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it seems to be common knowledge around here that I am......what's it that my husband says? oh, right, "flighty". I tend to have wide and varied interests and the gall to pursue them all........briefly, and then move on.

I tell my friends who are always surprised at my wide variety of life experiences that I am an amature at life, sure I have done a lot of completely unrelated stuff, but I am not really really good at any of it.......:(

what's that other thing my husband says? Jack of all trades, master of none?

anyway, what have you guys never done that you plan to do at some point?

Smunkee's list of things I plan to do within the next 5 years

graduate from college
buy my dream house (read buy the land and build it)
rebuild my Jeep (working on that now)
go to Vegas!!!!!!! (also working on that now)
film my movie (finishing up the screen play now)

Go to university ( less than a year!)
Write a book
Go to a lot of music festivals ( V Festival next year)
Learn guitar ( Currently doing)

it seems to be common knowledge around here that I am......what's it that my husband says? oh, right, "flighty". I tend to have wide and varied interests and the gall to pursue them all........briefly, and then move on.

I tell my friends who are always surprised at my wide variety of life experiences that I am an amature at life, sure I have done a lot of completely unrelated stuff, but I am not really really good at any of it.......:(

what's that other thing my husband says? Jack of all trades, master of none?

anyway, what have you guys never done that you plan to do at some point?

Smunkee's list of things I plan to do within the next 5 years

graduate from college
buy my dream house (read buy the land and build it)
rebuild my Jeep (working on that now)
go to Vegas!!!!!!! (also working on that now)
film my movie (finishing up the screen play now)


Hmm ...


written my novel(s)
copied out the US constitution long-hand in a nice script
made it to the Pacific Coast (my farthest west is Las Vegas)
set foot on the European continent (been to England, though)


Oh, and your husband thinks you're "flighty"? How strange, that's never a word I'd have used to describe you!

Learn to speil propably!:rolleyes:

Learn to speil propably!:rolleyes:

nobody really needs to know that......focus on something useful

it seems to be common knowledge around here that I am......what's it that my husband says? oh, right, "flighty". I tend to have wide and varied interests and the gall to pursue them all........briefly, and then move on.

I tell my friends who are always surprised at my wide variety of life experiences that I am an amature at life, sure I have done a lot of completely unrelated stuff, but I am not really really good at any of it.......:(

what's that other thing my husband says? Jack of all trades, master of none?

anyway, what have you guys never done that you plan to do at some point?

Smunkee's list of things I plan to do within the next 5 years

graduate from college
buy my dream house (read buy the land and build it)
rebuild my Jeep (working on that now)
go to Vegas!!!!!!! (also working on that now)
film my movie (finishing up the screen play now)

You got a Jeep!!!

Sweet a fellow jeeper

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/pictures/jeep/jeep2.jpg (Sorry it is big and slow) I got some rock climing ones on my home comp

In the next five years, I'd like to:

start law school
pay off my undergrad loans
start writing an account of my childhood (just for me and family/friends, not for publication)
start riding again


That's all I can think of right now.

I've been to Vegas. Everything except the Star Trek Experience is incredibly overrated.

Lose 5kg before 2007 Feburary(lost one so far)
Go to Europe and really experience it (The first one was with a lousy tour)
Ride First Class
Pass my O and A level(A bit like SATs for you Americans)

You got a Jeep!!!

Sweet a fellow jeeper

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/pictures/jeep/jeep2.jpg (Sorry it is big and slow) I got some rock climing ones on my home comp

my Jeep is not as cool as yours. It's probably about the same age though.
LOL

it's 15 years old. :eek: and runs better than my neighbors newer SUV, although I did tweak it.......a lot......so it gets better gas mileage than my mom's compact car.

I've been to Vegas. Everything except the Star Trek Experience is incredibly overrated.

I only want to go for Trek.

1) Graduate college (working on that)
2) Write a story (a good one lol)
3) Handle one of the dogs at a show instead of hiring a handler
4) Go back to Europe

Land on the Moon.

1) Graduate college (working on that)
2) Write a story (a good one lol)
3) Handle one of the dogs at a show instead of hiring a handler
4) Go back to Europe

what breed do you show?

my Jeep is not as cool as yours. It's probably about the same age though.
LOL

it's 15 years old. :eek: and runs better than my neighbors newer SUV, although I did tweak it.......a lot......so it gets better gas mileage than my mom's compact car.

