I’m eight years out of high school, and still have this dream. And it still terrifies me.
From XKCD via 2arrs2ells
I had one such dream just last night. For me, it’s always high school—and it’s not really a nighmare. I’m always quite aware that I’ve graduated from highschool, college, and lawschool—but in my dreams I still seem to spend my spare time back in Bexley High School, attending classes. And it’s always accompanied by a vague curiousity of why I’m still attending classes I don’t want to attend. If I’m doing this recreationally, why not take it a little less seriously? At the same time, there’s embarassment about never having done any of the assignments—which is out of character for me and it’s important that all the dream teachers know that it’s out of character. There’s also anxiety about not being sufficiently dedicated to band.
