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well. i may or may not have enough time to accomplish my list, but i'm going to give it a try.

i should note that these entries will be in no particular order. not of importance, of time to be done by, or even by alphabetical order. which might drive you (and me) crazy, but maybe i'll fix it up later. cause i'm sure i'll be adding to it, so what's the difference now? this is just my first draft.

-- learn gaelic. how freaking sweet would it be to go to the highlands of scotland and converse with people in gaelic? honestly.
-- go back to scotland. (duh)
-- visit greece; specifically, athens, sparta, the oracle at delphi, ... okay that list could go on a lot. i guess i should amend this to 'spend a lot of time in greece.'
-- go back to venice and go to murano; watch glass-blowing. buy blown glass. love it.
-- drink a pint of guinness in ireland. and a pint of smithwick's. and then an irish black & tan (smithwick's and guinness. so tasty!). and maybe some bailey's too. or whatever their local irish cream is.
-- go to egypt; see all the various ancient landmarks. the pyramids, cairo, the other places i can't think of right now. think 'the mummy,' but hopefully without undead creatures threatening my life. although it would spice up the trip, i suppose...
-- learn to ride a horse. and if i like it, buy a horse. a clydesdale. cause they're scottish! and pretty. and big! i want a black stallion with white poofs at his feet and white detailing (hahaha like a car? i dunno what it's called). of course, that's supposing i like riding horses. i've only ever been in the same place as them once, and they were super big and a little scary. and i'm told they sense fear. so i guess i need to overcome my fear of them as well. possibly even first, as in, before i learn to ride them.
-- learn to rock climb. and then go rock climbing. i'm afraid of heights so this should be interesting, but i think it would be too cool of a thing to not do just because of a stupid fear. so again, overcome fear of heights. possibly by rock climbing. there is a method to my madness, i swear.
-- climb a mountain that is not the most death-defying mountain ever. just maybe a good landmark. a climb that will challenge but not likely kill.
-- hike mount washington. i hate those bumper stickers that say 'this car climbed mount washington!' all that says to me is 'i'm a lazy ass and instead of hiking and enjoying the scenic outdoors and getting some exercise, i drove my fat ass up a mountain to cheat and see the view for no hard work in return!' (which is, you may note, considerably longer. maybe that's why it's not on a bumper sticker?)
-- go to australia and new zealand. honestly, i first wanted to go because that's where xena was filmed, and it's beautiful. then i wanted to go because of crocodile dundee. and then i wanted to go because a friend studied abroad there and loved it so much she went back for grad school. that kind of passion makes me curious to see what it's like, you know?
-- go to alaska. i've heard it's beautiful there. i'd like to go snowshoeing. skiing. etc. snow sports in general.
-- learn to fly a plane. my grandfather used to own a plane, and he's always told us stories about flying, and it's always made me want to do it.
-- learn to fly a helicopter. it just seems cool. and people who can afford helicopter rides are rich, so maybe if i was a pilot i'd be rich too? by proxy? haha.
-- go to arizona to visit my cousin. and to see it. i've heard it's pretty cool looking, so i guess after i get over my excitement of seeing my cousin, i'll start to look around. and play an rpg (role-playing game) with her so i can finally understand what they are and how they work.
-- ski in colorado. i mean really. is this not a skier's dream?
-- try snowboarding. i make no promises to like it or continue learning it, but i would like to try it once and see if i like it.
-- go skydiving. once. more, if i like it. i've always wished i could fly, and here's a genuine chance, no?
-- take a road trip cross-country. i'd kind of like to do it while i'm young, but if i have to settle for old/retired and in an rv, i can accept that. life doesn't end after retirement, damnit!
-- hike the appalachian trail. i dunno if i'll ever be financially stable enough to not work for a couple months while i do this, so this one's kind of a long shot, but i think it would be an awesome experience.
-- go to summer camp. okay, so i won't really have an opportunity to do that now that i'm not a kid, which will always make me sad, but maybe i can do it when i have a family.. have us all go to some family resort-ish-camp-ish place. like in dirty dancing, but for normal (not rich) people. it won't be quite the same, but i yearn a little for a camp experience.
-- learn to cook/bake. or at least master a few recipes. i can cook general food, and i make bangin faJitas, but i'd like to have a good repertoire of recipes. maybe not super complicated things, but, say, raspberry bars. i don't know how to make them now, and i'd like to know.
-- make the homemade kahlua my mom gave me a recipe for. sweet!
-- shoot a (hand)gun. and become proficient at it. i'm not in love with the fact that guns exist, but i am facing the facts that they DO exist. and if for some reason i ever need to defend myself and happen to find a gun to use -- all of which hopefully won't happen, but still -- i'd like to know how to use it. if it's me or them, i pick me.
-- ride a motorcycle. as a passenger. and not a stupid crotch rocket! and only with someone i trust, because motorcycles seem so very scary to me. so maybe on a back road, or even a parking lot. very slowly. i'd just like to see what it's like. and if i like it, drive a motorcycle. and if i really, really, really like it, own a motorcycle.
-- join a rugby team again.
-- and a soccer team.
-- go to indiana (or wherever she's living when i can afford this...) and visit audrey.
-- go to nj (or wherever she's living when i can afford this...) and visit vicky. and see her apartment!
-- i already said go back to scotland; implied in that was visit sarah & iain.
-- return to new hampshire often. i like it there. and that's where enslin and jeanette are!
-- okay, let's just say visit all of my friends that don't live close to me.
-- go to d.c. and see the holocaust museum. and go inside the damn washington monument! stupid thing was closed for construction when i was there. grr. and see d.c. sights. (and visit kate and carrie!)
-- go to a ranch in montana and ride horses. (yeah, i should accomplish my earlier goal of 'overcome fear of and then learn to ride horses' first.)
-- see the rocky mountains. possibly hike/climb them?
-- go on a safari in africa. so cool!
-- get back into photography; possibly sell photos. have a darkroom.

okay. i'd say that's good for now. i'm sure there's plenty more i'd like to accomplish in my life, but i think i've got a good starting base now.
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