Thursday, June 30, 2005

The symmetry of dreams

I had a dream two nights ago about two people with navigational powers: One could only turn left and the other could only turn right. This is easier than it sounds, as both developed the habit of simply turning 270-degrees in their preferred direction when they needed to go in the forbidden direction.

The dream was about the encounter between the two. The right-turner worked in purchasing for a very large corporation, while the left-turner was in the legal department of the same corporation. They approached each other from opposite sides of an intersection of hallways, the right-turner heading south and the left-turner heading north. They both headed west at the intersection and walked down the hallway side by side. Then the right-turner turned right, into the men's room. The other man continued on, and both were unaware of the significance of their meeting, primarily because there had been none.
"Too late or still too soon too soon to make lots of bad love and there's no time for sorrow. Run around, run around with a hole in your head 'til tomorrow."
-----They Might Be Giants