Hello Everybody

I am the new guy here and I am extremely interested in Lucid Dreams and achieving a Lucid state in my sleep. I have yet to have a Lucid Dream but I think I am very close, because I am remembering my dreams very vividly lately. I finished watching the movie Waking Life and become interested in it first, then researched a lot about it. I then found this message board and saw that I had knew nothing compared to some of the posters here.

Every night before I sleep, I do the 61-point technique to relax my body, and tell my self "I'm going to have a Lucid Dream", although I have only done this the past 3 nights or so. I flicker lights on and off as I leave and enter rooms, carry a piece of paper with certain text that I read, look away, then read again, and I also put my left index finger to my right hand's palm just for reality checks, and I saw I've done this a fair amount lately. I also began making a dream journal yesterday morning.

What else can I do to have a Lucid Dream sooner (not rushing myself, but I'm getting restless ) and how long do you think I have?

Thanks everyone!