Thread: Task of the Month for April 2013

OB, the 4-in-1 challenge and possibly my obsession with it, is causing me to TILD (Task ILD). Had Lds 3 nights in a row, a personal record, and a non-LD where I was trying to steal a large chunk of coal from a supermarket. Even if I don’t get anything done by the end of the month, I find this a bonus in itself!

I can’t believe this dream was non-lucid, that was so close!

Dream1: I am in a supermarket looking at the shelves, trying to find some coal. I soon see a number of large plastic bags full of coal. All of them are sealed, and I need one piece only. I then notice that one of them is open and while pretending to be looking around, I swiftly take out a rather pointy piece of coal, the size of my palm. I put it in my pocket and try to pass the cashier without being noticed. The guard obviously sees something strange about my behaviour and soon finds the piece of coal. I try to mumble an excuse that I forgot to put it with the rest of my shopping items. He believes me, puts a barcode on it, I grab some more items and head for the cashier. I am examining the piece, thinking I should have gotten a smaller, rounder one.

haha at the coal thief ^^

That's so awesome Aly that you became lucid when all the food was already there. I usually have the opposite problem as you, and the food FEELS fine, just the taste is somewhat diluted. I don't believe I'll ever lose my fascination for lucid dreaming. And I love how folks are paying attention to other senses alot more now because of these tasks. Enhances the whole experience.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Haha nah, I just said that to help make it a basic task. Some beginners might only have enough time and/or summoning skills to literally grab and lick the first thing they see. But if you want to take a little longer in your lucid to find something a bit more.. appetizing, then by all means

You guys ask such great questions haha

I laughed so hard at this.. So true about beginners haha.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

That's so awesome Aly that you became lucid when all the food was already there. I usually have the opposite problem as you, and the food FEELS fine, just the taste is somewhat diluted. I don't believe I'll ever lose my fascination for lucid dreaming. And I love how folks are paying attention to other senses alot more now because of these tasks. Enhances the whole experience.

Right? What luck! That's interesting though.... When you eat in a lucid, do you take it slow and try to savor your food? I'm thinking that part of the reason I had so little sensation is because I was just trying to shove it all in my mouth as quickly as possible lol.

That is good too! The other senses can definitely be just as engaging in dreams, all kinds of wacky things can happen.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

Right? What luck! That's interesting though.... When you eat in a lucid, do you take it slow and try to savor your food? I'm thinking that part of the reason I had so little sensation is because I was just trying to shove it all in my mouth as quickly as possible lol.

You know, I think with my dream food, it's not so much an issue of speed as it is the quantity. Like one time, I tried to summon a bagel and cream cheese. I was so focused on the bagel and nothing else, and I only took 2 bites. But it was more for the science of it than the pleasure of it. So I guess you could say that I also took my time. But it's really about the intense amount of focus on one thing, and the goal orientation that helps. I remember the bagel was perfectly crunchy and toasted on the outside, and chewy on the inside, but with little flavor. And the cream cheese tasted very faintly like sour cream. I just gave up after 2 bites to go do something else, flying I think it was

I am pulling a Babe and calling it. Tomorrow I will have an advanced dream and a Task of the Year done. #PositivePush

Definatly going to try next months task, probably wont succeed as I dont get lucid often yet, but definatly going to give it a shot!

(Banna prank FTW )

Seeing this reminded me of a lucid dream that I had where I pranked someone.

In my dream, there was a dance at my school that was apparently held on a very, very small ice-skating rink. Everyone was getting their skates on and ready to try the ice, and I waltzed in, feeling on top of the world because of my newfound powers (I had discovered I could do things like flying, going faster, stopping my speed and finding people by speaking simple commands like jump, speed, slow, stop/halt, illusion, etc.). I'm goofing off on the ice when I catch sight of a classmate. For whatever reason, my friend doesn't like her, and I decide to have some fun. I go up to her, but still keeping a few feet away. This girl is skating backwards gracefully in her white figure skates, gray sweatshirt, and tight yoga pants. Slow! I think, staring directly at her. Slow slow! Suddenly she slows drastically and stumbles at the change in speed, looking very confused. I say the word 'fast' three times to 'counter' the slow spell, and wait for her to start going again. She looks around, as if somehow knowing that someone made her go slow suddenly. She skates forward to go rejoin her friends, and I mentally yell Halt! in the dream, and she falls flat on her face.

