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May 07, 2005

Analyze This!

I don't usually remember my dreams...and if I do, I hesitate to share them because of their potential deeper meaning. Here's a dream that I had last night, though. All you pseudoFreuds, analyze this one! I dare you!

I was a camera operator in a TV studio. I was assigned to operate the camera for a show that was similar to America's Next Top Model. Well, it was kind of similar. Actually, it was a show that searched for the dog and dog owner that looked the most alike. Every week, the dog/owner pair would compete in modeling stunts that would accentuate their similarities. Instead of being hosted by Tyra Banks, this show was hosted by "Stacey," a receptionist I recognized from the Student Health Center here on campus. Of course, she also had a dog that looked a great deal like her.

There was no personal conflict in the dream: I merely ran my camera and observed the competition. For each episode, I would record the modeling stunt, ranging from the participants and their pets riding with their faces out of a pickup truck (designed to feature the similarities in wind-blown facial expressions) to the participants and their dogs at a tea party (featuring similarities in table manners). Eventually, the crown in the competition went to an elderly man and his Saint Bernard named Elmer.

So, you dream analysts: what's it mean?
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