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i love lists. i love checking things off of lists, especially. i like looking like i have a plan. also, i like turtles. and cats. and pigs. and most animals, even rats. the exception is the american opossum. yuck.

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listography GIVE A GIFT OF MEMORIES
FAVORITE LISTOGRAPHY MENTIONS
IMPORTANT NOTICES
MESSAGES
PRIVACY
  • clean apartment
  • keep apartment clean
  • visit austin craft stores
  • take a sewing class
  • save money
  • buy a house
  • hang out with my crazy cats more
  • organize crafting supplies-done, sort of...put kitchen table in crafting area to give me more room.
  • figure if i want a new job or not- done. yes, oh hell yes.
  • lose some weight
  • start working out
  • find a shampoo that doesn't make my head itch but also make my hair look good- done. gotta use crappy dandruff shampoo, followed by conditioner and oil.
  • find new music
  • make balcony pretty- done! see http://dasyatis.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/pics/
  • stop forgetting to water plants
  • keep in touch with old friends
  • ride my bike more
  • make a skirt
  • see the new batman movie- done! 8/9/08
  • read the last harry potter
  • reread the 6th harry potter again
  • stop buying new books until i've read all the books i already have
  • read all my back issues of CRAFT magazine
  • get some cool doll house stuff to make kitschy jewelry from- done.
  • finish my current embroidery project
  • start the new embroidery project i've been thinking about
  • help dad clean out mom's art room- done, mostly
  • organize the new crafting stuff i get from mom's art room
  • figure out why my cat kiwi enjoys sleeping under the blanket with me, with his nose basically in my butt. - done. he's crazy.
  • learn some new recipes
  • learn more about buddhism.
  • pay off credit cards
  • be more active on craftster.org
  • decide if i want to sell the stuff i make or not
  • watch less tv
  • try using crayons to fill in embroidery projects- done! i'll post pics eventually...
  • stop being so lazy on weekends
  • get another raise
  • blog more- done. love it.
  • actually finish a journal before i start a new one
  • write more fiction
  • be better about taking allergy medication
  • watch some classic movies (like father goose and some like it hot)
  • get in touch with people on mom's side of the family
  • go visit my paternal grandparents
  • buy a scooter
  • learn how to ride a scooter
  • get a better paying job, or at least get a good raise
  • go to the doctor's more often
  • go to the dentist more often...as in, ever!
  • get professional photos done of me and the boy for the various parents
  • organize the zillions of photos i have
  • make a scrapbook for clio
  • start a scrapbook for kiwi and moon
  • stop taking annoying people at work so seriously
  • make more craft gifts for people
  • get people their presents on time...
  • take a knitting class
  • learn real knitting, or at least how to make more than just scarves on a loom
  • learn screen printing
  • learn to make mosiacs- done. fun!
  • make more clay things, using wire mesh as a base
  • organize my bookshelves
  • finish watching the life of birds, the life of mammals and blue planet
  • find more documentaries to watch
  • be better about wearing sunscreen
  • get over the things people say, especially about how i dress (stupid jerks telling me to dress my age...anyone can wear t-shits and jeans! and i'm a damn scientist, i'm not wearing heals in the lab! grr...ok, this one might take some work)
  • go on more vacations
  • go camping more!
  • make cool new purses rather than buying ones that i only sorta like
  • make a list of 50 things i love about the boy
  • make a list of 50 things that make me happy
  • watch more good movies
  • learn how to felt stuff- done, mostly...
  • drink more tea
  • drink less coffee- never gonna happen!
  • eat more fruit
  • read more classical novels
  • shave legs more often
  • go to bed on time
  • get to work on time
  • finish this list- done! gah, i started it on 7/26 and finally finished it on 8/15...
  • admit that bridget jones' diary is a guilty pleasure of mine
  • get office desk organized (i know, it's work stuff, but it would improve my general well being)
  • get home desk organized
  • go see brother in portland, oregon
  • finally spread mom's ashes over the grand canyon
  • buy a sony ereader- done! or rather, not- the boy did it for my birthday! see http://dasyatis.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/omg-omg-omg-omg-omg-omg/
  • let the boy know how much i love him
  • stop drooling over christian bale (oh, so pretty...)
  • get off antidepressants
  • forgive old adviser for being such an awful mentor to me in grad school
  • update my poor ol' etsy site
  • play guitar more
  • play bass clarinet more
  • join a local community orchestra
  • sing more
  • buy or make more dresses
  • be more professional at work
  • figure out how to stop being so nervous in conversations that i have to make sound effects during silences
  • get back into wearing contacts
oct 27 2008 ∞
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