Can't read notes

**Shadow27** · 02-08-2011 02:00 PM

Yeah so every morning when I wake up I write down my
dream. It is usually worse than my normal handwriting
because I just woke up and it is dark. But I have always
been able to make out what it says. Not so much this
time. I got the middle three but as for the first and last...
I have no idea. Any ideas on something I can do to start
writing neater in the mornings?

Heres a picture of my notepad from this morning:

... yeah it's not readable...

**Phantym** · 02-08-2011 02:04 PM

Wow. I have to say that is impressive how illegible that is lol. It may seem obvious but I'd say just write a little bit slower, also if you can have a light at your nightstand or whatever to turn on so you can see what you're writing that'd be beneficial.

**NothingIsTrue** · 02-08-2011 09:12 PM

Well the first word is "we" and well that's it lol

**Raspberry** · 02-08-2011 09:22 PM

Ok, i see the words "ourselves get grades messy pubs" and the rest... I dunno.

Just what I see, probably something else, but maybe it'll trigger a memory

**Alric** · 02-09-2011 01:42 AM

Can always try using a tape recorder. That is what I use some times, a small hand held one sitting next to my bed.

**Captain Frapo** · 02-09-2011 03:13 AM

Originally Posted by Alric

Can always try using a tape recorder. That is what I use some times, a small hand held one sitting next to my bed.

Me too. Voice recorders have really come a long way in the last few years, and you can get a decently priced digital one with loads of memory.

**Alric** · 02-09-2011 03:32 AM

I have had mine for a while now, maybe 3 or 4 years. I never changed the tape or the batteries for it. It has one of them mini tapes. When I run out I just record back over my old dream journal hehe. Of course if you actually want to keep them you can do that too.

**Binsk** · 02-09-2011 04:05 AM

As others above me have mentioned, try a tape recorder, or if compatible, use your phone or ipod. Don't stop there, though. Use it to record yourself repeating the dream, and when you are wide awake listen to the recording and write it down. This is what I do normally, and it helps loads.

**Locarno** · 02-09-2011 05:05 AM

My best guess:

Live outsides
got grades (illegible)
public bird (illegible, probably misspelled)
done

**Shadow27** · 02-09-2011 05:33 AM

Okay I think maybe the "ourselves" might be right I dunno,
but the second line is "Art grades"
the third line is "Public meeting"
and the fourth line is "Band Playing"
I think the fifth might be "Domes" but I'm not sure...

**anderj101** · 02-09-2011 05:42 AM

+1 on the voice/tape recorder. I hit my record button, then speak the memories as I write them.

Could the bottom-right word be "puppy?"

**Shadow27** · 02-09-2011 06:44 AM

maybe... but I don't remember any puppies... It would be cool though.

**bust113** · 02-09-2011 07:02 AM

Wow, that's almost as bad as my normal writing. Are you sure you didn't forget what hand you write with this morning? Any ways, +1 on voice recorder.