1988 YJ baby :)

I got a lot of mods on it, everything from air lockers and swaybar disconnects as well as a new tranny and the 4.56 gearing in it

Though with all the mods I get like 10 mpg lol

Papillons :p

That was to Smunkee's post, btw. Forgot to quote.

Ride First Class

It's so very nice. I once rode first class from Adana, Turkey to Bangor, Maine and it was great. I'm 190 cm tall, so riding in coach makes me want to chop off my legs, especially on a ridiculously long flight like that.

anyway, what have you guys never done that you plan to do at some point?

1. Build the world's tallest sky scraper
2. Have a breakfast cereal cartoon mascot based on me
3. Finish learning to juggle fire
4. Change my last name to "The Conqueror"
5. Jump out of a plane (may need to be moved to bottom of list, depending on availability of parachutes)
6. Lose a race around the world to Henry Rollins
7. Own a pet octopus

It's so very nice. I once rode first class from Adana, Turkey to Bangor, Maine and it was great. I'm 190 cm tall, so riding in coach makes me want to chop off my legs, especially on a ridiculously long flight like that.
Have you ever tried flying "economy plus" on United? I haven't myself, but it looks like substantially more leg room than the rest of the coach cabin. I don't think the price difference is too huge, either.

list of things I plan to do within the next 5 years
Too depressing & hopeless.

nobody really needs to know that......focus on something useful

Ohhh folighty huh!

Man to me right spelling is useful!:p

Papillons :p

That was to Smunkee's post, btw. Forgot to quote.

those are so cute. *loves to watch the dog shows*

I plan on getting a Mastiff when I retire, although I probably won't because it would eat hubby's French Bulldog......I will probably end up with a Corgi :(

Too depressing & hopeless.

you know I am going to end up doing weird and wonderful things....they just don't always get planned.

Ok

1) Finish my doctorate
2) Buy a house
4) Put in new engine and go to coil over suspension on my jeep (or failing that elliptical)

you know I am going to end up doing weird and wonderful things....they just don't always get planned.
Just to make sure: I didn't mean your list, your list is great, and I have little doubt you're gonna do it all, too. I meant mine. :p

those are so cute. *loves to watch the dog shows*

I plan on getting a Mastiff when I retire, although I probably won't because it would eat hubby's French Bulldog......I will probably end up with a Corgi :(
I agree, papillons are very cute. One of my neighbours in my apartment complex has one, and it's very sweet. I don't think I'd ever want one though, as this one seems very hyperactive and its owners say that's typical of the breed.

Mastiffs are great dogs! One of my friends when I was growing up had two Brazilian mastiffs, they were the sweetest (and hugest) dogs ever. My boyfriend seems taken with Corgis for some reason, I just think they look funny. Like their legs were chopped off at the knee. :p

those are so cute. *loves to watch the dog shows*

I plan on getting a Mastiff when I retire, although I probably won't because it would eat hubby's French Bulldog......I will probably end up with a Corgi :(

Corgis are nice too haha! Shows are fun to go to, I enjoy them a lot.

it seems to be common knowledge around here that I am......what's it that my husband says? oh, right, "flighty". I tend to have wide and varied interests and the gall to pursue them all........briefly, and then move on.

I tell my friends who are always surprised at my wide variety of life experiences that I am an amature at life, sure I have done a lot of completely unrelated stuff, but I am not really really good at any of it.......:(

what's that other thing my husband says? Jack of all trades, master of none?

anyway, what have you guys never done that you plan to do at some point?

Smunkee's list of things I plan to do within the next 5 years

graduate from college
buy my dream house (read buy the land and build it)
rebuild my Jeep (working on that now)
go to Vegas!!!!!!! (also working on that now)
film my movie (finishing up the screen play now)


5 years?! that's.... like..... impossible to say :eek:
i have a hard enough time thinking about what i'll be doing next week :p


if i think about it for a mo


get a degree in photography
start work as a professional photographer
somehow make enough money to live
finish my websites and add ecommerce for prints and press
get my own apartment (preferably buy w/ mortgage which i'm saving up for now)
fall more in love with my girl :fluffle:


though all but the last one are really up in the air and may change completely

Have you ever tried flying "economy plus" on United? I haven't myself, but it looks like substantially more leg room than the rest of the coach cabin. I don't think the price difference is too huge, either.

I'm too cheap/poor to pay for more than coach. I only flew first class that time because it was taxpayer funded. The only other times I flew first class were when I got bumped up because I was going home on leave from Iraq and happened to be wearing my desert uniform and lugging my body armor and helmet around.

