the dreamer's dictionary: never leave home without it

so i just woke up from a nap (that should not have happened, but in my defense i fell asleep studying) and i had a pretty weird dream that i wanted to write down before i forgot about it: i'm in a forest and it looks like the middle of winter. everything around me is kind of dead and it even looks cold, even though i don't feel it. there's dead trees and barely any grass left--all the color looks muted and grayish. there's a carriage (without a horse) beside this one dead tree. overall i feel like i've been running and/or hiding from something/someone, but i don't know what.

anyway, i did what any normal person would do: i looked in a dream dictionary (yes, i have one. was there any doubt?). this is the order i looked everything up, and i'm only going to tell you the stuff it's says that's relevant to the dream. here it goes:

trees: to dream of tree stumps signifies changes and new beginnings. (see forest, etc).

forest: if you were alone and/or frightened, you can expect to be let down by someone on whom you rely. hiding in a forest suggests that some difficulty you are now undergoing will have an eventual benefit. (see foliage, etc)

foliage: this dream pertains to affairs of the heart and/or sex relations....if the foliage was wormy, faded, or wilted, it presages quarrels, disatisfaction, and possible separation.

carriage: you could be deeply embarrassed by questions concerning your social companions if your dream featured one of these old-fashioned, horse-drawn vehicles. guard against subjecting yourself to unkind gossip.

hiding: if you dreamed you were hiding, you are contemplating some action which you suspect (or know) you may later regret; don't be hasty.




well that settles it. i'm not going to dye my hair. big sigh of relief everyone and rest easy.