Lucid Task for the Month of December 2007

[pj]

Introduction: This topic is for the Lucid Tasks Seeker assigned this month. During this month, please attempt one or both of the tasks. Report back in this thread, even if you didn't successfully accomplish the task, your efforts should make interesting reading! This is required in order to get credit, it is no longer sufficient just to say that you did it. Whoever completes either of these tasks gets the following goodies until the end of the month: *** Your name will be displayed in ORANGE in the online members list at the bottom of the main forum page. *** You will receive a special title and badge *** You will receive access to the "Lucid Task Club" which is a limited access forum for people that complete the lucid task each month. Tasks for this month: Lucid Task: Ask a Dream Character what your dream name is. Tell us your dream name and about the experience. Advanced Task: Find an outdoors area where it isn't winter, and cause it to become winter; not just snow, but taking the leaves off the trees and lowering the temperature as well. (Badges will be updated when they become available.)

[innerspacecadet]

I've got a couple more hours to sleep this morning...doing a wbtb now...let's give it a shot!

[Robot_Butler]

I've been excited to find out my dream name. I'm going to try it right now.

[iadr]

I take 8mg of galantamine with 500mg of choline after sleeping for 5 hours, stay up and hour, then go back to bed. I find myself in a house I used to own 20 years ago with my step son, and we are cleaning up the attic getting ready to sell the house. I am vacuuming the floor, but then take the vacuum cleaner apart for some reason. When I try to put the vacuum cleaner back together the parts do not fit right, so I finally give up trying and start sweeping the floor with a broom. I then realize because of all of the discrepancies in the dream that I am dreaming. Basic Task: I concentrate on the first task I had decided to try before falling asleep, that of asking a dream character what my dream name is. At first nothing happens, but then I suddenly find myself being carried in the arms of a beautiful young, indian woman. I immediately ask her what my dream name is and she responds with something like Tierra, or Sienna, not sure because by the time I finally woke up from this dream it was 45 minutes later so it was difficult to remember some of the earlier parts of it. Advanced Task: We go over to another room and make out for a while, after which I begin concentrating on the next task I wanted to try, that of going somewhere where it is warm and changing the weather to be cold and snowy. At first, nothing happens. Then, suddenly I find myself at a beautify tropical island where there are large hotels and modern buildings along a beatiful ocean shore. There are sunbathers everywhere. I enjoy watching the women walking along the beach for a while, after which I decide to try my the advanced task. When I concentrate on making it cold and snowy everyone suddenly disappears and I see large snow flakes coming down out of the sky. Although it is snowing a lot there is only a little of it that sticks to the ground. I then find myself on the top of very snowy mountain where there appears to have been a blizzard, and where I see a large white horse laying on the ground unable to move. As I start petting the horse he suddenly shakes the snow off of himself and starts getting up. I hear a mans voice saying that he is going to be ok since he is a horse, and can endure bad weather. I then find myself back on the beach where I was earlier, only the weather is nice now, and it is night time. I decide to leave the weather alone at this point and enjoy this place the way it was meant to be enjoyed, as I feel that if I tried to change the weather again I would be messing up something in my dream world. As I look out over the city enjoying the beautiful lights, I am attracted to one building that is taller than all of the other buildings, and has a different shape than the other buildings, as it is somewhat narrow at the bottom, but then gets wider at the top, a very unusual looking building. I fly over to the building to get a closer look at it. As I fly up toward the top of the building it looks a lot different than it did from a distance as it now looks like an old, abandoned building. I then find myself inside of a hotel in their pool area where I see a small pool of boiling hot water about 20 feet from the platform I am standing on. Knowing that I am dreaming I decide to jump into this pool of hot water. Taking a big leap while turning a somersault in the air I land in the boiling hot water. I feel absolutely nothing while in the water. I then begin to become more aware of my body so decide it is time to get up and record my dream.

[Super Duck]

Ooo! Interesting! I'm not sure whether I should have a bash at the Advanced for fun and stretching my lucid abilities or whether I should try the other task to build on my knowledge of my own psych. Hmmm ... I'll do both ...

