Friday

[nightdog_barks]

Cloudy and much cooler (54) although it doesn't really feel cooler, perhaps because there's no wind. Don't know yet if I'll go out today -- there's certainly plenty I can do here.

Had an anxiety dream -- this time it was the discovery that I had several library books, overdue from my college days. The fine added up to $700, and I was trying desperately to figure out if I could somehow secretly return them. Heh.

And that calls for more coffee.

Comments

[elynittria.livejournal.com]

For some reason, these academic-anxiety dreams often seem to be more real than other anxiety dreams

Obviously, school scars people for life. They'll have to add a special category to the DSM-IV for academic-related anxiety. (Assuming, of course, it doesn't already exist!)

[mer-duff.livejournal.com]

Heh - apparently piano lessons did the same for me. I think I told this story in Memoryfest, but I used to have vivid nightmares about Franz Liszt lurking outside my bedroom window (probably to take me to task about not practicing). I think it was because the portrait of him in my piano book was quite ferocious - a similar one is up in the bandroom my concert band rehearses and it still gives me the creeps!

(edited to add userpic of terrifying Franz Liszt - though this isn't the picture)

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

YIKES! Mer, that is a terrifying picture! It's no wonder you used to have nightmares!

Hee!

[elynittria.livejournal.com]

Hee! That's the first time I've ever heard of piano-induced panic. I must admit, Liszt does look rather formidable. I'm surprised I never had any Beethoven nightmares as a kid—there was a bust of Beethoven on our piano, and he seemed to be in a terrible mood. Tchaikovsky, on the other hand, looked quite mellow.