The Data and Research
The Computer Dream Survey http://www.dreamgate.com/computers was started
in 1999 and we have been collecting dreams about computers, the Internet and
digital objects ever since. Generally the posts requesting dreams are
pretty simple. Here is a sample:
"Are you having dreams about robots, cyborgs, androids, Borgs, robots or
animated machines? Are you having dreams of computers, programs that take on
a life of their own, dream experiences with keyboards and monitors, printers
or wires? How about dreams of the Internet, surfing, chatting, interacting
with others or online bots?
If so, we would like to have your digital dreams for our research project
examining the shift in culture from man to machine, organic human to
augmented humanoid, analog thinking to digitally mediated virtual reality."
However, some requests have been worked in with more speculative and
analytic papers, which are listed on the above webpage.
Listed below are the collections from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002.
Note that I am just listing the dreams here with some extra information
contained in the survey, but not all of it. The raw data is available upon
request, and includes information such as age, sex, political beliefs, how
participants spend time off and on the computer and other information.
- Richard
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| Dream Title | Computer hacked + searching internet |
| Dream Date | This month |
| Dreamer's Name | StormCyko |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I once had a dream that my computer was being
hacked, the screen went fuzzy and I was really suprised that someone could
do that!
Also the other night I dreamed I was searching on the internet for a
university in China that would accept me. It was called Oxford-something.
When I played games online alot more, I would often dream that I were in the
same situations as those games. (mostly life threatening situations)
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
After the internet searching dream, I
kept telling myself to remember to search the REAL internet upon awakening,
however I was unable to remember the full name of the university to search
for.
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| Dream Title | 1 dream out of a million |
| Dream Date | months ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Luice |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
In one of my dreams i dreamt that god told me a long story on evolution
and in it he said he had planed for us to invent computers.
In it he said that some computers hade there own
minds. He said it all had to do with this master plan.
Also I had a dream and i saw some Angel in the form of the computer ask a
man if he wanted to go into the computer and live a fantacy out
The dreams where both within a weeks length and have been the only dreams Iv
had on computers.
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| Dream Title | seth green made of robotic parts |
| Dream Date | soon after developing this love interest |
| Dreamer's Name | molly |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
many people. dancing. crowded. low ceilings. i am
feeling confined and out of place. across the room i notice seth green (an
actor closely resembling a man i've been longing to be with). i become warm
with a rush of new and exciting feelings. he smiles and crosses through the
crowd. he looks at me smiling, somehow asking me to join him(dancing?). i
look into his mouth and realize that he is made up of robotic parts.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
i am more hesitant to form a
relationship, feeling that the dream was showing me that my feelings for
this man were based on purely physical/chemical emotions and that i truly
know little of his inner composition.
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Other comments
i can't remember ever dreaming of computers before this. i
usually dream of past places/people, mostly water-themed and taking place
out side/vast open spaces. this dream was confusing particularly because it
was so unlike the normal element s of my dreams.
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| Dream Title | IMs |
| Dream Date | few weeks ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
talking to people through IMs
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| Dream Title | administering the universe |
| Dream Date | often |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Country | zimbabwe |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
programming and programming languages and
developing databases of extrem volume behond the human mind can understand ,
also dreaming of controling huge space planetary objects in orbirt which
produce very strange sounds.
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| Dream Title | Programming via Sleep |
| Dream Date | A few months ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I don't remember a whole lot from it, as it was
several months ago that I had this dream. But, I had been having trouble
with a computer science assignment, I just could NOT solve the problem with
my code. Then all I can really remember in my dream was that I was at my
computer at home programming, and I got the solution to the problem. Then I
woke up and thought "Hey! That's an excellent idea! Why didn't I think of
that before?" And so when I got to my CS class I typed in what I had dreamt,
and voila! Problem solved!
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
Well, finished my assignment for me. So
I guess it helped me in school, and perhaps I'll always remember that and
think more broadly about any problems in programming.
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| Dream Title | Higher Self Computer |
| Dream Date | Over the last few months (5/'02 to present) |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
Interesting that I should run across your interest
at this time. I have been having computer dreams lately.
In my dreams, I am usually in some light-colored, misty climate sitting
at a computer keyboard. I am aware that there is someone else there with
me, but, can't see who it is.
I "key" in questons of things happening in my life using the keyboard,
and, pictures of answers to my questions appear on the colored monitor.
Generally, the person who is with me tells me to look, be still and
remember.
Upon awakening, I find that I sometime during the day will remember
the answers to my questions and I will usually be able to slove some problem
that had been bothering me.
I am 'heavy' into Spirituality and I suppose this might be an answer
to my asking for more direct contact with my Higher Self. Whatever the
case, I find that since I have started having these dreams, I now have more
assurance and self-esteem. I no longer struggle with problems for days,
weeks, or, even years on end. I simply suggest to myself, upon retiring,
that I will find a solution that evening in my dream state and that I will
remember the answer.
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| Dream Title | What the ? |
| Dream Date | Recurring dream- twice/month |
| Dreamer's Name | Siren |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I've had recurring dreams about people (men)
visiting my web page, and signing my guestbook. I am in a library type of
atmosphere, but there are few books, but many computers. I have a hard time
getting all my messages. I get excited when I have messages from 'popular'
online people. I seem to have trouble maintaining my site, and keeping up
with all my online friends lives. Every time I visit my site, it's
changed...does this mean I have no life??? (lol)
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| Dream Title | binary dream |
| Dream Date | 1994 |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I once had a dream in total binary numbers about
eight years ago. Every image of my dream (which I vaguely remember) had a
binary digit assigned to it and I understood it in my dream. It was like a
language or a digital translation from an analog state. The image of all the
numbers may be likened to the movie "Matrix" or scenes from the aliens
spaceship on "Independence Day"
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
After the binary dream, "my"
interpretation of reality was altered in a very peculiar way. I tend to be
as precise as possible when conveying a thought or feeling from my mind or
from my heart. I accomplished a record-breaking $20 million sales goal for
this company that I sell my services to in a three year time frame. I was
able to effectuate my desired outcome from a thought (energy) perspective,
similar unto a crab influencing or controlling the winds and the tides.
