Flash forward

My family and I were gathered around the floor playing a board game. The object of the game was to get your piece to the middle, marked by a lamp post. Suddenly time flashed forward, and it was the future. We were still sitting around playing the board game, only now it was called Nomad. This was because the lamp post, the objective, no long stayed in the middle but would appear randomly around the board. Strategy was eliminated. Instead of trying to get my piece to the middle, I just wandered around the board. While talking with my family, I realized that I was still working as an aide. I was also surprised to find out that Mark Ruffalo was still working as an aide, too. My mom wanted me to go to the store to get some drinks, but I was nervous. The store was underwater, and I would have to hold my breath.

(TV makes an appearance in my dream: I had just watched Mark Ruffalo on The Actors Studio, and Nomad was a character's screen name in a movie.)

To see your own family in your dream, represents security, warmth and love.

To see the floor in your dream, represents your support. It may also represent the division between the unconscious and conscious.

To dream that you are playing games, signifies relaxation or competition. It may also represent the rules you play by.

To see a lamppost in your dream, denotes that someone who you least expect will prove to be a great friend in your time of need.

To dream that you are in the future, signifies your hopes or your fears of how things will turn out depending on the scenario.

To dream that you are having a conversation with your mother, denotes a matter that has preoccupied your mind and you are not sure how to deal with it in your waking life. It indicates unresolved problems that still need to be worked out with your mother.

To dream of grocery or convenience store, suggests that you are emotionally and mentally strained. Alternatively, you may be brainstorming for new ideas or looking for the various choices out there for you.

To drink a beverage in your dream, represents your ability to understand and take in a new idea or concept. The dream may be analogous to your thirst for knowledge. Consider the type of beverage for additional meaning.

To dream that you are underwater, suggests that you are feeling overcome with emotions and are in need of greater control in your life. You may be in over your head regarding some situation.

I think that I am afraid of being in the same place even just a year from now. I've been looking for a new job, and I expect to move out for good when I graduate.

As far as working something out with my mom, we've argued about one thing lately. I want to take my little brother to the premiere of Spiderman 3, and she's set against it. I took him for Spiderman 2, and there were no problems then. I'm not sure why she's decided to dig her heels in this time.