non-lucid

I was in the apartment with my boyfriend and we were putting a bunch of coins into this coin bank/personal vending machine thing. Then in the same dream, we were in college and both living in dormitories. My dormitory was no good and my boyfriend told me you had to put on the form that you had more money to get a better dorm room. Then in some student center part of campus my boyfriend was talking to some other guys about some girl he doesn't like. (I wasn't in this part of the dream but I was just observing) Then that same girl shows up with a bunch of other girls and they start doing some kind of health promotion rally. Then there is some other thing going on on campus, some kind of campaign promoting something like "Don't just run, run up stairs." The whole thing was about how plain running is pointless and you should run up all the stairs of all the buildings on campus. I was just plain running across campus when I came across some of the promoters yelling out something about running up stairs. So when I got into the library I ran up all the stairs to the very top floor of the library. I thought about taking some laps around the library, running up and down the stairs three times, but I was too embarrassed to let people see me running up the stairs over and over. So I went into the very top floor of the library. (the stairs were like spiral stairs for each staircase, with a door in between each floor). On one of the floors I saw a girl who held a door open for me and looked at me strange because I was running up all the stairs. The very top floor of the library was kind of small and cozy with colorful new books that looked more like comic books than academic books. Along with the bookshelves and books, there were rugs, couches, and computers. There were a few other people up there sitting on chairs reading.

College is a dream sign for me now because I just finished college earlier this month so if I find myself in college again I should remember to do a reality check.

Whew. Last entry of 2015.

I had lots of dreams last night, tbh. Let's see if I can remember them all... probably not.

I was at this weird hotel/motel place. Maybe a cheap condo. Anyway. I think I remember my parents with my cousins. I was walking around and I ran into a girl I hooked up with. She invited me to her room/flat? so I went in there. She'd flirt with me, but whenever I tried to hold her hand or something, she'd step away from me. I didn't really know what to do, so I left.

I heard some yelling outside (I was still standing in the corridor of this weird building), so I decided to check what was going on. It was night, but it was all kinda... amber-ish. It was like there was a huge fire somewhere. I started walking around, it all looked like a medieval city. I remember seeing my grandfather on the floor, his neck broken. I wasn't sure what had happened, so I kept walking. Interestingly enough, my grandfather's death didn't really shock or upset me.

I found my parents and my family and some strangers standing outside a building. It kinda looked a bit like an old church. They were trying to hide and they seemed afraid of whatever was going on. I wanted to know WHAT was going on, but I woke up.

My other dream: I was lost in... I dunno, I think it looked like a swamp? I was surrounded by tiny lakes and I kept trying to find a way to get out of there. I finally realised I'd have to go through all the water to get somewhere. I was trying to figure out which tiny lake was not as bad when some fishes started jumping out of the water, into the land where I was.

Now. When I was a kid, I was TERRIFIED of fishes. Don't ask me why. I just never liked them.

So when those fishes started flailing all over the ground, since they were dying, I completely freaked out. They were too close to me and they'd touch me soon. I started shouting in utter despair and that got enough courage to simply run the eff away from there. I finally got to the higher ground. I was still scared. I could see other animals around, though I can't remember what they were.

I ran some more and I found another place like the one from the other dream. I broke into one of the apartments through one of its windows. And found myself in a room with lots of giant chickens. They were mostly sleeping, but they were as tall as I am, so I freaked out, opened the door and got out of there. As I was leaving, I ran into my ex-gf, who was NOT my ex-gf in the dream, and some other people. They were like "hey, wanna check the place where we keep the big chickens?" and I didn't know how to say "I WAS JUST THERE AND THEY'RE CREEPY" so I went along with them.

When we got there, we stayed in the living room (no chickens there, thank goodness) and they were like "oh, there's this cool video game where you gotta dance!" and they started playing it. I was interested in my ex-gf (poor, innocent dream me), so I kept trying to get her attention. She finally told me to meet her later.

And I woke up, so YAY I WON'T HAVE TO SEE HER LATER!!!

She was a bad girlfriend, okay? REALLY. BAD.

