbit along - gross, but fascinating. There's a cute little lake near my hometown, so I went wandering around that. It was so still and frosty... amazing. That kind of recharged my batteries (must do country walks more often!), which was good because I needed it for the day ahead :P

Got home, tidied up a little (my family are VERY messy - it's best to get ahead of yourself). Then my brother phoned and asked if I'd drop in with my mom. I wasn't sure, but then neither of them have a car, so I feel like I kind of have to. Went to get my mother and took her to the housing office, where I argued endlessly with a council officer. Net result - my mom has an extra 60 points and has shot up the waiting list. So at least I feel like I did something concrete. We then had to do some shopping (Mom always runs out of money conveniently just before I take her shopping *sigh*) and hang around for my brother for an hour or so. Nonetheless, I enjoyed spending a bit of time with my mom, and cheering her up a bit.

Saw bro for half an hour, had curry for tea, then took my mom home, came home myself, showered and collapsed in bed for 10 hours. Still have a sore throat :(

Actually had quite a good day at work - some entries on my friends page cheered me up, I patched up a couple of sticky situations with my colleagues and got through a lot of narky tasks. Even phoning two people, which I've been putting off for about a month. I'm going to spend the evening catching up on a huge backlog of emails and working on my new website. Oh, and maybe watching one or two cartoons :P

In short, after a really shitty couple of weeks, I start to feel some serenity returning :)

Comments

[ninneviane.livejournal.com]

I can't help but comment on your dream, forgive the intrusion, but it's my thing **smiles**

Volcanoes usually suggest suppressed or deeply buried feelings or emotion, I'd be interested to know if it was erupting in the dream, given that you mention further back in this post work and emotional problems.
Seeing as you watched a programme on Pompeii before bed, it could also suggest feelings of being trapped or helpless when it comes to the feeling and/or emotions symbolised by the volcano itself.

Whilst it's true that the day events do have an influence on dreams the night after, it's only because the sub-conscious is adept at using 'new' symbology to get its message across...basically because it's fresh in your mind, and will have certain emotions attached to it already. The sub-conscious is a clever old thing and will try latching onto anything, if it thinks that you have a chance of understanding it :)

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

I can't help but comment on your dream, forgive the intrusion, but it's my thing **smiles**

No problem - thx for taking the trouble. I've never quite got around to dream interpretation - I should, cos I have some mental dreams - but I've read a lot on symbolism and semiotics and stuff. It's my newest hobby. The trapped and helpless feelings could be spot on - there was an eruption in my dream, and I have been feeling really pissed off and frustrated recently - new responsibility for my mom, and ppl annoying me at work. I was really sarcastic to them on Friday, which isn't like me at all.

I'll consult you next time I have a weird one!

[ninneviane.livejournal.com]

Yes do! I love picking through a dream! **beams**

I've been fascinated by them since I was quite small, overly fascinated, due to their mystery and the fact that I dreamt very vividly keeping good memory of them.
When I got my first dream interpretation book a few years ago I was hooked! :)

On thinking about it further...
Volcano's can also symbolise buried potential (looking into the pit of fire), and the ability to remold one's landscape (errupting)...metaphorically speaking.

The most important thing to note when examining one's dreams, are the personal emotions attached to the symbolism. It's all about how it makes you feel, rather than a blanket interpretation out of a book. Some symbols mean different things to different people.

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Mmm - I'm fascinated by dreams too. I seem to dream VERY vividly, and have moderately good recall. I'm trying to train myself to remember more, but that slipped recently (too much stress!). Eventually I'm going to be good, and get up 15 mins earlier for some meditation and writing down my dreams.

I guess the buried potential might make sense too - that's one of the reasons I'm getting wound up at work. There just doesn't seem to be any opportunity to express myself, and to use a little of the skills I've got outside work. Serves me right for becoming a programmer, but then I think ppl should see other ppl as a whole, rather than just work.

The most important thing to note when examining one's dreams, are the personal emotions attached to the symbolism

*nods* Very true! Like, for example, I dream of the sea a lot, and it means a huge complex thing to me, rather than just looking it up in a dream dictionary and getting just one blanket definition. Do you know any good websites on dreams and interpretation?