A new summer, a new list.

Make a new friend.
Go hiking.
Jump in the lake.
Walk to the convenience store.
Thrash.
Go to the beach. In a swimsuit. With friends.
Go to the water park.
Go to the other water park.
Get on a new ride.
Firecrackers!
Go to the farmer's marker.
Have a prayer night.
Take the dogs for a walk.
At least attempt to ride a bike.
Get my room clean.
Burn incense.
Play guitar, outside.
Swing on a swing.
Roll down a grassy hill.
Go tubing.
Read Job, and Ruth.
Play DDR, at an arcade, with someone.
Solve a rubix cube.
Watch my lava lamp.
Use a flashlight.
Go to the gym.
Walk 6 miles. (at once)
Spend a day in the coffee shop, without my computer.
Get my license.
Turn in 7 job applications.
Write. (in moleskine.)
Send a letter.
Wash the dishes.
Add 3 people on Facebook.
Get a passport.
Go on an adventure, by myself.
Actually swim.
Go to the vintage store.
Go to a thrift store in the city.
Ask for a sample at Sephora.
Meet someone at youth.
Go to Cannon Beach.
Go to an art museum.
See a play.
Play my harmonica.
Spend a day with Steph.
Fast for 2 weeks.
Observe 1 Sabbath.
Play Mario Kart, and Mario Party, and Super Smash Bros, with people.
Pet a stranger's dog.
Daydream.
Blow bubbles.
Run through the sprinklers, anywhere but a yard.
Play soccer.
Find out what cops and robbers is.
Play capture the flag.
Play an addicting game.
Donate blood.
Jump on a trampoline.
Write in a library book.
Watch the sunrise and sunset, in one day.
Get a balloon.
Fly a kite.
Go barefoot.
Send a postcard.
See William.
Work. (Clean, babysit, shred, whatever.) Put the money in the bank.
Put $50 in the bank.
Make a fort.
Attack someone with a squirt bottle.
Start a fire with flint.
Run a mile. RUN.
Hug someone.
Sing in the shower.
Sign a petition.
Have a conversation with H.
Backup my music.
Compliment someone.
Play volleyball.
Play tetherball.
Walk in the rain.
Leave early in the morning.
Get a pinata.
Take friends into a photobooth.
Play Apples to Apples.
Go to Applebees after youth.
Go to bed at 5 pm.
Tell someone in real life a secret, face to face.
Stay offline, phone included, for 3 days straight.

Wear my hair comb.
Wear bubble dress.
Wear blue dress.
Paint every nail a different color.
Wear my black heels.
Wear my pink heels.
Use top coat once.
Use one of those heating face masks.
Wear the Carebear shirt.
Wear the Sasuke shirt, in public.
Weird facepaint and feathers in my hair. In public.
Wear a bikini instead of a bra.
Get a skirt.
Get a fun bra.
Get a pushup bra.
Get a new bikini.
Get hot pink lipstick.
Get a new eyeshadow.
Get jeans.
Rock short shorts.

Get Hawaiian Snow.
Make a pie.
Make a smoothie.
Get Mexican Food Factory.
Eat icecream in the rain.
Use rainbow jimmies for something, other than icecream.
Make tea, or something sweet, with basil.
Eat a popsickle.
Eat a chocotaco.
Picnic.
Buy something from an icecream truck.
Get sparkling water.
Open up a coconut, and eat it.
Get Qdoba.
Try Chipotle.
Get sushi.
Get dim sum.
Make a sandwich.
Make fresh lemonade.
Make fresh orange juice.
Eat an otter pop.
Get a sesame seed bagel.
Make jello.
Get coffee from a local drive-through.
Get a different Coldstone combination.
Get late night Gooeys.
Drink an Orangina.
Go to Trader Joe's.
Try marmite.
Make corn chowder.
Pita Pit.
Go to Hudson's.

