Thread: Task of the Month for January 2014

You have a way with words, my Friend

Basic Task i - Ask a DC for his or her resolution(s) for the new year.

Here's the important part:

...When I reach the truck, the man notices me and smiles. He seems genuinely happy to see me and gets out to greet me. He puts a hand up and we high five, but something odd happens. I get a double vision, like a dream glitch, of him connecting with my hand but also missing and hitting my face. I flinch a little but mostly try to ignore the strangeness. I decide to waste no more time and ask, "So, what's your new year resolution"?
He immediately answers, "Australian zebra zombie apocalypse."
I laugh a little and repeat it back making sure I got it right. He gives me a nod. Amused, but slightly annoyed I say, "Ok. That's not a new year resolution." Then, jokingly add, "you dick." Now, more serious, "No really. What is it?"
His reply was just as confusing as the first. With a flourish of his and ending with pointing at me he says, "Live from New Zebra, It's Saturday Night!"
I give up and just laugh. I play along, "Ok. Before the year's up, I want to see a bunch of zombie zebras from Australia on your porch." I punctuate my demand by making a swirling pointing gesture at this front stoop. I feel like I am done here and start to walk away, but quickly change my mind...

Full dream:
He Loves Zebras - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Managed to do Advanced I.

Most Strange Series of Events

I did the one I figured myself the least likely to do.. Advanced 2..
1/08
3:30am I didn't know what a Balrog was so I Googled it before I went to bed and remember I have seen him before, I had a hard time falling asleep and may have conjured him by accident.
I wound up in a dirty jungle bar full of hookers and mean looking little guys and as I went out of the door counting my money one of them was in the door cursing Americans and I shoved him down on the floor and once outside there was ol Balrog coming out of the jungle towards me. Usually I just dispel demons by standing my ground and they dissipate about 25 feet away but I thought I otter do something really mean to him for sake of the task so I yelled out for my oldest DC.. Godzilla who came thumping right over, Surveyed the situation and stomped the Balrog and looked at me for approval which I nodded,Then surprising he sat down on his butt and stuck what was left of Balrog on a toenail and ate it like a kid eating a booger and thumped off into the jungle again and I went on to other tasks, Then while I was recalling my nights work the heater kicked on and with the sound I lost all I didn't have on the recorder yet, I remember I did other tasks but don't know what they were or how I did them.. Dang !

Bonus task done

10.01.2014

Fishing a purse from the Ice (DILD)

NON-DREAM DREAM LUCID

I was at some woods or something, or maybe some sort of camp grounds. I was aware I was in a dream, something that I cannot recall triggered lucidity.

I took of and started to fly as usual to balance the dream. This place felt to be a very Lord of the Rings type of place and I recalled I had to do the task of the months. I saw a lake and I believe I had to do something with it.

As I approached the lake, I saw a lot of children taking a bath at the Lake, and some adults too. I recalled I had to freeze it, so I placed my finger in the water and visualized it turning into ice. Apparently, nothing was going on, even thought the water stopped moving. I touched the water with my other hand and it was solid, and right away, I saw how around my finger the water started to turn white until it was a very solid and thick piece of ice.

The whole lake was frozen and I recalled I had to make a hole and fish something. So I started kicking the ice and a small hole cracked open. Do not ask me how, but I just sat and pulled a fishing rod out of nowhere and started to fish. I felt a very strong pull and I started to pull... I pulled a brown purse, yes... a women's purse... LOL.

With that done, I started to doubt if it was the Task of the month or from last month. I recalled I could do also one of the ToTY, but a small kid came to me and told me with a New York accent (Why did you freeze the lakeeeeeeeeeeee siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir?" I lost lucidity and the dream went on for a long time, but I cannot recall well what happened, something about feeding a snake.

Did Basic I! I was on a roll and had two very interesting lucid dreams last night and remembered the tasks in the second one--though for some reason I thought I was completely done when I did the basic and didn't even think of doing the advanced (oops). I'll have to wait a few more nights for those golden wings.