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| Dream Title | Opening the door |
| Dream Date | end of april 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
In my dream I was in a dark but warm room on the
second floor of a house on a computer that was next to a window. It was
night. I remember I was playing a game which was similar to the doom series
of games and I had trouble open a door. I felt like I was actually inside
the game and I was trying to remember how to open the hi tech automatic
sliding door. By trying to remember this I suddenly released I was dreaming.
I was outside the computer now and back in the room in front of the
computer. I stood up and I was very excited because I had not had a lucid
dream for a few months. Then I felt like I was waking up and I attemted to
stay asleep by spinning around at a million miles an hour. This did not work
because at the time of this dream I was camping in a tent which was being
blown over by gale force winds.
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| Dream Title | Computer Out-of-Control |
| Dream Date | Each was about a year ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I have had two distinctly different computer
dreams/nightmares, but the most recent one was maybe a year ago, so details
are fuzzy. Also, I chose not to write either one down because they were so
disturbing to me personally.
Both dreams dealt with my inability to control what was going on on the
computer screen. Each dream dealt with a different computer (my family has
two). The first dream began with me working on the computer (with a Windows
platform), somehow accessing a program that I had no control over. It began
as a game that was reminicent of one I'd played in my early childhood but I
couldn't recall what exactly - it could have been a fabrication of my mind.
At any rate, it appeared like something of an "acid flashback" - pink,
colorful swirls moving around, finally sucking me inside which was rather
disturbing. Anyway, for the rest of the dream it was me fighting my way in
and out of the computer and its control. I could not get away, I could not
control it. I had a few lucid moments which added to the complexity of it,
but again it controlled me - calling to mind things from my past and
situations I did not want to be up against. The second dream I had started
off in the same way, very innocently. I was this time typing something on
my Macintosh when suddenly it froze to MY commands, but continued doing it's
own thing with strange and disturbing pictures moving very slowly across the
screen. I woke up, frightened. It doesn't sound very frightening, I know,
but the images of the dreams really were. I haven't thought about these
dreams in awhile, but they still affect me when I do remember them.
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Other comments
Even though I am only 17, I have been researching dreams
and their effects for many years. I have had an interest in comparitive
religions and the inner workings of the mind and the sub/unconscious since I
was very young (perhaps beginning with the paradoxes I began to recognize in
my Catholic school / Methodist family upbringing). I think that it is a
very interesting science that has unfortunately become too highly
commercialized in the present to become exceedingly helpful to most. As I
continue to learn I can only hope others will branch out and explore the
many possibilities of the mind and soul as well. Thank you for the
information that you provide to all of us searching for our own answers!
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| Dream Title | Wrongful arrest |
| Dream Date | 04h00 GMT Saturday 6 July 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
Was trying to gain access to a statement I had
made to the police about events of a certain day linked to a crime under
investigation by them. I was under suspicion, although innocent. Could
not retrieve the statement from the computer, so tried searching for a hard
copy, going through desk drawers etc. Felt very frustrated that my
attempts were failing, and also very fearful that the crime would be
'pinned' on me, as I had not been truthful about my name to the police.
This took place in a home that in no ways resembled my own, but which I knew
as my home in the dream. There was an office within the home.
I do use a previous surname for computer/e-mail/internet use. The police
regarded this as a sign of guilt. I kept on telling the police the
accusations were ludicrous as there was DNA evidence that linked the crime
to a male, and I am female.
This was a very vivid, emotional dream and woke me. It was so profound
that I could not sleep again for some time afterwards.
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| Dream Title | Half-Life |
| Dream Date | 1 month ago |
| Dreamer's Name | [NoFX]Berkowitz |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
i have had a couple of computer dreams, one was
where i was playing as Gordon Freeman in half-life and played the whole game
through, and one where i watched the matrix in my sleep, and also have
played the Half-Life mod Counter-Strike Multiplayer in my head
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| Dream Title | computer |
| Dream Date | a week ago |
| Dreamer's Name | BING |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I was in a game and this little person was going
after me and i was like die die......and then at the end of the game i won.
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| Dream Title | False identity |
| Dream Date | 2-3 months ago (March or April 2002). |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I dreamed I was with a male cohort and we were in
a room where people worked on computers. In the center of the room was a
computer station shaped like a wheel and between each "spoke" was a computer
desk with the "spokes" being high walls on either side.
My male cohort told me to create a false ID for each of us on one of the
computers and it turned out that the person I used for my false ID was
wanted by the police. I had to convince people that I was not the person in
the ID. My male cohort didn't care that I was getting in trouble, as long
as he was not getting into any trouble.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
My dream reminded me that in real life
my behavior was sometimes not what I would want people to really know about
me. There are things about being with the person in the dream that I have
done that I don't want associated with who I am. The dream reminded me that
when I am with this person, I am not always being my true self and I don't
believe he is being his true self. He "gets away" with not being himself
because he doesn't care. It's his idea to be false to the world. I go
along with it and create problems for myself.
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| Dream Title | 6-17-02 - DREAM - |
| Dream Date | 6-17-02 |
| Dreamer's Name | dee |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
We were in Wisconsin and had just moved into a new
house. Our neighbors were complaining that they didn't have any furniture
in some of their rooms of their houses.
When my Father drove me home from the grocery store, I looked in the window
of our house and I could see a light on inside, but we didn't have any
furniture in the livingroom of our house either.
When we arrived home, the leather seat of the car was so cold, it hurt to
touch it with bare skin, and when I got out of the car, besides, I was
barefoot.
We went in the house by the back door. My Father was ahead of me and I
managed to close the bottom part of the door, but the mechanical door closer
at the top didn't close and was left gapped open.
I was going to call him back to fix the hinged opener because it was
dangerous to leave the back door open, but I could hear him arguing with my
son Tom and then I could hear him doing some tiling work in the bathroom,
which needed to get done, and I didn't want to bother him.
