Someday

After reading this blog post about Somedays, and thinking about my earlier 'Things to Do Before I Die' or 'Things I have Left ' list... I decided to really focus on my list. I'm trying to remember all the things on my earlier list, but I'll just have to add them later.

Somedays...

1. Take a photography class
2. Understand wines
3. Visit Florida
4. Visit England
5. Visit Ireland & Scotland
   
6. Drive cross-country
7. Learn to knit
8. Take a painting class
9. Have a huge aquarium with saltwater fish
10. Skydive
11. Learn to swim
12. Write my memoir
13. Record a CD
14. Buy a new car
15. Buy a house
16. Take control of my finances

I know there are more... but these are ones I can remember. More to come.


UPDATE: I found this while poking around my website:
TITLE: Things to Do before I Die
DATE: 2004-04-19 22:01:00
BODY:
1. Become more pleased with my musculature

2. Paint a landscape

3. Take a photography class, and own a professional quality camera

4. Fly in a plane

5. Get certified to pilot a plane.

6. Learn to scuba dive. note to self: learn to swim first.

7. Learn to cook.

8. Own a large scale aquarium.

9. Learn effectual massage.

10. Find a doctor with whom I can grow old.

11. Obtain a healthier tan.

12. Visit the beaches of south Florida.

13. Visit West Hollywood.

14. Own a Volkswagen Beetle.

15. Become more educated about the government, its workings and politics in general.

16. Own a bottle of Dom Perignon.

Perfectly Pleased

I have been so pleased with my productivity the last few days. While I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone, and did buy a bottle of vodka... I only had a drink or two and spent the time reorganizing, reinstalling Windows XP on my laptop, updating software and more.

Then yesterday afternoon, without even meaning to be productive, I came home and changed clothes then went to Fred Meyer (really just to browse), and came home with two organizers and made a vanity out of them... then emptied 3 lingering junk boxes from moving, sorted through dozens of unopened bills, reworked my closet to hold my luggage as well as all my shoes... YAY ME

Things I Have Left to Do

I have been keeping a list of 'Things to Do Before I Die' for years. 15 years in fact. Off and on I come across the list, usually after a move or a shuffling of items from room to room. I decided that this year would be the year I'd both refresh the list and make a commitment to cross off a few of them.

As soon as I find the list, I'll post it here to be reviewed and updated.

Christmas

I spent this Christmas completely alone, and without seeing anyone, other than the few people I passed on the street on the way to the corner store... resulting in 30 hours of solitude.

To be fair, I received a good amount of text messages and phone calls today, and it was nice to know that I was thought of, both in spirit and in wanton.

I also recorded a video of myself singing 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' and uploaded it to YouTube for the world to see. It was a single take, no editing (save for finishing touches) clip and I emailed it out for everyone to see. Hopefully they'll feel compelled to comment and send a little happy karmic comment love my way :)

It snowed pretty hard today, but alas it did not stick. Dammit. I want snow and enough to make a tribute to Calvin and Hobbes!











Merry Christmas to me... and you.