I'm flying coach on Iberia to Paris this spring, but I'm used to having very little legroom. I flew from Frankfurt, Germany to Detroit on coach more than a few times, so I've learned to handle the desire to gnaw my legs off to an extent. However, I'm not sure I could have handled for the flight from Turkey to Maine.

I'm too cheap/poor to pay for more than coach. I only flew first class that time because it was taxpayer funded. The only other times I flew first class were when I got bumped up because I was going home on leave from Iraq and happened to be wearing my desert uniform and lugging my body armor and helmet around.

I'm flying coach on Iberia to Paris this spring, but I'm used to having very little legroom. I flew from Frankfurt, Germany to Detroit on coach more than a few times, so I've learned to handle the desire to gnaw my legs off to an extent. However, I'm not sure I could have handled for the flight from Turkey to Maine.
The economy plus thing is exactly the same as coach, just with more leg room. Iirc, when I flew from California to DC last week, when I checked in it was an extra $5 to be bumped from normal economy class to economy plus. I don't know if other airlines have similar services though. It's not something I'm ever going to have to worry about, as I'm substantially shorter than you are. :p

I always feel bad for the super tall people I see flying coach. I usually book aisle seats so that I can stretch my legs out into the aisle (and for ease of getting to the restroom), but if I'm sitting in the same row as someone really tall I always offer to switch so they can stretch out at least a little bit more.

Ok

1) Finish my doctorate
2) Buy a house
4) Put in new engine and go to coil over suspension on my jeep (or failing that elliptical)
3) Learn to count? ;)

Mine:
1) Get my PG Dip in Journalism
2) Be a published author
3) Marry my girlfriend
4) Follow the complete tour (English dates at least) of my favourite band

in no particular order:

-pass my degree with at least a 2:1;
-go base jumping;
-own a classic car - mgb-gt for starters, maybe graduating to a tvr;
-become a jobbing archaeologist, or a mechanic;
-complete the plymouth-banjul rally;
-get a girlfriend.

edit: i forgot: get fit

Um...well, I guess I should get a real(tm) job. In terms of aspirations, I guess nothing else is really important right now.

-go to brussels.
-work for rte.
-rule world.

-go to brussels.
-work for rte.
-rule world.
Why Brussels? Just curious.

-complete the plymouth-banjul rally;
:eek: What is it? And can I come? *puppy dog eyes*

Why Brussels? Just curious.

going to brussels soon. something to with eu or nato. havent been why yet.

:eek: What is it? And can I come? *puppy dog eyes*

absolutely! i don't have anyone to go with as of yet. it's a rally where you drive a car worth less than £100 from plymouth on the south coast of england to banjul in gambia and then you auction off the car for charity at the end. i've wanted to do it ever since i saw an article about it in top gear magazin a couple of years ago, everyone thinks i'm mad though and i'll probably have to wait til i have some money and some basic mechanical knowledge.

http://www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk/

I always feel bad for the super tall people I see flying coach. I usually book aisle seats so that I can stretch my legs out into the aisle (and for ease of getting to the restroom), but if I'm sitting in the same row as someone really tall I always offer to switch so they can stretch out at least a little bit more.

On behalf of all tall people in the world, our knees thank you :D

Spend a year in (hopefully) california. Find out tomorrow! Oo-er
Get my Summer Mountain Leader qualification
Find money to buy a climbing rack, and learn to climb
go to mars
finish list

absolutely! i don't have anyone to go with as of yet. it's a rally where you drive a car worth less than £100 from plymouth on the south coast of england to banjul in gambia and then you auction off the car for charity at the end. i've wanted to do it ever since i saw an article about it in top gear magazin a couple of years ago, everyone thinks i'm mad though and i'll probably have to wait til i have some money and some basic mechanical knowledge.

http://www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk/
Awesome! And yeah, let's wait til you have some money and some basic mechanical skills. :p

Spend a year in (hopefully) california. Find out tomorrow! Oo-er
Get my Summer Mountain Leader qualification
Find money to buy a climbing rack, and learn to climb
go to mars
finish list


Whatcha coming to California for?

On behalf of all tall people in the world, our knees thank you :D
You're welcome! :)

Not die before the end of this quarter.

I'm averaging four hours of sleep a night for the past thirty days. It's amazing.

Awesome! And yeah, let's wait til you have some money and some basic mechanical skills. :p

heh, i'm glad someone else thinks this is cool though :)

Whatcha coming to California for?

Year abroad for my course. Geology, and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography @ UCSD. :cool: Find out tomorrow...

It's either there or Ontario, so eithers cool.

