Thread: Task of the month for January 2010

Does it count as a fail if I didn't even go lucid? The sum of my dream recall from last night is here, but it wasn't lucid, so I didn't get a chance to try anything...

I'm going to attempt both of the tasks. In fact, the advanced task's first part, turning into a dog, was one of the goals I'd told my girlfriend was one of the first things I'd like to try to do when I go lucid and am comfortable with controlling my dreams. I'd like to first try the basic task, then if I can complete that one, I'll try completing the advanced task as well.

This will be yet another first for me: trying to reach a specific goal with a lucid dream. Wish me luck!

Also, taking the idea from a post I saw early in this thread, I'd like to make a real challenge out of the basic task, to have a drink at an event or during a party or something. 'Course, I am underage, so I'll find an event that would have sparkling juice.

Originally Posted by LiveInTheDream

Does it count as a fail if I didn't even go lucid? The sum of my dream recall from last night is here, but it wasn't lucid, so I didn't get a chance to try anything...

Yeah, sorry, it's the Lucid Task of the Month

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Yeah, sorry, it's the Lucid Task of the Month

Do I get another try then, or no? Sorry; I'm new to TotM thing...I don't know all the rules yet

You have the chance to complete the task until the end of the month. Good Luck!

I recently (last week or so) had an amazing dream that lasted for like half an hour and allowed me to do all kinds of stuff I had never been able to do before. This included, 3rd person view, teleporting, telekinesis and.. shape shifting!! As you, the reader of this post, will read shape shifting ended freakishly weird :S

I remembered the task of the month when my perspective suddenly turned to 3rd perspective. It turned out I was some sort of grey/silver cartoony looking sort of character. I had a head bigger than the rest of my body and big black eyes.

If I could do this I would definitely be able to shapeshift too! And I hardly tried or I was a cat (I'm a dog person), I was trying for my friend to make him understand that he should be my owner by acting extremely cat-like (you know how they act.. yuck). He did not understand and thought I was just a friendly cat.

I then attempted to change into a dog (my dog to be exact) but it only succeeded half. What followed was a me in state of half dog half human! REALLY, REALLY weird! I quickly decided to stop this madness and discontinued. It was as if I had created a seperate "living" object I had tried to join with...

Why does it matter if you're underage? It's a dream!

The dream police! *breaks into a song*

Originally Posted by LRT

Why does it matter if you're underage? It's a dream!

Because I can't require underage members to drink. DV Policy.

It's been a while since I've posted here, but for the last week or so I've been trying to get back into lucid dreaming. Last night I had my first successful attempt:

Somehow I realized I was dreaming…possibly a WILD, but it might have just been a scene change. I flew for a bit and then remembered the lucid tasks. I thought about the advanced one first and turned myself into a black lab. I ran around an expansive field for a bit but found my dog body to be somewhat awkward. I ran over and found my aunt standing by a doorway of sorts, and she scratched behind my ears.

Then, I transformed back into a human and thought about how I might go about drinking champagne. I picked up a glass and drank something that wasn’t champagne, so I put it down and created another glass and told myself that this time it would contain champagne. I picked it up, and indeed, the glass was of champagne.

Rest of the dream:

I was able to complete the basic task. Here is the excerpt:

...This time I am not alone. There is a grand function happening at the mansion. There are people everywhere dressed in tuxes and evening gowns. Everyone here is of advanced age. Then a thought, I can do the TOTM. I look around for some drinks. All I see is an empty high ball glass on a nearby table. That will work. I pick it up and walk over to a small group of partygoers and hand my glass to a small elderly woman. Before I even say anything she smiles and hands the glass back to me only now it is a champagne flute full of champagne. The others hold up their glasses and make a short toast I don't understand. As I go to drink mine I notice that it has changed to a blood red color. I drink it anyway. It does not taste like anything I've ever had. It's indescribable. It's as if I am drinking pure energy. In one instant I feel every cell in my body. I need more. I turn to ask the woman to pour me another glass but it all goes dark and instantly I'm awake...

