Pertinent:
- Understand as many things as possible, in some imperfectly finite measure
- Comprehend the history of mankind more deeply
- Study all the great philosophies & theologies inside and out
- Spanish
- pyrotechnic chemistry
- screen printing
- sewing
- autorepair & basic mechanics so I can fix up my old truck & keep it going over the years. Without having to cry for help everytime something goes wrong.
- drive and maintain a motorcycle. Like a Suzuki intruder or a sexy Honda.
- learn to be an electrician, set up wires & machines to make robots from junk yard parts.
- learn to made a simple voice-recording & playback module, and/or buy one from radioshack to dismantle & reconstruct
- create LED hookup & power supply
- self defense such as martial arts.
- how to create & maintain self-sustaining energy
- how to farm, raise & live off of livestock
- how to grow a fertile garden
- advanced first aid--how to dress & treat wounds, etc.; EMC stuff. (so you don't have to deal with doctors, for the most part)
- How to market my art commercially & create/sustain a business out of my home.
Just for Fun:
- jewelry smithing
- free running/parkour
- guitar
- competitive ballroom dancing
- self defense
- play piano (especially classical & jazz; Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy)
- Appalachian fiddle.
- dancing: samba, paso doble, tango, bellydance
- falconry/work with raptors, one way or another
- archery
- Get better at shooting with a .45 or a rifle.
- comedy improv
- opera lessons.
- operate heavy machinery such as forklift and backhoe.
- tattoo.
- play harmonica like Gene or Bob Dylan.
- quilt
- magic tricks
- hypnosis
- glassblowing
- tribal fusion bellydance
- rollerderby
- pyrotechnics (fire dancing, fire eating, etc.)
- make plastic molds / design products for oriental trading company, for example.
- detail & modify cars (especially airbrushing).
- acting
- ceramics
- Get really good a fiddle, in general. Take Alison Kraussesque breaks.
- Attain a solid understanding of...basic & pyrotechnic chemistry.
- ...basic evolutionary biology.
- ...theoretical physics.
- ...calculus.
- ...how the government works in this country.
- Hit a bulls-eye with a colt .45 at 25 yards 8/10 times.
- Learn to break down & reassemble rifles and shotguns with better speed.
- Take voice lessons.
- Bellydance professionally--join a troupe/performance group or something.
- Master one particular style of dance.
- Shoot a colt 45.
- Get skillful with a rifle & a revolver.
- Learn the basics of a martial art.
- Master one really cool magic trick.
- Take an acting class.
- Take a jewelry smithing class.
- Use a flamethrower.
- Learn how to change oil in truck.
- Learn how to change a tire...expediently.
- Learn how to use a welder.
- Learn to do plumbing--so I can do our own. Or, just do it & learn as I go.
- Learn to do electrical work--so I can do our own. Or, just do it & learn as I go.
- Get a sewing machine & learn how to sew
- Get a veterinary degree in addition to my psych doctorate so I can open a wildlife rehabilitation clinic.
- Study zoology
- Learn to play Shamisen
Current
- reading...romance novels
- watching movies & documentaries
- running
- hiking
- writing novels & comic books
- animating cartoons
- poetry writing
- bellydancing
- tea
jul 1 2009 ∞
jan 30 2012 +