dream

i have this student in my first class of the week. he's great. he's higher than the others in the class but always makes sure everyone else gets a chance to think about the question, or even answer it, before he does. even when he's the only one who knows the answer, i sometimes have to actually ask him to tell us what it is. and often, when the others make mistakes, he'll smile and look at me, waiting for me to correct it. and he's one of the only people i know who actually looks me in the eyes when he talks to me, or when i talk to him. i do that. look people in the eyes, i mean. very few people actually do. mind you, i wouldn't want everyone to! there are lots of people out there whom you're just happy they don't look at you when they talk to you... but he does, and it's nice. and he's nice. and this is apparently enough for me to have a whole dream about him. not a very restful dream, cos i knew i was dreaming and i kept wanting not to dream about him, but it wouldn't stop. this is not good.