I'll post more formal DJ entries on both dreams later once I catch up on filling out my private DJ, oops. Nonetheless, here's a summary of the task!:

Spoiler for summary:

The dream started out in a cathedral--a very grand and empty one--and I took a moment to let the dream form itself as I thought about the task. As much as I liked Basic II, I decided to do Basic I, seeing as it was easier for me. There were no DCs around, and I also decided I wouldn't ask a random DC either--instead I'd ask Mary-Kate, a DC I got attached to that was in the lucid dream before this one, as I knew her answer would be interesting. There was a hall ahead of me and I set the intention that she would be in the room to the left. I went down the hall and to the left to enter a smaller room similar to the one I was just in. It was empty as well, except Mary-Kate stood in the middle, looking at me like she was expecting me, and looking grumpy as always.

I grinned and asked, "What's your New Year's resolution?"

She threw her arms up in the air and asked, "Why would you ask such a typical question? Everybody in society asks things like that!" I didn't quite catch what she was saying, but she basically threw a fit about making small talk like that and societal standards, all while tsking and holding her hands on her hips and simply being highly expressive. She returned to her grumpy state when she finished speaking.

I only laughed and grinned, shaking my head amusedly and saying "Thanks," as I left the room to go do what I wanted to do in the dream.

Yay congrats guys!

I got the basic 1 myself, early this morning in a DILD:

Anyway, I had a TON of lengthy nonlucids last night/early morning. So many that I barely recalled my brief stint with the basic task of the month. I don't even recall how I got lucid, just a vague recollection of jumping high and being in an extremely odd building. I do remember being happy that I was lucid, and thought of the basic 1 task right away. I was alone in this huge building that was somewhat reminiscent of a super fancy embassy suites: lots of interesting hanging plants and water falls, and all the many levels of rooms in a circle, surrounding the structures. I thought that I might find a DC if I simply walked into one of the rooms, expecting someone. Sure enough, I could hear someone peeing in the bathroom. I walked in and peeked (I knew it was just a DC, so I didn't care that they saw me peeking while they peed). It was a black dude sitting on the toilet, peeing lol. I said "Hey what's your name?" He said "Pepsi." I asked him "What's your new year's resolution this year?" He said something garbled, and I swear it sounded like he said to drink more Coke haha. So I asked him again to repeat and it was still garbled. Which made me mad because I really wanted a clear answer. Stupid uncooperative DCs. Then suddenly, Parrish (from the seafood department at work), grabbed me by the shoulders and hustled me out of the bathroom, which led us outside somehow. He said "Pepsi just wants to drink more Coke." I said "Ok, well what's YOUR resolution then." He just got really sad looking and said, "To be more like you."

Thanks for kissing ass there, subC Whole Dream

Completed Bonus Task!

<snip>and decide I want to spawn the woman I met two nights ago but then I say no let me do the task of the month - I'm already by a body of water. I only think of the water in my immediate view so as to block out the idea that I can't freeze this body of water or that it may be too big or something. Like in my previous attempt I hold out my hands superhero style and freeze the water and I quickly spawn pointed saw again cutting a hole in the ice super fast pushing the ice down and over under the ice sheet and I quickly spawn fishing pole with bait already attached as planned, drop the line in the hole and very quickly start to feel a tug though not really strong. I fished out a purple fish or eel like creature! I was rushing through this process expecting I may not have too much time and this expectation creates a false awakening what at first I thought was my actual awakening. I was lying in bed recalling my wonderful LD for several minutes before waking into another false awakening in church at the funeral we're going to today! Awesome!

We seem to be sort of a unique group , Always the same couple dozen first (with a few new ones of course) Maybe we need advertising or does a person need to attain a certain level of proficiency at Lucid Dreaming to pull off tasks.... Just sayin....

Originally Posted by woblybil

We seem to be sort of a unique group , Always the same couple dozen first (with a few new ones of course) Maybe we need advertising or does a person need to attain a certain level of proficiency at Lucid Dreaming to pull off tasks.... Just sayin....

