The List

I decided it was about time that I had one of those lists. The list where you list everything you want to accomplish. Or at least the things you want to accomplish which make you sound a lot cooler and more interesting than you actually are. Now that I'm (oh-God-don't-say-it) thirty, I think I'm well overdue in writing such a list. (A "things you want to accomplish list", not a "impress everyone list". I know better than to try and impress anyone but myself.)

The List

(as of June 2010)

In no special order:

1. Learn to speak French properly; have a fluency level above that of a retarded goat.
2. Release an album.
3. Be an extra in a film.
4. Get a tattoo before I'm 40.
5. See the Yeah Yeah Yeahs live.
6. Drive across the U.S.A..
7. Get a Scottish Fold.
8. Run the Chicago Marathon.
9. Own a house.
10. ...in Chicago.
11. ...in Melbourne.
12. Buy gifts for friends "just because".
13. Attend a nerd convention (E3, BlizzCon, etc).
14. Ride a horse.
15. Swim with giant turtles in Hawaii.
16. Visit Venice.
17. ...and Paris.
18. ...and Tokyo.
19. ...and NYC.
20. ...and San Fransisco.
21. ...and Machu Picchu.
22. Take acting classes
23. ...at Lee Strasberg.
24. ...and at NIDA.
25. Go on a honeymoon. (Married almost a year, and Red & I haven't gone on a honeymoon yet.)
26. Visit Walt Disney World.
27. Visit Disneyland.
28. Put together a family tree.
29. Keep a self-portrait blog for a year.
30. Have sex in all 50 states.
31. Take the Fundamentals of All Things Chocolate pastry class at The French Pastry School of Chicago.
32. Enter a pie contest.
33. Leave a crazy big tip for a restaurant server/hotel staff.
34. Tour with my band.
35. Play a major music festival with the band.
36. See the Northern Lights.
37. Have a swanky gourmet dinner party with a black-tie dress code.
38. Visit the Brown Brothers winery.
39. Go to Japan during the Cherry Blossom festivals.
40. Go on a silent retreat.
41. Take more singing lessons.
42. Get a spiffily designed blog (I'm looking at you, Shatterbox Media.)
43. Volunteer at a hospital's preemie ward.
44. Live downtown.
45. Spend 48 hours in Las Vegas. No sleep allowed.
46. Donate a month's wages to a charity I feel passionate about.
47. Stay up all night, do a classy bar crawl.
48. Go to Starbucks at 2:00AM.
49. Own the car of my dreams.
50. Random acts of cashness during The Holidays.
51. Let people know how much I love them.