It's been a long time since I've posted a dream in the regular forum. I have been posting them in the Dream Diaries, but I thought I'd share this one here.
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I'm with a group of people in a setting that has rows of houses with backyards with different things happening. I head over to the one that is about to have drag races. When I arrive and stand around with the other people, I notice I'm not wearing pants, just underwear and a long t-shirt. I tug at the shirt to keep it down and look around to see of other's are in their underwear only, but I'm the only one.

Next scene, I'm in a factory setting and I'm looking up at equipment that has a round silver disk, probably for ventilation. Something black crawls over it and I shriek. "What is that thing??" It's body is like an ant and has eight legs like a spider. The disk is about the size of a dinner plate and the thing covers most of it. I'm freaked out by it and then wake up.
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I think some of it was inspired from conversations and things I've seen in the last couple of days. I saw a commercial where people were walking around in their underwear. I also had a conversation with my mother and she thought I said "spider" when I said something else. Can't remember now what it was. I also read a story yesterday about race car driver Dale Eirnheart.

Could the spider/bug in the factory represent something that is messing up the orderly functioning of something in your life?

That's an excellent question. The answer is yes. Last year, I developed arthritis in my right leg, both the hip and knee. Ive had therapy and take pain medication, but I mostly depend on a cane for support. I work an average of 2 days a week as a substitute teacher, but finding full-time work is hard because many jobs require physical stamina that I don't have. So the roadblock for me is physical.

Can you retrain yourself to get a job that is less physically demanding?

I'm an education technician and can work fine in areas that don't require having to lift students in chairs or having to restrain those with behavioral disturbance. Earlier this week I interviewed for a job that would have required me to change diapers and lift children onto the toilet. I turned it down.

I'm not required to do that as a substitute. I worked yesterday and today just helping students with assignments. That's more my cup of tea.