Tuesday, August 19, 2014

shared lockers


I dreamt I was in a room that had a wall of lockers. I was there to take a class. Everyone else was there taking a full program, as if getting a degree. I only needed two classes. The first one just to qualify for the one that I really needed and then I would be out. I was glad I would be out, that I wouldn't be stuck with all of the rules, conformity, and schedules. I had to share a locker with two other women/girls. I thought it was kind of nice, in that you had instant connection with new people. I opened the locker and it was packed. I had to hold my hand on the items so that they wouldn't spill all over the floor. I tried to shove my things in, but without much luck. I looked through the items to see what was in there. There was a rack of clothing, all with tags on. I looked at them and it looked as if they had been returned... did she take/steal them?  I knew that they had been there a while. I spoke with the other lockermate who was having similar challenges with space. I said... well maybe if she didn't put her whole closet in here... she laughed. Then I met our locker neighbor. She had short blond hair... she looked a bit like Starbuck on the new BSG series. She was loud, a bit tom boy, very confident ... or more that she had no care of anyone else's thoughts but her own, but in a positive way. A friend (JL) came by to pick me up. At this point it was evening and many of us were watching a movie on some old box tv set. All strewn out on the floor in blankets, and I was folding things and gathering them to leave. Then it seemed to be a bit of a casual party and I and my mother (who was there out of no where), were going to spend the night. JL started talking to the Starbuck girl. He liked her... I felt a little self conscious at first, comparing myself to her.. Should I be like her? Is how I am wrong? But simultaneously, my gut said no, I'm not a tomboy, I'm not loud, and that is just me. But her ?? what I thought was confidence... But I was confident... So maybe it was coming to terms that everyone has different preferences and you can't meet all of them. And that isn't good or bad.

We fell asleep.. then awoke the next morning. I was super groggy. JL came back in the morning to pick us up.

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