Stalling time

Two nights ago I had a dream about being stuck in an elevator with someone I didn't know in real life but seemed to be relatively acquainted with in my dream. We both understood that the elevator was broken but we still rode in it anyway. Before we know it, the elevator malfunctions and makes it descent. I believe we made it through the crash.

Because I am one of those people who sometimes interprets dreams as a sign, I looked up some common analyses of elevator dreams. Aside from the usual anxiety and helplessness that are associated with the descending (and crashing) elevator, one of the more interesting and probably more relevant interpretations was that "[I am] looking for help with a specific problem, or you want to achieve your goals in a hurry without putting much effort into it". Judging from the disaster of revealing my post college plans to my family, I feel that this dream was very fitting with my current events.

In less than a month I will officially be a college graduate. Aside from my tentative plans of going back to China and doing something while I'm there, I have no solid foundation of how I plan on supporting myself. Then there is the talk about nursing school. And then how I am considering taking the GREs. Or if I should just get an MBA. And going to France with Alex.

The interpretation of the dream where I want to achieve my goals without putting much effort is pretty accurate. Maybe its because I want to do so much or that I'm not really thinking about my interests. In any case, it looks like I need to be getting on the ball when it comes to developing a plan.

I'm not the only one who is planning the next major stage in my life. In the next year, my sister and her family will be relocating to San Diego. Also, my mom and my stepdad will be moving to Taiwan to "retire". Apparently my brother is going back to school to get a Masters of Science in Library Sciences. So it looks like I'm not alone with the uncertainty about the future. Unfortunately, at least they know what they're doing.