3) Learn to count? ;)

Mine:
1) Get my PG Dip in Journalism
2) Be a published author
3) Marry my girlfriend
4) Follow the complete tour (English dates at least) of my favourite band

Hehehe more like learn to edit after deletion

By 2012, I hope to have:

Graduated college
Come up with a descent answer for when someone asks me why I majored in English and minored in Philosophy
Become fluent in German
Finally gotten paid to have something published, as opposed to offering my wordage for free to these silly beatnik, campus publications
Been in a fight that I can tell people about proudly (ie, it was for a good reason, with socially acceptable odds, and I won)


And, for extra credit, by 2017 I hope to have:
Taken over Canada using only an electric tooth brush and a pack of dachshunds
Been the first (and last) American to burn the mummified corpse of Vladmir Lenin for warmth
Melted the statue of liberty down and used the copper to make small Statue of Liberty replicas, which shall be sold to Japanese Tourists

heh, i'm glad someone else thinks this is cool though :)
Hell yes! Though a bit scary, too, for someone with zero mechanical skills. :rolleyes: :p
But I love driving and I love the desert and I love driving offroad (judging from the few, tame times I've actually done it) so yay! :)
We could steal UpwardThrust's Jeep - that would cost us way less than 100 Pounds. *nod*

By 2012, I hope to have:

Come up with a descent answer for when someone asks me why I majored in English and minored in Philosophy
If you ever actually manage that, let me know, will ya?

Hell yes! Though a bit scary, too, for someone with zero mechanical skills. :rolleyes: :p
But I love driving and I love the desert and I love driving offroad (judging from the few, tame times I've actually done it) so yay! :)
We could steal UpwardThrust's Jeep - that would cost us way less than 100 Pounds. *nod*

haha! yes indeed! the best fun driving i ever had was on dirt roads in new zealand in a car i bought for NZ$600 that had bald tires and broken shocks. had to call out the AA twice, once because i had a blow-out on the one bit of motorway they have over there and discovered that the wheel nuts were rusted on, the second when the radiator exploded after having got lost (i had to describe what i could see around me to the operator so they could get someone out to find me!). by the time i get to do this rally i intend to be significantly less useless though, don't worry :p

If you ever actually manage that, let me know, will ya?
So far, the best I've got is: "It was better than majoring in Philosophy and minoring in English."

Not within the next 5 years, but maybe in 10 or so- Get a nice motorhome and visit 49 US states, taking my time and seeing the main attractions as well as the lesser known stuff off the beaten path.

Maybe compile a detailed journal and photos of the experience, rate places to see and places to eat and have it published.

Hell yes! Though a bit scary, too, for someone with zero mechanical skills. :rolleyes: :p
But I love driving and I love the desert and I love driving offroad (judging from the few, tame times I've actually done it) so yay! :)
We could steal UpwardThrust's Jeep - that would cost us way less than 100 Pounds. *nod*
Thats my baby!

I only have three grand plans for the rest of my life so far, and only a 3rd within a 5 year horizon.

I want to find a cheap'ish flat in Berlin with my girl, 'cos my country's too racist to allow us to be together. I feel like I'm living in the III Reich sometimes.. Fucking nazis. It's like one of those nightmares you just can't wake up from. It's not even xenophobia. If it was, I wouldn't be living here. No, it's just plain old "She's a darkie!"

The other day I cursed myself for almost half a second for falling in love with a Muslim. Now I'm cursing both myself & this fucked up country for making me capable of thinking something that utterly twisted. I feel dirty on the inside, like I've been fucking raped or something. All the irrational fear, hatred & bloodyminded ignorance is really fucking getting to me... And I better stop ranting now, or I'll get banned.

I only have three grand plans for the rest of my life so far, and only a 3rd within a 5 year horizon.

I want to find a cheap'ish flat in Berlin with my girl, 'cos my country's too racist to allow us to be together. I feel like I'm living in the III Reich sometimes.. Fucking nazis. It's like one of those nightmares you just can't wake up from. It's not even xenophobia. If it was, I wouldn't be living here. No, it's just plain old "She's a darkie!"

The other day I cursed myself for almost half a second for falling in love with a Muslim. Now I'm cursing both myself & this fucked up country for making me capable of thinking something that utterly twisted. I feel dirty on the inside, like I've been fucking raped or something. All the irrational fear, hatred & bloodyminded ignorance is really fucking getting to me... And I better stop ranting now, or I'll get banned.

Take a deep breath, my friend. It sounds like you're pretty mad about this-And I cant say I blame you.
Dont have an embolism thinking about it right now.