[Kyhaar]

No lucids last month. *sigh* Let's hope I do better this month- these tasks sound really interesting

[Super Duck]

Let's hope I do better this month No doubt, you'll get it this time. *POSTS A SMILIE HOLDING A 'GOOD LUCK!' SIGN which DV doesn't have -.-*

[Moonbeam]

Congratulations, iadr! Both tasks in one dream, before the month begins! (To those who don't know: when you do the tasks, you get to go into the Task Club Forum, and discuss next month's tasks, and get a head start on them--one of the benefits of doing the tasks. The other benefits being getting a badge and an orange name at the bottom of the screen. ) I immediately ask her what my dream name is and she responds with something like Tierra, or Sienna, not sure because by the time I finally woke up from this dream it was 45 minutes later so it was difficult to remember some of the earlier parts of it. Since you did it so early, you should do it again and see if you get the same one. When I concentrate on making it cold and snowy everyone suddenly disappears and I see large snow flakes coming down out of the sky. I decide to leave the weather alone at this point and enjoy this place the way it was meant to be enjoyed, as I feel that if I tried to change the weather again I would be messing up something in my dream world. That was a cool dream with all the scene change; and you got a chance to go back to the nice part, even after changing the weather. I didnt know we were going to have to make it cold and everything for the advanced task; I thought it was just going to be make it snow. That is going to be a lot harder .

[Kristennoelle78]

hmmmm....a challenge. I like a challenge.

[suttsman]

Aww man, I would have gotten the advanced lucid task if I didn't have it last month... And the basic one... darn.

[Bad Wolf]

Sounds fun, I'll go ahead and do both tasks this month. And this task shouldn't cause any dream characters to run at me with a steak knife

[Mrs. Jones]

Advanced Task: Find an outdoors area where it isn't winter, and cause it to become winter; not just snow, but taking the leaves off the trees and lowering the temperature as well. does dream-spinning count?

[Adam]

Attempted the basic last night: I was walking in my old neighbourhood, and with some friends, I remember looking up at the sky and seeing the moon (a dream sign of mine). Then I noticed there was more than one moon, well of course; I was dreaming. So looking around at my friends as I stabilise the transition into lucidity, I notice all these girls about! "Not again!" I think to myself. It seems when ever I get lucid there are always a lot of girls about. So I thought I would ask one of the girls, "Hey, what is my dream name?" and then she looks at me, with a puzzled look on her face and says, "That was last months task..." I was confuzed, then thought well she must be right. So then I decided to take advantage of all these girls, since this was my 4th lucid of the night, so had had a good innings so far. Damn her for tricking me into believing it was last months task! I guess I will have to try again, and the next person to try trick me, will pay!

[iadr]

Congratulations, iadr! Both tasks in one dream, before the month begins! (To those who don't know: when you do the tasks, you get to go into the Task Club Forum, and discuss next month's tasks, and get a head start on them--one of the benefits of doing the tasks. The other benefits being getting a badge and an orange name at the bottom of the screen. ) Thanks Moonbeam. I just noticed something really cool about pj's avatar that I've never noticed before. If you look at that dog long enough he moves his nose. Cool avatar pj.

[arby]

oooo.. a dream name... that might be interesting to find out. It'll probably be something that would be better fit into DCs say the darndest things =P

[Sara]

So I thought I would ask one of the girls, "Hey, what is my dream name?" and then she looks at me, with a puzzled look on her face and says, "That was last months task..." Ahhhh, poor Adam... If it isn't for all those girls trying to seduce you, they are tricking you into failing your task... I just noticed something really cool about pj's avatar that I've never noticed before. If you look at that dog long enough he moves his nose. Haha, took me some time to discover too. And I only just found out that the Pacman in Arby's signature eats your mouse!!! OK, enough off topic. If I'm not busy doing lucid research about the validity of reality checks tonight, I hope to find a nice DC who will tell me my dream name :-)

[Luminous]

I'm looking forwards to trying them both! I've actually done the advanced one before, I will be trying again tonight. I've taken a vitamin B pill, and reminded me of the tasks all day. I hope I remember to try.

[roguext22]

wow.. ! i really like the advanced task !!! I will give it a try..

[Clairity]

And I only just found out that the Pacman in Arby's signature eats your mouse!!! I had no idea it did that! iadr, congrats on completing the tasks!

[lostification]

I have been trying to do the dream name task for a while now (advantages of having access to the Task Room thing) but all my DC's are too handicapped by the time i get around to asking them my dream name and the one DC that doesnt turn handicapped wont tell me my dream name. I wonder whats up with that. Anyway, i dont feek like doing the advanced task so im going to try and find out my dream name by the end of this month.

