Hi all, i'm a n00b, and that's why my name has those zeros in it. Or maybe just to have a cool name. 8)

Anyway, i'm very interested in lucid dreaming because I've always felt that I can control my dreams, but they are always presented to me. It's like my subconscious sets up a challenge, like 'guide these people over the glacier' (no, really! ) and I have to use my mental powers to do so. I'm hoping to become able to guide the conditions of these dreams.

last night i had a disturbing sensation and I was looking for a little help. I set my alarm every 90 min., slept with a magnet under my pillow (for the placebo as much as anything) and set my dream journal to the side. when i woke up, it was 30 min. after my alarm went off. i was freaked cuz:
-i had bile in my mouth
-was half throwing up
-was angry at this chinese guy
-had no clue where I was nor what was happening
(story brought to you by yellow people)

I never really did fully come around, and a pressing fear kept me asleep the rest of the night. I did have three more dreams that night, but only vaguely remember the details.
any thoughts?