My neighbor across the alley had told me that my Father had walked her home
as far as her back gate, but hadn't even escorted her safely inside her
house either. I could see her at a distance, out the window, with her black
and red dress on.
Then my son Tom, who was about 10 years old, came crying to me that my
Father had made him go to school in the morning, just when he was in the
middle of printing out some papers on the topic of 'trust'. When he came
home from school, his computer had been taken apart and moved.
Since my Father was busy tiling in the bathroom, I decided I'd have to fix
these other little problems myself.
The computer had no case on it. The internal motor was wrapped in a plastic
bag with wires sticking out of it. I didn't see any monitor or printer. The
keyboard was black and I saw on it, a key on the right side that said,
'Trust'. So I knew if I got the computer hooked up to the printer, all I'd
have to do was press that button and my son could find out what 'Trust' was
all about.
There was another old man there who said he had moved the computer, put it
all together, but he couldn't hook up the phone lines to it.
I could see all the wires sticking out, so I decided I would hook up the
computer myself, because it was important that my son know what 'Trust' was
all about.
EOD
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| Dream Title | Strange Harddrive |
| Dream Date | some years ago, around 1999 maybe |
| Dreamer's Name | Sarrus |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
Once I had a dream of taking apart a computer ot
maybe it was putting it together. I remember there were a very strange
"Harddrive" it was based on tape(!) technology.
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| Dream Title | Alerts |
| Dream Date | Last night |
| Dreamer's Name | Amber in Florida |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I have a dream about Instant Message alerts. I
hear them in my sleep. I also carry out conversations with people in a chat
room. And when I get up the next morning, I cannot tell if I had that
conversation or whether I dreampt(spelling?)
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| Dream Title | Palace |
| Dream Date | 2 years ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I used to always have dreams that i was playing
this computer game called - The Palace. (palace.com)
The game - the palacec- u would design clothing in pixels and u would have
to stare at it for hours doing the design...anyway, i used to always have
dreams about designing the perfect outfit or body for the outfit and a lot
of times i was really content with it, and i would wake up and try to draw
the same thing but it would come out horrible - and in real life id get
frustrated. but mainyl my dreams were just about designing on palace. i
have also had dreams about talking to my ex online...we dont talk anynmore
and i still like him (we brroke up 2 years ago) and sometimes i have
dreams we are having convos like we used to have...and im extremely happy
and have a high like feeling.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
i dont trust people as easy, and im
more confronting now bc i have had fights online - which makes me stronger
in real life.
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| Dream Title | Instant Message |
| Dream Date | about a month ago |
| Dreamer's Name | XxJadedDovexX |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I had a dream about a month ago. It was jus me
chatting online with one of my crushes and when he signed offline i heard a
knock at my back door and it was him...
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| Dream Title | Man in Earthquake |
| Dream Date | Last June |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
(Written as a short narrative)
My friend and I look at our twin laptops and I adjust hers so her screen is
as dark as mine and we watch images I got from the Internet news and the
authoritative bass of the newsreader describes a man being shot by another
man, both men matchstick tall, not at all clear, but what I actually SEE is
a man in a bar, running, while the bar disappears behind him, falling away
while the whole image shakes and suddenly he changes the direction of his
escape and runs towards the camera while behind him the building turns to
rubble and the folded street becomes visible through the space where walls
and glass had been, the sky replaces the ceiling and I watch this several
times before I write it all down, knowing that this is a dream and wanting
to form the best words while the images are still sharp, so I can simply
recite them when
I o p e n
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y .
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| Dream Title | Scott at my house |
| Dream Date | 4-05-2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | DreamerGina |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
Started off that i was just walking around the
house after i had just got home from school and the dog barked at me cause
she wanted to go outside so i let her out then got online to see who all was
on i seen one of my friends named Scott who lives somewhere far away was
online he messanged me something but it was blured out so i couldnt read
what it said i said hey why dont you come on down making it sound like he
was going to come down here 15 or so minutes later after waiting for him to
message me back there was a knock at the door i sent a message to the other
preson i was talking to that i would be right back then i got up and walked
over to the door to see who it was when i opened the door i seen scott
standing there he actted like he was getting ready to kiss me so i didnt
know what to do i had a wired feeling go threw my stomack then jumped back
and shut the door then woke up.
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| Dream Title | Music Loop Nightmares |
| Dream Date | Constantly |
| Dreamer's Name | White Glove Fader |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I make music on the computer, and my nightmares
are mostly computer-based.. It is usually a repeating problem, like trying
to match two loops, and it won't do it. over and over, awaking in
frustration. Usually variations of this. I consider these type of dreams
nightmares, because they are frustrating, and they always wake me up, also
they are hard to put out of my mind.
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| Dream Title | LIGHT |
| Dream Date | 1995-1996 TIME FRAME |
| Dreamer's Name | BOM*UY00 |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
it was probably 6 years ago. I was standing in
front of this large screen watching lights. I noticed a map of some sort and
pressed a red button. Then evrything faded to white and i woke up. There
really were no emotional feelings. It was more or less "serene". The colors
however were very intense. Especially the white.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
i have a very hard time with the fact
that the whole world is so dependent and so determined on letting computers
run evrything.
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| Dream Title | killer computer |
| Dream Date | last week |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I had a dream I was working on my personal
computer at home, which in reality I don't have. The room was dark and the
computer was against the window. I was working for hours on a project for
school or work I don't remember which and my computer started communicating
with me in my head. It started to argue with me and tell me how to do
things. It went from how to write my paper to how I should be doing things
in my life. It was almost yelling at me. Then it got so intense that it was
literally chasing me down. I was running from my computer. It was trying to
kill me. Maybe this is because I work on a computer all day at work and my
job frustrates me. I always want to yell at my computer and throw it out the
window.