My dream self can be immature.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

You know, I think with my dream food, it's not so much an issue of speed as it is the quantity. Like one time, I tried to summon a bagel and cream cheese. I was so focused on the bagel and nothing else, and I only took 2 bites. But it was more for the science of it than the pleasure of it. So I guess you could say that I also took my time. But it's really about the intense amount of focus on one thing, and the goal orientation that helps. I remember the bagel was perfectly crunchy and toasted on the outside, and chewy on the inside, but with little flavor. And the cream cheese tasted very faintly like sour cream. I just gave up after 2 bites to go do something else, flying I think it was

Makes sense, makes sense! I'll have to put my all into it next time, I want it to count lol. I'm pretty good at vividly imagining food tastes while I'm awake, so maybe that'll help me if I start practicing at it a lot.

That bagel sounds like it'd be so disappointing, but I'll bet the experience was interesting. XD

Pffff! Finally completed the diamond task! Did not have enough dreaming attention to continue on the four-in-one but I am happy I finally got that one down.

There are now three DCs in the room. " I need to change the scene, will you help me?", I ask them. A very helpful and enthusiastic DC takes the initiative " Sure, I will help you, guide you, where do you want to be?" happily replies the man. I initially think "Angel Falls" but then I remember I wanted to finish TOTM first. So I glance at the floor and start looking for coal. I see a large black object and take a piece of it, but it turns into a backpack and the piece in my hand is useless. I turn to the DC woman on my left. " Quickly, give me a piece of coal" , she hands me a brown black pointy piece of a coal. I place it between my fingers and it feels like rubber. I begin pressing it and try to shape it into a diamond. I shortly close my eyes and the dream begins to fade. I am annoyed. " Turn to diamond, turn to diamond", I have to have positive expectations, I remind myself. I look into my hands and finally a diamond shaped crystal is there. The way it is faceted reminds me of a crystal glass my grandma had. Still holding the diamond in my hands I start thinking that I have everything I need to do the four-in-one task in this room with the DCs. Then the dream fades and so does my overall ability to concentrate.I wake up and head for the journal.

Here the DJ entry: Crystalline diamond

Awesome job Nyxcc! You stuck the dream out, even though your subC tried to throw you off with the backpack and the fading out. You know, I half expected you to say next that you tried to prank the female DC by proposing to her with the diamond, then yelling "Psyyyyyche!"

Thanks! Lol about proposing with the diamond. Actually my prank plan was to offer a DC a seat and then pull the chair before they have a chance to sit, so they fall on the floor. We used to do that a lot in primary school. I felt a moment of guilt when I thought about doing this prank to those wonderful DCs. Perhaps that's what made the dream fade.

By a stroke of luck it would appear that I accomplished B2 without even knowing the task of the month. I had my second lucid this morning. I was walking up my dirt driveway when I realized I was dreaming. So to stabilize I repeated mantras and tried engaging all my senses. I dropped to my knees and began feeling the ground and inspecting the sand. I listened to the wind and smelt the air. Then I grabbed some sand and stuck in my mouth. It tasted like sand. Dry, hard, gritty sand. I have had sand in my mouth in real life and I can say, dream sand taste the same. So I promptly spit it out. Next time I'll look for waffles.

Question though. Do I need to do both basics to accomplish the task?

Originally Posted by Yourt23

Question though. Do I need to do both basics to accomplish the task?

Nope, just one or the other, congrats!

I lucked out myself, just in time too!

I took to flight with all my stuff gathered up in my arms, and was going to fly out the front door and go find Danny at the car maybe. Then I remembered I still hadn't done the food TOTM yet! I looked at the stuff in my arms and realized that there were some groceries there, including a bunch of green onions. I just bit of a huge hunk of the green parts, and they tasted crisp and spicy, just like they should. At this point I thought since I'm at work anyway, and right at the produce section of Whole freaking Foods, I should have a feast! I walked by the fruit stands, and noticed a displaced cookie case that should have been in the bakery. A giant, soft-baked chocolate chip cookie with marshmallow chunks stood right in front. SO I grabbed it.. god, it was still warm. I shoved about half of it into my mouth, and it was heaven. Chocolatey, melty-marshmallowey, ewey gooey warm sweet deliciousness. I started just going glutton all over this cookie, when I noticed it was making the dream unstabilize. I thought of Alyzarin in her recent food lucid (if you're reading this ALy, I owe you one), so I thought to calm down, and shift my focus. This seemed to chill things out.

Whole dream.

Get ready to count some sheep, May tasks are coming!