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Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 04:10 AM

I do agree with that sentiment. I've just worked in customer service for too long. xD

I agree. The big hooplah here is that you can join the military at 18. Old enough to die for the country but not old enough to drink. >>

Yays audiobooks. >w< See ya later luv. :3 <3

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 02:02 PM



Haha oh man, that must make you very wary when it comes to being politically correct.. I think some people are just always actively looking for chance to complain about something, so they pick up on even the tiniest, most insignificant things. How sad.

Yeah, that is stupid. In Iceland you can get married before you can buy champagne for the party. *rolls eyes* It's basically the last thing you get to do legally.

I keep dreaming such utter nonsense these days.. and it's always so vivid and always feels so real, I have troubles getting it out of my mind properly when I wake up. I'd be glad to get dreamless nights every now and then for a change. >.<



Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 02:24 PM

Yeah, people love to complain. It's really quite frustrating. You can do absolutely everything to make sure they get their way, and they'll bitch that you didn't do it fast enough. xD;; I hate customer service.

Ha ha, that's awesome. True here, too, but wedding for people under the age of 18 has to be signed off by a parent. :P Not even of age yet. xD

You should write down the dreams and PM them to me. D: I used to interpret dreams. xD They might mean something. Tee hee. <3

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 02:36 PM



Ugh yes. These people need to find meaning in their lives so that they can stop spending their time making other people feel as miserable as they do.
And yeah, under 18 you need permission from a parent in Iceland too.

Meh, usually it's easy to interpret my dreams. They just mean I'm anxious about something or another. Constantly trying to get things done and failing, etc. Though last night I dreamt I was walking through this humongous park that was close to my house, and there were some animals there, like in a zoo. The weather was really weird, the sky was all yellowish and there were strange clouds and looked like fog or something further away. The animals were talking together in booming voices about how they were trapped until all of a sudden two horses realised they could jump over the fence and started chasing each other playfully all around me. I was just fascinated and took some pictures of them. Then there was this huge building, looking like an old Greek style temple right next to us and there I met a bunch of my friends, but I hardly talked to them at all, I was just taking pictures and trying to keep my eyes open (a problem I usually have in dreams). Then I realised one of my friends (who I've actually never met) was hitting on me, just before I woke up.
I seriously don't know what that was all about. >.<



Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 03:56 PM

I agree. I hate it when people work to make those around them as miserable as possible. :/ It's like, why? What's the point? Srsly. 9_9

Wow. Interesting dream. o_o Let's see what I can get from it. xD

I would guess the yellow sky was part of the dreamscape, but it could be indicative, as you mentioned, of anxiousness. Yellow is a very anxious color. "To dream that animals can talk, represents superior knowledge. Its message is often some form of wisdom. Alternatively, a talking animal denotes your potential to be all that you can be. (www.dreammoods.com)" The horses are strength, and playing around as they were could be a call to your wilder, less inhibited desires and whims, the desire for freedom. That the animals felt trapped probably speaks to something in you that says 'I'm trapped here.' The horses are your subconscious telling you that you have the power to escape, if you could just see it. Taking pictures is a desire to hold on to these ideas and memories. You don't want to forget the dream, even as odd as it was. The fascination with the horses is again likely a fascination with what you can do, what your desires are, and that you are able to achieve them, and that puts you in a state of awe.

A temple, a place of worship, speaks to your spiritual side, so if it's all tied in together, I'd say your spirituality is at the heart of your trapped feeling. (But that's purely a guess.) Since friends are here, this place is familiar, and with the pictures, again, you want to hold on to what you are thinking, feeling and seeing in that moment because it is important to you. The friend who is hitting on you could speak to your desire to find a relationship with someone you know, but as this dream person was not anyone you know personally, your mind says you've not met that someone yet. You want it to be within your group of friends, as it's easier to move with someone you already know and trust.

I think the eyes thing is possibly a mixed desire. That you have trouble keeping your eyes open indicates that you don't really want to see, to know, to hear, etc. But that you work to keep them open shows that you know it's important to see, know, hear, etc. Or else, those parts you miss when you can't keep your eyes open are the parts hidden to you, so the dream can not create that aspect or give you that answer yet.

