01.01.16
it’s that time again. time for me to sharpen my focus on what matters. my birthday hit me hard this year, harder than any other making me not want to waste anymore time. i’ve done the life list for probably 10 years now, and it’s time for 2016. hopefully, i can make more happen in the upcoming year. i published my 2015 and 2013 lists if you want to view. here goes…
1. figure out where “home” is – i’ve been a nomad for a really long time now and i’m still searching
2. learn to play guitar – 1 song to start (i’ve had so many opportunities to learn but i’ve always been intimidated. i need someone who wants to teach me a bit because they want to pass along something they love, not because of ego.) – help?
3. own a guitar (again) – i’ve had several and lived with several but i don’t have them anymore – suggestions?
4. practice TM 2x a day, everyday. i haven’t been consistent.
5. get rid of the granuloma on the vocal cord or find someone who can treat it
6. give kristen b. a hug (she knows why)
7. have someone fun sing ‘sweet caroline’ to me (again). i secretly love it.
8. a big shakeup/change of scenery
9. i need a headshot for work stuff and i dread it (help?)
10. see the eiffel tower
11. get a digital camera that i love. i still want a leica monochrom…
12. feel comfortable using the above camera
13. ride the london eye
14. own another vintage VW and restore it
15. go back to japan – i miss my family there and the country
16. go on a trip in an RV
17. visit all 50 states – 11 left: alaska, hawaii, north dakota, south dakota, wisconsin, maine, new hampshire, minnesota, montana, vermont, & rhode island
18. have sex in every state
19. have sex every day for a year
20. see dead & company and have a good experience the entire night – that’s not too much is it? (fun fact: the grateful dead was the first concert i saw as a kid of 12-years old)
21. more fun travel and not only work travel
22. find THE WATCH – i have a bunch (more than a bunch) but i’m still looking for that one that i really love.
23. 1 million in the bank
24. visit the eames house, the farnsworth house, and the glass house
25. take a relaxing vacation and do zero work
26. do a split again
27. finish the apartment
28. plan another road trip. take said road trip.
29. write more letters
30. watch the stars from the middle of nowhere
31. drive the entire highway 1
32. take the tram to roosevelt island
33. redo this blog
34. get back to morning pages, ala ‘the artist’s way’
35. go away on a major holiday with someone that isn’t family
36. receive a love letter
37. get lasik surgery
38. volunteer on a major holiday
39. volunteer for veterans again
40. pursue a crush
41. visit the broad museum
42. watch the sunset with someone important to me
43. inbox zero
44. travel around europe by train
45. get rid of all things i don’t love or need
46. visit australia
47. find a penpal
48. zero debt
49. exercise routine that’s fun and i stick with
50. have an art studio
51. do a project i can talk about with published credit
52. wear a swimsuit again and give zero fucks
53. buy a painting i love
54. have a spot for a hammock
55. start studying japanese again
56. visit ecuador & pose with feet on either side of the equator
57. find a mentor (i may be old but we all need one)
58. learn more about my dad’s family
59. fold 1000 origami cranes
60. learn to hula hoop (i.e. keep the hoop up)
61. write something for jane pratt
62. sit next to andy cohen on a plane – he seems like he’d be fun
63. wear only fancy underthings
64. go to a tropical island and relax
65. take a multi-country trip with zero agenda
66. job with benefits (i’ve been freelance for eons)
67. visit coney island
68. own a photo booth
69. visit NASA
70. write a book
71. rescue a dog from a shelter
72. have someone amazing play ‘purple rain’ on the guitar for me
73. own an eames lounge chair
74. see my recent favorite song sung live
75. make out with a stranger (again)
76. visit yellowstone (plans in the past kept getting changed because of road closures)
77. take a good photo of the moon
78. ride a vespa
79. cross the golden gate bridge
80. drive cross country again
81. watch the sunset over the Mediterranean again
82. a capsule wardrobe of only good quality clothes
83. find love again
84. become a million miler on one airline (close, but hasn’t happened yet)
85. own a large format printer
86. sing a song… on stage
87. get a tebori tattoo in japan by a master (long time dream)
88. find someone to draw the idea i have in my mind for a tattoo and then get it done
89. see louis ck live
90. live in california again. it still feels like home.
91. find a simple organization system for paper that works for me
92. raise serious money for a charity
93. have my own family, whatever that may look like
94. see a concert at red rocks
95. visit every country in europe
96. walk across the brooklyn bridge
97. find another necklace i love as much as the one that recently broke
98. fall asleep at night and know i’m in the right place with the right person
99. ???
100. live long enough to see 1-99 happen