Work for TIME Magazine
Sell a photo.
Start college.
Get this class asignment done before the bell rings.
Buy a new cellphone.
Graduate highschool.

Work for TIME Magazine
Sell a photo.
Start college.
Get this class asignment done before the bell rings.
Buy a new cellphone.
Graduate highschool.


take a cool photo and I will buy it.

haha! yes indeed! the best fun driving i ever had was on dirt roads in new zealand in a car i bought for NZ$600 that had bald tires and broken shocks. had to call out the AA twice, once because i had a blow-out on the one bit of motorway they have over there and discovered that the wheel nuts were rusted on, the second when the radiator exploded after having got lost (i had to describe what i could see around me to the operator so they could get someone out to find me!). by the time i get to do this rally i intend to be significantly less useless though, don't worry :p *realizes the wheel nuts on her own car look an awful lot like they're rusted on, too*
*rethinks rallye plan*
:p

So far, the best I've got is: "It was better than majoring in Philosophy and minoring in English." Fabulous. Why didn't I think of that years ago?

Thats my baby! You're safe - I just realized that just getting to the US and bringing the stolen car back again would cost just a tad more than 100 Pounds. Curses, foiled again. :(

I want to find a cheap'ish flat in Berlin with my girl, 'cos my country's too racist to allow us to be together.
I can't help you with the other stuff, I'm afraid, and it's not like my country is so much better, but this city is full of cheap flats, so you'll totally manage that goal. :)

take a cool photo and I will buy it.:p Awesome.

take a cool photo and I will buy it.

Out of the thousands I've already taken, tell me what you'd like a picture of, and if I don't have it, I'll get out and look for the subject, camera in hand. :)

.. and horribly overprice it. :P

- come up with a list of goals for me to finish some time.

:p Awesome.

*nods*

Out of the thousands I've already taken, tell me what you'd like a picture of, and if I don't have it, I'll get out and look for the subject, camera in hand. :)

.. and horribly overprice it. :P

going to be a chick for a sec........something that will match the color scheme of my office..........or something historical.........

oh, oh, oh, like a picture of pretty books would be awesome........yes, I want a picture of books.

I dunno about a timescale on these but:

1. Regain financial security, at least have more incoming than outgoing each month (not been happening for a long time).
2. Stop being single! Planning on asking someone out maybe this weekend if I can stop being such a wuss!
3. Buy another guitar/amp as I had to sell my Strat + equipment (read 1.):(
4. get some 22" chrome rims for my old Toyota Rav4. That'd rock!
5. Become the greatest person ever:p

2. Stop being single! Planning on asking someone out maybe this weekend if I can stop being such a wuss!


you are a very cool guy, ask her out, if she says 'no' we can assume she is either stupid, a bitch, or a stupid bitch.

;)

I dunno about a timescale on these but:

1. Regain financial security, at least have more incoming than outgoing each month (not been happening for a long time).
2. Stop being single! Planning on asking someone out maybe this weekend if I can stop being such a wuss!
3. Buy another guitar/amp as I had to sell my Strat + equipment (read 1.):(
4. get some 22" chrome rims for my old Toyota Rav4. That'd rock!
5. Become the greatest person ever:p
Haven't seen you around in a while! Good luck with all of this stuff. :fluffle:

1. Lose the rest of my baby weight by December 31st, 2007. (It's THREE children's worth of baby weight, so I have a long way to go.) :)
2. Go back to college and finally get my Nursing degree.
3. Pay off all of my debt.
4. Buy a NEW car, not a used car that's new to me.
5. Buy a house for my family.

you are a very cool guy, ask her out, if she says 'no' we can assume she is either stupid, a bitch, or a stupid bitch.

;)

*LMAO*

thankyou for the support and the laugh Smunkee ;)

I will do......just workin' up to it.

Haven't seen you around in a while! Good luck with all of this stuff. :fluffle:

Thankyou. I have been about but not much cos I got Gears of War on the xbox 360 and it pwns all!

hehehe well I'm always on Gabbly *HINT*

-Get As in all my 4 A-Levels over next 2 years (while staying relatively non-stressed about it all :p)
-Then move out, go to Uni and study Psychology
-Continue wonderfulness with Huw :) :fluffle:
-Do some travelling around the world
-Become healthier and fitter
-Get some experience for future (hopeful) career as psychologist
-Start up writing again and improve writing
-Get a very small job to start saving some money, and get a larger job when I can
-Stay emotionally healthy, build up confidence even more
-Get my room decorated in the way I'd like
-Learn more about dealing with problems with a computer
-Learn to drive and how to look after a car
-Learn more about finances
-Generally learn more about the world in general too :p
-Work on depression website
-Convince Huw how wonderful he is! :p:)
-See more bands, discover more music (and possibly possibly start playing the flute again)
-...

