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    Expensive Snacks

    by , 04-04-2013 at 02:19 PM (777 Views)
    I pulled off Basic Task of the Month in this one and got part of the way through Advanced. Considering that I came into this dream in a bit of an unfocused mood, I'm calling this a success!

    Color legend: Non-dream Dream Lucid

    Lucid #83: Expensive Snacks

    I WILD into a scene where I'm standing in the driveway of our house. There's a dark blue jeeped parked here. I notice that the jeep's license plate is made out of paper and as I lean down to investigate it, Wife comes up from behind me and says, "You're going to pick up the kids, right?"

    I say something along the lines of, "Huh?" I turn to face her but she's already walking away. She waves over her shoulder, calling, "Thanksloveyoubye!!" before vanishing back into the house.

    I turn my attention back to that weird "license plate". It's filled with extremely small print that mostly seems to be related to lucid dreaming. I try to memorize a little of it but I can tell that the text is changing. I give up on this hopeless task and climb into the jeep.

    Two child seats are jammed into the back, totally askew and clearly not properly installed. For a moment I worry about picking up the kids in seats that are this unsafe but I quickly remember that I have no intention of actually going to get the kids. I'm interested in the car, though, so I climb into the driver's seat.

    Without me having to do anything, the car starts driving itself backwards through my neighborhood. I have no idea why it's in reverse, but the car's going at a fine pace and making great turns, so I just go with it. I decide to chill a bit and just let the car drive me around. I think of how comfortable my seat is and it automatically reclines for me.

    I happen to glance over at the passenger seat and notice that one of Wife's rings is laying on the cushion. I try to remember whether she lost this ring IWL. No, it's not missing. But the Task of the Month occurs to me and I decide to give the ring a taste. I jam it into my mouth and start sucking on it. The taste is slightly oily at first, but I'm not getting a lot of flavor. I start to suck a bit harder and I feel the top of the ring begin to melt! My mouth is filled with the taste of vegetable oil.

    I spit the ring out and see that about a third of it is completely melted. The damage bothers me so I grip it in my hand for a moment to repair it. It comes out whole again and I toss it back onto the seat.

    I want to go for the Advanced Task now (transform a lump of coal into a diamond), so I conjure a lump of coal by "finding" it behind my back. As I bring it forward to look at it, though, I feel the scene darkening and losing focus. The change is sudden, so I'm left with no time to complete the diamond transformation. I get ready to DEILD but when the scene collapses
    I'm left totally awake.
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    1. Xanous's Avatar
      I like how you took the time to fix the ring. That woukd be pretty cool to try out but I always have a "it doesnt matter attitude" and rush off to other things. Heck I probably would have swallowed the ring or let it dissolve completely.
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    2. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Heh, thanks... unfortunately, my always wanting to fix things comes with plenty of downsides, too! I can get a little wrapped up and obsessed with meaningless tasks if I'm not careful. I like that you would have just swallowed the ring. Honestly, if it had tasted like a delicious Lifesaver or something, I'd have probably finished it.

      What's great about your most focused style is you get right to the stuff you meant to do. If you just swallow the ring, you can get right to making yourself a diamond, you know what I mean? No regrets, of course, just interesting to think about.
    3. PennyRoyal's Avatar
      Nice CL!

      Good job not getting sucked into the car seats in the back, I think that would have got me I love that you are thinking you are comfortable so the car makes it even more so.

      I can't believe the ring started to melt in your mouth! vegetable oil, BLECH.
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    4. Xanous's Avatar
      I guess that could get in the way sometimes.
    5. Iokheira's Avatar
      If you just swallow the ring, you can get right to making yourself a diamond, you know what I mean?
      Might take a little longer than just crushing coal between your hands

      Sorry that the ring tasted kind of gross! I wish I had a car like that too.
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    6. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      @PennyRoyal - Thanks, man! Believe me, I was close to getting caught up wasting an LD installing child seats. LOL. God, that would have been an embarrassing waste of an LD.

      Quote Originally Posted by NewArtemis
      Might take a little longer than just crushing coal between your hands
      LOL! That's hilarious. It's not even what I meant when I typed it but now that I read it, this is just hilarious. Totally sounds like I'm talking about producing diamonds from my keister. What a great Task of the Month that would be.

      Sometimes I think it would benefit me to type slower and think more. Nah... it's way more fun this way.

      Yeah, the car was pretty sweet! Automatic driving (in reverse, but hey) and auto-adjusting maximum comfort seats? You just can't beat it!
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