...Does any of that make any sense at all? XD

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 04:43 PM



I figured the horses breaking free was indicating my desire to be free. Having a broken leg certainly makes me feel very trapped and I am itching to get outside and be able to run around and play. So that certainly makes sense. The camera though could also just be because I miss taking pictures (as in not from a sitting position) and I am a bit obsessed with photography, always wanting to capture beautiful or interesting moments to keep.
The building only looked like a temple from the outside, mind, on the inside it was a mixture of an abandoned building (haha how symbolic) and then, later, a bar or restaurant. I was talking about religion and spirituality with my friend a bit last night, and the other day actually, so it's been on my mind a fair bit. Same with relationships, we were talking about that last night as well and I've been thinking about it lately. Part of me is saying I need to figure out what I want regarding that, but the rest of me is telling me that if I do end up deciding I want a relationship of some sort, I'll just end up pining for it and, because life works that way, not be able to find anything. I'd rather just not think about it too much and if a chance comes along, then I can start deciding what I want or do not want.

I usually have troubles keeping my eyes open in dreams. I always have that feeling you get when you are literally so tired you can hardly keep your eyes open, and it's always a struggle. And sometimes I can't fight it, and my eyes stay closed for a little bit before I can finally prize them open again. I guess it might be a form of denial, it's always puzzled me a bit.. it's fairly annoying actually, especially if it's an interesting dream. >.o



Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 07:39 PM

xD I really hate those dreams that have like a chase scene or something equally interesting/exciting going on that just suddenly cut scene to something else. I also really hate movie dreams, as in dreams that view like a movie. Mostly because the movie-dreams in my head end up somehow being slasher/horror movies, which I don't even watch a lot of! I hate slasher flicks. x_x But yah. >>;;

I rarely remember my dreams, and the ones I do remember are really, really screwed up. Like, srsly. xD

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 08:26 PM



I hate chase scenes in general. They're just stressful and guh. Strange that you should dream about slasher/horror movies, though the brain is usually quite good at coming up with images you don't like and usually try to block out. I know I frequently dream about things I have a phobia for and that's something I have trouble forgettong about once I wake up.
Screwed up how? If you don't mind sharing, that is. I always feel like dreams are so intensely personal, I sometimes fear I'm being rude when I ask people to share theirs. >.<


Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 10:53 PM

Nah, the more personal ones I just won't share. xD My last really screwed up dream was essentially about this docile guy who, on like... the night of a blood-red mood turns into a stark-raving mad serial killer. He won't kill kids, but will kill in front of them. And there's one kid he wants, for some reason or other. I had bits and pieces of this more than once, and the second time some of the figures become people I knew, which was odd. So, the whole dream (which I myself am not even in, mind) follows this field trip to a museum and this guy killing all the chaperones and keeping all the kids hostage except the one he wants, who wandered off and is trying to figure out how to help the others. The kids escape, no idea what happens to the killer, and it switches to like.. at their 10-year high school reunion (dream took place while they were in grade school). And they're all sitting around, chatting, and I guess that kid, the one the guy wanted, was some kind of movie critic. And he's talking about the top three movies of the year, and the third one he discusses, he mentions as "this film" which kind of makes everyone go "GASP Did he just say something Taboo?!" And then he looks in the mirror and has this crazed-but-scared expression and says, "I'm on the leash!" Then close-up of this reflection, fade to red tint and fade out.

There's more detail than that. xD I'll PM it if you're interested, but that's the basic run of it.

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 11:01 PM



Haha that is messed up! (It sounds like you watch too many movies, haha!) I love dream logic sometimes... and I love how it makes total sense while you're dreaming it! And then you wake up going "uhh.. wtf??" xD
Maybe I should do a bit of self-inspection while I'm stuck in bed anyway.. I do it every now and then and just make myself explore what I'm feeling, why I'm feeling that way, what I want, etc. But at the same time, I hate finding labels to stick on myself, which a self-inspection now would kinda require, since it would be focused a lot on spirituality, relationships, sexuality, gender identity and stuff like that. And it's like.. I've been through it before, and I had troubles finding anything that would fit me satisfactorily then, so I doubt I'll find anything now. So.. can I be bothered? is the question I'm asking myself. P:



Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 11:08 PM

Have you had those conversations with others? I tend to find I'm more likely to find answers that make sense and have some satisfactory answer when I talk to people I know and trust, or sometimes as a hypothetical with people I maybe don't know as well. :3

..And I really don't watch very many movies, and especially hate those types of movies. xD So I dunno WHERE that shit came from. >>

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 11:18 PM



I have a bit. I mean, I'm certainly not shy about talking about any of them, and I have a fair number of friends who are either interested in these topics or are going through a similar sort of soul searching, so every now and then I'll talk about it with someone, though not always for long enough to come to any sort of conclusion. But I know what you mean, just talking about an issue with someone sometimes makes you realise you did have the answer all along, or the other person will help you come to a conclusion. Talking is good, I think people tend to underestimate it.