Make a bikini. (http://www.threadbanger.com/post/999/how-to-make-a-hot-bikini-out-of-old-t-shirts)
Paint a picture.
Make a mix for my brother.
Make my salve.
Make another necklace.
Use my chalk.
Complete a coloring book.
Take a picture.
Start an inspiration board.
Complete a puzzle.

Read 15 books.
Rent Little Miss Sunshine.
Rent Titanic.
See Toy Story 3.
See Inception, in Theaters.
Watch every Pixar movie.
Watch every Harry Potter movie (so far).
Watch LOTR.
Play Majora’s Mask.
Rent Pan’s Labyrinth.
Find Super Mario 64.
Have a Pokemon battle!
Beat Heartgold.
Play Pokemon Blue.
Play Pokemon Gold.
Play Kingdom Hearts.
Play Chain of Memories.
Play Zelda Spirit Tracks.
Watch all 3 POTC movies.
Watch both Narnia movies.
Do a VlogCandy challenge.
Watch Kenan and Kel.
Watch a Miyazaki movie I haven't seen yet.

Buy 1 vinyl record.
Find elementary school star stickers.
Buy something from Etsy.
Buy Flowers.
Get glow sticks.
Get bubble gum tape.
Buy jewelry at the store downtown.
Buy something under 3 dollars at the toy store downtown.
Find Blood Pops.
Buy something on the rez.

To Do. (next 3 months?)

Eat a random weird fruit.
Make a tote bag from old shirts.
Finish my zipper bag.
Go to the library.*
Go to the coffee shop.*
Get vitamins.
Crossword puzzle.
Buy nutella.*
Make a dream catcher.
Make perfume.
Burn incense.*
Make another necklace.

10 Goals.

1) Study, and take notes, and keep track of due dates.

2) Read my Bible, every morning.

3) Run.

4) Reach out to new people without waiting for them to reach me first.

5) Work on ignoring things that bother me.

6) Censor what I let into my brain. (music, magazines, tv)

7) Sleep, every single night.

8) Write when I'm happy, not just upset.

9) Get my driver's license.

10) Play my guitar at least twice a week.

inspired by:

this post.

Make a new friend

I went on a trip. And we worked really hard. It was hot, we smelled, we kept going. And along the way, I met a boy. He was cute, so I told my friend. And she got him to play cards with us. And we lit fireworks. And now we're facebook friends. :]

Go barefoot in the rain.

     Today, I looked out my window. It was gloomy and grey and peaceful. I looked out a bit later, and it was dripping rain. So I wrote a quit note in case my parents noticed my absence, and slipped out the front door. The rain was really wild, a bit more than a drizzle. I love it. I

      love the feeling of wet concrete on my feet, and muddy puddles, and grass, but mostly asphalt. I walked to the end of the street. I didn't plan on going far, without my phone or key. I walked on the cement sidewalk, then I switched to the small concrete strip on the edge of the asphalt, where the puddle forms. 

     I slipped on some sludge, but managed to maintain my balance, and smiled broadly. There is no fun if it's simply routine walking. At this point, I noticed the wet clumps of dirt on my feet, and I noticed the cold. And I realized my route had already reversed. 

     I walked on the road, now. The asphalt is the best bit. I noticed the calm. I noticed how anxious that made me, in this busy world. I noticed a dandelion in a neighbors yard, now that I had switched back to sidewalk, crossing the wet, too-thick grass briefly. I picked it up and blew. I blew and blew and blew, until all the white fuzz was gone. And I realized I had gone several feet. And that in that moment, when I was focussed, I had truly been at peace. 

My feet are still cold, my pants are still wet, and I'm already rather missing the peace. 

Summer 2009

This blog may not be used after this summer. It's purpose is to document the days of my checklist. My goals for this summer, summer '09. Just a few things I would like to do, and the stories that carry them out. Here is my list, as of today, June 8th. (The 1st day of summer vacation for many of the students in my area.):

Have a spontaneous dance party. Go swimming at least once. Finish the Harry Potter books. