Comments | waltermonkey: wake up to find out that you are the eyes

waltermonkey

wake up to find out that you are the eyes

Jan 04, 2009 18:07

Okay, I did it. I successfully had a lucid dream! It only lasted for about five minutes and it was kinda creepy but all the techniques from the book totally worked. I will distill them for you. Here is what I did.

(The book, by the way, is Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. The words on the back that made me pick it up were "establishing a ( Read more... )

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e2satori January 5 2009, 03:45:20 UTC

Dude, I rolled an undead priest on Azul-Noreb or whatever the server you're on is called. She's only level 20 and impossibly broke, and I'm in that incredibly frustrating period where it's a pitched frenzied battle to kill anything one level above me (OMG priest armor SUCKS and they don't even give you Inner Fire until LEVEL 12), but within a few months I should be a level where I can actually party with people! :D

Her name is Kullulu, which is an Assyrian word meaning "cursed" (I tried for "Tristitia" but it was taken).

What's your character's name? I know you're like level bazillion and all but if you get bored maybe you could help me run her up to 20 or so, you know - so I can actually kill things and afford decent armor. ^^

Let me know! Now I'm gonna read your actual post.

Love!

e2satori January 5 2009, 03:46:24 UTC

Sorry - not level 20, level TEN. As of tonight.

e2satori January 5 2009, 03:46:48 UTC

My main is a priest on Silvermoon. She's level 32.

waltermonkey January 5 2009, 22:43:57 UTC

DUED so sorry I didn't get back to you.

Perhaps we are too late for Recruit-A-Friend. I'll ask cz. We'll get you in the guild either way.

We actually have a 29 that you can run with. Any one of us can run you through an instance and get you some fast XP.

I can't give you good priest advice; I only know shaman and druid. I do know though that it's way faster to level Shadow, like hazen says.

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orangejulius January 5 2009, 15:28:52 UTC

Having seen all of Alias but not much of Buffy, how is Alias a rip-off of Buffy?

waltermonkey January 5 2009, 22:46:28 UTC

I was perhaps being harsh with the term rip-off, but it's a clear descendant.

Hot chick has secret identity wherein she kicks bad guys, but still makes a mess of her romantic life.

orangejulius January 6 2009, 04:03:57 UTC

Sounds like the Lynda Carter version of Wonder Woman.

waltermonkey January 6 2009, 05:37:44 UTC

Interesting. You're not wrong about the superhero linkage. But the romantic element is handled differently.

From the Wikipedia article (which I have to resort to, because I've never watched the show):

"Although Carter and Waggoner had good chemistry, it was decided to play down the romantic aspects found in the comic, and, ultimately, the characters remained simply good friends. Executive producer Douglas S. Cramer noted the difficulties inherent in maintaining long-term romantic tension between leads, with the resolution of that tension often resulting in the cancellation of the series."

The Sam and Diane problem - typical of the 80s. After Twin Peaks was a smash success, it was easier to get prime-time dramas on the air that took more of a soap opera approach. Relationships did consummate and they did end.

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mikekelley January 5 2009, 23:00:17 UTC

Man, that is super interesting. I'm going to see if they have that book or similar at my library, next time I'm there.

I think it's pretty strange that you could even read and write in your dream. A common element in my dreams is that words are always blurry and unreadable. I've heard that's fairly common.

waltermonkey January 5 2009, 23:08:45 UTC

Yeah, precisely. It's usually that way for me too, and it tends to be the most common thing that kicks me out of the dream.

That's why I was so surprised and impressed that I could MAKE the letters stay still.

orangejulius January 6 2009, 04:05:08 UTC

The lucid dream book I have says that trying to read things will often bump you from the dream state, but it is also a good indication that you are in a dream if you try to read something and the letters keep changing.

voidptr January 6 2009, 16:07:18 UTC

Yay! GO YOU! :)

cleahpatra January 7 2009, 18:34:43 UTC

I have that problem, in my dreams, where my mind always reminds me that I'm married. It's incredibly annoying, especially when I'm dreaming that I'm 16 or something and some guy wants to make out with me.

Also, have I ever told you about my technique for falling asleep? I can pretty much put myself to sleep, which Will is incredibly annoyed/jealous about.

waltermonkey January 8 2009, 00:59:38 UTC

Putting myself to sleep has always been difficult. I've only gotten good at it recently, and inconsistently. Basically I just force myself to stop thinking words. This is very hard. But once i do it, then my mind is just this black formless timeless mess, and then images come in to fill the void. (This is called the hypnagogic state.) What's your technique like?

Being able to remember your real life as your dreaming something else is good, as long as it doesn't automatically kick you out of the dream. It's healthy to always be skeptical. And after all, that shouldn't stop you from indulging anyway. DREAM CHEATING TOTALLY DOESN'T COUNT. (Sorry, Will.)