Thread: Task of the Month for December 2015

Hey oneironauts! I've been meaning to post for such a long time but I've been soo lazy... (Not for lucid dreaming though!). Hope all is well!


Basic i

In a DEILD I appeared at my dad's apartment in Puerto Rico. I got out of there and went inside a mall-like place. There, I found a series of dream characters and asked them for a good TotM idea... A lot of them completely ignored me, just a one very charismatic girl DC answered me. She said, "well of course, you guys should tame a lion".
Haha. It was super random, I wasn't even remotely thinking about a lion at that moment...

Basic task ii

I became lucid outside my mom's house in PR... I remembered the task, looked around and saw an african american family about to get in a car. I started laughing like a crazy man in front of them. They all started too look directly at me, very woried about me. The funniest was the little boy, looking at me perplexed with an open mouth. They got in the car and I got in with them, haha. They started driving and I kept laughing, now I really looked psychotic. I was upside down (with my feet toward the roof) and everything...
At this point the laughter was real because I found it so funny that they didn't know what the hell was happening, they where scared, but still decided to drive... Lol.

Eventually I asked them to stop and got out of the car... They didn't really "react" but their expressions where priceless!
I took out my phone and prepared for the phone task...

Advanced task i, fail?

I asked my phone to ring (surprised as always, as to how real it seems), picked it up. Guy named Christian answered... I asked him to who is he speaking. He said: "obviously with Miguel". I said to him: "my name is Tito, idiot!".
I kept talking to him but didn't really remembered the conversation afterwards, so this is probably a fail...

Advanced task ii

I had some fun with this one... I have been visiting a bunch of enigmatic caves since the begging of December.
In one of them I became lucid in a hospital for some reason, flew out into some nature place. Found a very tiny cave... I inserted my arm, a DC grabbed it and pulled me (shrinking me) into the tiny cave. It was a super trippy experience. A tinier version of me explored the cave, full of rocky surfaces, water falls and ponds, aboriginal paintings, etc.

Another day, a DC guided me into a cave... But it was a fake abandoned cave, something you'd find in Disney World. It was a "haunted house" type of attraction. With DC's and holograms trying to scare me and stuff.

I wish you all have some happy holidays and an awesome New Year!

I chained my wings as well.

I'll try to explore a cave if I can remember!

^^ At least you got a coherent/grammatical answer.

Did a basic last night but it was laaaame..

I'm lucid in my grandma's house and I see PP holding E in the front hallway. I approach and ask what a good totm would be and he just mumbles for a while. I ask him again and he does the same thing, but shorter. I sigh and fly out the door. The rest is just a bunch of mindless debauchery.. lmao

Stress of that between-Thanksgiving-and-Winter-Breaks is throwing my dreaming game way off. I remember maybe one a night and haven't have a lucid in more than a month I think... I like these tasks, though, so I'm really hoping for a good chance to get lucid over the break!

Thanks gab! Sorry guys for falling behind.

Several of you have asked if there was a way for me to grant winging permissions to Percy or someone like that to help speed up the winging process. Unfortunately that perm comes with the admin package only. So best thing I can say is, if I fall behind more than a couple days, please just PM me and CC: gab. Ever since the last forum update (I'm assuming it was that), the TOTM usergroups are really stupid. It's requiring a ton more effort to wing and dewing, and still doesn't always come out right. So the best thing is, if you're waiting to be winged or dewinged and it's been 2 or 3 days, I swear to you I will not be mad if you PM me. Hell, I'll even tell gab to text me on my cell, because I don't want anyone to go more than a day without wings once they've completed a task. Especially if it's completed at the end of the month, because then every wing day is even more precious.

Again, sorry for the tardiness, and thank you to the ones who do PM me when I get behind. If anything, for me a PM is something that gets moved to top priority. PMs are power!

Yay, lucid again! I've really been slacking the past few months. Last night I was able to complete Advanced Task i, although an untimely waking cut the conversation all too short. Full dream here: Too Many Spiders / Phone Call (DILD)

Portion relevant to TOTM:

I begin by imagining that my phone is right in front of me on top of the wall and ringing. It doesn't immediately manifest, so I decide I need to build expectation: the phone must be ringing in the house. I dash back as though I already hear it and don't want to miss the call. Bursting through the kitchen door, sure enough, I see my phone on the counter. Although it is not making an audible sound, the screen is lit up with an incoming call, so I quickly grab it and push the button.

