43 Things

Yes, I know we're supposed to look at the "23 Things" for libraries , but I wanted to make a list of things from the orginal "43 Things" website, and to see if I'll actually get around to doing them in this LATI session.

And AWAY we go....

1) Get totally out of debt.
(Comment: We'll I just bought a new car, so that's not going to happen for a while.)

2) Save more money.
(Comment: See above, and I think I just wrote this futher down on the list as well...)

3) Learn Japanese.
(Comment: I'm actually DOING this! I checked out a "Learn Japanese" CD, and am practicing as I drive to work!)

4) Knit a "Doctor Who" scarf.
(Comment: You gotta have the silly as well as the serious. Now if I could only find my knitting needles.)

5) Go to more concerts.
(Comment: Went to see a choral group a co-worker sings in. Good times!)

6) Get in shape.
(Comment: Does walking back and forth for books count?)

7) Be rich.
(Comment: Well, I'm doing an affirmation every morning ala "The Secret". Stay turned.)

8) Be on the cover of a magazine.
(Comment: For something GOOD, natch.)

9) Live off the grid.
(Comment: Not gonna happen anytime soon.)

10) Buy a house.
( Comment: Well, I went to Ikea this past weekend and looked at furniture. And priced it. And thought about how I would arrange it, so at least the intention is out there... Now, I guess I need to price actual houses...)

11) Get married.
(Comment: Well, I suppose I should start DATING again.)

12) Read the classics.
(Comment: I printed out the reading list for St. John's College Classics program. Stay tuned.)

13) Learn the names of more plants and trees.
(Comment: I need to crack open those Zim guides again.)

14) Find true love and keep it.
(Comment: See #11.)

15) Have a baby.
(Comment: See #11 and #14.)

16) Paint more.
(Comment: Need to find my brushes and paper.)

17) Take a photo a day.
(Comment: Well, this would give me a reason to open that Flickr account...)

18) Learn Ancient Greek.
(Comment: This one's just for fun.)

19) See Cirque du Soleil.
(Comment: Preferrably in Las Vegas.)

20) Go backpacking.
(Comment: Find out if there are any groups in the area.)

21) Raw food!
(Comment: As in raw VEGGIE meals!)

22) Learn Italian.

23) Learn French.

24) Hike the Appalachian Trail.
(Comment: Do #20 first.)

25) See the Pyramids.
(Comment: Mayan or Egyptian?)

26) Live in a foriegn country.
(Comment: Like ENGLAND.)

27) See Stonehenge.
(Comment: And all those lovely neolithic sites in Great Britain.)

28) Make a movie.
(Comment: This gives me another excuse to do something "23 things" related.)

29) Visit every continent at least once.
(Comment: North America and Europe are already crossed off the list.)

30) Have a best-selling novel.
(Comment: One of my novels was rejected twice; the other I haven't finished editing. Stay tuned.)

31) Create my own website (with graphics!)

32) Read the Bible (KJV) from cover to cover.

33) Eat more fruits and veggies.
(Comment: You would think, that as a vegetarian...but noooo...)

34) Go to New Zealand.

35) Give away 50 things.
(Comment: Will list items currently in the giveaway pile. Stay tuned.)

36) Write and publish a book of poetry.

37) Take a cruise to Alaska.

38) Go kayaking.

39) Inventory all "Barbie-ana" that I own.
(Comment: My co-worker came up with this one since I realized I put "Save money" down twice. This is going to be a lifetime project. Have you SEEN my Barbie collection?)

40)Fly first class!
(Comment: And not have to pay for it! Because flying coach SUCKS.)

41) Study in London.
(Comment: Yes, I'm an Anglophile. How could you tell?)

42) Grow my own food.

43) Learn to make Sushi!
(Comment: I tried this once and it was not successful, so it is time to do it again, and do it RIGHT.),