Alright, long story short, one of my friends and kids I really look up to had a dream that my girlfriend gave him oral sex.
Which segways nicely into my question: are dreams merely random connections being made in the frontal lobe, or do they have some bearing on conscious desires and thoughts? I'd rather not think that my friend wants to get a beej from my girlfriend, but you know, what can you do I suppose.
I've heard that "what you think about before you fall asleep is what you'll dream about", "you dream about what happened during the time you were awake", "dreams are illustrations of subconscious desires", and that "dreams are just random images firing in your mind". I don't expect any conclusive laboratory evidence, but I'm looking to see what the overwhelming thoughts are.