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-Squanto (movie) quote: "You have forgotten who you are!", displaying once again my sad (yet highly amusing to watch), B-movie repertoire-

Ah, definitely more satisfying dream last night. I think this is mostly due to the fact that I woke up early enough to fall back asleep again (if that made sense). Anyway, the wake-back-to-bed technique essentially makes you more alert during the dreams after you wake up, so you're more likely to remember it afterwards. Or, even better, realize that you're dreaming, which I did! Yay! Of course, that was swiftly followed by a "false awakening", which I thought was real, so again it was a very SHORT moment of lucidity, but it was there. It seems like the jump-flying thing is the most reliable lucidity tool, this is the third time it's made me realize I'm dreaming (since, regrettably, it is impossible in real life to jump while in midair from the previous jump).

And now for something completely different.

It strikes me that if someone were to write down everything said at a dinner table, the results might be somewhat... oblique. Perhaps if I give an example, loosely based on a conversation I had the other day:

Noona Funtellweist*: (looking at everyone at the table, but mainly at Tip) Oh, you missed the funniest Rabid Trebuchet episode last night! (laughs) (gets one last bite, then sets down fork, so as not to spear... or mop?.. anyone in her mirth) It was a really sunny day, so

Shora Hepzibah: (laughs) That always makes it hard!

Noona: Yeah. So they were building this thing, and

Gregor Lee: Could you? (wiggles hand vaguely)

Noona: Sure!

Tip Tringull: (downs his glass of water) I'm going to

Noona & Gregor: Okay.

Tip: (gets up, refills glass. Everyone else waits, but they don't resume eating. Tip returns)

(long pause)

Shora: (looks at Noona)

Noona: (eats)

Gregor: The? (holds out hands)

Noona: Oh. (hands him the vegetable dish)

Gregor: (spoons out a heap. Eating all around.)

Shora: (looks at Noona) They were building this thing, and..?

Noona: (speaking somewhat around food) Oh. He he. (covers mouth delicately as she finishes chewing) They were going to do it without wire, but Cassy didn't think that would work, so

Tip: May'be'xcused?

Everyone else: (nods)

Noona: Don't forget to (gestures)...


And on and on.

Reality check. If the conversation at the dinner table makes any amount of sense, that might be a clue that you're DREAMING.

*names/show fictional. I hope.