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-Genesis 1:11: "Then God said, 'Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.' And it was so."-

Isn't it strange how nightmares so often are really quite silly when you think about them afterwards? I had one last night that was utterly terrifying while I was lying in bed, but later when I thought about it, I think most of the emotion was supplied by the dream, not actually a response to the events in it. I also had a false awakening, my first that I can remember (which is odd considering how much people talk about thinking they woke up but really still being in a dream). The power was out, which of course borked any light switch reality checking right off. So no lucidity last night -- although I remembered my (2) dreams in more detail than is usual for a weekday.

What is it that makes me embarrassed when somebody else does something embarrassing? It is sort of irritating, this empathy. I'll just be minding my own business, halfway listening to another conversation, and somebody will misinterpret something, or jump to conclusions, or the like, and even though the conversation does not affect me in any way, I feel an awful sense of shame. This also happens when someone apologizes to me for something they did accidentally... I mean, really, did we HAVE to invent a ritual that everyone expects to be followed, for politeness sakes, that is so awkward to both sides, and that serves no purpose since they meant no wrong to begin with?

I fail to see how a cultural predisposition to (extreme) empathy benefits anyone. Yes, in small doses it supports the social structure, but in large, all it does is incapacitate more people.

Are you dreaming?