7/27/2003 11:31:54 AM|||Travis|||

Interesting readings today that are really sending me for a loop.

I am still in this dreaming/waking philosohpy that is portrayed in the collection of essays embodied in the film/animation Waking Life. It is the story of someone who can no longer tell the difference between life and the dream world. His experience is all just a dream and he keeps on trying to wake up, over and over again.

I had a dream like this once, and sometimes I even find myself describing it to people who look at me like I am mad. It occured when I was back at home during winter break a couple years ago. I was sitting on a couch and I fell alseep, only to realize that I was dreaming of myself sleeping on the couch. Since I had something to do in the "real reality" I decided to try and wake up. I did, and once I awoke I sat up and looked around- I was still dreaming. So I tried again... and the same thing happened. I sat up, and then realized that I was still dreaming. So then I was getting really freaked out, and once again I sat up and looked around, still in a dream. Finally, I started to kick and scream in my dream, which dramatically vaulted me back into reality.

In a way, this movie is about a similar experience in that the protagionist is like me trying to wake up over and over again.... only realizing in the end, that it is all a dream.

"They say that dreams are real only as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?"
-Waking Life

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