Thread: First LD

While Dreamviews was down, I had my first lucid dream. I randomly recognized things were too weird to be real, and decided to do a RC. Instead of extra fingers, my hands looked all distorted and freaky. In the dream, I was ecstatic I finally became aware. Though I wasn't fully there it seemed. When I planned out things i'd do for my first LD, I only tried one thing- flying. I couldn't fly, so I just moved on in my dream. It was like the longest dream i had ever had in my life. I kept myself in it until I finally woke up in the morning to my alarm. I wasn't very smart though. I didn't do all I would do, and I actually tried texting a few friends in my dream, telling them I was LD'ing. What would you guys say about this?

Edit: I also just went with the flow of the dream. I knew I was dreaming the whole time, but I was really stupid and didn't realize it. I saw a giant birdhouse the size of a doghouse, with another smaller version on top of it during an adventure, and I made myself remember it, because I thought it was a significant item I could make on a video game. I actually started in a nightmare, and took control. Tried to fly, then just went with the flow. I recall at least once I started waking up, and I kept myself in it. However, I feel like I wasn't there mentally enough to be having a true LD. Is this common?