cubed

a few days ago, a couple friends and i drove from omaha, nebraska to seattle, washington. we made a pit stop in salt lake city, utah in order to avoid the 26 hour drive it would have been if we had done it straight through (like we did on the way to omaha). what is so special about salt lake city is that my aunt and uncle are there. and my brother happened to be visiting them as well. despite my delirium from being in the car for an extended period of time, and the hypnotic state that i was in from watching the monotonous scenery of southern wyoming pass by me, i decided to stay up late and visit as much as i could. it was during this time that my brother turned to me and said, "do you want to get cubed?" after a little convincing i agreed, and this is what ensued (the cube is a personality-type test). brother: imagine a desert. and in that desert imagine a cube. my cube: small enough to fit in my hand, shiny, made of glass and transparent. he also asked what my cube was doing in the desert, to which i responded that it was a buried treasure. brother: so you have a desert, and in that desert is your cube. now imagine a ladder. my ladder: a wooden ladder, leading up to the sky. in relation to my cube, it is behind with my cube at the foot of the ladder. brother: so you have a desert, and in that desert is your cube, and your ladder. now imagine a horse. my horse: a brown horse, with a flowing black mane. he is facing my cube and playfully entertaining itself. brother: so you have a desert, and in that desert is your cube, your ladder and your horse. now imagine a storm. my storm: a full on thunderstorm directly overhead. complete with flickering lightning and rolling thunder. brother: so you have a desert, and in that desert is your cube, your ladder, your horse, and a storm. now imagine a flower. my flower: an orchid, in a pot, at the foot of my ladder next to my cube. now here's the interpretation: -the cube represents your self-perception/self-esteem/ego. -the ladder represents your friendships. its relation to the cube shows how you view your friendships. -the horse represents your current romantic interest (or how you view your love life). -the storm represents your current life situation. -the flower(s) represents your children or future children. i'm going to leave the specific details for your own interpretation. let me just say that i was not mentally prepared for the level of insight that this brought be at 12am.