I hear the voice of a polite-sounding young man with a Middle Eastern accent. He is already talking, and sounds like he was in the middle of leaving a message when I took the call.

"Hello?" I interrupt.

The man doesn't seem to hear me at first, and continues with his message. There was more to it, but this is the part I can remember: "—honey and sweetness. Despite Middle Eastern rituals and invocation of Far Eastern gods, we regret to inform you that—"

"I'm here! I'm here!" I insist. Finally I get his attention. He states my name. "Yes?" I ask.

"What is your opinion of our company's business practices?"

The question mystifies me, because I still have no idea who he is or what company he represents, so I inquire, "What is it that you do?"

Instead of answering directly, he asks, "What do you think about your reduced number of intimid—?"

He was interrupted by the sudden dispersal of the dream. My impression was that the last word was going to be "intimidating," but "intimate" is another possibility. Unfortunately, neither one adds much clarity to whatever it was he was about to say!

Update: I guess due to a glitch in the forum software, the wings and orange name still don't work for some members. Gab and I are currently looking for a workaround, since I can't figure out what the problem is or how to fix it.

One idea would be to have a banner to post in your sigs. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Update: I guess due to a glitch in the forum software, the wings and orange name still don't work for some members. Gab and I are currently looking for a workaround, since I can't figure out what the problem is or how to fix it.

One idea would be to have a banner to post in your sigs. Thoughts?

It's OK. I have the wings and orange name now. Thanks!

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

One idea would be to have a banner to post in your sigs. Thoughts?

As long as said banner has wings

Originally Posted by woblybil

As long as said banner has wings

Would the standard signature height limit still apply?

Congrats, TheSheepCounter!!

I went underwater to attempt the cave exploring task but ended up in more of a building instead. There were these neat futuristic laser guns that kids were playing with. Star wars inspired, maybe?

Oh I'm sure... they've advertised that so much even if you aren't into it you will be dreaming about lasers and light sabers. I'd rather have that programed though than Donald Trump's ugly mug which I know will show up in a dream eventually.

Originally Posted by robertcox88

I'd rather have that programed though than Donald Trump's ugly mug which I know will show up in a dream eventually.

Possible future TOTM? Make Donald's hair fly away during a speech?

Originally Posted by Daniele

Possible future TOTM? Make Donald's hair fly away during a speech?

I don't just like... I love it.

Completed Lucid Task II

Hooee, It should have been Halloween..

12/21 Ghost-Busters
4:30am At first I wasn't too sure I was dreaming when I found myself flying around my old home in the night, The houses were gone leaving only empty yards, Then I noticed shadowy, maybe spiritual flames wafting up from the ground in bare spots (Like wherever something had died or was buried) and remembered some tasks and that this was an Indian Reservation (A very spiritual place). I soon forgot the tasks and lucidity as this was really cool.
I flew all over looking for more of the flames, Most were pale blue but a couple were red flames too for whatever good that did.
I soon ran out of new ones and went exploring, I found an old neighbor girl for a DC companion and we flew around looking for more and then I remembered "exploring an old mine"
Something told me there was old mine between here and home and I saw a steep,slippery'rock incline
and started up it but the girl got scared out and stayed behind..About a half mile up the mountain I ran into a large man in a police uniform, He didn't notice me so I went on past him for several yards and looked back as he slipped over the side of the slope into the brush below and I decided to follow him wherever it took me. I followed him thru the brush to two houses on a hill with a pool and a small boy laying strips of wood around the pool and he ran out of wood so I got more for him..(The cop was gone) I asked the boy which way to the old mine and he pointed farther up the mountain so I flew off that way up over the forest to a very old, haunted looking mansion with turrets and spires and very run down looking but before I got to it I saw a gray, Ghostly creature almost humanoid coming up toward me and I asked it to show me the way to the abandoned mine, Without an answer he took off thru the brush with me following above because he was so fast. As we started up yet another brushy slope I could see the yellowish out-buildings of what looked like a slave or prison labor coal mine thru a notch in the trees, The ghost thing asked telepathically "Are you afraid" And I replied "No, this is just what I was looking for" He replied "You should be scared, I am This is a very dangerous place even for spirits and travelers" Then he showed me the entrance to the mine (He would not go near it himself) I flew fearlessly inside but only for a short distance and I could see why he was scared. It was nearly full of the spirit flames and wails of people that had been murdered or died in there and I backed out of there swiftly. Then it pointed even farther up the hill to a pass that he said would lead me to home and as he dissappeared I heard a squeaking door and sat upright in bed knowing I was awake but we don't have a squeaking door and thinking of an intruder I fumbled for the gun in the night stand then heard the outside building door shut and got up to go to the bathroom, It was awhile before I went back to sleep..
I wonder why

So I asked a couple DCs about ToMs...

