When I had my first LD it was unmistakable! I was completely aware that I was in a dream. I just posted in the newbie section with a little about what it was like. I had a tremendous amount of control. Sometimes in the past I would wake up and remember that I did something to control the situation in the dream, but it wasn't anything extraordinary. I think the main thing that was different than a normal dream was that when I awoke, I knew that I was aware I was in a dream during the actual dream.