Late night thought

As a preface: Clayton's friend Sam has been visiting from Florida for the last few days, and tonight he said, "Yeah, tomorrow I'm gonna go back to my real life."

That got me thinking: Why do we call our mundane lives 'real'? I've used that expression several times myself - "Well, back to reality" when I'm talking about leaving something fun; usually to do schoolwork or chores or something. I guess we dream of being free from our responsibilities and create a fantasy world of Pleasure where we get to do what we want 24/7. However, few, if any, of us actually live in that world, leaving 'normal' people to work until we can visit Pleasure on the weekend. Kinda puts a new spin on 'living the dream,' doesn't it?

Well, back to reality... which right now means it's time for bed! Oh, and I'll probably post later this week as a follow-up to my first post, so check back soon!