I don't usually post my lucid experiences b/c there are far too many, but I am going to start sharing them as a means to help me better remember them.

It began as any other usual nap, how I got to the LD state, I do not know. It always just happens. I found myself in a house...on one end of the house was a rainforest, on the other has a large porch made of dark wood. The house had an amazing view...there was a huge lake in front of the house and beyond the lake there were hills with many houses, some sort of city. I flew off the porch and landed in the driveway that led down to the water. I walked to the waters edge and looked at my reflection. In the reflection I saw that I was growing two huge angelic wings from my arms. After that I flew up into the air and across the lake, over the city which went on for ever and ever. It was so beautiful. Then I turned and flew upsidedown and watched all the houses I was passing over. I suggest trying to fly upsidedown in your next lucid it is really really amazing. After awhile I turned upright and flew up through the clouds, the sun was setting...there were other things in the clouds I was passing by but I cannot remember what they were. I landed in this really cool lounge that was open air on top of some huge mall and overlooked a really vibrantly lit up city (like Las Vegas). The place was very modernistic and I walked around for a bit. I kept struggling the whole time to keep lucid, at times I would lose lucidity and begin to wake...where I would just have to wait through the HI and become lucid again. I was also switching between this flying thing and being inside this really enclosed school building. It was almost as if I were at two places at once and would keep switching between. I noticed that the flying would cause me to lose lucidity if I did it too long, so I would switch back to this classroom, where I would examine doorknobs, my hands, etc. to keep myself lucid, then would switch back to the flying in the clouds. The amount of control I had was stunning. I feel like I could have kept going forever but I didn't want to forget anythying (which usually happens when I have too many LDs in a row) so I made myself wake up and I drew some pictures of myself with my wings. I will scan them in later. Anyway, I doubt anyone read this whole thing...but if you did, cool. Dream on guys. I think I'm finally there.

oh yeah: this was the inspiration for my LD (it had to be b/c I watched this little animated short on Friday and I have never thought to grow wings before, but I was flying exactly as he does). It's a beautifully done animation...watch it, it might inspire you too!

http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/atom_899

-nina