Further observations:
- Work productivity and creativity are still high. No clue why. Finding and fixing more flaws before they're about to go into production. Responding to the equivalent of chasms in front of me by simply putting a lid on them. Oh, and, yeah, seeing obstacles more as chasms (with available lids to lay down and walk over, if I just look for them) than as mountains that need climbing.
- Free stuff. I tend not to report on these, as I've gotten freebies and discounts long before DMSI, but I got some free food yesterday in addition to my lunch order. The rational part of me is quick to point out that people may be in a giving mood anyhow, celebrity effect or not, given the time of year.
- Received nude photos all week. Something else that I tend not to report on, especially since, in this case, they're not from anyone new or from multiple women. The amount and consistency are higher than usual, though, which is why I'm mentioning it. Shows increased interest on a relative scale, but it's literally n=1. Could just be coincidental/holiday timing for one specific person.
- Had a dream involving a (generic) nemesis. Yeah, my dreams aren't quite as blockbuster cinema as zombie attacks, wars, firefights, etc. High adrenaline's never really been a big selling point with me, so my dreams don't really have action movies, video games, real-life warfare, etc to pull from. There's not usually a lot of enemy engagement. Anyhow, the consistent theme of the dream was, more or less, that my opponent destroyed while I would rebuild.
The three most obvious interpretations of the dream that I see, if any interpretation is really worth hypothesizing, are 1) sub destroys while I restore (back the way that it was), 2) sub destroys while I fortify (back as it was, but more strongly defended), and 3) sub destroys while I replace (improving on what the sub didn't like, so that it doesn't have any need to destroy the replacement). #3 is obviously the most optimistic (and least resistant) interpretation, although it could've been any, none, or a per-destruction mix of all three. I could probably come up with more interpretations (like overcoming setbacks, practicing resilience, standing my ground, doing what I think is right, making the most of disappointment, picking myself back up when something gets me down, and other nuanced variations on that theme), but those three seem like the most on-the-nose ones.
