Well, I don't believe I really snore, but it sounded like a clever hook for the title. Regardless it's a pleasure to be here and meet you all. I'm an IT Process Analyst by day, a dad and husband by evening, a writer and artist by night, and a dreamer by late night.

I have had extremely vivid dreams and dream recall since I was very young. At times it's been an incredible blessing, at others an abhorred curse. I can remember details about some dreams I had at 9 or 10 like I was really there and they actually happened. Ironically it's possible I have more dream memories from my young ages than I do real ones. Of course all the weed I smoked (and a stint with dropping acid) in high school probably didn't help with that.

That said, I've been very interested in the concept of lucid dreaming since I was a teenager. Songs like Silent Lucidity from Queensryche introduced me to the topic and naturally as a common dreamer and someone who had spent plenty of time experimenting with drug induced altered consciousness (which BTW i've long since stopped) I was fascinated. However it wasn't until recently that I had my first real lucid dream. As cheesy as this sounds it happened the same night I watched Inception for the 2nd time. It was absolutely incredible. There is no way to prepare yourself for how real the space is. I stayed just long enough to do a small amount of exploring and proving to myself I could manipulate an object. I did so, and lost control of the lucidity soon after as I faded back into a regular dream state. I had one more about a month after that where I willed some things to happen and woke up due to my excitement.

So, as the rest of you I'm here with the intention of learning more, connecting with other dreamers, and increasing my capabilities of becoming (and staying) lucid. I'm exploring this site, listening to the Dream Views Podcast, and reading a really good book called "A Field Guide To Lucid Dreaming".

One other note about myself, I'm a Christian. While some may think that Lucid dreaming doesn't fit well with these beliefs I see it as something very amoral that could be used in good (ethical) ways or abused. Afterall, I believe God is the one who designed me with the ability to dream so vividly and my dreams have actually led to some very pivotal moments in my spiritual life. My intent is not to get on here and get all spiritual with everyone but it's an important part of my life and this is an introduction.

So, that's me on a macro level in the context of showing up here. It's a pleasure to meet you all and I can't wait to learn more about you and your experiences. Happy dreaming!