[Luminous]

I did it! I completed the first task! I was having a lucid dream where I was in a cafeteria. The lucid dream had already been going on for a while, when I suddenly remembered the tasks. I knew that I might wake up soon, so I started the first task right away. I walked over to one of the tables, several people were sitting there, talking and eating. One of the men there got up as I approached them, so I walked up to him. He seemed very happy, and smiled. His face looked so clear to me, I would recognise him if I saw him in real life, but I've never seen him before. He even spoke first. "Hi, how are you doing?" He even shook my hand, I could feel the solid grip. "I'm fine, thanks. But... what's my dream name" "Luna" "Luna? Why Luna?" I was kinda surprised that he said this name, I used it for a while in some IRC chats 4 years ago, and I had forgotten about it. "I'll tell you a little secret." He leaned forwards, and started whispering something into my ear. But my dream faded so quickly, and I didn't get a word he whispered. Aww... I wanted to know! But at least my dream name is Luna.

[Bad Wolf]

"I'll tell you a little secret." He leaned forwards, and started whispering something into my ear. But my dream faded so quickly, and I didn't get a word he whispered. Aww... I wanted to know! But at least my dream name is Luna. Now that's typical of dreams. Someone offers to tell you something you might find interesting, and you wake up just before hearing it. Congratulations on getting the task done!

[strinky]

My second lucid dream, and I completed the advanced lucid task. The relevant excerpt from my DJ: "Gradually, I realized that I was in a dream. I immediately thought of the advanced lucid task, and set to work on making it winter. I went outside and saw a lovely view of mountains and trees and the winding road. I visualized it becoming winter by various methods – closing my eyes and opening them again, simply willing it, etc. Eventually the temperature dropped and it began to snow. However, it didn't stick. What I did then was move my hand like a paintbrush over the scenery, and as I did so, that area was covered in snow. I then turned to the trees and visualized their leaves falling off, and it was so. One of the DCs made fun of me for not completing the scene with clouds. So I looked up into the sky and casually "painted" clouds. It seemed like the less effort I put into what I wanted to do, the easier it was to perform. I was so focused on making it winter, though, that I forgot entirely about the basic lucid task." So, I'll be going for the basic one tonight.

[Kristennoelle78]

Ok, so in my dream I had moved into a two story house. I left the house but forgot to lock the door. So, I come back and the door is partially open. So, I know I have had an intruder. But the intruder may still be in the house. I walk in and sure enough things are in dissarray from the burgler looking in things for money. I go upstairs..where apparently my kitchen is in this dream..which lets me know I'm dreaming!! woo hoo!! So, I see the burgler next to my white fridge (all appliances in my actual kitchen are black). He is a tall young African American guy wearing a red shirt and zip up black hoodie that wasnt zipped...thus why I know his shirt was red. Anyway, I look at the guy..(and I'm telling myself...ask him your dream name..over and over) and I ask him..I say "My name is Rebecca Swift. What is my dream name" and for some reason I cant hear him speak so I have to read his lips and he says "I dont know." Well, obviously, my dream name must be Rebecca Swift because my real name is Kristen Sea****. Then I went blank and into some other dream that I can't remember now. Before the name dream..I dreamed of snow on the ground..but couldnt see the tops of trees..so, I will keep trying for task 2.

[Moonbeam]

Congrats to Line-Luna and Kristin-Rebecca! (I wish my dream name would have been Luna! But noo....) Good job, Strinky! That is really good for only your second lucid dream! OK, here's my attempt from last night. I'm not too happy with it, so I may try it again. (Part of a longer dream; I have been walking around in a mall and started a conversation with this DC.) I ask the DC what my dream-name is. He says, "I don't know", in a somewhat irritated way. I say, "You don't know, or you won't tell me?" He says, "I don't know!" very emphatically. (I wake up and manage to get back into the dream using DEILD. I see a far-off door and a DC comes out. It is the back of one of the mall stores. I project myself towards the door.) A woman is taking trash out from the store. I go to her and say, "What is my dream name?" She looks at me, annoyed, and says, "You're not supposed to be back here." I say, "Oh come on, just tell me my dream name." She sighs and pauses from her work, leaning against the dumpster. She acts as if she is humoring a crazy person, and says, "Well, let's see, I like a boyish-sounding name for a girl--so how about...Tyler?" I'm not happy with this, but I give up for the time being.