Finally, I don't remember much of this dream. I know I was in a room OF THE SAME HOTEL/MOTEL/CHEAP CONDO place. Like, seriously. Anyway, I ran into another girl I hooked up with. We started making out and then we got to bed. And then I woke up in the dream. She was like "we were making out and you suddenly said 'well, this was fun, but I'm tired' and then you just fell asleep". She was visibly upset and I was like "I actually don't even remember that, but I'm sooo sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I guess I was just really that tired, didn't mean to hurt you.

She forgave me and I decided it was probably time for me to go. So I went outside and I woke up.

1. I was heading to the supermarket planning to get a plant to use for cooking something when I spot said plant growing on the ground. I decided to save money and just rip the plant out the ground and ask people at this botany lab for a flower pot to put it in. Halfway there a guy comes up to me and tells me because I ripped that plant from the ground these plant creatures came and attacked the lab. Thinking I just need to give them the plant back, I head to the lab and ask the secretary where the creatures are so I can return it. She tells me where and starts to get mad when she realizes this whole thing is my fault. I open the door to see what the creatures looked like and saw that they're just paper cut-outs with plant cells drawn on them.

I was riding a car. There was a driver. A friend, M, was beside me instead of his usual position beside the driver. We were leading the driver to go to a certain place inside a hotel. It gets tricky because some areas are very narrow. We were about to go through a narrow area, with M on the wheel this time, when the guards and hotel personnel caught our attention. They were making signs of not going through. Instead of panicking, which I sometimes do in dreams, I acknowledged them and asked for directions. There was a sudden change in the atmosphere, from frustration to assistance (or something). They helpfully led us to the correct path and even "carried" the car, which has changed to a small object, something sphere-like, being carried by four men. I tried to help but they signaled they can handle it.

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Notes:

- Slept around 3-4 am
- Woke up around 9 am
- Read the last part of The Golden Compass before sleeping, which has a scene with a narrow path
- I did not take

I was trying to fill out a form to purchase a jump rope online. (My jump rope broke in half yesterday IWL).

My dad was trying to run his own used car lot but he wasn't very good at it.

I didn't get time to write anything down until now, like, 13 hours since I woke up, so I hardly remember anything.

I remember that I finally got my snake to eat with a smaller-than-usual rat, which made me feel happy and relieved (my ball python hasn't been eating lately - that's normal for them though).

I remember I was in some sort of transit station type thing - kind of a crossroads for people from all over - in space, and Han Solo was there (or I was Han Solo?) and he was talking about how he really needed money (implying to pay off Jabba the Hut) but the only job (like, gig type job, not like, a regular 5-9 job) he could find was some dentistry thing far north of the station. He said he really didn't want to do it, but he would since he needed the money.

Woohoo my recall came back a bit haha. 3 dreams recalled during main sleep (and I'm pretty sure I forgot 1) and 1 from a morning nap.
30/12/15
Dream 1: I'm sure there was more to this dream beforehand but I can't recall anything distinct. I was playing cricket with a bunch of friends in the street outside someone's house. I was batting and I accidentally hit the ball over the fence of that house. I volunteered to jump the fence and get it, seeing as I hit it over, and the others were too scared as the fence was weird shaped and sharp. I vaulted over the fence and found myself in a garden choked with dark green weeds. The house itself was also odd, very old fashioned with wrought iron gates and some such furnishings. I was a bit creeped out so I quickly threw the ball back over and leapt the fence.

Dream 2: I was a fly on the wall in this dream. A man walks into a bookstore, looking around slowly. The bookstore is full of polished wood and blue velvet material, really quite beautiful. He walks up to the counter and sees a young Japanese woman serving a customer there. He is instantly struck by her, and feels a deep connection with her. He waits until she has finished with the other customer before he walks up and introduces himself. He talks a little bit about the store and such smalltalk before confessing that he is smitten by her. She smiles broadly and says she feels the same way about him, and the hold hands and walk out of the store together.

