Hey everyone, I'm really new to this whole thing but I'm very interested and intrigued but I need a few things set straight so I can just make sure I'm going about obtaining lucid dreams in a proper manner.

1) About DJs' is it ok that I miss a day or two?

2) When reciting "I will wake up after every dream cycle." or any phrase, how many times should one say it, should it be said out-loud or in your head, does it normally yield results?

3) About Dream Signs (Is this the wrong term?), the one I've started doing was holding my nose and breathing. Just to make sure I understand, you do it ALOT to the point were it becomes so repetitive that you do it in your dreams? Does this take along time?

4) The method I try and use is the 'Don Juan' technique of looking at your hands before sleep and reciting "I will see my hands in my dreams and I will know I am dreaming.", out of curiosity is this the most effective method of inducing LDs or is this just like the repetitive Dream Signs(?)?

I also have some questions about LDs themselves.
-Are they vivid and clear or cloudy and undetailed?
-Are there the sense of taste, touch, etc and are they fully and realistically emulated?
-Do they feel short or does it actually feel like its lasting for 30minutes-1hour-5hours etc?
-Is it possible to have more then one a night?

Thanks in advanced. I'm really excited by the whole prospect of being able to control my dreams and have free range.