How absurd are your dreams?

[DreiHundert]

I ask this question because, going around reading other people's dream journals and their reports of dreams, I have found that on average dreams are much more absurd than mine are. Not to say my dreams aren't absurd at all -- they sometimes can be, but the the absurdity in my dreams is often "Situational" absurdity. So, in other words, the biggest absurdity in my dream is the situation of the dream itself, and less often are they individual events and persons within the dream. For instance -- I am not very likely to dream of a "Purple Koala fighting a Komodo Dragon" -- Usually, what I dream of is a tangible event -- something that could happen in real life -- but it's ABSURD that it would happen to me. However, beyond the absurdity of the dream's situation, there are few more absurdities. A lot of the things that happen make logical sense and aren't that big of a deal. Other people report dreams that are so absurd that it's a wonder they didn't know they were dreaming. As a few examples of situational absurdity dreams that were otherwise realistic: -I was fighting a war in an urban area. -I was attending high school (even after graduating) -I was in a foreign country, trying to find my way home -I was involved in an emergency situation, such as a fire, disaster, or car accident Sometimes I have dreams that are more absurd than that: -Dreamed I visited a colony of "Tree Elves" or something of the like -Dreamed I lived in a hive of humans underground, living somewhat like hornets or bees And again, not to say my dreams are totally realistic. They are riddled with inconsistencies and unrealistic ideas - but what I find so odd about my own dreams is that they seem to *attempt* to make sense themselves. A lot of what happens is highly realistic, and rarely does something "absurd", or "So unrealistic it's mindblowing" happen. Some things I would define as absurd: 1. Pink Dinosaur fights off Superman as you watch from your basement window 2. You're drinking motor oil and you ask your doctor to put some more motor oil in it because this shit tastes like motor oil 3. You're swimming in an ocean of imaginary creatures and get eaten by a giant jellyfish Things I would define as "unrealistic, but not absurd" 1. You're swimming in an ocean, full of *fish* 2. You're in the prehistoric times, watching dinosaurs fight 3. You're drinking motor oil, and then realize it and freak out because you just drank motor oil So I guess, unrealistic things happen all the time, but I feel like there's a constant sense of trying to make things make sense. I'm always trying to make sense of things. My questions to you guys are: How absurd are your dreams? Do you understand the idea I'm trying to express(which is hard to put in words)? Do you also have situationally absurd but realistic dreams? Here's a good question on this topic: Are there ANY ties between your reality and your dream world? Technically your dream world has no obligation to be anything CLOSE to the tangible universe. It doesnt have to follow the laws of physics, or be on this earth, or even involve humans. But for most of us, to some extent, our dreams *REPRESENT* the real world. Do your dreams follow that trend or?