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Things to do before I die
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accomplishedmusic: U2--Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Also I'll probably update it regularly like the Required Reading List.
So yeah. If you're interested in my goals and aspirations read my journal. If you want to know what I'm going to do before I kick it, however, then
- Go to Europe. More than once.
- Reconnect with old friends that I've disconnected from out of youthful stupidity and arrogance. 'Cept the bitchy ones.
- Spend an extended period of time exploring the British Isles.
- Live in Ireland.
- Record at least one concept album from the point of view of my vagina.
- Be known for more than just my words.
- Smack Joss Whedon in the head with a flute. This is due entirely to the recurring Buffy/Angel theme Close Your Eyes--you know, the song they "made luv" to in Buffy that will get stuck in your head like nobody's business. I realize Christopher Whatsis wrote it. But Joss uses it every friggin' time Buffy even THINKS about Angel and it gets old.
- Apologize to Joss Whedon for smacking him in the head with a woodwind and take him out to lunch.
- Get an Alice in Wonderland themed sleeve by someone who is a good enough artist to keep up with my vision.
- Be published. Often. By many different venues.
- Have about five aliases for my many endeavors.
- Read all the books on my growing Required Reading list.
- Have enough money that I never, ever under any circumstances have to balance a checkbook again.
- Cause my father (and mother) to willingly say to me on more than one occasion that a) they're proud of me and b) I'm the favorite. Okay, more "b" than "a". Because "a" I already knew, but "b" I've long suspected.
- Make a relatively successful side business out of the crafty projects thus furthering #13.
- Never ever ever lose my whimsy.
- Have one long, sustained moment of pure, unadulterated, lose-your-soul happiness.
- While I'm in England, bite Rufus Sewell on the toochis. In a purely sexual context of course...maybe.
- Start a Vigilante Kindness movement.
- Start a crafty company through which I send my creations into the world. Said creations will pay for my move to the land of Ire.
- Learn to knit. Well.
- Sell tee shirts through my crafty company that have fun slogans. I believe I shall call this company *Smack*
- Achieve fame. On my terms, thank you.
- Get my panic attacks/depression/anxiety under control so that I can trust myself and the people around me.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Love my body.
- Find my center.
- Learn to Bellydance.
- Get so good at yoga that I can make crazy-contortionist alphabet shapes with my body.
That's all I got for now. I'll be back, I'm sure.
I've heard stranger ideas for concept albums. Go for it.
Apologize to Joss Whedon for smacking him in the head with a woodwind and take him out to lunch.
No, keep hitting him in the head with a flute for not writing a PROPER finale to Angel. I'm still miffed.
Be published.
My #1. And #2-10.
Edited cause I first responded to this not logged in...
I think his thinking about the finale for Angel revolved around how he wanted to keep it ambiguous, but honestly I feel about it about how I feel about the Soprano's ending--Copout.
As to publication I feel like it's a means to an end. I mean, to hear my mother tell it, it's my life long goal. But really, for me, it's the way I pay my bills so From the V'JayJay can see the light of day. Or something like that. I mean, I know I'm a writer, but I don't think that's my ONE purpose in life, you know? I hate to hem myself in with it and say it's the only thing I want to do before I die. Because it's not.
But your stuff is interesting and thought provoking, so I can see you getting published much sooner than I ever will.
Get an Alice in Wonderland themed sleeve by someone who is a good enough artist to keep up with my vision. There are some terrible and wonderful alice sleeves out there. I'm hoping to do a tattoo apprenticeship so if I ever get good enough.. :)
And yeah, I know. I've seen them. I love the pen and ink drawings from the original Alice, also I love the Disney flowers, and I love the American McGee characters (accept Alice herself)--specifically how he did the cheshire cat. The way I envision it is Alice in the foreground, as the focal point, standing and looking out. Then she's surrounded by flowers, like these lush, gorgeous flowers from the garden, some have faces (as the flowers talked so that's important) others have faces of characters, or pieces of characters in their centers. Like, maybe I won't have the mad hatter, but I'll have his hat with the card in it. Or a tea pot. And the cheshire cat as AM did him because I love that he's all evil. And I see it starting at just below my shoulder and ending an inch or two past my wrist so it's actually on my hand a little bit. I saw a girl with a sleeve similar to that and I loved how it actually looked like a shirt sleeve (which is weird, I know) but now I love it and I want one.