Hm.... I could go on for a while :p

meet Glitz....

graduate from college
buy my dream house (read buy the land and build it)
rebuild my Jeep (working on that now)
go to Vegas!!!!!!! (also working on that now)
film my movie (finishing up the screen play now)
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College is great, but you'll need to adapt to listening to new ideas and ways of looking at things.

I hope you're not thinking of 10 acres and a horse in some rural area. We have too many of those now.

Vegas??? By what I know of your beliefs, I would suggest Branson.

Anyway, it's always good to have goals.


At this stage of my life, I would just like to get enough put away for a decent retirement.

Take a deep breath, my friend. It sounds like you're pretty mad about this-And I cant say I blame you.
Dont have an embolism thinking about it right now.I can survive fleeing a racist regime, but when it gets right into my bones, making me regret falling in love, there's just not a fucking thing I can do. No amount of deep breaths will ever make me feel less filthy. I can't help you with the other stuff, I'm afraid, and it's not like my country is so much better, but this city is full of cheap flats, so you'll totally manage that goal.I know, the choice fell on Berlin for that very reason. And despite some 30-40% of the German voting public being closet-fascists (big survey a couple of months ago, don't have a link), your country isn't anywhere near as fucked up as mine. It's like claiming Sweden is as warlike as America. There's no comparison.

College is great, but you'll need to adapt to listening to new ideas and ways of looking at things.
I don't seem to have any problem in school learning what they teach me.

I hope you're not thinking of 10 acres and a horse in some rural area. We have too many of those now.
no horse, but about 10 acres, not really too rural.....pretty close to the city.

Vegas??? By what I know of your beliefs, I would suggest Branson.
I have been to Branson. Why would you think I wouldn't enjoy Vegas?

no horse, but about 10 acres, not really too rural.....pretty close to the city.

Are you still thinking of moving abroad?

Are you still thinking of moving abroad?

luckily it seems to have fallen through. ;)

luckily it seems to have fallen through. ;)

Awwwww.... now I don't get to persuade you to move within stalking distance :p

Are you still thinking of moving abroad?

I move a broad all the time.
Its no big deal-I'm much bigger.

- Be able to touch my toes (been working on this for a week or two, smallest distance between my fingers and toes is now about half that of what I started out :D I'm so pleased!)
- Start a martial art
- Become more independant (i.e. less nervous about things like catching trains by myself)
- Good A level grades.

Hmm... not all that much. I accomplished a lot of what I wanted to do by now, but I'm sure I'll eventually think of new things to do. Until then :


Get an aquarium with sea horses
Exhibit my art in real life instead of only online
maybe even sell some of my paintings
Have a nice holiday next year, maybe in Italy or Corsica
Meet my boyfriend this weekend

- Be able to touch my toes (been working on this for a week or two, smallest distance between my fingers and toes is now about half that of what I started out :D I'm so pleased!)
- Start a martial art
- Become more independant (i.e. less nervous about things like catching trains by myself)
- Good A level grades.

Good-o.

If you do start a martial art you'll find that your general confidence about day-to-day situations improves greatly. I know it did for me. Oh and the training will get you there on touching the toes!;)

Hmm... not all that much. I accomplished a lot of what I wanted to do by now, but I'm sure I'll eventually think of new things to do. Until then :


Get an aquarium with sea horses Seahorses!
Exhibit my art in real life instead of only online
maybe even sell some of my paintings
Have a nice holiday next year, maybe in Italy or Corsica I have a French on-line friend who goes there every summer, she has family, I could get you recommendations on things to do ...
Meet my boyfriend this weekend Right. Cabra will be useless next week!


:D

:D

Useless? That would depend on what you want to use me for! :p

I haven't really decided on the holiday yet, but a friend of mine keeps going to Corsica almost each year, so I'm kind of curious to see what the fuss is all about. I've heard it's a beautiful place, and there's good food. :D

buy a new bed
buy a new couch
buy a headset telephone compatible with my computer
buy a printer
buy a condo to put them in

Good-o.

