Thank you all for the warm welcome.

I've already answered how long I've been able to LD... as long as I can remember. Alright, perhaps that's a small lie. I can remember what caused me to be able to do it... I guess I might have been 7 or 8. Maybe younger. But I was (I guess) having this reoccurring dream that an alien or some creature that looked like one was looming over me at night. I would hide under my covers and be able to see its silhouette easily as my window had been right behind it.

I was never able to cry out, i'd make a noise like a dog that's been de-barked. i'd just wheeze a squeak. Then, one night I got mad. I told myself it was just a dream and I could make it go away. And I did.

From then on, LD has been no harder then flipping a switch.

A lot of nights I choose NOT to LD... when I let dreams happen as they happen, it's relaxing.. (aside from nightmares) and like watching a movie. LDing is control and can get exhausting I find.

One of my absolute favorite things to do in my dreams is fly. I do it whenever I have the switch flipped.

As for who I am trying to find. It might sound corny, or cliché.. but i'm trying to find the one i'm meant to be with. I may never find him. But i'm to the point where I accurately recite my name address and phone number to someone I see somewhat regularly. If he is a real person i'm talking to- (or isn't) i'm hoping one night I WILL find him and he will remember and be able to contact me.

Last night I even wrote the info on a mirror. I heard once you can't read in dreams, that everything was backwards... heh that's a myth. Granted my handwriting didn't look like mine, but it was very legible.

anyway, i'm rambling. take care