Thread: Task of the Month for April 2015

Had a WILD and some great (thought short) DEILDs during my nap. Got both Basics done and almost got inside the ISS!
~DJ Entry~

Spoiler for First Attempt At Jogging:

I think of the jogging TOTM and turn left. I attempt to jog but I'm going sooooo slow. My vision has improved at least. It's a bright sunny day and the neighborhood seems pretty accurate except there are large vine-covered wooden things in many of the yards up ahead. I pull my feet up off the ground and try to fly to see if that's faster. Still super slow and the lack of contact with the environment destabilizes the dream, so I touch back down. Things are still really unstable, so I try rubbing my arms and pinching myself. I read about that in CanisLucidus' DJ, so props to him! I continue down the road, going slightly faster now, and decide I'll take my jog through someone's house. I go in the front door, following a short lady with very long grey hair. She's talking to someone and I realize it's Curtis' Dad Mike. He's standing in the entrance room which seems like a dining room and he's looking down at something in his hands. I quickly leave that room, not wanting to get caught up in a conversation. I go through a kitchen, then into a hallway. I quickly look into each of the rooms, noting that the back door is at the end of the hall and that I'll leave through there. The bedrooms remind me of Mema's house in Sunrise Beach. The bathroom is huge and has light mauve tile just like the color of paint and carpet in the rest of the house. There is a panel of weird jets at the front of the shallow tub which look like air vents in the dashboard of a car. I say, "Woah.." aloud and stand there staring at this for a few seconds before moving on. I look in one last bedroom before I go and as I'm leaving it the dream fades to void.

Spoiler for Shower Attempt and Success:

I DEILD back in and conditions are basically the same. I head towards the front door again, then suddenly think of the shower TOTM. I figure it'll be easier since I don't have to go far. I go into my bathroom and take off my shirt. The bottom of the tub is partially filled with a goopy blue liquid and there's a pecan-sized cluster of teeny tiny spiders near the faucet. I think, "I don't wanna step in that crap.." so I make pushing motions with my hands and will the blue stuff to go down the drain. This happens slowly, but I get it to all go down. I lean down and blow at the spider clump, trying to disperse them. It slowly works, but I fade out before I can get into the shower.

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I DEILD back in and go to the bathroom again. There's nothing in the tub this time so I quickly strip and get in. I turn the water on and step into the spray. It feels really good and I run my hands through my hair, letting the water saturate it. I lean my head back and the dream fades out again.

Spoiler for Jogging Success and ISS Attempt:

It's bright and sunny just like before and I head to the right this time. I start jogging and I can feel the nice warm air flowing over my skin, very nice. I go to the end of the block and instead of turning either way along the road, I jog right into someone's back yard. The grass is beautiful green and perfectly mowed. It's a pretty big backyard and there are tables and chairs of black metal.

There are a few long benches as well. On top of the table and on the back parts of the benches are a bunch of little pink flower heads placed close together over the entire surface. This is really beautiful and I stare at it as I go by. I turn ahead again and there's a weird monolith-like formation that seems to be made of processed straw packed together. It gleams golden in the sun. There are some tall palm-like trees to my right as well.

The yard slopes down to a sandy beach. There is some seaweed floating around in the surf and strewn about the edge of the sand. I think about just jogging straight into the water, but that scares me so I turn left when I reach the sand. Up ahead there are rows of identical boxy buildings on either side of the beach. The ones on the water side are weirdly see-through, like clear jello, and some of the ones on the land side begin to turn into that as well. This makes me feel like the world is breaking down, falling apart, and I no longer feel attached to the ground.

Things slowly go black. I become afraid and cover my face with my hands, but try to stay calm. I think, "Maybe I'll use the blackness to go to the ISS." I remove my hands and the ISS is floating there in front of me. I fly close and move towards a round window, but the ship suddenly lunges down to the right and I hear a guy inside saying something. There are bubbles all around the ship now and I realize we're not in space, but at the very depths of the ocean. This causes my fear to peak and I cover my face again, hoping to wake. I eventually fade out again.

Yayyyy!! Had no idea I'd get this much done this quickly! Now to do an advanced.. I think I'll try the portable hole first.