I can't do it when something strange happens because... rarely does anything strange happen. It is almost 5pm and nothing strange has happened today which would = 0 RCs. I don't remember having a nightmare in years.

Can you give me an example about what to base my RCs around that would probably happen in my dreams? I will try out different RCs too... but counting fingers is just easy. Would look a bit weird at work while I am in a meeting my randomly trying to breathe through my nose while holding it shut...

You do bring up a good point about actually questioning the checks I do though. I have been trying to do this as when I thought about it I was simply counting my fingers and moving on. What if I count 13 fingers and move on in my dreams... I will try and convince myself I am not dreaming.