Haha, then your subconscious must be a film geek. It sounds so very cinematic. xD



Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 11:21 PM

Talking is amazing. Communication is an amazing skill, and those kinds of conversations teach you how to talk with and to people. xD I love the long heart-to-hearts. I have a co-worker I have heart-to-hearts with on a regular basis. Which is fun, as we tend to veer into discussing religion, and we're on two completely different religion paths. xD

I do love movies, I will admit that. I mean, it was like watching a movie! It was wicked ridiculous. xD And very frightening. And seriously effed up. xDD

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 11:33 PM



I agree. I am sometimes a bad conversationalist, especially because I often have troubles thinking up new topics. I like it when you meet someone where you just smoothly and easily manage to flow into different topics without any effort.. you know? I don't like it when you talk about a specific topic with someone and then you just finish that topic and need to find a new one.. I feel like I'm being uninteresting because I can't think of anything to say. .___. But I'm usually fine once you get me started on a topic I'm interested in.
Ooh, fun. I love talking about religion, and hearing people's opinions on it. I am extremely open when it comes to spiritual subjects, though I'm not a fan of organised religion. I am fascinated by faith though, and religious people. Probably because I've never felt very religious myself, at least not devotedly.



Anthony Darkyn 02-19-2010 11:41 PM

I love to talk about it. I grew up Roman Catholic, and have pretty much moved over completely to Paganism. xD So it's fun to be able to understand the Christian point of view and be able to explain why I feel the way I do, since I've had the experience. I just love talking about beliefs in general. I always find it fascinating, especially when you get into why someone believes what they believe. D:

I find lulls in conversation to be amusing, or at least to have the potential for amusement. xD I tend to spit out random shit when that happens. D:

I'm hopping offline for a bit, but I'll return. :3

ljosberinn 02-19-2010 11:51 PM



Mmm I grew up in a Protestant society, went to a Catholic primary school and my parents were.. not very religious at all. Actually, my mum did a BA in philosophy when I was a kid, so she taught me all this philosophical stuff and to question everything, religion especially. I would be telling her about God and how he created things and she would counter it with questions like "But how can anything be created out of nothing?" and "How can the concept of omniscience even exist? Or omni-anything?" and "Can God be perfect? Does perfection actually exist?".. stuff like that. xD Helped me stay critical so although I quite liked Jesus and the Bible stories we learnt as a kid, I grew out of it when I reached my teenage years. Went through a phase of paganism when I was in college, and I'm not really sure where I am now. Paganism still appeals to me, but I can just feel that I will never be a devout believer in anything. But I'm very open to the possibility of there being gods around, and occasionally I will talk/pray to them. Just random ones.
I kinda believe that if you believe that a deity exists, then it does, at least for you. And it can help a lot to have a deity to turn to. I just think it should stay quite personal, which is partly why I don't like organised religion (the other reason being all the bad they manage to do in the world). I'm not saying it should necessarily stay private, but definitely personal. I can't stand people who try to force their beliefs on others.. I don't mind them talking about them, it's just when they get aggressive that I want to kick them in the face. >.<
Uh yeah. : D

Haha I sometimes say something completely random. The reactions can be funny. And sometimes I just grab a topic completely out of the blue and start talking about it. I used to think it would be too awkward to start talking completely randomly about something unrelated to what was being talked about before, but I've learned that if you just do it, it'll pretty much immediately turn into a natural conversation, even if it does seem random.

