Elektra

It seems my vivid dreams have once again returned!

Preparation: Multivitamin, B12, Fish Oil, and a Banana with Peanut butter + Lots of Water!
I had a failed attempt at a WILD because I woke up REALLY having to use the bathroom only two hours after I fell asleep. =/

These all seemed like one very long dream, though they were all different.. And really boring for anyone reading this, because you don't know the people I'm talking about here.
The biggest breakthrough seems to be the fact that these dreams seemed to be linked, and that when I woke up, I went back into the dreams. Much like a DEILD, but only with the DEID =/.

My Four Dreams: Non-lucid
One dream involved my childhood friends, Ria and Rachael. I remember realizing that there was some sort of a neighborhood party we had to go to. It was around Christmas time, though nothing seemed Christmassy. I put on a sweater, and my dad and I went over to my Uncle Dave's, where the party was happening. As soon as I got there, I saw Ria. She looked the same, still skinny and friendly. As soon as she saw me, she immediately apologized for the last time she saw me, saying "I'm sorry I left when you went to the bathroom last time. As soon as you left, my mom said 'lets go!'" I remember imagining this scenario in my head, and then thinking that I didn't even remember this incident occurring. But I told her that it was fine.
I went into the house, where I saw Rachael. She was wearing this light purple sweater, and seemed happy to see me. We walked together to the staircase, where I told her that I liked her sweater and the color on her. She seemed really surprised, happy, but surprised and was like, "Really!? You really like it!?" and pinched the top of her sweater between her fingers. I said that I did, and we went upstairs into Brandon's room.
There, I unzipped my sweater and realized I was wearing this old plum Adidas shirt that I used to have. I looked in the mirror and saw that my makeup was haphazardly put together, and I apologized, saying that I hadn't known about the party before hand. Really, I just wanted her to comment on how good I looked weight-wise, because I had lost weight since I had last seen her.

Then another dream, I was at my house. I suppose it was still in the same timeframe. I know that it was around Christmas, and my mom was working a flight so I was home with my dad and brother. I had been in the basement, where I remember to have slept there the past few nights, having accidently fallen asleep. The dream started with me waking up in the basement, and walking up the stairs to a haphazardly put together Christmas display, and me wondering why I had fallen asleep in the basement. I then ventured into the kitchen to get something to eat.

In my third dream, I wasn't really myself, but someone else. I know this scenario I created myself in the dream as a Roleplayer, and I was 'Roleplaying' with someone else. However there was no typing involved whatsoever, just acting it out. Apparently, my character was a bit of trouble with the school, but a really good sports player. She wasn't a teacher, but someone offered to massage out her legs and calves on school property, and provide some sort of therapy. Eventually, this was supposed to develop into more, but I woke up in the middle of it.

My fourth dream involved high school, and my deceased Anthropology professor. Ria was here again, and we were going over the study guide packet for his test. He wasn't actually in the dream, but the packet was for his class. Ria and I were standing outside of the gym in this little hallway next to some vending machines, and we were talking about how we were hungry. The vending machienes were all turned off, but I dug through my wallet and found some coins. There were some strange coins, pennies with odd designs on the back, and my quarter with a hole drilled through it, so I gave her the plain quarters. We were ridiculing the school for not turning on the vending machines, and Ria went to one of the vending machines and saw an assortment of peanut butter crackers for fifty cents. Yet Ria saw an opening near the bottom where she could take some food. She took a bag of ginger snaps and through the coins into the hole it left.

First Post in the dream journal, and newold revelations.

Lately, I've been having very vivid, very realistic non-lucid dreams. And because of spring break, I've been able to focus more on lucid dreaming. I have decided to honor my New Year's resolution and really make more of an effort with lucid dreaming. In the past, I have put forth little but some effort and have gotten a nice response.. So I'm certain if I put forth the effort that I SHOULD toward lucid dreaming, that I could do amazing things. And honestly? It's worth it. It's MORE than worth it. Any little thing I do in my waking life to secure having ample time in my dream world to do the things I can't or only dream of doing is not just worth it.. But it has almost become a necessity. Not only do I NEED this, but I want this more than anything, and I know I can do it. I know I can open my inner eyes to this new world, so it's time to get started.

And the first step? Dream Journaling.

Preparation: Last night, I decided to try a PBild. This really isn't a technique, but a great excuse to eat peanut butter before bed :]. I ate half a sandwich while reading a book, and the other half shortly thereafter before laying down. I also had my nightly Multivitamin + B12 + Fish Oil + Cinnamon.

My Recall: Minimal: Lately I've had incredible recall, anywhere from 1-4 full-blown dreams a night. Last night I must have been too tired, or too something.
I had a false awakening at around 8 am. I could feel myself waking up, and I had thought that I turned to look at my clock to see that it was almost noon. I remember thinking "Crap.. Well, so much for that DEILD, I moved! And bummer, I didn't get to lucid!" Then, I really turned over, and saw that it was only 8.
I was super bummed for about a minute, thinking I had ruined my chances, but I got up to go to the bathroom and thought about performing a WBTB or a mixture. I repeated: "My mind will stay conscious as my body falls to sleep. I will realize when I am dreaming.." And quickly fell to sleep. =/
Dream: It wasn't really much of a dream, and a non-lucid one at that. I'm sure that there was more to it, but the part that I remember was walking in my mom's room and seeing my mom and brother watching TV. I remember bounding in and jumping over my brother to sandwich myself in between the two.. And that's about it. Not much of a night for dreaming. =/
Edit: I also remember my mother telling me not to dump something on the new tile. xD Yep, tres interesting.