Hi all! The first lucid dream I had is a boring one, but I was hooked on the experience! I was at my parent's home, sitting in the kitchen and realized I was dreaming - everything quickly seemed to come into focus. It's like in normal dreams your consciousness is clouded, like it's in a fuzzy filter, and now I had snapped into wakefulness while being in the dream. I was amazed by, of all things, the simple painted wall next to me - the texture and color was right there, it was so REAL... after only a few seconds of this I woke up. I bought Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge about 15 years ago and have always wanted to get back to more dedicated practice of lucid dreaming. I've always found the brain, and dreaming fascinating! I joined this forum last week and have since had two short lucid dreams - exciting stuff!