Only took me about 8 months...
but i got it! first lucid dream. i was in my high school cafeteria with my friend (also a lucid dreamer) and i realized it was saturday. i said, "what the hell, it's saturday. why are we in school. I MUST BE DREAMING!" so my friend told me to reality check, i breathed through my nose and looked at my hands. boy, people weren't kidding about how your hands look weird. anyway, my friend told me to do something (i don't quite remember what now) and i ignored him, restabilized by spinning, and flew out the back windows of the cafeteria. then the dream faded away and i fell into a regular dream.
here's hoping i get another tonight!