Dream 3: I was at school and walking through the yard when my Chinese teacher told me there was a lunchtime club thing which I should go to. I accepted and walked into F block, for some reason taking a very roundabout way to get to where I was going. I eventually went into a science room, and lo and behold there was a science club, not a Chinese thing like I imagined. There were about half a dozen people already in there, however there was a huge selection of cakes and pastries with red berries on top dominating the room. Mouth watering, I took one then sat down to one side. A frizzy haired teacher came in and turned on the projector; the Russian news was being played on the wall. There was a strange story about Russia hosting some major event, like the Olympics or something, and how everything was going horribly wrong. There were all of these clips showing people operating heavy machinery or driving vehicles etc. and all of them ended up dying horribly, with blood splattering everywhere and their bodies getting shredded. It was full of gore and quite gruesome. One of the students I was sitting next to was a supporter of Russia and he was complaining about the bias in the media and stuff like that. There was a bit of a cut and I was back dreaming about the couple from before, reading about how they were on holiday and having the time of their lives.

Morning Nap Dream 4: I was in a large lecture hall with people from my school along with people from a few other schools. We were all given a maths test to do, so I got cracking straight away. I didn't read the instructions properly though, as I marked my own work and with a pen as well. Feeling very silly I tried to find a teacher to see what I could do. On the way I saw someone who used to go to my school, chatting with her friends and not seeing me. I kept going and eventually found a teacher. I asked her if I could have another paper, but she said they had run out. Getting desperate, I asked if I should cross out all of my corrections, but she said it wouldn't make a difference anyway an it was up to the markers whether they would accept my test or not. Dejected I went back to my seat and handed in my test. We went out into another room, where for some reason the door was only about 1.5 metres tall. I struggled to get through it and one of my friends on the other side who was short enough to get through was laughing at me. Suddenly out of nowhere my brother lunged at me and wrestled me to the ground. I fought with him until the dream ended.

Edward came to visit us in mammoth, but I remember him seeming really off, and a bit awkward, like there was tension between us, but I'm not sure why.

I was sitting at a table talking to someone about a dentist named Chad.

I was in Santa Barbara for the first part of the dream.
All of my old Santa Barbara friends were there: Gio, Colette, John, and probably other people that I can't remember. I was there for Gio's birthday party, and we were all just hanging out and talking. At some point, Gio tells me that he has some kind of death robot. I pictured this robot to be about the size of a Roomba. Apparently, it was just a regular robot that blasts a heat wave into your face to warm you up, but this one was malfunctioning and wouldn't stop blasting the heat wave until you died. No one seemed scared of it though. Thinking about it now, it seems like it might've been one of the robots from Fallout 4, that holds people down and blasts their face with a laser.
At one point I remember hanging out with John, and I was sitting on his bed just talking to him and catching up, since it had been more than 5 years since I last saw him.
I'm pretty sure at one point I was also watching a movie with all of them.

For the second part of the dream, I was at the Seattle gang's apartment, and we were all just hanging out. I remember Ena, Mike, and Ishani being there for sure, but I'm not sure about the rest. We were all just hanging out and catching up. The apartment was really big, with a nice living room with natural light coming in. It was sunny and beautiful.

I slept at 1 AM, and did a WBTB at 5:30, this time with no alarm but naturally. At the moment i was falling asleep i thought i was already asleep, that i was dreaming so i did a reality check and it didn't work, i was just awake and aware but it felt like i was in a dream, i was about to fall asleep.

I kept a journal by my side but i wrote some dream fragments, not complete dreams, so i will try to post them as full as i remember them:

In my first dream i accorded with my ex-uncle to eat an Asado (a thing which i don't do anymore). He was going to come home but i don't know why like 10 minutes before he came i went out the street to go around in my bike. It results im in front of his house and his door was open, so i honked and he came outside. He told me he was coming. So i went again to my house which probably was 5 blocks away.

Then i find myself in the night at my mother's house. I was alone at first, but then my mother appeared. She went to talk to a neighbour of the house of the corner to ask if the house nearby was her house, because my mother didn't recognize it. It was probably like 5 years since she's been there. I didn't wait the reply and i entered the house. The house was located on Cabrera and Paunero of Rio Cuarto, Cordoba but i think it was more north east than that. Anyways i enter and i saw one room with the door open, and a bathroom. To my right i saw another door, and i tried to open it with a key but it looked like a wall, so i couldn't open it. I met 2 girls that were living in the other room, so i thought that actually the house wasn't ours alone, or perhaps that other room was big enough as a house.

