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So I've decided to do a 30-day challenge of using the SSILD technique. I have experimented with the technique before with somewhat mixed success. So this time I'm going to use nothing but SSILD for the next 30 days and record how many LD's and FA's I get. So here we go:

Day 9

I had to be up early this morning, so I didn't set my alarm for five hours after bed (although I woke up then anyway...). I did have one dream where I was working at the grocery store (I worked 10 hours there yesterday, what can I say?). I don't remember much more than that. After all my daily activities, I took a nap at 4:00 pm. I tried to do the cycles then, but I fell asleep pretty quickly. Fortunately (and unfortunately), my mom called me and woke me up at 4:30. I managed to do the cycles this time completely, and finally, after a 4 day drought, I had an LD.

I was at some sports training camp (which is weird, since I don't do sports at all...) with my older brother. He was trying to train me to be less of a pushover (pure sibling motivation...). He kept shoving me, telling me to stand up and fight for myself. I suddenly became somewhat-lucid. I rubbed my hands together to stabilize the dream. I built up all the power I could will and shoved him back, and he went flying several feet backwards. Suddenly, the scene changed to the gymnasium of my high school. My brother was back up off the ground and said something like, "Now you're ready." I walked out of the gym and apparently hopped on some car like Mario Kart. I was racing down the road ("racing" doesn't necessarily mean fast...) towards the other side of the school. At like 2 or three parts of the "race", some of the buildings were kind of alive (like in the movie "Monster House") and flying over the track in some sort of pattern trying to keep me from getting by. I remember being terrified each time I would approach one and feeling a huge sense of relief after passing it safely.

I soon came across this guy from my work (who happens to hate me for no reason, but I digress...) who needed help transferring all of his bags of groceries from the bed of his truck to the back seat of his van, which was already mostly full of plastic bags already.* I began by taking out the bags two at a time and setting them in the van like I usually do, but then I realized this would take much too long. I said to him, "I'll just throw the bags in there. After all, I have the most accurate arm in the world." I then proceeded to throw the bags into the car (something I'd probably be fired for if I did in real life...). Although my throwing motion felt weird, every pitch went exactly where I wanted it. I soon got tired of this as well, so I continued to throw bag after bag over my shoulder without looking until the truck was empty. I then shut the door of the van and drove off in my Mario Kart again. Once again, the flying buildings tried to stop me, although this time they had a slightly different pattern.

I remember waking up, although it was in a strange place (I think back at my high school). I got up and went to the bathroom, but I was kind of disappointed since my LD was over. I didn't want it to end, so I did an RC just to make sure it was over. I plugged my nose, but I could still breathe through it. I was back in the gym of my high school at the water fountain. I think I went outside and got on my stupid Mario Kart again. Once again, the buildings tried to stop me, this time seeming more human and less pattern oriented. I pulled around to the football field and stopped. As I walked out to the field, I felt the dream destabilize, and I soon woke up.

Although disappointed that I completely forgot all my LD intentions, I was excited that I finally broke my slump.

Day 9: LD - 1, FA - 1
TOTAL: LD - 5, FA - 3

*This was actually very similar to a real scenario I had at work yesterday. There was a family on vacation that bought three carts full of groceries (~$500-$600 worth). It took two employees (me and one other guy) to help them take out their groceries and load them into their car. There was no room up front, so we had to fit everything into their very small trunk, which was already somewhat full of various items. And their groceries included two 24-packs of beer and 8 12-packs of soda. We were literally cramming groceries in every space we could find. This is possibly the most specific real life scenario that has been replicated in my dreams.