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| Dream Title | chatting alarm clock |
| Dream Date | September - December 2000. |
| Dreamer's Name | Jennifer M. |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I use to chat on the internet alot, everyday for
hours useually during the night untill very early hours of the morning. I
used to give up sleep to chat on the internet. At this time I was not
recording my dreams however I recall that I was dreaming that I would wake
up in my own familiar room and my digital alarm clock would have text moving
along the display instead of the time. There were keys on top of the clock
and I could talk to people I useually talk to through my alarm clock, the
people would chat back. These were lucid dreams, I would wake up and wonder
why my clock wouldnt work (I couldnt get any messages)then go back to sleep
and use it again. This happened almost every day for a few months.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
In waking life I knew that I was having
this dream because I was spending too long chatting on the computer and not
getting enough sleep however this did not make me want to stop chatting it
just allowed me to do it in my sleep too.
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| Dream Title | Immune System Database |
| Dream Date | March 29, 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
During a recent sickness I drifted between wake
and sleep. I felt somewhat delirious from a fever. During my moments of
sleep I was setting up a database using Access. I was designing the database
with buttons that would help me get over my sickness, and keep me from
getting sick in the future.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
Creatively, it gave me a new
perspective on the way our body so intricately is made to protect itself. I
also have been forced to remember my mortality.
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| Dream Title | I'm sure I've coded something! - but what? |
| Dream Date | About 2-3 times / month, sometimes more |
| Dreamer's Name | YouplaJr |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I do not really remember my computer dreams, they
are not really visual but more conceptual... I often remember, when I wake
up, that i was programming something, but not only as the writer of the
code, but as an actor of the code... It's hard to explain, it's like I was
travelling through a program I'd have coded. I do not remember any bits of
the text of the code, or even which language it was - i'm not sure wether or
not it was an actual programming language.
I do not even remeber what the program was made for.
I wish I could remember these dreams - maybe i'm coding really smart stuff
by night without knowing it ;)
Sometimes, when I wake up after having one of those dreams and am not fully
awake, I keep for 2-3 minutes a computer logic, I remember once, I sent HTML
requests to myself, wich were treated by a php script...
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
Whenever i have one of those dreams, i
feel the need to code something the same day...
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| Dream Title | Mydeardiary.com |
| Dream Date | The end of January 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | Icheb |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I keep an online diary at mydeardiary.com, a place
where we all share our thoughts, news etc. There is a facility for leaving
comments on entries and this allows easy communication.
A few months ago, I had a dream that mydeardiary.com was an actual place. It
was a club of some kind, and only members were allowed in. The
mydeardiary.com logo was hanging on the wall. The club was furbished with
bright, colourful chairs and sofas. There was a bar that sold drinks and ice
cream and we could get what cwe wanted free of charge while lounging about
talking.
I can remember standing in a corner looked at everything happen. I was in a
really tired, sleepy mood. A friend of mine from mydeardiary.com was there
and he was talking about a new water cooler that had been installed at his
office.
It was very strange and I cannot remember much more about it.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
The dream made me realise that
mydeardiary.com is more than just a mere website. It is a magnificant place
where we can all help each other via our public diaries.
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| Dream Title | You talk! |
| Dream Date | February 3, 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | Gibble |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
Hi All,
I dream about computers. The last one that I had involved my personal
computer. I was in my livingroom building another computer. It was all in
pieces. I needed an extra hand to hold in a particuliar piece of hardware. I
hear the computer speak." Can I help?" and I look over at the monitor behind
me. The monitor cover is off and red tenticles are coming out of it. It was
using the tenticles to type out the words that it was communicating to me
via the speakers. I was surprised and happy that my reliable machine could
now communicate with me. I stood up and walked over to the computer table.
We started to speak about how long it has been able to communicate this way.
It's response was" for a while now, but I didn't say anything because I was
concerned about frightening you."
I smiled and reasured the computer, that it was alright. I asked it then if
it understood how to fix the problem. It's reply was that it already found
the solution. I was puzzled and asked how it knew the answer. The internet
is where I harvested the knowledge replied the computer. Well if you know
what you are doing then lets get this thing working. We built the computer
together, me and my machine. When the computer was complete the dream ended.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
It has shown me how much I do rely on
my computer and how much my perceptions of the beastie has changed in the
past 2 1/2 years when I bought my very first computer. My initial response
was what do I do!!! Fear of messing it up. Now I build them :D, maintain and
trouble shoot. So yes I have come a long way in how I relate to the computer
and my perceptions. I hadn't realised how liberated I felt till then.
Stranger to friend.
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| Dream Title | ACCOUNT TETRIS |
| Dream Date | ABOUT 6 MOS AGO |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
dreamed i was playing tetris with account numbers.
trying to line them up in little rows and delete them at work.
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| Dream Title | Weired |
| Dream Date | 1 month |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
It started out me and my friend alex we were about
23 and we were in a VW beetle with are girlfriends in the back and we were
driving to a drive range to go have fun and drive golf balls. but while we
were driving there we got lost in this little trail in the woods and we saw
this weired kinda native cheift kinda guy like 200meters away and beside him
was a like 1000 feet girzly bear(Dont ask) And he pointed at us and the bear
starting runing at us and his foot steps were causing an huge kinda
earthquake thing and then we finally got home and the bear crush the house
with his foot. When that happened i woke up and my brother was playing some
dumb bear hunting game on my Computer.
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| Dream Title | ENTER |
| Dream Date | Recurring , 6-7 times a month for the past 6 months |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
A blank screen that starts flashing and, after the
third flash a neon green word pops up, the word "ENTER" flashes really big
in neon green on a blank screen that flickers 3 times and then I usually
wake up.
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| Dream Title | Stage Door Massacre |
| Dream Date | 1998? |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
In my old job, as a telephonist, working at a
computer terminal; horrible. A dancing, Kali-like woman comes in the stage
door, and kills the doorman. I run and hide in the toilet, but can hear they
mayhem outside. She scratches at the door, but I seem to be safe for the
moment. Lots of yellow, the dirty peeling paint- The sound of splintering
wood and bodies falling, with cries of agony, finger cymbals tinkling.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
Never really dream of using the pc-the
switchboard one was the closest i can think of.
