Sweet dreams are made of....? What?

I'm sure that there are many theories relating to factors which increase the liklihood of an individual remembering his or her dreams. However, whilst I am clearly sad enough to do the research I currently just don't have the time.

So, why is it that when I wake up in the middle of the night I can often remember that I have just had a vivid and detailed dream, and that whilst I'm lying in that half asleep state I can, to a degree, continue experiencing (in my mind!) certain elements of it. However, as soon as I open my eyes, the memory is wiped. It is the equivalent of typing “> format c:” on a computer, everything goes!

Now, I suppose I could experiment by keeping my eyes shut to see if there link between eyelid and the “format brain - (or at least the dream storage part of it) function”. However, the usual reason for the mid-night wakening is to pay a visit to the “smallest room”, and whilst usually keen to take part in any scientific study which benefits mankind in general, I am also aware that: -

Sleepy + Hurry + Closed Eyes + Low Ceiling = Concussion + Dopey + Memory Loss

Therefore, whichever course I take, memory loss appears to be a constant, although one has less potential for bruising!

Looking back at the above formula, for some reason “snippets” of last nights dream are coming back to me. Snow White and five of her dwarfs (should that be “dwarves"? or alternatively “D-warfs”?) featured. But where were the other two dwarfs?, what were they doing?, and why was Snow White reading Prima magazine and an article that began with “O”?

Oh well, let's see what happens tonight........