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27101 Things to Do Before I Die
1. Receive my MFA.
2. Move to Madrid.
3. Reduce Obsessive Compulsive tendencies to manageable levels.
4. Become 100% fluent in Spanish.
5. Vacation in Santorini, Greece.
6. Stop smoking.
7. Own a claw foot tub.
8. Win the lottery.
9. Have my own swanky studio.
10. Own a Nikon D300.
11. Wake up feeling physically good.
12. Eat more organic foods.
13. Finish something I start.
14. Stop being so indecisive.
15. Hang out with Penelope Cruz.
16. Visit Italy: bring back lots of cheese.
17. Own a matching set of luggage.
18. Utilize track lighting. /gay
19. Become featured seller on Etsy for a day.
20. Purchase entire wishlist.
21. Revel in materialism and not feel guilty.
22. Meet Giada De Laurentiis.
23. Photograph famous people for magazine spreads.
24. Write a book.
25. Pay off my bills.
26. Pay off my parent’s bills.
27. Drive a 2008 Honda Accord. (they’re fucking SEXY.)
28. Eat more vegetables.
29. Find peace with the world.
30. Donate large sums of money to animal shelters and organizations that help children.
31. Love without consequence or conditions.
32. Convince Jake Gyllenhaal he’s in love with me.
33. Feel fulfilled and complete.
34. Stop being so angry.
35. Have a fabulous loft.
36. Visit Cambodia.
37. Visit Kyoto, Japan.
38. Visit India.
39. Be kinder to those around me.
40. Smile at grumpy people.
41. Make someone else’s day.
42. Make someone else’s month.
43. Get over my on-again-off-again social anxiety.
44. Be busy and fabulous and still have time for the little things.
45. Not feel guilty when I need rest and miss a day of work.
46. Disregard heinous belief that clowns will be the end of me.
47. Own a giant shabby chic Victorian mansion. With a garden.
48. Own the perfect pair of boots.
49. Find a partner with a good sense of humor whose willing to deal with my ridiculousness.
50. Complete all of my goals.
51. Photograph for National Geographic.
52. Build an underground fortress in the event of atomic war. Hey, it’s plausible okay.
53. Win a Nobel Prize in literature.
54. Leave my mark.
55. be satisfied with my websites.
56. Not cower in fear over people who have discovered the secret of having power over others.
57. Learn to condense my creative ideas into one cohesive design.
58. Browse the flea markets of the world, visit street markets in China and India.
59. Celebrate Mexico’s Dia De Los Muertos festival, try a sugar skull.
60. Have a maid.
61. Be rich enough to employ a full-time, live-in massage therapist. Preferably male, ripped and naked. Don’t hate.
62. Have a deep conversation over coffee with Angeline Jolie. It’d be one interesting afternoon.
63. Have more lucid dreams.
64. Throw a fabulous dinner party.
65. Find more amazing movies to enjoy.
66. Watch Flamenco dancers up close.
67. Always continue to find joy in the little things.
68. Be able to live within my means but still live fabulously.
69. Actually update my livejournal.
70. Finish a scrapbook.
71. Spend a summer in France.
72. Subscribe to more magazines.
73. Have an amazing home office.
74. Have a cozy home.
75. Spend more time outdoors.
76. Stop worrying about the potential of spiders coming inside when I leave all the windows open.
77. Swim with dolphins.
78. Have a wetbar in my house.
79. Have an entire wall dedicated to photos in matching frames.
80. Find a partner who gets it, all of it.
81. Learn more history.
82. Write out a Will.
83. Compile the perfect soundtrack for my life.
84. Show others the capacity of love.
85. Give more hugs to strangers.
86. Eat lots of Tiramisu.
87. Learn to make the perfect Flan.
88. Stay healthy and mobile in my old age.
89. Accept myself regardless of my shortcomings and faults.
90. Eat more sushi, and try sushimi.
91. Learn to budget and actually stick to it.
92. Visit New York City, but only for a few days.
93. Vagabond through the Amazon with my soulmate.
94. Never, ever feel victimized.
95. Throw less pity parties and learn to suck it up.
96. Register a star and name it Bresary.
97. Take all Friday’s off.
98. Learn to make the perfect Chicken Carbonara.
99. Learn to let things go easily and not be so attached.
100. Write a screenplay.
101. Smile more.
I doubt any of you made it to the end of that list but it’s more for me than for you anyway. And hey, whose to say I won’t shack up with Penelope Cruz or win the lottery at some point? It was actually a really challenging list to make. You spend your time thinking about all of the things you want to do in life, real or imagined, and when the time comes to write it all down you draw a blank. So, I let it sit for a few days and added things as they came to me.
I’d “tag” some people, but I’m lazy, and that’s kind of lame to begin with so I’ll just leave you to your own devices.