The past two nights I had two of my most recognizable dreamsigns show up in my dreams. Both were vivid and fairly long. First dream I was with my friends from high school, which I havent seen in years.
Now I had been telling myself and reviewing my dreamsigns throughout the days that the next time I saw my friends, I'd be dreaming. But I didn't go lucid during that dream. Not even a hint at a reality check.

The next dream I was a truck driver with my standard shift dreamsign. Everytime I get in my car (which is an auto) I tell myself, If this was a standard shift, I'd be dreaming. Again, no reality check in the dream, no lucid.

I've been using a subliminal message program also. Two of the messages are:
"When I see my friends, I am dreaming" and "When I drive manual shift, I am dreaming"

Any thoughts to my failure?