like my 25 before 25 list but with no deadline and rougher. including anything i've always wanted to do and accomplished in the past few years

self-improvement

• start going to counselling
• get my ears pierced (maybe?)
• get my nose pierced (if it doesn't destroy my job opportunities)
• get a tattoo (or a few) (where they won't be visible under a suit)
• go to the doctor and figure out why i'm so tired all the damn time
• avoid any substance use issues (nic, weed, alcohol, etc.)
• have an actually good skincare routine
• get lasik...? maybe????
• get my wisdom teeth out

career

• graduate college (with distinction!)
• graduate university
• take the lsat
• go to law school
• survive and ideally graduate law school
  • legally change my name before i graduate
• start articling
• pass the bar
• have a job i genuinely enjoy, at least most of the time
• be an interviewee or guest speaker
• teach a course
• facilitate a mediation or restorative justice process

places

• go to a jazz club
  • and have a deep conversation there?
• visit nyc
• visit ottawa
• visit italy
• visit china (again)
• visit the canadian east coast
• visit granny & grandpa again
• visit washington dc
• go on the metro
• go to a gay bar with my friends
• drink at a dive bar
• make a friend while travelling
• go to an art museum and sketch the sculptures
• go to a wildlife sanctuary and sketch the animals
• visit a monastery
• live in a different city for 4 months or longer
• go to a cat cafe
• go to van with my friends (again)
• go on a road trip (again)
• go camping (again)

wishlist

• adopt a cat
• build a closet with quality pieces and a style i really like
  • own a black turtleneck
  • own a long wool coat
  • own a pair of docs
• have a modest physical collection of books i love
• have a modest physical collection of music i love
• own a really nice suit
• own a really nice writing desk
• own a car
• own a motorcycle
• own a sim racing setup, even if it's basic
• own a ferrari leather jacket
• own at least two frags i really like (night & day)

events

• go to a music festival
• see deftones live
• see orville peck live
• see ethel cain live
• see kendrick lamar live
• go to pride with my friends
• go to a formula 1 grand prix (with dad, if i can)
• go to a film festival
• go to a drive-in movie
• attend one of my friend's weddings

skills

• become at least conversationally fluent in french
• learn some basic sign language
• learn to play chess
• learn how to cook
  • cabbage rolls
  • spring rolls
  • wonton soup
  • crepes
• learn how to meditate / regulate my thoughts
• take an oil or acrylic painting class
• learn first aid
• start rock climbing
• get one of my poems published
• get one of my music reviews published
• learn how to change a tire
• learn how to french inhale
• drive a stick shift
• frame one of my paintings and hang it up in my home
• roll a joint
• get into running and run a half-marathon

experiences

• vote in a federal election
• join a club or organization i'm passionate about
• donate blood (if i can)
• volunteer more
  • at the animal shelter
  • at a community kitchen / food bank
• ride a horse
• try a bunch of drinks
  • sake
  • whiskey
  • brandy
• support my brother and live to see him love his life
• go snowboarding again
• give a love bite
• receive a love bite
• shotgun smoke into someone's mouth
• fall in love and do whatever the smart thing is about it
• organize a surprise birthday party
• write a thank you note to one or more of my high school teachers
• slow dance with someone
• invest in the stock market
• open a tfsa
• play poker with my friends (not online)