Tonight I had dinner at a co-worker's house here in MA. Dinner was wonderful and the conversation turned to dreaming. We all shared our common dreams, recurring themes, and worst nightmares. One of the guys I work with mentioned the concept of a "shadow" self that may appear in dreams, frequently showing up as a character who is in many ways your opposite but is, in fact, you, or the portions of the you that are to some degree repressed. Peaceful, calm individuals, for example, may be visited by these shadows who are aggressive and angry. I've never noticed this in my dreams, but will be more conscious of it now and see if this other self makes any appearances. Exercise: Walking back and forth between the hotel and the office. Books: Still working through the Da Vinci Code. Music: Nothing today. Movies: None. Cats: I miss them. Dreams: See above. No specific recollection of dreams from last night. I need to use the "write them down as soon as I wake up" method if I want any shot at remembering them by this time of the evening.