Then i wrote some non-sense, probably hallucinating between being asleep and awake. Subjects were Argentinean economy and Game of Thrones.

Then i had a short dream. I was in a bus with a professor called Girafale, and i was with a notebook or something similar renting pieces of land to dump garbage. There was a lot of garbage in the city and citizens couldn't throw everything away in their space, they would have to wait for the next day's service, but i had like 5 pieces of land where i didn't have any garbage, so i rented those spaces so those citizens could throw away their garbage. I actually was making good profits out of this.

Then i wrote some other nonsense.

And my last dream was about 10 AM. I dreamt i was learning how to play the song "I used to love her" again on guitar, so i went inside the house. I saw that my family was leaving somewhere for the night. There was a houselady that was cleaning the plant pots. I saw my younger sister getting prepared and she rode a bicycle to the taxi, a purple one. Then all left and i was standing in the backyard alone with the plant pot with earth. So i think i planted something in there. Not weed, but some other cool stuff, probably Coleus Blumei.

Then i got up.

Well!

Since I've last updated my DJ, I've only had one lucid dream. It was during a nap, which occurred after a night of only 4 hours of sleep. It was a few weeks ago. The nap wasn't long at all - maybe 25 minutes - but apparently it was still sufficient for my body to go into REM sleep.

I don't remember much about it now, due to poor note-taking on my part (hence why I've resolved to get better! see below). But what I do remember is this: Some other people and I were going to go into the "belly of the beast". We went inside the stomach of this monster. Inside, there was a whole world. Aside from a short period of time, it didn't really feel like we were inside of something.

There was a ghost inside one of the chambers. It was green and vaguely hominid, but cartoony. I remember it singing in a haunting voice. It came closer to me and grabbed me, but oddly enough I wasn't afraid. Just entranced. It started dancing with me, swirling me around this chamber inside of a beast, and I remember thinking there was something very beautiful about that. Apparently my heart was racing too quickly out of exhilaration, because I woke up after that. My body was still in sleep paralysis when I woke up, so I kept it there, not moving at all. I tried to go back to sleep, but despite being able to stay paralyzed I wasn't able to get to sleep again.

Then I had to wake up and take a final. D:
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Now I have resolved to get better. I've bought a new dream journal for my bedside - a 90 page spiral notebook. I had a mini composition book, and that was too small for me to record everything without having to turn pages in a sleepy fog. It didn't go over well. This one, though, is a lot nicer, and it has anchors on the front of it, so I can prepare to sail on the sea of dreams.

Last night's dreams are as follows. Unfortunately, they were all mild to moderate nightmares of some sort. -_- And they weren't lucid. On the bright side, I woke up after each and was able to record them!

1. I was with my dad at an airport (possibly - it was some sort of public transportation, most likely an airport). He was in a rush and getting angry at me for getting too slow. Then, I was with this other girl. (Never seen her before in real life) She was in a rush, too. I knew that she would also get angry if I was late. But I kept forgetting and dropping stuff. At one point, I lost a suitcase completely. She was getting angrier by the minute. There simply wasn't enough time for me to keep up with her.

2. I was living in this house/shack. There were a few people living there, supposedly the same religious faith as me, who were doing drugs in the house. (Drugs aren't exactly okay for my church!) One of them was a man. I don't remember who the others were. They spoke of a red-eyed ghost cat who lived in the basement of the house, but I didn't believe them until I went downstairs. And there it was, staring directly at me. Looked kind of like Bunnicula in cat form. I freaked out, hardcore. (This is funny because I actually love cats in the waking world. Just apparently not ghost ones.) Aaaand then I woke up.

3. I was inside of this large, white, tower-like structure. A green forest surrounded me. I was trying to get away from a group of "bad guys", as my sleep-fogged notes say. I am not sure why they were bad or what they were trying to do. It was very difficult, nearly impossible, to evade them. I somehow managed to lose my (left?) shoe and my insole to that shoe. It floated up into the air and I couldn't get it. My younger sister, standing on a platform a short ways above me, caught it and gave it back to me.

