dreaming makes you stupid
I don't know if this happens to other people, but sometimes I wake up in the morning thinking of a brilliant idea. And then I go back to sleep for awhile, telling myself not to forget the brilliant idea. And then I wake up again, re-remind myself, go back to sleep, etc.
And eventually, I wake up for real, drink some coffee, and realize that my brilliant idea was completely developmentally disabled.
The first time I remember this happening, I was in college. I woke up reminding myself of a very important task I needed to perform: I needed to deposit spinach into my IRA.
As in, my Individual Retirement Account. At the bank. Spinach.
The sleep-logic was that:
1. It is good to save money.
2. Spinach is good for you.
3. Spinach is something you put into other things.
4. An IRA is something into which you put things.
5. Therefore, it would be good to put spinach into an IRA.
Yes.
This time, I slept in after an arduous day of travel, waking and falling back asleep several times, each time reminding myself that I must certainly start a new comedy show. Many comedy shows have themes, you know, and clever names to go with the themes -- this comedy show would be, apparently, for people who like things just as they are right now.
The name of the show?
STATUS QUOMEDY!
Or maybe it was more like "Status Quo-omedy!"
Seriously, is that not the fucking stupidest thing you've ever heard? Being asleep is like being drunk, although with less likelihood of illegally operating a motor vehicle.
And eventually, I wake up for real, drink some coffee, and realize that my brilliant idea was completely developmentally disabled.
The first time I remember this happening, I was in college. I woke up reminding myself of a very important task I needed to perform: I needed to deposit spinach into my IRA.
As in, my Individual Retirement Account. At the bank. Spinach.
The sleep-logic was that:1. It is good to save money.
2. Spinach is good for you.
3. Spinach is something you put into other things.
4. An IRA is something into which you put things.
5. Therefore, it would be good to put spinach into an IRA.
Yes.
This time, I slept in after an arduous day of travel, waking and falling back asleep several times, each time reminding myself that I must certainly start a new comedy show. Many comedy shows have themes, you know, and clever names to go with the themes -- this comedy show would be, apparently, for people who like things just as they are right now.
The name of the show?
STATUS QUOMEDY!
Or maybe it was more like "Status Quo-omedy!"
Seriously, is that not the fucking stupidest thing you've ever heard? Being asleep is like being drunk, although with less likelihood of illegally operating a motor vehicle.
Labels: dreams
posted by JenIsFamous at 6/30/2007 09:23:00 PM
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