I now have an Official Dream Interpreter. here is the first dream dissected via IM conversation:

LH [5:33 PM]:
so… spider dream
LH [5:34 PM]:
I dreamt that I was vacuuming and ME and HE (his sister) were there and there was this huge massive spider and I got all stressed and had to vacuum it up ‘cept I had the thin nozzle attachment on the vacuum and the spider was really really big
LH [5:34 PM]:
and I was afraid it wouldn’t get vacuumed up
LH [5:34 PM]:
and it would crawl down the vacuum tube thingy and on to me
KT [5:35 PM]:
*shudder*
KT [5:35 PM]:
i hate spiders
LH [5:35 PM]:
but ME was like “just do it!” and I did and the spider went “Ka-thunk”
LH [5:35 PM]:
and got sucked up
LH [5:35 PM]:
but I could see all its legs wiggling frantically at the end of the vacuum tube before it got properly sucked up
LH [5:36 PM]:
I wonder what it means…
KT [5:36 PM]:
let’s look it up
LH [5:37 PM]:
where?
KT [5:37 PM]:
maybe you are the spider, and the vaccum is
LH [5:37 PM]:
hahaha
KT [5:37 PM]:
apparently dreaming about spiders is good luck
KT [5:38 PM]:
Spiders in a dream are a sign of general good luck; to kill one signifies good news. If it was spinning a web, it augurs approaching money; if it was climbing a wall, it’s a harbinger of success in all that concerns you most deeply.
KT [5:38 PM]:
hahaha
KT [5:38 PM]:
or: Spiders in a dream are a serious danger signal This can mean female intrigues aimed at ensnaring men, and refers to the cold, calculating nature evident in some women.
LH [5:38 PM]:
but what about sucking it up thru a vacuum!!!???
KT [5:40 PM]:
there are no details on this specific dream
LH [5:40 PM]:
damnit!
LH [5:41 PM]:
the intertubes suck at dream interpretation
KT [5:41 PM]:
maybe the spider is one of your goals, and you being afraid to suck it up is being afraid of failure, and then the sucking it up is you acheiving that goal, and the wiggly legs struggling is the final obstacles you overcome in reaching your goal.
LH [5:41 PM]:
I like you better. I think you’ll be my Official Dream Interpreter from now on.
KT [5:42 PM]:
good
KT [5:42 PM]:
please bring me dreams on a regular basis
LH [5:42 PM]:
will do.

runs this week…
tuesday –
distance: ~4M
time: ~34mins
pace: ~9:10/M
calories: ~400cal
notes: good run, was listening to tunes so that’s why I was going so fast (for me). did the usual loop outside of the neighbourhood and it was chilly. legs felt good but right hip started to malfunction around 3.5M. has felt ok since then.

wednesday –
distance: 3.5M
time: 35min
pace: 10:00/M
calories: 300
notes: easy run this am w/ HE. love that she keeps me honest and gets my ass out of bed. no leg/foot/hip pain. was warm this am and I was overdressed w/ a fleece on! thanks HE (for the runs and company and hard work!)

other exercise –
tuesday – volleyball, 1hr, with no subs and a player short. but we won!
– 1/2 hr extravaganza walk at lunch w/ TOM, KT, HJ
wednesday – soccer 50mins.