A few more things happened (mainly being chased) that are too fuzzy right now for me to recall. Then, someone made a joke about God and Adam (or some ancient prophet? idk) being converted to the gospel. That someone looked a lot like this guy Zach from back in high school (on my sports team).

I don't remember exactly when, but I believe that I woke up sometime during a chase scene.

And that's it.
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As an aside, I really hope this next semester doesn't kill me. -_- Last semester was exhausting and I didn't get enough sleep. This coming semester I'm only taking 12 credits, but I'm trying to apply for a major that only accepts 40-45% of its applicants, and I've got a lot of work to do in order to get my portfolio to an acceptable level. We will see what happens.

To anyone who may have actually managed to read this entire thing: Hope you have a wonderful day.

I was walking around and I ran into a familiar place ( the dream morphed it a bit) it was st t's bathroom and I was waiting for them or somthing when I saw a light on inside and peeked in to try and get a better view of what was going on inside the tiny room (it was actually the cleaning room) anyway who ever was in there disappeared when I opened the door I went to explore and found out how they did it I then found Simon to show him when someone elese was at the door waiting to use it. and the same thing I did to the first people they did to us but there was a long way around and a short way I was gonna go the long way but Simon insisted on the short way so I came back to him and we went thru and then started rolling behind furniture and stuff it was cool

FINALLY A LUCID DREAM

Okay, so. I was at this weird building, planning a rebellion of some kind. Which sounds weird, but I love stories of rebellions against an oppressive system, so I read books about it a lot and, as a result, dream about this a bit often. Anyway, it was an empty building, no windows, no furniture. It wasn't complete, as if the construction crew just left one day and never came back.

We could see outside and there was a strong storm going on. We were arguing over... something. To be honest, I wasn't too involved in the planning. I was definitely me, it wasn't a 3rd person POV kinda dream, but I was basically watching my DCs argue.

Then the storm got more violent and our roof was gone. That's when I took charge. There was another building connected to ours, so I shoved people at the stairs and kept telling them to GO GO GO NOOOOWWW and some of them went without a second thought. A few others went, but stopped and said "what about you?" and I was actually quite calm. I dream a lot of tornadoes and tsunamis, and they never hurt me. I told them I'd be fine.

So they all went to the other building, I followed them. Somehow, the building kinda... broke and went down. We all survived, though, cause dream logic. However, the ground was completely flooded. The streets were like rivers, but we found a place above the water. We gathered and were discussing where we should go, and that's when we heard the shouting. I looked around me and saw that one of the "rivers" had hundreds of people being dragged and drowning.

I told the people I was with that I had to do something about it. They tried to stop me, but I jumped into the water. Right when a huge wave was coming. I was underwater and I held my breath, but I couldn't reach the surface. I couldn't hold my breath anymore, so I gave up. I decided it'd be better if I just took a deep breath of water and died fast.

And that's when nothing happened. I took a breath and there was no water in my lungs. I could breathe just fine. I laughed cause I realised I had been dreaming the whole time. Considering nothing was real, I got myself to the surface in no time. I could feel that I was about to wake up, so I knew I had to get the TOTM done.

I looked around and everything was already destroyed by the strong winds and the water. This actually got me sad, since the point of destroying the world is causing all that chaos yourself. Still, I figured I could explode the whole planet, which could be fun enough. I focused on a huge bomb coming down from the sky. There was a flash of light in the horizon. And everything blew up.

And I woke up.

D1 - Again an array of spherical objects appearing in my dream, each one a unique combination to be manipulated and changed to try and create the best possible combination. Now being used for something else. I have to perform sex in some specific position, I guess fits previous theme.
[Maybe to do with chakra alignment or something, idk, or unlocking something hidden]

D2 - Was in school then escape to a very muddy and grassy area where kids are in groups, some on high mounds some lower down. We are escaping/being chased. We warn others of oncoming zombie apocalypse and plan out where its best to seek shelter/acquire food and weapons. Then I decide that maybe I don't really need to do that, I could just be friendly. Dream abruptly is kind of short circuited and stops.