Task of the Month for December 2008

**endymion** · 12-05-2008 06:07 PM

I have to say, at first I wasn't too enthused about the tasks for this month, but after completing the advanced task, I have to say it was totally worth it! It was so much fun...

ATTEMPT #1: SUCCESS!!
(View my Dream Journal to read the whole dream, below is just the task-relevant part)

"...I tell Morpheus that I want to get to the North Pole so I can get on Santa’s sleigh and complete the DV task of the month. He asks me to grab onto his arm, and I obey. Then both of us begin spinning.

The scene goes black for a while. Then I reemerge in a Christmas-themed waiting room, sans Morpheus. In this room there are many families waiting in one of those windy snake-lines to see Santa. I decide there’s no reason for me to wait, so I use my lucid powers to “toss” people out of my way with a flick of my hand (like magic). I get to the end of the room but don’t see Santa right away. So I say, “Oh Santa, you can come out now” and sure enough he appears. I then say something like “meet me at the sleigh.” I jump through the nearest window to the “tarmac” right outside. I see the landed sleigh right in front of me, with Santa in the reins. It’s a green-colored vehicle of very modern design…sleek curves on an overall oval-shaped sleigh (almost looks like a mini Mon Calamari Cruiser from Star Wars) and no reindeer in sight (it’s motorized, apparently). Worried that he’s going to leave without me, I sprint over to it, jump, and catch on to one of the side guard-rails. It turns out I was just in time, as not a moment later the sleigh takes off and is in the air. I’m still holding on for dear life on a guard-rail bumper thing, but Santa doesn’t seem inclined to invite me to sit shotgun. I actually don’t mind – it’s much more exhilarating this way for me.

We go zooming about the night sky this way for a while, the wind whipping in my face the entire time as we reach incredible speeds. I’m having quite an adrenaline rush. Later, along the way, I have these thoughts that become manifest moments later. First I think about how cool it would be to fly right past the full moon. Then it happens – we are like those silhouettes you always see in Christmas movies of Santa flying past the moon. Then I think about how odd it is that there are no reindeer in front of the sleigh. As soon as I finish this thought, I see two reindeer tethered right there in front. They both turn around and look at me at the same time – I think they even give me a playful wink. Gradually more and more reindeer appear (two at a time) until there is the full contingent..."

**magical mike** · 12-05-2008 07:24 PM

that was awsome! I wish my LD was as fun as that, I rode in a trash can sleigh! lol, lined with a white or yellow trashe bag... lol, and when I get in my sleigh, It was very flimsy! kinda, like a big paint pan roller lol.. well thats what it kinda looked like, an oversized paint pa roller.. but it had sleigh curves and stuff like that.. yep.. I cant belive I did it this fast. I just had a spontanius lucid and thought about what to do, then I remebered the DV task!

**endymion** · 12-05-2008 08:04 PM

Hey man, congrats on your success too even if yours wasn't as "glamorous" as mine, haha...
Riding trash cans is definitely more creative. It's amazing what the subconscious can randomly come up with. For example, last month for the yellow brick road task I somehow conjured up a conveyor belt with yellow Lego bricks

**kel** · 12-08-2008 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by endymion

Hey man, congrats on your success too even if yours wasn't as "glamorous" as mine, haha...
Riding trash cans is definitely more creative. It's amazing what the subconscious can randomly come up with. For example, last month for the yellow brick road task I somehow conjured up a conveyor belt with yellow Lego bricks

LOL

mine was a sidewalk with yellow paint splattered on it

**boo1030** · 12-09-2008 02:56 AM

lol these tasks are great motivation to actually learn to become consistently lucid. would be awesome to do the advanced one

**mini0991** · 12-09-2008 03:29 AM

I so have to try the basic. One of my favorite things to do in LDs is to explore and see what comes up.

**Wolfsbane** · 12-09-2008 03:57 AM

Originally Posted by boo1030

lol these tasks are great motivation to actually learn to become consistently lucid. would be awesome to do the advanced one

Definitely. I wasn't really planning on doing the task, but I had a lucid and took full advantage of it. Before this I was content just letting lucids come as they pleased, but now I want to try the advanced task and see what else I can do in LD.

**tommo** · 12-09-2008 04:22 AM

endymion what's with you and morpheus lol

Man these tasks are funny I especially like

Originally Posted by Wolfsbane

I remembered the bus stops just down the street, and then I ran while doing somersaults.
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I landed on top of a tall light post, and I had somehow lost all of my clothes and became a man.

Originally Posted by EvilTemplar

I walked out of my room and took a left, standing in front of me was a 5 foot tall mutated baby fetus looking thing, and I punched it in the face a few times for fun and moved onto the computer room.
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As i was walking up the path a woman was talking to her baby and the baby was talking about how it gave birth to the mother, i was really confused and kept going. To the right of me there were people making some ancient looking acoustic guitars while they were high on something.

Originally Posted by Walms

"Well, if I can't ride it, you can't either, and dark looks better on you guys, yes! ruined christmas!"

lol just makes no sense