Why didn't I become Lucid?

[Clow]

This happens to me too. The thing is that our mind is really groggy when we sleep. So you dont realize that it was your sign.It really ticks me off when it happens. I bearly ever succesfully LD anymore

[kozzi]

I find that if I set my alarm to wake up an hour or two before I'm supposed to get up in the morning and then set it again to wake up an hour or two later I have much more success...  does that make sense?   Anyway, the point is that this method really works well for me.  Really, really well!!!  

Well, a lot of times I don't become lucid, but I do know that I'm looking at something.  This is hard to explain, but I think the whole point is that I need to learn to recognize dream signs or something.  See, I have LDs, but they're usually spontaneous.  Usually, I see something clearly and I almost instantly realize I'm dreaming, but then I lose control of my excitement  However, a lot of times I see something clearly, which is supposed to be my sign post, but I don't realize that I'm dreaming.  Any clues?

Kozzi