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| Dream Title | Net Crush |
| Dream Date | This dream first occurred about a week ago, but I constantly
have it now. |
| Dreamer's Name | OutLandish |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I keep having dreams about going to a chatroom and
chatting with a boy I met on the internet and have a crush on. Sometimes I
dream of actually meeting him or seeing his face on the screen.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
I feel more depressed because of the
dream because I can't actually see or touch the boy I love and probably
never will.
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| Dream Title | social job placement machine |
| Dream Date | 02-07-2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | zziks |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I created a computer terminal that was able to
find current listings of jobs . all you had to do was walk up to this
machine ( which was in a supermarket near the exit) place your fingers on
the switches and flip your assigned personal sequence . then this machine
( which looked like a light purple cash register but wiht a flat screen
monitor and red switches) would display what jobs were availble for you in
that area . I remember it only costing 50 cents to operate and the lady in
front of me taking a long time because she did not know how input her
assigned personal sequence ( this sequence was somthing similar to a
social security number but this was assigned to at your birth).
I also remember inputing my information and not being happy with what jobs
were displayed
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| Dream Title | Hampster Powering Computer |
| Dream Date | 1997 |
| Dreamer's Name | Cavie |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I had a dream image of a hampster in a wheel that
was powering the computer. In technical support we had an ongoing joke that
computers were powered by hampsters. Apparently some novice computer user(s)
believed this at some point. So whenever a computer was irrepairable we said
that the hampster had died. I don't remember feeling any particular way
about the dream image and it didn't seem like it was part of a larger dream.
I am guessing that it was just a visualization of our common expression.
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| Dream Title | Cozy Workstation |
| Dream Date | Fall 2000 |
| Dreamer's Name | Cavie |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
The dream I had is actually about the workstation
itself. It was a pretty eggshell blue and, well, looked like an egg shell on
a pedistal. You sat inside in a wonderfully comfortable chair and everything
you needed was within reach. I sat in one and the chair was like an
upholstered recliner, but didn't recline. The keyboard, monitor and floppy
drives were right were I could easily reach them, as well as writing space,
files, shelves and such. I really liked it. It made working at the computer
a really nice and comfortable experience. I think everything inside the
workstation (plastic sturdy eggshell) was a light grey (like most cubicals).
I had a cozy feeling inside it. There was a row of them that had just been
brought in. I also noticed that they took up so much less space than
cubicals and could easily be walked between. I still had a standard cubical
and wondered if I would get one. I guess this reflected the fact that in my
jobs computer people were not usually considered when changes were going on
(getting new computers or chairs or whatever) and that I just can't seem to
get comfortable in front of my computer or in a cubical.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
Soon thereafter I started trying to
make my workstation a bit more comfortable. I got a foot rest and put my
monitor on a stand. I think I had already gotten my company to buy me a
special chair to stop my neck pain, but this could have been after the
dream.
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Other Comments
I was in computer technical support and information
security for 5 years. I was on call here and there and even had to get up in
the middle of the night to log into work to fix a server on many occasions.
When I used to fix computers on site for a few years I especially hated
doing the work and it was directly working with the hardware and operating
system software that I disliked. It was very emotionally charged for me, but
yet I never dreamed about it. At least not directly, perhaps I did
methophically, but I didn't pay much attention to my dreams at that time.
Though I have worked closely with computers for 7 years, I have had very few
dreams that were computer related. The only other ones were about subnet
masking networks off the eight bit boundry while taking a course in it, but
I don't remember the details of those except that they heavily involved
math. And it was what I was thinking about before I fell asleep.
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| Dream Title | First Person Shooter |
| Dream Date | 2001 |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I have had dreams about playing videogames.
Usually after long videogame sessions (in fact, a really long vidoegame
session almost garantees a dream with videogame related content). Videogame
dreams can either be exactly like playing the videogame (I see what I would
see playing a game, but only the screen is visible) Most recently this
happened with the game Counter-Strike, but I remember having Super Mario
dreams when I was younger.
I have also had dreams about 3D-modelling after using a modelling software
package for many hours. Again, the entire dream consists of the computer
screen.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
Usually if I have a computer related
dream, I take it as a message to stop using the computer for a while.
If a computer game (especially a violence oriented one) is seeping into my
sub concious, it means I am playing it too much.
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| Dream Title | computer world |
| Dream Date | 1/7/02 |
| Dreamer's Name | rockergurl43 |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
i was sitting at my computer just talking to
people and checking emails, when i got a random instant message. The instant
message was from a guy who said he was 16 and that he knew me. He said to
close my eyes and imagine him in my house, some how i knew what he looked
like. Then suddenly he appeared and pulled me into the computer and it was
like another world. everything was black but somehow i could see there was
white html code everywhere. suddenly he reached over and hug me and said...
"Lauren..." and then i woke up.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
i was confused for about an hour after.
i couldnt tell if the dream had been real.
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| Dream Title | Shuttle Nightmare |
| Dream Date | 1991 |
| Dreamer's Name | David55 |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I am in a space capsule--similar to the shuttle. I
am surrounded by light and machinery and I feel euphoric. Computers figure
into this as they are keeping things in control and making sure we are on
course.
My job is to repair a satellite outside the window which I can see
brilliantly.
Suddenly all is gone. I am far away in a room that resembles the inside of a
tin can. No light. No machines. No computes. No sounds. Just flat metal
walls. I am despondent.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
I was in a situation that was out of
control in my professional life. I was trying to fix what I could not fix. I
felt trapped because of my lack of power. I realized that the dream was
telling me to face my reality and move on.