Read the whole dream here: http://dreamviews.com/community/show...6&postcount=24

12.01.2010

A flight through Stockholm! (DILD)



NON-DREAM DREAM LUCID

So yeah I haven't updated my DJ in some time but I think I'll start doing it more from now on. Starting off with my 26th lucid.

I'm standing with my mom discussing how I should pay the rent for my apartment. I feel very anxious and I think about all the things I have to buy for school. I'm in a store and I'm holding a small pack of stickers. I know I can't afford the stickers but I really want them. Next thing I know I'm at our street, still holding the stickers in my hand. At first I'm like: Wow, I have to go back and back and pay for these stickers. But after some thought I decide to just keep them since noone will know anyway. At this point I start thinking about my environment. Did I just teleport? I look around and see the grocery store across the street. Thats weird I think, there is noone in it. I walk inside and I see that all the shelves are empty and the only thing in there is some mattresses. I walk outside and look at the sky. I then look at my hands... They look normal. I ask a guy passing by if I'm dreaming but he shakes his head. I tell myself to focus and look over at the green peace building close by... What I see instead of the green peace logo, is a fairly small sized black sign with a white fish and some cutlery on it. I become lucid and the clarity of the dream drastically increases (took me long enough lol) and I push my finger through my palm to stabilize. The first thing that comes to mind is flying. I use the three step method and take off. I now notice that the sky and clouds are dark. I feel extremely excited and feel like going on an adventure. I increase my speed and almost fly into some electric wires, but I spin around mid-air and avoid them. I fly over riddarfjärden in stockholm and look down on all the huge dark water masses below. The city is asleep and all I can see is some street lights vaguely illuminating it. At one point I think of trying to summon Misa campo and have sex with her but I quickly got rid off that thought. When I fly over kungsträdgården I see some people sitting around a table. I land and as I do I start thinking about the task of the month. I tell myself that when I walk around the next corner there will be a champagne bottle standing there. Turns out I don't even have to walk around a corner, it's standing right in front of me on the small white plastic table. I grab the bottle and notice thats its half full and is kinda sticky. I turn around and see that the group of people are a bunch of boozers sitting on white plastic chairs. I walk over to them and ask one guy with a beard if I can borrow his wine glass. Sure he replies and I grab the glass. I walk over to the closest trash bin and empty if first. At first I'm afraid that he'll get angry at me for wasting all that booze but then I remind myself that this is a dream and I can easily kick his ass if he would get aggressive. I pour myself a glass and suprisingly it tastes a lot like champage... I should add that I'm not a big fan of champage. Shortly after that the dream fades out and I wake up with a beating heart.

Yay my first Totm completed =)

Hahahaha! I did it! For the first time ever, I did it!

Spoiler for Proof!:

12.01.2010

Lucid TOTM Completion (MILD)

NON-DREAM DREAM LUCID

I'm sitting at my computer, logged on to Dream Views, when BAM! I become lucid. Realization just sort of hits me like a brick wall. I briefly stabilized the dream, though not as much as I should have. I instantly recalled the Task of the Month: have a sip of sparkling cider (I'm underage). I try to summon a wine flute full of the stuff, but I kept failing (looks like dream control may be a bit harder than I thought). So, after failing to actively make a glass of cider appear, I looked around on my desk. Sure enough, there was already a glass there, filled with semi-warm sparkling cider. It was a tad old, but it still had some fizz to it, as well as some chill. I quickly drained the glass. The fizzy apple juice tasted just like it does in reality. The bubbles danced about my mouth; the cool, sweet liquid poured down my throat.

Great job Mario ! I'm really happy for your first TOTM completion !

Seems like everybody's starting to get the TOTM completed, I gotta get on this! I haven't had a lucid dream in a few nights, in fact I haven't had any dreams in the past few nights, so I'm gonna go take a nap and see if I can have at least a dream. =D

Originally Posted by insight

Great job Mario ! I'm really happy for your first TOTM completion !

Thanks, man.

So, when do I get the cool orange name and badge?

Had some time last night, so I banged out the Advanced Task.

14.01.2010

January Adv. ToTM Completion (DILD)

★★☆☆☆

NON-DREAM DREAM LUCID

The following is an excerpt from an hour+ long LD.

