My name is Taylor Thomas-
I have been a part of this forum for years. I've had a couple of accounts (don't ask me why, I have no idea), and have been reading up through articles, postings, taking place in dream experiments, trying my hand at most of the revolutionary techniques, and generally absorbing information on this site for roughly 5 years.

I first started lucid dreaming when I was eight years old (I'm 17 now). I had an extremely clear and vivid dream that I was at the mall, and upon realizing it was a dream without waking consequences, I shattered the nearest gum-ball machine and was on my way to becoming an oneironaut (Oh, how I miss the innocence of childhood).

I had just bought my first computer with cash I had saved up and a little help from mom, and I quickly jumped to the internet determined link a term to the experience -

Lucid dreaming. I've never been the same.