Well the basic tasks are certainly designed for anybody in a lucid dream to pull off, so proficiency isn't really required at all. But I too, wish there were more people attempting these

I did a couple tasks last night

basic I:

I was being chased by cops in cars and so I tried to slow down time. I felt everything going reallllly slowly and it worked until I thought for a split second that this was ridiculous and no way it would work. At that point all the cars were stopped. I got out of my car and a cop had his gun out and said to me, "Get on the ground sir". I asked him what his resolutions for the new year were and he said, "To get on the ground?". I responded, "Well that's pretty weird".

basic II:

Then I decided to try the next one so I made myself grow some giant, luscious boobs. The cop said to me, "Get on the ground, ma'am!" So I strut around him a little showing off my new boobs then turned him into a little baby yorkshire terrier. To make sure I got this task done I then started dancing backwards while moving around the little baby yorkshire terrier to the song that one frog sings in the cartoon! Frog - Hello, My Baby... - YouTube I was dancing just like the frog except backwards .

advanced I:

I was hoping this one would be a bit more naughty but oh well. I was outside a private birthday party for Jack Black and I tried going inside but they wouldn't let me. I turned invisible and strolled on in, past the bodyguards. Everybody at the party was sitting around an enormous TV and watching it intently, pretty lame party. I started to dance between Jack Black and the TV just to make sure they couldn't see me. Then I appeared while simultaneously yelling, "BOO!" Everybody jumped up and screamed really loud then started laughing and clapping their hands.

Anotherdreamer. Strange. Dream parties are normally really really fun, and I hate parties (drinking and dancing).

01/11/2014.. 6:30am.
Return of Godzilla...
This was a really big dream so I put the rest in my DJ...

I think I accomplished the basic 2 task, You be the judge
Sleeping was miserable because I ate something awful but finally about 4 am I drifted off planning a girl dream but landed in some sort of pasture with a fence and wondered how to make do with this for a task, The only one I could remember was the opposites one and the first thing off I thought of pulling up a post leaving a hole in the ground the opposite of what it was so I picked one out wire and all and flopped it on the ground and with that nicely done I dusted off my hands and went exploring..

The rest is over here.. http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/wobl...tm-2014-54355/

Oh, I REALLY liked the second basic task and the first advanced task... those will be my goals!

Awesome dreams there, anotherdreamer!! I love the "hello my baby" dance backwards. With boobs.

And woblybil, I'm not sure I understand your opposite day task.. what happened with the post exactly?

Bonus task:

Spoiler for Bonus:

A few moments later, I realize that this is a dream and remember my goals, freeze water and go fishing. I am walking in what looks like a park and as I think about the task, I see that there are large puddles of water all around. Initially, I try to use them for the task even though they are too shallow and begin freezing them by willing it as well as by placing my hands down over one of them, where while they freeze, they emanate coldness and there's a cool mist effect lifting from the puddles! But then I realize this isn't going to work for the task and walk a bit further where there's a much larger and deeper body of water, like a pond.

I will the water to turn to ice, but to my surprise nothing happens. This annoys me. I contemplate whether to just get on the water as if it is frozen, but am uncertain if it will work, if I continue to expect to sink if I step on it. In the meantime, the water finally freezes. When I look at the surface, I see that part of it begins to melt already and dig with my hands in the softened ice to make a hole. This happens quite easily with no discomfort from the cold. There's some coldness, but it's ok, since I didn't think about it too much. I put my hands through the hole, reaching as far as I can and expecting to run across a catch.

I wait for a while but there's nothing around them and it gets kind of creepy what might be lurking in the darkness below the ice. In the area that's partially covered with ice, I can now see a number of small fish swimming around and succeed in catching one. It is a small tropical butterfly type of fish but silver and red. As I hold it, my bf appears next to me and I tell him to take a picture, which I so much wish I could bring to rl, but before he can take the pic, the fish escapes.

Also, made a potion to age a little girl (opposite task), but dream faded and she was gone when I deilded back. I had to resort to more or less the original plan, rejuvenate, giving an older woman a facelift.

Spoiler for basic ii:

I get closer and begin to examine her face, she has lots of wrinkles on her forehead, around the mouth and saggy cheeks. I place my palms above her face to cover the places I want to change and then move my hands away. Initially, her face remains the same, but after a few more procedures the wrinkles visibly diminish. She doesn't look as young as I wanted but at least her skin is in much better condition, as if she just had a facelift.