If you do start a martial art you'll find that your general confidence about day-to-day situations improves greatly. I know it did for me. Oh and the training will get you there on touching the toes!;)

Top of the list at the moment, a friend of mine does Taekwondo, but It's a 36 minute drive minimum :( (no way my dad'll do that twice a week). The only other option is the train at 10.00 at night which doesn't seem too appealing, though it does tie in with the wanting to be more independant.

Useless? That would depend on what you want to use me for! :p

I haven't really decided on the holiday yet, but a friend of mine keeps going to Corsica almost each year, so I'm kind of curious to see what the fuss is all about. I've heard it's a beautiful place, and there's good food. :D

I'll think about the first one.

And I'd like to see Corsica, heck, I'd like to see all sorts of places!

I have been to Branson. Why would you think I wouldn't enjoy Vegas?

vegas is only fun if you get into the spirit of committing lots of sins

drinking, gambling, carousing, going to strip clubs, dressing up slutty and going to one of the cutting edge clubs, wandering around drunk in public,staying up all night playing blackjack, that kind of thing

so, to answer your question...

youd have to leave the kids home.

vegas is only fun if you get into the spirit of committing lots of sins

drinking, gambling, carousing, going to strip clubs, dressing up slutty and going to one of the cutting edge clubs, wandering around drunk in public,staying up all night playing blackjack, that kind of thing

so, to answer your question...

youd have to leave the kids home.

They do need to update their slogan, though.

"What happens in Vegas, stays on the Internet."

vegas is only fun if you get into the spirit of committing lots of sins

drinking, gambling, carousing, going to strip clubs, dressing up slutty and going to one of the cutting edge clubs, wandering around drunk in public,staying up all night playing blackjack, that kind of thing

so, to answer your question...

youd have to leave the kids home.

I am leaving the kids at home, I also have a very long list of things that we are going to do that doesn't include drinking, being a slut, gambling, etc.

I'll think about the first one.

And I'd like to see Corsica, heck, I'd like to see all sorts of places!

I've been to a lot of places already. In the past couple years, I was quite happy simply being in Ireland, but I'm starting to feel the need to travel a bit again... :D

I've been to a lot of places already. In the past couple years, I was quite happy simply being in Ireland, but I'm starting to feel the need to travel a bit again... :D
You are a better woman than I, then. :D I get wanderlust after just a month or two of being in one place, so I end up taking lots of weekend and day trips with my boyfriend.

You are a better woman than I, then. :D I get wanderlust after just a month or two of being in one place, so I end up taking lots of weekend and day trips with my boyfriend.

I used to be like that for most of my life. It just for some reason changed once I had settled in in Ireland. Besides, I still have to take regular trips home, the next one being scheduled for christmas. So I do get to travel, only the destination isn't what I would call exciting ;)

Travel (too many places to list, Cairo, Rome, and Reykjavik are my top 3 though)
Learn Latin (started)
Learn to fly a plane
Archery
Get a Masters

I am leaving the kids at home, I also have a very long list of things that we are going to do that doesn't include drinking, being a slut, gambling, etc.

you mean like the star trek experience and going to see blue man group?

really, whats on your list? las vegas sucks without vice.

you mean like the star trek experience and going to see blue man group?

really, whats on your list? las vegas sucks without vice.

you know I have to go to The Star Trek Experience........

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
Nevada Zoological & Botanical Park
Mirage Aquarium
AdventureDome


and you know day trips around the Vegas area to historical places and museums.....

and hanging out in the hotel.

you know I have to go to The Star Trek Experience........

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
Nevada Zoological & Botanical Park
Mirage Aquarium
AdventureDome


and you know day trips around the Vegas area to historical places and museums.....

and hanging out in the hotel.

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*goes back to bed

you know I have to go to The Star Trek Experience........

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
Nevada Zoological & Botanical Park
Mirage Aquarium
AdventureDome


and you know day trips around the Vegas area to historical places and museums.....

and hanging out in the hotel.

the mirage aquarium is cool. but if thats the kind of thing you want to do, there are better cities for it.

were you thinking of staying at one of the fancy fancy hotels on the strip?

the mirage aquarium is cool. but if thats the kind of thing you want to do, there are better cities for it.

were you thinking of staying at one of the fancy fancy hotels on the strip?

We have a friend who owns one of the casinos there we are staying in his hotel.

