See the Beatles!
Thu Jul 06, 2006 13:59 (UTC -5)A few weeks ago I found out that Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band were going to play at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but I do like Beatles, and when the subject came up again, I decided that I wanted to go. My dad offered to pay for it and asked if there were any friends I wanted to take. My friend Nick immediately sprang to mind. Four years ago, when Paul McCartney played in the area, Sean, Alex, and I all got tickets to the show. (There were so many people there that we didn’t see each other.) Nick was just as big of a fan as the rest of us, but he couldn’t go, so I got him a souvenir.
So, thanks to my dad and his money, Nick and I are going to see Ringo Starr in concert. I’m surprised at how good our seats are. I think we’re in the tenth row. Can you say awesome? Better yet, the concert is in two days: it’s on the 8th at 8:00. That should be easy to remember. Hey, maybe if we’re vigilant enough, we can meet Ringo after the show, just like how I met some of my comedic heroes. It’s worth a shot, I guess. The worst they can do is throw us out.
I’m pleased to announce that in my quest to have lucid dreams, I’ve attained a major breakthrough by having a lucid dream. I didn’t take much control over the dream, but I did realize that I was dreaming, and that’s a good start. Here’s what I wrote in my dream journal for this dream (or series of dreams).
I was at school, going toward class…. I walked further and Mike ran past me. I saw a clock in the hallway and realized that there was less than a minute till the bell. I kept going and going down the hall when I realized I was going the wrong way. I turned around and the bell rang. I thought, It’s some stupid class, so maybe I’ll be allowed late. As I was getting there, I must have thought, Wait, this doesn’t look like my school. I must be dreaming. I went to go to the bathroom by turning left. There was a long hallway, and by now I was trying to control what I’d see next. I expected men’s and women’s rooms, and I went inside the men’s. It was spacious and empty….
Things get murky from here…. I saw written a quote by Bush and a ‘translation’ of what he really meant. I looked at one word 3 times as a reality check. It changed slightly the 3rd time.
Dad was driving me in the van. It was daylight and I thought, Since I’m dreaming, it can’t be day. It’s night and I can feel my body in bed. This is definitely a dream.… We then passed by some other buildings and I inferred (by hearing a voice) that we were in northern Washington.
Now for my commentary. I didn’t really try any special induction methods last night. I just tried to relax and I hoped that I would be aware that I was dreaming. And that’s precisely what happened. Seeing a clock in the hallway at school should have set off a red flag, but it didn’t. Only when I realized that the hallway was extremely long did I realize I was dreaming. (In the past month of writing my dreams, I’ve noticed that being at a strange school is one of my biggest dreamsigns. Apparently it has been for quite some time.) From that point on, I had a vague feeling of controlling what I was about to see, but I apparently went with the flow most of the time.
I’m proud of the fact that I thought to do a reality check. The old “looking at some words or a clock and then seeing if it changes when you look at it again” test is nearly foolproof. (Some other reality checks I use include holding my nose and seeing if I can breathe, looking at my hands to make sure they’re normal, and jumping to see whether I float away.) Apparently it’s true that if you do them enough in real life, you’ll do them in your dreams. I’m also impressed that I was aware of my real-life body toward the end of the dream. Maybe that was because I was about to wake up, but I do remember noticing how vivid the reflection of the sun (which shouldn’t have been out) was.
If any of your passwords matches this list of the Top 10 Most Common Passwords, it may be time to change it. I might add, however, that the list comes from a survey of predominantly British users, which explains why “liverpool” is #3.
43 Things is a site that allows you to list any goals that you might have and network with other users that share the same goals or have accomplished them. It sounds interesting; maybe I’ll sign up.
One year ago: “Paris was expected to win, but London narrowly beat it out in the end.”
Two years ago: “Be polite or else!”
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3 comments
#1 by Luke: Thu Jul 06, 2006 17:50 (UTC -5)
Once you have control over your dreams, you can begin to study at night and still get all the sleep you need!
#2 by Jordon: Thu Jul 06, 2006 18:20 (UTC -5)
Hey, yeah. That reminds me, now that I’m having lucid dreams, I should probably go to the next chapter in my lucid dreaming book. Much of it seems to be dedicated to advantages of lucid dreaming such as the one you mentioned.
#3 by Luke: Thu Jul 06, 2006 23:36 (UTC -5)
Sure, it would be NICE to maximize your brain usage at night, but wouldn’t you rather fight crime with your daylight hours and do schoolwork at night? Or do villains come out at night? I’m so out of touch with THE PRESENT. Anyhow, work that out so that you can fight crime. Superpowers would be cool, too. You can sleep in school if necessary.