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| Dream Title | Novel Success |
| Dream Date | 12/31/01 |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
|
Dreamer's Computer Dream
I saw an ad on my web page asking for an agent for
my novel. It was quite tasteful and I didn't feel any surprise that I had
gone that route trying to generate interest. While still in the same dream,
I received two emails from people wishing me luck and that they were looking
forward to reading the book.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
I feel that this dream has perhaps
motivated me to complete that novel
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| Dream Title | Pain in the Ass |
| Dream Date | 12/24/01 |
| Dreamer's Name | Singedflesh |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
| Dreamers marital status | dreamer_single |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
THE DREAM:
I was on the internet in my bedroom and i got knocked off and someone
started talking through my computer-they said "Hello" and I said "yes". And
the voice said "who is this?" and i said "Cassie" And then they said "I
have a bill for Beautiful Body Builders" and I was like "what!?"
and i finally realized it was Rikki. And he said "Cassie, You need to pay
this or they're going to take everything I have" Being very put out I
yelled, "Rikki just bring me the fucking bill"
And I heard the door bell and this guy who looked to be in his late 20's
with a mullet standing there with the bill and i looked out the door to see
Rikki peering out of his car-a maroon honda civic with his cell phone.
I took the bill and slammed the door.
BACKGROUND:
Rikki is an old roommate that i was in love with for a while and it soon
turned to disgust when i found out what type of a person he really
is-nuerotic. When i lived with him I joined a Gym called The Weight Room
and a year's membership on my check card...within a month that i had joined
i canceled my check card due to it getting lost-and i never went back to the
gym...so i've afraid that my credit's jacked up due to not keeping to my
payments.
THE DAY BEFORE:
I canceled a date with this guy that drives me insane...i went to church and
this guy i like was not there. It was a beautiful service. I went to go
and see Lord of the Rings with my parents...it was an excellent movie.
MY PERSONAL INTERPRETATION:
I think that computers tend to be another form of a satellite...which
typically stands for telepathy between 2 individuals...i think maybe Rikki
has or had gotten bills re: my nonpayments to The Weight Room
this conclusion seems obvious due to the fact that it had nothing to do with
the day before
ADDITIONAL REQUESTED INFORMATION:
setting: my room
emotions: annoyance
colors: colors of the sun-yellow orange red...also...very dark colors
outside...all colors very very close to black
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| Dream Title | mysticle horror |
| Dream Date | earlier this year |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I had a dream that I was checking my hotmail and
when i looked at a pic of a girl she started whispering something to me.I
asked her to speak louder and stuck my ear near the window screen and she
stabbed me in the head continuously till i woke up.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
I hardly check my hotmail now
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| Dream Title | Flash King |
| Dream Date | last week? |
| Dreamer's Name | dragon kitty |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
|
Dreamer's Computer Dream
This was the tail end of a long, complicated dream
in which a series of odd circumstances and coincidences led to a random
group of strangers hanging out together in a stone church with a large
parking lot somewhere in an unnamed small city or suburb. We weren't trapped
in the building, but there was some situation or problem that we were all
jointly facing. There was a certain amount of tension and not-getting-along
within the group that was making it difficult to figure out what to do to
solve it. We were all sitting around a table in a meeting room that was sort
of in the basement of the church getting, and one guy - who sort of seemed
to be angling to be the leader of the group - was about to start questioning
me (I think) about something that would hopefully lead towards a solution to
our mysterious problem. At that moment, someone looked out the window to the
parking lot and saw someone there whom we all recognized as a character from
some wacky Flash animation or humorous website. (Thinking about it now, he
still seems familiar but I don't know if he's from any actual website.) He
was a young man of Indian or Pakistani descent, dressed like a king with a
crown except that his robes were brightly colored patchwork. He may have
been carrying some kind of scepter - I can't clearly remember. He was
walking across the parking lot in a most regal fashion. As soon as we saw
him, we knew that he would be able to help us solve our mysterious problem,
and we all leapt up and ran out of the church to the parking lot to accost
him. At that point, unfortunately, I woke up.
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| Dream Title | Secret Message |
| Dream Date | a week ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I always have dreams about being on aol instant
messanger, and I'm always talking to one of my best friends, also a person i
have had a crush on since i can remember. I'm always sitting in the
dark...like i normally do when I'm on the computer, but the only difference
is in my dream i cant see anything but the screen, and i read what he types
to me on aim. My feelings are very mixed...i always wake up with nervous,
but yet, excited feelings...and thats how i am in the dream to sometimes
they can also be sad...but unfortionitally i cant remember what is being
said between me and him when i wake up.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
In some ways more than others it kinda
told me to just wait things out and see where they take me.
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| Dream Title | The alien shit |
| Dream Date | 2 years ago |
| Dreamer's Name | eL_gAħAn |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I just dreamed abut a hole lot of aliens of some
kind saying "we are gonna trash out your fucking civilization" all i
remember is they were green and really ugly.... they had lots of computers
around.. in a really weird language i may say..
some kinda green screens and weird keywords on them running really fast,
some kinda arabic shit...... |
| Dream Title | a warning in text |
| Dream Date | Saturday, March 16th, 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | dt |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
Last night my dream was one long chat. Black print on a white background, it
was written in a small, fat font I had to squint at in my sleep.
The only line I remember was the last sentence that read, "you are falling
into unconsciousness." At that moment I did feel a strong pull to somewhere
else (probably deeper sleep.) It alarmed me, so I woke up instead.
Today, I'm still feeling the same way. I wonder if a person can faint while
they're dreaming.
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| Dream Date | July 14, 2001 | |
| Dreamer's Name | dt |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I was watching a dream last night...I'd been on
the computer too long, so it was a computer dream. In it, I was studying the
effect of suggested emotion on how you interpret a paragraph.
A paragraph was written about an event. A banner would then appear in color
while you were reading flashing a word. In the dream, the word "anxiety" was
flashing in red. I don't even remember what the paragraph was about. I was
so irritated by the banner!
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| Dream Title | wrong feet |
| Dream Date | about a year ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
There was something wrong with my feet so after
awhile my family decided to get it fixed and the only way that it'd get fix
was if I became a robot. Being a robot I would be incapable of having any
real feelings so I was really sad about it. I cried and cried because I
didn't want to leave my father, but somehow I went through the procedure
and I became a robot. I woke up shortly after that.