Dream:

*I had 2 LDs last night, the 1st one ended in a kind of market place with a glass ceiling, the 2nd lucid was about an hour lately and took place in the same setting... I actually became lucid because I recognized the place from the previous dream (never happened before)* So I am in this market place and remember the task of the month... I am going down a set of stairs and spot a table with 2 women and 1 child, I approach one woman and say 'What would be a good task of the month?' she just nagged, I then asked the child who wouldn't reply either. Finally I asked the other woman and she said "To sit stacked up". *The funny thing here is that since Im Mexican I asked in Spanish and the reply was in Spanish as well, she said "sentarse hacinado"... I had to look up the meaning of "hacinado" since I had no idea of its meaning. I then had a false awakening but managed to spot it and so I was lucid again* My cousing was around so I decided to ask her as well... I said "hey dany, what you think a good ToM would be?", she said "to go around with a camera".

Bah, apparently DCs suck at suggesting ToMs haha

JP

I attempted Basics I and II and Advanced I full DJ.

Spoiler for Task details:

The closest person to me is a really cute, impeccably dressed (sweater vest, long sleeved shirt, slacks) little black kid. I ask him what a good task of the month would be. He very clearly enunciates something, but it's not a task. I go to a nearby woman and ask her, and she also says something that's not a task. I round one of the pillars and talk to an older man, and he says something that, again, is not a task. Oh well.

I move onto the second basic task: I throw back my head and do my best mad scientist laugh (Mwa ha ha ha ha ha). The guy looks at me like, did I really just do that? But off in another part of the cafeteria I hear an answering high pitched cackle (Eeeee hee hee hee hee hee). Score!

Onto intermediate one. I pull out my phone and will that Frank will call. Nothing happens. I decide that I'm going to count down from five and that it'll ring when I reach zero. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Zero. The moment I count "zero," the phone starts buzzing (it's quite a strong sensation in my hand) and the notification light starts blinking white, but the screen doesn't come on. I press the power button and it turns on to reveal an RPG. In the dream, I recognize that it's a smashed-up mess of at least two different games, and the city names shown on the map clue me in on what they are though I can't remember them now. Flush with excitement over successfully completing both a basic and an intermediate task in one dream, I wake up.

Now that I reread the tasks, it looks like I didn't manage to complete Advanced I, but at least I completed Basic II.

*Leaves Dreamviews on a temoporary hiatus* *Comes Back* *Sees new task of the month*

Thank you very much for posting the suggestions without dashes, difficulty tier, etc. Makes my work much easier!!! I skipped some suggestions because they were already suggested or very similar to other suggestions.

This month the voting booth comes with candy cane and lots of presents, but only to those who are naughty, kids who were got get a promotion on their jobs. What? Did you do a reality check?



Those who have wings, please go and vote for January´s ToTM!!!

Since we have a lot of suggestions and maybe you have already an idea what to vote, I am adding to the following spoiler the NEW ideas suggested this month, in case you change your opinion:

Spoiler for December 2015 Suggestions:

Basic
Look up at the night time sky and explain what you see. (Patience108)
Visit a temple or church or religiouse/spiritual place ... sit down there and meditate or ask for guidance from the DC native in that place - how did it go? (Patience108)
Dive/fall into any body of water and let yourself be carried away by the strong current - explain the experience. (Patience108)
Cry in a lucid dream. (Spaceline)
Get drunk or high. (Intet)

Advanced
Summon Olaf and give him a warm hug. (Sparkles85)
Bring someone from at least 200 years ago to the present. Describe how they react to the present day world. (Spaceline)
Look up at the stars at night, then pick one out of the sky and put it into your hand and describe what it feels/looks like. (imazu)
Find a person you don't like, summon cows and start booooooing the person along with your cows. (Ginsan)
Go to the moon, find the American flag and sign your name on it. (Rockefeller)

Bonus
If you always dream in color, turn the dream black & white. If you dream in black & white, make the dream in colors.(PercyLucid)
Freeze the sun. (Spaceline)
Reverse time. (Intet)