Alrighty. :3



Anthony Darkyn 02-20-2010 01:27 AM

Yeah, my dad was agnostic, my mom and grandmother Catholic, so we were raised Catholic. >>, I love the Catholic faith, but it didn't fulfill me as I got older, even when looking more into it. I started falling away and found a passion for paganism, especially in Greek gods, so that's primarily what I follow. I'm open to all manner of gods; I love Bast, and Titania, and Loki. xD But I tend to steer mostly into worship of the Greek gods. :3 I have an altar set up with all nature of items. I even have an Om symbol. :3~

...Snorlax! D:

ljosberinn 02-20-2010 01:44 AM



I love learning about all religions, and since I grew up with them, I do feel strong ties to a lot of the stories in the Bible. One day, I do plan on reading it. And the Qu'ran, I'd love to read that as well.. I even have a copy of it back home. I also grew up reading the stories and myths of the Norse and Greek gods though, so I feel very strong ties to those two in particular. I only know the main stories and gods from the Egyptian pantheon, and very little from Hinduism, though I find it fascinating. I have a little Om symbol back home as well! But I don't have an altar.. I have my desk though, which is quite big, and strewn with all sorts of little things, many of them symbolic for something or another. x3 Sometimes I think it would be good to have more spirituality in my life, but I don't feel the need for it really.. so I dunno..

*Cuddles the Snorlax* xD



Anthony Darkyn 02-20-2010 03:15 AM

I've gotten more into wanting to read more. I've always wanted to read the Qu'ran. And the Book of Revelations. I need to reread my Greek myths, and I've been itching to learn other mythologies, but... time sucks for me right now. xD I've only gotten more into the spiritual aspect of it, and even now I don't pray as often as I'd like. It's also hard to practice the way I want, because I'd like to be able to light candles and incense, and those items are not allowed in the residence halls - fire hazards. :(

xD I am amused by cuddling the sleeping giant.

ljosberinn 02-20-2010 03:19 PM



I'm reading loads more since I started taking part in the 50 Book Challenge, hehe. Though if I was going to read the Bible or the Qu'ran within a year, I doubt I'd manage 49 other books as well.. I'm not a slow reader per se, I just don't make enough time to read, and I don't read for very long each time either. So it usually takes me a while to get through books, even really good ones.
Time is always an issue. :( There are so many things I want to learn, and so little time! Though I guess spending so much of it refreshing Menewsha and Facebook weakens my argument a lot.. >.>

Hehe, when I was into Wicca I bought loads of candles and incense.. then I realised I'm just too messy. xD If I'm going to light candles in my room without risking setting something on fire I would have to tidy up my room each time. Especially since my desk is usually the first thing to turn into a mountain of STUFF.

But he is so cuddly! ^______^



Anthony Darkyn 02-20-2010 04:01 PM

S'okay, I have the same issue. xD But time on Facebook or Mene is social time, like going out with friends would be. :P

Yeah, I have piles on every surface. And it doesn't matter how many times I clean the room, throw out two yard bags of trash, reorganize everything.. Somehow, shit still gets piled. ;_; I'd make the effort for candles. though. xD;;

Indeed he is cuddly. D: And very sleepy. xD

ljosberinn 02-20-2010 04:33 PM



I suppose it is, especially Mene. But even when it's inactive, I keep refreshing and being bored. It's like.. I could be getting shit done, you know? It always makes me feel a bit guilty. Even though I know pretty much everyone gets that. Sometimes you need to sit around and be bored or lazy.
I still wish I could just motivate myself to use that time to do some of the things I want to do but never seem to have time for. >.<

Haha yes, same. Even when I've just tidied up, in just a couple of minutes there'll be a pile somewhere. xD

Hee yes. And huuuuuuuuge. :3



Anthony Darkyn 02-20-2010 04:43 PM

Mene is my necessary unwind and relax time. xD Sometimes I'm a tad liberal with it. >>;;

-pets Snorlax- xD

ljosberinn 02-20-2010 05:01 PM



I think I'm going to be spending wayyyy too much time on Mene while my foot heals. >____> Usually I feel like it's a time sucker, but that's exactly what I need now, so I'm alright with spending more time on here.

Aw I want a pet Snorlax to cuddle with. :C



Anthony Darkyn 02-20-2010 05:02 PM

Yeah, that's mostly what I did when my ankle was twisted. Weak, I know, but I live on the second floor with no elevators and no close parking, so to get around was.. well, quite frankly, ridiculous. xD;; And painful. I never used the crutches right. It's probably a miracle my ankle healed as well as it did. 9_9 Thank Apollo. lol.

-gives pet Snorlax- :3


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