Frustrated by my failure to locate her, I decide to go about the ToTM as scheduled, without her. There are plenty of DCs around. A couple walking up and down the street, a few off to the side of the road, sitting on benches. I start up my plan, queuing up Guns and Dogs by Portugal. The Man. Once the distinctive sounds and lyrics hit my ears I start my transformation.

I shrink to a quarter my height, slowly falling down onto all fours, my limbs constricting, my joints changing, and my hands and feet becoming paws. My clothes melt into me, becoming a silky black fur coat. I feel my ears elongate and flop down about face as my nose and mouth stretch forward. All of this is happening at once. I'm surprised it feels so easy and natural.

I am now a dog. Not quite sure what breed, but I'm definitely on the smaller side. As soon as the transformation completes, I trot over to an older woman on a nearby bench who is reading a newspaper. I curl up on her feet, brushing my soft fur against her leg. The woman looks down, smiles, and makes the effort to bend over and pet me. Boy does it feel good. She will make for a good owner.

Okay, these should be up to date in a little bit

Wow, good job guys. =)

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Okay, these should be up to date in a little bit

Ah, cool. I've been looking forward to the orange name. Quietly protesting the 10 character limit.

Gah. Well, I almost did it.

I was in a candy store filled with Christmas trees. I became lucid, and decided to grab as many candy canes as I could. Then I remembered the TOTM, so I went to the counter and asked for a glass of champagne. The lady there looked at me and said, "Sorry, I can't give you that." The dream was starting to fade, so instead of arguing with her I asked for sparkling cider. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but somehow I ended up trying to figure out how to fly while holding a seagull (while nonlucid).

Hopefully I'll get it next time.

Originally Posted by Hidden

Gah. Well, I almost did it.

I was in a candy store filled with Christmas trees. I became lucid, and decided to grab as many candy canes as I could. Then I remembered the TOTM, so I went to the counter and asked for a glass of champagne. The lady there looked at me and said, "Sorry, I can't give you that." The dream was starting to fade, so instead of arguing with her I asked for sparkling cider. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but somehow I ended up trying to figure out how to fly while holding a seagull (while nonlucid).

Hopefully I'll get it next time.

I want you to know that this dream amuses me, A LOT!

Me too, the ending is so random

Um, is it okay that it wasn't SPARKLING juice, and just, say, grape juice? 'Cause I love grape juice, and it looked like grape juice and tasted like grape juice.... Also, did it have to be a glass? 'Cause I drank it from a bottle....

If both of the above are okay, then I completed the basic task of the month! First time ever doing a TotM, and first time having a lucid dream with any substance to it where I could really do things in it/with it!! Even if I didn't complete the TotM, it was a wonderful dream. Here's the excerpt:

"...I rushed toward the van in a long run and started thinking about the DV Task of the Month. As I ran, I reached into my coat and tried pulling out a glass of champagne, but it didn't pull anything out. I looked off to my left and saw Emily lying on the ground. I ran over and asked for grape juice. She produced from inside her coat a bottle of grape juice. As she pulled it out, I consciously began yelling, "Aww, yeah! Aww, yeah!" from being exited from going lucid. [...] the environment turned into an orange beach next to a dark red ocean, with a sunset of the most beautiful gold, against an orange and red sky. Emily handed me the grape juice, still lying down on some kind of blanket. I took the grape juice, uncapped it, laid down, and began drinking. While drinking, I could taste the sweet juice - it was one of the greatest tasting grape juices I'd ever drank, compared to reality. I kept drinking and found that the liquid in the bottle was unending, so I dropped it to the ground, having had my fill. I turned my head while laying there and stared at the sunset, the sun so tiny in the distance. I once more tried to get champagne - I reached for the sun to pick it out of the sky, and put my fingers in my mouth, but tasted nothing. I thought about the advanced task, and started to lose lucidity. I seemd to go back into a regular dream state and saw a blue sky with white clouds, and several men and women floating there with white clothes and wings, plus a white dog with wings. They all shot straight upward to the heavens, and I consciously came out of my dream, happy as a clam. "