I have horrible recall

[death by moogles]

I'm new to lucid dreaming, or rather I've had a few lucid dreams before, but only recently decided that i was going to pursue them. The thing is, I have horrible dream recall. I mean to start a dream journal, but I keep forgetting. :S Anyway, my lucid dream experiences. In just about every lucid dream I've had, my dream suddenly becomes very unstable and whispy - black and white, unclear, and almost as if everything continuously fades in and out around me, like I'm only half-way there. Most of the time, I subconsciously become very excited and start to fly around. I'm always doing something like that - flying, walking on water, and, on one occasion, shooting kamehamehas at everyone in my elementary school. My other lucid dreams include dreams where I'm running from something. When these dreams become lucid, I always find out soon after becoming lucid that whatever/whoever is chasing me isn't actually trying to hurt me and I continue doing whatever I was doing. My lucid dreams are few and far between, but I'd like to have more and more frequently. So what are some ways that I can improve my dream recall? p.s.woot first post EDIT: Also, what exactly is a Dream Guide? Is it just a character that appears in all of your LDs?