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| Dream Title | blather |
| Dream Date | October 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | Zoe |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
This isn't really just one dream...In many dreams,
i find myself following a separate plot, and as I pass through a room, I'll
see a computer and stop to check email or talk to somone on AIM or MSN.
In one dream, i was in a completely empty blue room, full of people just
wandering around and talking...it was like a buzzing. I knew somehow that
this was the physical version of a website I write at,
blather.newdream.net... All of the colors were drab or blue...my
concentration was on the blue of the moment... I sat down in the middle of
the room, cross legged, and opened up a laptop that had appeared, without
questioning where it had come from. I took a sip of coffee (something i
hate) and went to blather.newdream.net. The individuals in the room
continued shifting about and talking and then i heard a male (about 18)
yell, "would anyone like to hear a song?" and I said yes...so we went over
to a corner of the room, which was suddenly 40 stories up, with no wall to
block me from falling off the floor. I sat down again, and the guy began
playing a blue guitar and singing softly to me.
I woke up shortly after.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
I met a guy on blather.newdream.net
shortly after the dream, who is a musician (and 18 years old)...he looks
vaguely like the character in the dream. We are engaged...
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| Dream Title | Tickets |
| Dream Date | last year |
| Dreamer's Name | Dee |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
|
Dreamer's Computer Dream
Being on the internet and talking to someone then
being booked onto a flight thru the internet by the person i was talking to
|
| Dream Title | Digital Sushi |
| Dream Date | 2nd week of November 2002 |
| Dreamer's Name | Riichie |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
|
Dreamer's Computer Dream
I was in a vacation type spot similar to a
bungalow setting in the woods. I recall unpacking as I arrived and placing
my clothing and laptop into a cabinet of some sort. The face of the cabinet
had no doors, so the content was exposed. After viewing the scenery around
the area, I returned to my quarters and took my laptop out from the cabinet.
Something was very wrong. When I took out my laptop, it wasn't mine. Someone
had switched it. Instead, it was something similar to one of those expensive
organizers. I panicked. People came to see what was wrong. I remember being
surrounded by familiar faces but in reality, I didn't know any of them.
(These people in the dream must be associated with the tech support and
customer relations people in real life) These people tried to help me
locate my laptop but that's when the nightmare became intense. (as in real
life) In another hut, there seemed to be another open cabinet revealing the
same grayish/silver body of my laptop. I examined it but it wasn't mine.
Turning around I recollect seeing snakes everywhere. Some in tanks and some
roaming free. What was so scary was the colors of these creatures. Growing
up, I raised a Columbian Red Boa Constrictor. She was beautiful with many
earth tone colors. In the dream, the colors where "unrealistic". 2 weeks
later, sitting down at a table in Osaka Japanese restaurant in Brooklyn...
It came to me. The colors of the snakes were common to the colors on a tray
of sushi. The glowing red of Maki. The smooth green of Wasabi. The pinkish
tone of Ginger. Brilliant yellows and oranges as well. The colors and tones
of all of my familiar Sushi favorites. Needless to say that I woke up in a
sweat that morning without locating my Japanese made laptop in the dream. I
understand the association of this dream/nightmare in it's entirety. I am
amazed. ...But it didnt solve the problem that I'm having with the
manufacturer and my real laptop issues. It's one thing to make an error but
to lose it twice in shipment and replace it several times because it wasn't repaired correctly does do
a number on my mind
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
I'm having trouble falling asleep. I
stay up until I can't keep my eyes open and there I am again.. but not on
Elmstreet.
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Other Comments
How can I prevent going into dreamstate? I would like to
"mute" them until this real life computer nightmare that I'm involved in is
resolved!!!!.
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| Dream Title | e-mail |
| Dream Date | 11-28-02 |
| Dreamer's Name | ~Lily~ |
| Dreamer's Sex | female_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I'm on the computer, and next thing I know, I'm IN
the computer! I went through it, like Bullwinkle did, only this time I'm
going to my best friends' house, and I go through his monitor and out his
screen! I woke him up, and we talked and cudled-I've been in the need for
some holding-and we fell asleep on his bed, cuddling. When we woke up, I
went back through his computer and out mine, and I went and got ready for
school. It was bizarre, but I enjoyed it.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
I was more curious about how computers
worked, and unfortunately found out it is quite impossible to go through a
computer screens. I wasn't too thrilled when I found that one out.
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| Dream Title | Living Computer |
| Dream Date | About a year ago |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
|
Dreamer's Computer Dream
I had a dream where I was inside some sort of
living computer. There were several key objects, floating inside a large
seemingly infinite, gridlike space. These objects seemed like 3D computer
pieces, and were shaped as representations, sort of like an icon on a
desktop. I myself was floating in space, and was able to access these
objects by going into them, where they proceeded to give me information by
taking me in through a vortex and into a new environment suited to the
particular type of information. I don't remember what the information from
it was, but I have a feeling a lot of it had to do with the natural world.
I woke feeling much refreshed, more confident, and stronger than normal.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
It made me feel like I had access to
unknown or a hidden kind of information. It was like visiting a library of
knowledge. It made me feel a new lust for life, and was very invigorating.
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| Dream Title | Tron Dreams? |
| Dream Date | About a month ago. |
| Dreamer's Name | Merthedil |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
|
Dreamer's Computer Dream
Some times, I feel as if I'm stuck in a virtual
reality. I'm not talking about normal fantasy dreams, but I mean the crappy
VR programs from the 1980's. I see polygons everywhere, and I get the
distinct feeling of electricity thrumming throughout the world. I sometimes
can even see a grid underneath me, and sometimes I can even see my Tron-like
attire.
It's strange, though -
None of my dreams ever seem like they ever happened, except the one time I
accidentally touched one of the grid lines. I woke up as if I had been
shocked by a tazer.
