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    NY Resolutions?

    by , 01-04-2014 at 12:50 AM (747 Views)
    Date:03 Jan

    Wbtb: around 50 caffeine (latte), way too wakeful again

    WILD: I finally feel as if I am not in bed anymore but somewhere else, so allow myself to look around (don't remember opening the eyes?). Yes, I am in an unknown room that has a slight resemblance to grandma's place.

    At this point I recall 3 tasks and notice that there isn't a single DC here. The dream feels unstable and I recall that we talked how 501 would examine his hands in detail to anchor himself in the dream and decide to do so. I have a good look at my hands, which look quite realistic and similar to my real ones and move on to my arm where I concentrate on the fine hairs. I also remember to do the old classic stabilization where I lick my arm but with little effect. I still feel the dream slipping away and nervously walk around, thinking maybe I would try this opposite task I had in mind, but I begin to lose vision. The lower part of my vision becomes a blur and I begin to feel weightless, so conclude now isn't a good time for that particular task.

    My vision gets somewhat better. I turn around and see a window, a good opportunity to get out of here. There is distinct coldness emanating from outside and I am sure it will help me freshen up and condense me back to normal. Before going out, I briefly wonder whether to bring a blanket or something, since the air is chilly. I open the window and push myself outside. In the meantime, a girl passes by carrying a blanket that she drops nearby. I ask her about her NY resolution but can't hear what she replies.
    The dream collapses.

    DEILD: I very briefly touch on my body and concentrate on dreaming again. There's a confusing mid point dreamlet where I remain in darkness and can hear women talking around me, I keep still, waiting for the dream.

    I feel a scene change, but decide I will wait a bit longer to allow the dream to fully form and maybe it will be more stable. I finally conclude it is ok to move and begin exploring. I am in my old room and can see that the voices from the previous part belong to a number of women. They are sitting on couches around a table with food and drinks as if there's some sort of party going on. A friend from school is also there.

    I remember the NY resolution task and make an announcement that I would like to hear what their resolutions are. My friend says "I want some juice" and points at the table. A bit unsatisfied with the answer I move on to the next woman who looks in her forties and repeat the same question. She just stares at me with her mouth open. I wait a bit but not a single word comes out. There's another woman sitting next to her and I address her "what about your beautiful friend sitting next to you?", I feel as if I am moderating some sort of show. She says something about a friendship club in New York. I try to memorize as much as possible.
    The dream soon ends.

    I make a quick review in mind and wonder if I should try to go back for more but really need to visit the restroom.

    I also remember a fragment that I can't allocate, where I was looking at a blue/grayish backpack with something written on it by CL.

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    Updated 01-04-2014 at 02:00 AM by 61764

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    lucid , task of the month , dream fragment

    Comments

    1. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Yay, team caffeine! And ha ha, the arm lick! That is one of my favorites for reasons that I cannot even fathom.

      You are already focused and ready to go on Task of the Month! I've been trying to recall that Tasks of the Month here and there throughout the waking day and each time it's taken me a couple seconds... going to need to do better than that if I'm to remember them when it matters!

      Ohh, I'm very curious about the backpack! I wonder what was written on it??
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    2. NyxCC's Avatar
      Oh, I wasn't really aware that you do an arm lick to stabilize or RC? I just thought we are randomly licking everything in sight Xanous style. Now I know how you really boost dream vividness!

      Can't wait to see you tackling the month's tasks and the toty's. I'm kind of greedy to try as many but it also isn't easy committing them to memory. I try to use a keyword as a mantra to facilitate things.

      About the backpack, now that I think about it, it would have been cool if I had opened it to see what was inside. Can't remember the exact word but I had the feeling it had to do with supps. Maybe a backpack full of supps? I just got some new ones so this may be influencing my dreams.
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    3. Highlander's Avatar
      Congratulations on the LD's and the TOTM attempt.

      You sound like a fully paid-up member of the 'arm-lick' club too!

      @ CL

      Ohh, I'm very curious about the backpack! I wonder what was written on it??
      "Highlandeя nззds to ωiLđ" maybe?
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    4. Xanous's Avatar
      Nice LD FTW. I love that caffeine works so well for you. I've slowly lowered my intake to one .. sometimes two green teas in the morning and I've found that I really don't like the taste of my old usual black coffee any more. Strange. Anyway, I plan to work some form of caffeine back in maybe 2 or 3 times a month. It should be interesting.
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    5. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Oh, I wasn't really aware that you do an arm lick to stabilize or RC? I just thought we are randomly licking everything in sight Xanous style. Now I know how you really boost dream vividness!
      Ha ha, yeah, it's way too far back in my dream journal for you to have ever seen it, but for a while early on I went through a phase where that is how I'd try to make the dream stable, just kind of go crazy probing at my dream body. And this nearly always included an arm lick! Looking back, I wasn't too far off! So I'm kinda proud-ish of my younger self there.

      Can't wait to see you tackling the month's tasks and the toty's. I'm kind of greedy to try as many but it also isn't easy committing them to memory. I try to use a keyword as a mantra to facilitate things.

      About the backpack, now that I think about it, it would have been cool if I had opened it to see what was inside. Can't remember the exact word but I had the feeling it had to do with supps. Maybe a backpack full of supps? I just got some new ones so this may be influencing my dreams.
      Yeah, I'm very behind on remembering the new ones. Even right now, I can remember the basic fairy tale that several are from, but the details are escaping me. Maybe bite-sized chunks and taking just a handful at a time is the key?

      That and a backpack full of supps of course!
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    6. NyxCC's Avatar
      @ Highlander

      Thanks! I am really pround to be a member of the arm-lick secret lders club.

      @ Xanous

      I have to thank you again for introducing me to caffeine. That really made a difference. I still need some dosage adjustments, I'm thinking of slightly reducing the current dose and adding other supps. Matcha green tea is also on my to try list. Good luck with your future trials!

      @ CL

      So this tech has a very long history indeed. It was funny, I recently read yet another DV member's journal (Brizzl) who also engaged in extensive licking a few days ago. There must be something in air in dreamland.

      About the tasks, I also think with the more complex ones one at a time may be best.
      Updated 01-07-2014 at 03:22 AM by NyxCC