However, you are welcome to read the entire suggestions pool if you desire, and as always, you can add new suggestions

Alright I think/guess/suppose/hope that I got y'all's name color, wings, and user title situation resolved(ish). I was hoping to make it easy and automated for me, but it just won't work. So to keep it consistent, I opted for what's more of a pain-in-the-ass for me to do, but looks best for you guys. /martyr

But seriously, it makes more sense for me to just do it the right way even if it takes more time. Or else why am I an admin. Like I always say, please PM me if one of y'all gets overlooked, especially if you forget (ahem) to request permission for the usergroup. In the case of some of you, like Fryingman, because he's on DVA Staff, his name has to stay teal even if he's winged. And I stay red, and Mismagius stays blue etc. There's some issues with the user titles but I think I have found a workaround for that also (I just now PMed you about that FryingMan).

So let me know if all is working right in those areas, but also if somehow access to other parts of the forums go out the window when your winged or dewinged. I didn't make any of these usergroups, past admins and owners did. Some of them are crazy, and the rest are crazier. Gab and I continue to try to feel our way around the dark Labyrinth that is the VB Admin Control Panel. But if there is a solution, we always find it.

Thanks for your patience, and as always, PM me or gab for anything at anytime. We'll get to you eventually

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Alright I think/guess/suppose/hope that I got y'all's name color, wings, and user title situation resolved(ish).

Ooh-Ooh, You don't know how good that feels

But you gave me an extra Basic wing, Maybe it's a Christmas present ?

Originally Posted by woblybil

Ooh-Ooh, You don't know how good that feels

But you gave me an extra Basic wing, Maybe it's a Christmas present ?

I was gonna ask you about that, you PMed me about basic wings, but the perm that was requested was for advanced.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

I was gonna ask you about that, you PMed me about basic wings, but the perm that was requested was for advanced.

Hell I don't know

Anyway it was advanced II

Spoiler for Ghost Busters:

Completed Lucid Task II

Hooee, It should have been Halloween..

12/21 Ghost-Busters
4:30am At first I wasn't too sure I was dreaming when I found myself flying around my old home in the night, The houses were gone leaving only empty yards, Then I noticed shadowy, maybe spiritual flames wafting up from the ground in bare spots (Like wherever something had died or was buried) and remembered some tasks and that this was an Indian Reservation (A very spiritual place). I soon forgot the tasks and lucidity as this was really cool.
I flew all over looking for more of the flames, Most were pale blue but a couple were red flames too for whatever good that did.
I soon ran out of new ones and went exploring, I found an old neighbor girl for a DC companion and we flew around looking for more and then I remembered "exploring an old mine"
Something told me there was old mine between here and home and I saw a steep,slippery'rock incline
and started up it but the girl got scared out and stayed behind..About a half mile up the mountain I ran into a large man in a police uniform, He didn't notice me so I went on past him for several yards and looked back as he slipped over the side of the slope into the brush below and I decided to follow him wherever it took me. I followed him thru the brush to two houses on a hill with a pool and a small boy laying strips of wood around the pool and he ran out of wood so I got more for him..(The cop was gone) I asked the boy which way to the old mine and he pointed farther up the mountain so I flew off that way up over the forest to a very old, haunted looking mansion with turrets and spires and very run down looking but before I got to it I saw a gray, Ghostly creature almost humanoid coming up toward me and I asked it to show me the way to the abandoned mine, Without an answer he took off thru the brush with me following above because he was so fast. As we started up yet another brushy slope I could see the yellowish out-buildings of what looked like a slave or prison labor coal mine thru a notch in the trees, The ghost thing asked telepathically "Are you afraid" And I replied "No, this is just what I was looking for" He replied "You should be scared, I am This is a very dangerous place even for spirits and travelers" Then he showed me the entrance to the mine (He would not go near it himself) I flew fearlessly inside but only for a short distance and I could see why he was scared. It was nearly full of the spirit flames and wails of people that had been murdered or died in there and I backed out of there swiftly. Then it pointed even farther up the hill to a pass that he said would lead me to home and as he disappeared I heard a squeaking door and sat upright in bed knowing I was awake but we don't have a squeaking door and thinking of an intruder I fumbled for the gun in the night stand then heard the outside building door shut and got up to go to the bathroom, It was awhile before I went back to sleep..
I wonder why

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