I dreamed last night that I floated down a hallway on a swimpool air mattress until i reached some stairs that lead to a loading dock platform that opened up to a sea where thirty foot waves rose intimidatingly toward the dock but collapsed to just level with the dock before crashing (not breaking) and then slopping over the dock to get me wet but not knocking me down. I watched several of these waves thinking each time that they were about to wipe me out but none did. Then I saw a large boulder the size of a car floating (yes, floating) just below the surface near the dock. The next wave threatened to lift the rock and throw it toward me, so I climbed to a higher platform above the cement dock area. From there I could see the sea beyond the dock better and I also saw the rock suddenly transform into an alien ship that now floated on top of the water rather than just below its surface. I knew this to be impossible and thought I must be dreaming, but it all seemed too real to be a dream. There were a few other people on the higher tier and we saw the aliens from the ships jump into the water in hordes and the waves begin to carry them toward us. We ran back down the hall away from the imminent invasion but a large steel door closed in front of us blocking our way. We managed to pry the door open though, but even though the opening (my escape route) was plenty large enough for me to get through i couldn't manage to do it. I was still trying to get through when I woke up.
The most interesting part of this dream to me is that it was the first time I ever remember a dream in which I realized it must be a dream because of the surrealism, but I did not believe it was a dream despite the evidence because it was too realistic in detail at the same time. Also, I should note that the giant waves are a recurring feature in some of my dreams and I think they symbolize threatening circumstances brought about by life itself that are beyond my control. The rest of the dream was clearly influenced by the movies I've watched recently on T.V.: "War of the worlds" and "Transformers".
