Well, I guess I may have posted in haste earlier, it's working!!!!

Just last night I set an alarm for 7:30am, (got to sleep at 1:30ish, perfect timing). When I woke up, I remembered a very long, complicated and vivid dream in great detail, which I then proceeded to write down. Yay for persistence!!

Maybe if I can keep remembering stuff, I won't have to wait too long before I can get my first LD. Yay for Optimism!!

I would like to thank everyone here who has helped me so far. This is such a great forum!

Also, as an aside, I spent my time trying to sleep convincing myself that I would wake up from my dreams and remember them. I distinctly remember waking up at about 5:00, but not being able to remember anything at all. This seems strange to me, since I haven't woken up in the middle of the night (without good reason) for over 10 years that I can remember...

The mind is a strange thing...