What a clever idea to use the opposite day task to mess with DCs' ages. Also, what is a tropical butterfly fish? I'd love to see what you saw!
And Congrats NyxCC

Oh, @ woblybil & imrossed: I too would like it if more folks attempted the totms. Maybe more do, and just don't post attempts, only successes. Anyway, I'm up for ideas as far as more advertising for the tasks.. what you all think?

Thanks!

That's a type of fish, I had to google for a close match after the dream (no fish expert). Something similar to this one, but not quite, red and gray and the fins were thinner and longer.

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Edit: Maybe more TOTM participants should link to and talk about the tasks?

Tasks are a great way to prolong dream experience, help you stay lucid and are a great motivator to ld! They really make a difference, so we highly recommend everyone to give them a shot.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Awesome dreams there, anotherdreamer!! I love the "hello my baby" dance backwards. With boobs.

And woblybil, I'm not sure I understand your opposite day task.. what happened with the post exactly?

Not any big thing if it dont pass.. With what I had available I figured a hole in the ground is opposite something sticking out of it..It seemed a good idea at the time but it's a long month yet and I wont mind another chance

Originally Posted by woblybil

Not any big thing if it dont pass.. With what I had available I figured a hole in the ground is opposite something sticking out of it..It seemed a good idea at the time but it's a long month yet and I wont mind another chance

Lol. Well, let's get a ruling on this.

Hey you TOTMers: Is a hole in the ground the opposite of something sticking out of it? I think it could be..

^^I think it is - the object version of gender differences.

Bonus attempts from last night, got so close:

Spoiler for Bonus Attempts:

These dreams started at a Las Vegas hotel that was full of aliens and interdimensional beings that would hold lectures and spontaneously manifest buildings out of the aether. I became lucid when a nuclear bomb was about to go off and I tried to fly away. But I realized how stupid that was so I closed my eyes and tried to teleport but the dream just ended. So I created the next dream at a lake in the mountains. I froze the water by pressing the 'F key' on an invisible keyboard and then punched a hole in the ice. I pulled out a fishing rod with bait, dropped it in the hole, and then waited. After a few seconds I saw a rainbow trout swimming towards the bait but as I looked closer I saw hundreds of fish of many colors. A lot of them looked very tropical.

Tropical-Fish.jpg.

The ice started to melt while I was looking at all the fish and I started to float away. I grabbed on and started to freeze the lake again but I had the split second thought of what would happen if I woke up right now. Instantly, false awakening, I tried moving something with my mind and it worked. I still wasn't convinced it was only a dream so I made pillows fly all over the place as I walked outside. Once outside I took off flying towards another lake but I only found dry lake beds with little bits of water in them. So I manifested water over them and watched it pour all over the place. Dream ended again once I tried to freeze it. Waited in the darkness for a few seconds until the next dream started and this time I was at a lake with my sister and we were fishing, so I started to freeze the lake by touching it with my hands and feet. Woke up again before it was frozen. I waited in the darkness but my nose started to itch and I couldn't stop focusing on the crazy itch so I moved to scratch it and then I couldn't fall back asleep

Damn that was a good try..

Completed both Basic Lucid Tasks.

I stood outside, and looked to my left. There were several groups of other teenagers that seemed to be congregating some general thought. I began thinking of things I could do in the dream.

The tasks of the month were the first to penetrate my thoughts. I turned to ask my mother, who was at the screen door, what her new years resolution was. She held a nore of 'umm' for a bit, then dodged it by asking me what mine was. I shoo the question away, and go in search of a better answer.

I was swallowed by the group, and began asking around, seeing if anybody had a resolution. None did - their answers just the same as my mothers, only a lot more 'I don't knows'.

I was going to go somewhere else to ask a different character, when all of a sudden a good friend of mine stood out within the crowd, donning many winder clothes. I ran to her, and asked her what her resolution was. All she said was 'Disney' - I assumed she meant to watch more.

As we sit on the grass, I decided to try out the other basic task - I said to her, "Hey, it's night time."

She responded with, "It's not night time - IT'S PRIME TIME!"

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