On a side note, I thought the five minutes I saw of the Bucket List were awful, so I refuse to label my list that way. Yeah, I'm a movie snob. As my brother in law would say, "but you liked the Virgin Suicides?" Label your list however you choose certainly, but this is not a Bucket List, because in my head you might as well call it that Horrible Piece of Shit Corny Old Dude Movie List. And that's an awful name for my very charming list. So let's dive into this work in progress:
1. Travel to Paris, visit a mind-boggling number of museums and then collapse and order pate, smelly cheese and baguette while relaxing at a sidewalk cafe.
2. Brush up on my French and Spanish, seriously brush up.
3. Become a parent, either carry my own or adopt.
4. Get my esty shop up and running, actually stocked with my wares.
5.
6. Visit Egypt, but not just the pyramids.
7. Swim with dolphins.
8. Write a book, possibly fiction, possibly nonfiction, I don't know yet.
9. Take a beach vacation with extended family and friends. Big house, close to the water, lots of noise, lots of kids, lots of sunscreen.
10. Travel to West Africa again, with Joe and possible future child, spend lots of time in villages and buy more art from local artisans.
11. Have my own library room in my house, complete with overloaded bookshelves and a comfy window seat.
12. Design a garden with plantings for each season.
13. Create new jewelry designs with materials I haven't used before.
14.
15.
16. Develop a better relationship with my mother.
17.
18. Visit that Matisse church in France.
19. Travel to each of the 50 states, I've got North Dakota,Washington, Montana, Oregon, South and North Carolina, Alaska and Hawaii left.
20. Renovate and decorate a roomy old 60's ranch house into an eclectic, colorful oasis.
21. See Rilo Kiley,
22. Go on a random unstructured road trip and visit lots of these places
23. and the Garden of Eden.
24. Pack a picnic lunch and relax outside all day.
25. Go skydiving.
26. Attend a black tie gala for one of my favorite nonprofits.
27.
28. Figure out my religious beliefs by attending different services and churches. Not just Christian.
29. Reach my goal weight.
30. Walk 10 puppies all at the same time.
31.
32. Have a Hitchcock movie screening party.
33. Go to a drag show.
34. Travel to Italy again, more Florence/Tuscany less Rome.
35.
36. Make my wardrobe more unique and bold.
37. Have someone teach me how to make tortillas from scratch.
38. Be nicer.
39. Stop yelling and cursing at people when I'm driving. I'm not sure this is possible.
40. Write more and better.
41. Consider next steps for career advancement: MPA, CFRE,
42.
43. Constantly add to and update this list.
44.
45. Become a board member for a nonprofit whose mission I'm passionate about.
46. Do a StoryCorps interview with both of my parents. (Sadly, I'm on the waiting list this time around. I may just do my own taped StoryCorp type interviews.)
47.
48. Train for and complete a triathlon.
What's on your life list? I'm dying to know. Bungee jumping, biking around Kuala Lumpur, learning to play the guitar, finally teaching your child how to tie their shoes, buying that ferret you've always wanted? You'll certainly inspire me to add new items to my list, and maybe we can cross some items off together!
You guys will rock at and love #3.
ReplyDeleteI strongly approve of #4.
I volunteer to be a beta reader and proofreader for #8.
Can I be invited to #9?
#11 HAS TOTALLY BEEN ONE OF MY LIFELONG GOALS. Since I was like, six years old. Seriously.
#24 is easy. As soon as the weather's nicer, do it. Take a good book.
#31 is easier than you think.
I don't really have a life list, and I've never really felt like making one up. Probably that's mostly out of stubbornness. :-) Also, I sort of feel like my life has taken such a different path than I imagined it taking when I was a kid, I'm just having fun seeing what comes along next. Most of my goals involve traveling, usually to visit friends, big surprise. And I'd like to learn to play guitar.
Yes to 8 absolutely, 9 we just need to pick a place and find the right house/houses and of course the right time, 11 is not a surprise, 24 will happen just as soon as it's not painfully cold, do you have a good recipe for 31? And we are scheduling 42 this week!
ReplyDeleteMan... I'm friggin excited!
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree with Bethany...you guys will ROCK at #3!! And you should TOTALLY do #4!! #8 is awesome...I have thought of writing a childrens' book...but haven't got that idea all worked out yet.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a life list. Which is weird cause I am a list maker!! I think when I want to do something bad enough I make it happen. LOVE #42!! That would be on my list for sure!
Fabulous list, not sure about the 10 puppies though, why?
ReplyDeleteBut you've got me thinking, perhaps one day, New Zealand.
Snowfairy, the ten puppies, the chaos, the barking, the tumbling all over each other, the little tongues, it just sounded fun to me.
ReplyDeleteI have a reasonable amount of overlap on my Horrible Piece of Shit Corny Old Dude Movie List...although since I'm not a snob (he he) so I just call mine a Bucket List.
ReplyDeleteDidn't you already see Cake? I thought you and Joe came with Tina Kim and I at Starlight about 36 hours before I moved from Lawrence to Chicago....Ben Folds opened, beautiful evening, it was great.
Margherio, I did see Cake with you and Tina Kim, that's why I want to see them again and again. I originally was excited to see Ben Folds that night and then Cake was so much better. They rule.
ReplyDeleteWho knows if you will still read these comments, but I noticed you want to see the Pixies, and I wanted to make sure you know they will be in Omaha on September 16 at the Orpheum. So maybe you can cross that one off your list :-)
ReplyDeleteI think you need to link to your posts when you complete these - you know, mostly for my ease when I'm linking to your blog from mine :-). Right now, I'm searching for your making caramels post on here, and dang, it would be easier if I could just come here and click on the link - that's me being whiny and needy, though. I'm still just damn impressed what effort you've put into this list so far...
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