Dreams vs. Nightmares

So you know how you have these things called dreams?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream I don't know, maybe you don't dream, but I certaintly do. And some of them are so extremely wierd that I don't even know how to begin or explain them. Dreams have allways facinated me. What causes them? How can they be controlled? What do they mean?
Sometimes when I have a nightmare, my dream-self will try to run away but I could never actually run. I would be running in slow-motion or never getting anywhere. Nightmares can cause people to wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. When I was little, I used to have a nightmare about a traintrack. I (as a little girl form) would be standing in an old, adbandoned train track. Of course the track being adbandoned, no train would come. I walk along the rails and suddenly I am on a train. At first, it's pretty thrilling. The train is going at a fast speed. But then I see a figure in the middle of the track. That figure is tied up and gagged. When I realise who it is, I sceam my head off for the train to stop. "MOM!!!!!"  When I wake up from my nightmare I saw my parents by my bed. They told me they heard me screaming and asked what happened. Nightmares can be so cruel.
I had a really random dream one time and it included Narnia, Harry Potter, and attractive goth guys. I was in an underground cave hidden with Dumbledore. I guess I was passed out because I woke up (within my dream) and wandered out of the underground cave and I met Voldemort. Then I was walking down the street when I came upon a class of highschoolers. There were nerds and a lot of attractive goth guys. You know, the ones with the hair? I came to an outdoor public pool where I had a conversation with a nerd about Narnia.

You and Me baby we ain't nothin' but mammals...

So what's up with animals? Does anyone else sit and wonder why there are so many different types of animals out there? (Or is that just me having way too much free time?) Because if you think about it, there are many species of animals all around the world. Some more rare than others. Let's talk about animals!

First off, there are the birds. Birds are warm-blooded, egg-laying, creatures with wings. I'll list a few that come to mind: Penguins, Crows, Pigeons, Eagles, Tucans, Chickens, Pecocks, Humming birds, Jays, Robins, Woodpeckers, Angry birds, Owls, Ducks, Geese, Turkey, Seagulls, Hawks, Pelicans, ect; Nice and roasted birds... nom nom nom. What's not to like? Just joshin'! This isn't the cooking channel. (Sorry to dissapoint). But back to birds; They have been around since the beginning of time. What was the first bird?: Pterodactyls! (Of course this is correct. Everything is factual here... content may vary)
Next is sea animals! I really like sea animals. There are more animals in the oceans than in the air and ground combined. To name a few, there are: Sharks, Starfish, Whales, Octopi, Squid, Seals, Turtles, Dolphins, Rays, SpongeBob, ect; Life is said to have been made from within the ocean. Edvanced organisms that grew and perfected itself to adapt to living on Earth.
Now we come to the land animals. We can name many land animals because we see and hear about them countless times. Why are there so many animals? Dogs, Gorillas, Cats, Rabbits, Mice, Bears, Wolves, Hippos, Giraffes, Elephants, Tigers, Lions, Cows, Zebras, Foxes, Pigs, Llamas, Alpacas, ect;
Maybe you know some ideas about how there came to be many species of animals. Please inform me!
P.S. What would a Platypus be catagorized as?

Pet Peeves

When I was in Elementary school, my art teacher told my class once about what Pet Peeves were. She explained that they were all the things that annoys the crap out of you. One of the things that annoys me are when people use incorrect grammer. I mean, sure; Nobody's perfect. But why do they constantly talk as if they can't talk? Is it easier that way? I also really hate it when teenagers use the slang terms. "Oh 'sup broham! wuttup?" What has the world come to?
When others disrespect Asians: It gets on my nerves when ignorant children go around asking people what their race is. What difference does our race make? And when someone says to an Asian: "What race are you?" the other replies "I'm Japanese." and they say "Oh really? I thought you were Asian." The Japanese girl responds "I am Asian," and the other person says "But which are you? Japanese or Asian?" and it just goes on and on. IT IRKS ME.
When people do things in public that they shouldn't do: People who chew food with their mouth open makes me want to hit them on the head with my math book. Please people, chew with your mouths CLOSED. Another thing is when people smack their gum. Imagine yourself in a situation where you are in a crouded elevator. There's the mother with her three loud children, the old married couple chatting loudly about lawn mowers, and the lady behind you smacking her gum. The scent of bubblegum is so powerful from her open mouth and that noise. The horrible noise. Oh, the agony! Kill me now!
Teenage couples: Now, I am a teenager. And I am in a relationship. But compared to others, there is a great difference. First of all, Public Displays of Affection. I'm totally fine with a quick hug or holding hands but standing in the middle of the school hallway, hugging for minutes on end creating traffic? COME ON. I mean, there are other times. Also making out if public. I was in the hallway once and there was this couple making out and no one did anything about it. Please excuse me while I go barf. *Barf* *Barf* It was so gross...