Random thoughts (my specialty):
I love my bike. Truly, I do. I love love love that I can go out and do errands on my bike and there are nice safe routes to follow. I mean, I DO wish that it would get warmer so tears aren't whipped from my eyes when I'm in the frigid air, but other than that, I love peddling around town.
There are 2 girls who go to my gym who are very overweight. (rare to see in the Netherlands) They are there almost everytime I'm there and almost everytime M is there. (sometimes we go separately) This means, they are there A LOT. Probably every day. In this time, they never, EVER exercise. They sit in the cozy part of the gym, eat the cookies and drink the coffee. They do this for hours. But... but... they DO wear exercise clothes every time. I'm trying to figure out their motivation. Do they have really hateful husbands at home and they use the gym as an excuse to get away? Is the 50 Euro per month membership fee worth the unlimited free coffee? Or is it that they simply have friends that go to this place and it's a much nicer hang out then some smoky bar? Hmm... maybe that's it.
I'm learning more Dutch and I'm finding that the more I learn the less I know. (Ik leer meer Nederlands en ik vind dat de meer ik leer de minder ik ken.)
There are really little horses everywhere in the Netherlands. (and no, that's not the wacky weed talking...)
One of my friends is preggers again. (baby number 1 is only about 9 months old) Part of me is very happy for her, part of me is a smidge envious and part of me is glad I still get to sleep in on weekends. :)
Oh wait... wow! Now THAT was some retroactive typing. Duh, I'm unemployed. I can sleep in every day.
This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time: www.gofugyourself.com. Warning: if you're not a girl and/or you have no clue about American pop culture, you probably won't find this funny.
Apparently, Dutch people get cuh-razy when the weather gets warm -- stripping way down in public, driving way too fast, and just generally being paganistic sun-worshippers. This should be interesting to see...
I no longer feel shy -- at all -- in the coed naked sauna. I go there alone... I hold conversations with random strange men... I take a shower, then wrap my hair up in a towel and saunter through the place buck naked.
And on that note... where does the saying "buck naked" come from? From deer? From money perhaps?
Since I've moved here, I've had 3 dreams where I'm being chased. I have no clue who's chasing me and I'm not even sure it's always the same person. They are disturbing and I always wake up in a sweaty, twisted-sheet mess. Anyone care to analyze?
The vet has yet to get more kitty downers in, so my neurotic kitty is still licking herself bald... and getting even balder. Could this be a result of that "period-of-time-we-do-not-speak-of" when mommy abandoned them for six months?
Alright, enough... I'm uninspired. My Dutch lessons today have sucked every last watt of brain power from me...
posted by A @ 5:45 PM
3 Comments:
Wow. That's a mouthful to digest.
Let me comment on a couple of things.
1) Be glad that the two women are wearing their clothes --- and not spending time with you at the sauna. (note to self: add netherlands to "must visit" list).
2) Biking is for wimps. You have to get a little vespa and scoot around. I wish I had a Vespa - unfortunately most of my peers would see that as a sign that my alcoholism is on the loose.
3) As for your dreams...Here's what others have to say...
"I'm Being Chased"
Chase dreams often stem from feelings of anxiety in your walking life. The way we respond to anxiety and pressure in real life is typically manifested as a chase dream. Running is an instinctive response to physical threats in our environment. Often in these dream scenarios, you are being pursued by some attacker, who wants to hurt or possibly kill you. You are running away, hiding, or trying to outwit your pursuer. Chase dreams may represent your way of coping with fears, stress or various situations in your waking life. Instead of confronting the situation, you are running away and avoiding it. Ask yourself who is the one chasing you and you may gain some understanding and insight on the source of your fears and pressure.
The pursuer or attacker who is chasing you in your dream may also represent a part of yourself. Your own feelings of anger, jealousy, fear, and possibly love, can assume the appearance of threatening figure. You may be projecting these feelings onto the unknown chaser. Next time you have a chase dream, turn around and confront your pursuer. Ask them why they are chasing you.
One may be consumed by their own anger, jealousy, love, or self-destructive behavior. For example, you may be drinking too much or exhibiting open hostility toward others around you. You may subconsciously be threatened by these actions which have been jeopardizing your relationships and/or career. Your dreams are a way of calling attention to these self-destructive actions.
A more direct analysis of chase dreams is the fear of being attacked. Such dreams are more common among women than men, who may feel physically vulnerable in the urban environment. These dreams are inspired by fears of violence and sexual assault in which we are so over-exposed from the media. The violence that the media portrays magnifies our fears and how at risk we all are.
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The only thing I find interesting is that the admission of the above mentioned dream goes hand in hand with your talk about your friend having kid #2.
Perhaps you are being chased?
Re "buck naked"...
Young male Indians--"bucks"?
Just a guess.
I wouldn't read too much into your dream.
When reading the "experts'" interpretations, "I'm Being Chased"
all I saw was blah! blah! blah! ;)
That's funny. I did a word search - and I never once saw the word "blah!" on there. :)
Though I disagree with the head in the sand approach --- I must agree that one should never put too much credence on what others have to say. Better to be chased in dreams than in real life. Besides - what's the crime rate there in the Netherlands...-2%???
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