Hey everybody, I'm happy to be here.

I first heard of lucid dreaming a few months ago from my Psychology professor, and realized that I've had these dreams a handful of times before (my most memorable one occuring at age 10, in which the smaller version of myself whooped nightmare fanny after recognizing the dream sign of breathing underwater). I had forgotten about the topic until a few days ago, when I had another very successful lucid dream (hooray for dream flying&#33. I've been keeping a dream journal for four days now, and remembering one or two dreams per night, however my dream recall has not reached that of my last lucid dream (I remembered three dreams with many, many details that night). I've been trying to put myself under the suggestion that I'll wake up after each dream, but I've only awakened once each night, with waning clarity. Any tips?

I joined this forum only after reading the entire main section, to gain a better grip on the subject. Then I looked around the forums to monitor the overall activity level and friendliness, along with translating some of the common abbreviations (WILD, MILD, FA). I hope to visit once a day, but don't expect me to post much. I'm a forum lurker by nature, and I read more than I post. Still, I shall come here whenever I have the need to resolve any problems or questions I have.

Also, I'm a closet-pokemon fan. I thought 'Abra' was fitting, considering the subject at hand is sleeping with awareness. Of course, I like The Legend of Zelda more, but I couldn't think up a username as witty using that franchise. Some of my other hobbies include graphing calculator programming, raising livebearing fish, and pole vaulting.