Dream Beams Glossary

[Time Shift]

2000-12-24T14:34:00.000-08:00

This notation signifies a dream from the past, recorded and remembered by the Dreamer at some point. If the [Time Shift] stamp does not appear, the dream happened on approximately the posting date.

Abby

2000-12-12T14:38:00.000-08:00

Abby is my ex-girlfriend. She's very complicated.
Church Trip
Poker Makeout

Angelica

2000-12-09T14:39:00.000-08:00

Angelica is an old friend who now lives far away, across the sea. She's loud and wild and unpredictable.
Church Trip

Carly

2000-11-07T09:19:00.000-08:00

Ex-girlfriend. Her real-life job requires a lot of international travel.
She Comes In Through The Window
Crash

Colleen

2000-11-03T14:21:00.000-08:00

My elderly landlady and neighbor. The stuff in Wall about her taking things away if she doesn't like how you use them is true.
Wall

Emily

2000-10-06T12:33:00.000-07:00

My first friend from my university days. A kindred spirit. We've been through a lot together, and one day we'll do something great.

Nomads of Sunrise and Eyes Like Stars

Flora

2000-09-16T12:19:00.000-07:00

My sister, blond and energetic. Looks like someone famous.

Monash the Miniature Elephant
Nomads of Sunrise and Eyes Like Stars

Gwen

2000-09-10T09:24:00.000-07:00

My co-worker. Don't know too much about her yet.
She Comes In Through The Window

Herb

2000-06-03T13:38:00.000-07:00

I don't know anybody named Herb.
Church Trip

Janet

2000-05-15T14:10:00.000-07:00

Janet is my friend Kyle's girlfriend.
Church Trip

Jenna

2000-05-10T12:16:00.000-07:00

My other sister. The quiet one. She's older than Flora but they are both younger than me.

Nomads of Sunrise and Eyes Like Stars

[Location Sense]

2000-05-05T16:01:00.000-07:00

Occasionally in dream, you have the certain knowledge that you just know where you are. Sometimes it's a foreign country. Sometimes it's a place you used to live or knew very well - often it will strongly resemble a place you know but be different when you actually explore it. Sometimes it affects the action, the story of the dream, and sometimes it doesn't, but it's like a separate sense that tells you what area you are in, even if it otherwise has no bearing on the action.

Melissa

2000-04-28T21:25:00.000-07:00

Melissa isn't real, as far as I know. She has only appeared in dreams.
Tech Support Girl

[Persona Shift]

2000-03-09T16:10:00.000-08:00

A relatively rare phenomenon, this notation indicates an actual shift in experiential viewpoints, from one character to another. I might enter the dream as person A, but perceive another part of the story from person B's eyes. It seems to only happen in highly fictionalized dreams, where I inhabit characters who bear no relation to me, my family, or my friends.

Wilbur

2000-02-22T09:22:00.000-08:00

My boss at work. Important business type, but a pretty nice and mellow guy overall.
She Comes In Through The Window