I really really really am only going for the Star Trek experience.

the other stuff is fluff for the 4 days we are there, we may end up just staying in the hotel and having sex......you know since we never got a honeymoon and we haven't been on vacation in 5 years (well, without the kids)

-Eat a nanaimo bar in a bar in Nanaimo, possibly with Jesus.
-Marry a guy with the last name of Quackenbush JUST for that last name.
-Bungee jump
-Skydive out of a plane
-Witness apocalypse
-have sex (working on that)
-finger paint
-publish a book
-backpack around Europe
-travel to every country in the world
-mud wrestle
-skinny dipping in the ocean
-finish this shimp ring I started that's lying in front of me right now...

I have no idea what I'm doing in the future. My plans are very short term at the moment. And very inexpensive, seeing that I'm broke and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future.
Plans include getting the cat fixed so she doesn't drop anymore kittens on me.
Getting a kitchen trashcan with a lid on it so other cat will quit emptying it.
Help my Mom get ready for the big family pre-Christmas get together.
Get tags on the car. Already expired.

- Get into Pharmacy school (Im a freshman in college, so its a longways off)
- Get a new computer
- Start using the 8 years of Christmas money I never used
- Sign up for the foreign student exchange program
- try archery at school

We have a friend who owns one of the casinos there we are staying in his hotel.

I really really really am only going for the Star Trek experience.

the other stuff is fluff for the 4 days we are there, we may end up just staying in the hotel and having sex......you know since we never got a honeymoon and we haven't been on vacation in 5 years (well, without the kids)

i did enjoy the star trek experience. i dont know that its worth planning a trip around but its certainly a must-do for any star trek fan visiting las vegas.

you could always drop by one of the strip clubs. they have very nice girls who dont mind sitting mostly naked on a womans lap. ya ya i know. but its such a shame to pass up the adult fun available.

i did enjoy the star trek experience. i dont know that its worth planning a trip around but its certainly a must-do for any star trek fan visiting las vegas.

you could always drop by one of the strip clubs. they have very nice girls who dont mind sitting mostly naked on a womans lap. ya ya i know. but its such a shame to pass up the adult fun available.

when you are a fan like I am or you are married to a fan like my husband is, it's def. worth planning the trip around. We are getting to go for very cheap, free hotel, free shows, free food, all we have to do is get there which is half of the fun anyway........ROAD TRIP!

besides, I don't find the "adult fun" very interesting.

when you are a fan like I am or you are married to a fan like my husband is, it's def. worth planning the trip around. We are getting to go for very cheap, free hotel, free shows, free food, all we have to do is get there which is half of the fun anyway........ROAD TRIP!

besides, I don't find the "adult fun" very interesting.

when you are away from the kids for the first time since the first one was born, i dont suppose you need that much entertainment anyway. just being adults together instead of mom and dad is probably enough

if youre willing to sit through a time share pitch, they will give you tickets for one of the big shows on the strip that cost around $100/ticket.

when you are away from the kids for the first time since the first one was born, i dont suppose you need that much entertainment anyway. just being adults together instead of mom and dad is probably enough

if youre willing to sit through a time share pitch, they will give you tickets for one of the big shows on the strip that cost around $100/ticket.

meh. I would rather hang out with my husband and get into mischief.

I don't seem to have any problem in school learning what they teach me.


no horse, but about 10 acres, not really too rural.....pretty close to the city.


Depending on what you take, a lot of college is not learning facts, it's learning how to look at many points of view.

I will pray for your new neighbors and the culture and land you are thinking of destroying.

I will pray for your new neighbors and the culture and land you are thinking of destroying. That's, um, charming?

-backpack around Europe

That's what I'm doing for my spring break. I'm going to school in France for my spring semester, and we'll get 2 weeks for spring break.

*looks at calendar*

67 days until I leave for France....... *taps foot*.......*paces*.....

I hate waiting.

Next five years, eh? Well, I'd be pleased as punch if I could accomplish even a few of these things during that time:

- Recover from my current health problems
- Get (or at least start) my MFA
- Alternatively, get (or at least start) my MA
- Move back to New England
- Recover from past emotional trauma sufficiently such that I no longer feel I need to remain celibate
- Get my teaching certificate
- Get a job I don't hate, working for employers who aren't sleazeballs
- Travel abroad again
- Find another really, really good choir to join
(and the real pipe dream)
- Maybe, maybe, maybe try to put out a solo CD. Maybe. Possibly.

1. Finish college
2. Get damn book published
3. Move souther?
4. Find one of those job-things.

In the next five years, I'd like to...

-- travel to Italia (this summer, if all works out)
-- get my bartending license (which'll happen once I get home)
-- find a university to continue my studies at (I'm looking to transfer from my current institution, but I don't know where to yet)
-- move in with my boyfriend (if he's up for it, of course... but it'd be nice...)