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| Dream Title | clowns in the house |
| Dream Date | 29 dec 2002 05:24 |
| Dreamer's Name | stan |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
|
Dreamer's Computer Dream
=( yesterday was a saturday. with the school term over and all my grades
in, i have a whole week off before the next set of classes start all over
again. most of the afternoon i spent digging and composting a bed to grow
morel mushrooms from the spawn i ordered in the mail. i do not expect a
crop for two years. the evening was spent with mother watching some
unimpressive videos, mostly spy movies. this is the usual doldrums part of
the month at blockbuster. got to bed around 01:30 but was too restless to
read, so i just vegged for half an hour before turning out the light. i was
surprised to get to sleep rather easily this early, 02:00. )=
it is late night and i am still up working on my computer. i would rather
be in bed, sleeping next to my wife, but work has kept me up all the long
hours of the night.
i am preparing a curriculum for digital photography which i hope to teach in
the coming semester. i have been organizing the details of composition and
framing that you look for in taking the raw shots. the web site to display
the data for classroom instruction is coming along pretty well, but i am
getting too tired to finish much more tonight.
the little you-have-got-mail window pops up on my screen. i double click it
so the SMTP client opens up allowing me to read the email. uhoh, it is a
message from the dean. he will not approve the funds to run the photoshop
lab we need to support the course. myself and the other two faculty
proposing the series of coursework in digital photography do not have the
credentials to support such course offerings.
damn. as usual, it is not what you know, or how well you have prepared the
material, what counts is what school you paid to get a degree on file.
administrators do not seem to care what is actually in a curriculum, just
what appears on a transcript.
i shut down my computer, angry now that i have wasted night after night. i
get up to walk across the room, feeling like i need to throw something,
break something.
i find a stack of magazines, grab up the first one and hurl it at a candle
stick on a shelf on the wall. the magazine brurrrrrrrs in the air like
startled bird taking flight. it hits the candle, breaking it in two, but
the brass candlestick falls over and rolls off the shelf with a loud crash
on the floor. there are many more magazines, but i slump down in a folding
chair instead of throwing more. too much noise this late in the night. i
hold my head in my hands but can not cry.
"honey, what was that noise?" susan has come into the room, her eyes still
heavy with sleep. i did not want to wake her.
"oh, i just threw a magazine at the wall." i tell her. "the damn dean just
emailed me that the camera class will not go next term. all that work has
been for nothing." she says nothing but sits on the floor at my feet and
puts her sleepy head in my lap. she has always been good at offering
herself for support in hopeless situations.
i stroke her hair once or twice, taking what comfort i can from her
presence. looking up, i see that i have left the front door to the house
wide open. the horizon is just brightening up with the red and orange light
of early dawn. the sky is clear and cloudless.
just then a clown steps up to the open door, pauses to look inside, then
steps right in going into the next room. then a another clown in full dress
whiteface does the same. then another. then another. it seems like an
endless stream of clowns, each pausing then coming in.
"there are clowns in the house." i say to susan. she looks up to watch the
parade of circus performers filling up the next room. they do not speak to
each, just gesture in mime, but there are so many of them that the rustling
of the costumes makes quite an undercurrent of muffled noise. it is an odd
threatening sound. i notice that many of them coming in now do not have
full makeup or costume on. just normal business clothes but with bare
outlines of clown face penciled in over their street faces. lines for
enlarged eyes, big noses or extended lips.
the first clown to enter comes up to us. "the door was open. did you
expect us?" she asks in a clear voice. somehow i know her stage name is
'miss giggles'.
"no." susan shakes her head, still seated on the floor. "stan was just up
working as usual." i feel sorry that i have obviously neglected her so
much. sleeping together is as important a contact to me as anything i might
ever say or do, but my early morning sleeping pattern does not permit many
shared nights snuggled next to the woman i love.
=( i wake at 04:53 on the clock. i have no plans to teach digital
photography, but i am nearly able to since it is a component of web page
design which i do teach every term the last few years. my computers never
show a you-have-got-mail window while i work. my email is handled by a
separate machine on my LAN, so my work is never interrupted like it was
here. i have no idea what all the clowns were about. perhaps just
emphasizing that my life is a joke, or perhaps should be. so many of clowns
had a mild but ineffective feel of threat. clowns are rather creepy,
especially when they refuse to talk. thirty years ago i lived with susan
dick for a couple years then lost her. i still miss her and wonder what she
is like today. i suspect her life has been much happier than mine as she
was always a person with a drive to succeed and i always did just what she
asked. even leave her when she told me to. i am a little surprised that i
dreamt of her as my wife, as we were never married but i had hoped we would
be someday. i must accept that the failure of our relationship was all me,
but she is one thing i wish i had the chance to do all over again. it was
nice to spend a few minutes with her in my dream. )=
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| Dream Title | 37, Mother |
| Dream Date | 21/12/02 |
| Dreamer's Name | Anonymous |
| Dreamer's Sex | male_dreamer |
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Dreamer's Computer Dream
I was in my school, but it wasn't my ordinary
school. It had belconies, more people, and was more industrial. I got a
hallpass from my teacher to go wonder the halls aimlessly. I met up with a
boy whom I don't remember, and we walked around together. I came to the
front of the school, which was very similar to my school, and walked up the
stairs that lead to the 2nd floor, as I was walking down, I seen a boy
running down the stairs dragging a baby stroller behind him. I knew somehow
that this kid had stolen the baby. He then proceded down the stairs and ran
out the door. I was confused and felt kind of negative vibes in the whole
room. I walked up the rest of the stairs and went to a computer room, I sat
down at a computer and signed into my MSN messenger. I noticed someones name
was "37, mother." I was puzzled to know what it ment, and clicked on it to
see who it was. It was my friend Bobby and I wondered why his name was "37,
mother." I read these words out loud to myself, but it seemed as though I
had screamed them. It made me wake up right after.
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Computer Dreams Changed Life Query
it made wonder what "37, mother" meant.
I looked for something that day that would lead me to the answer but had no
luck.
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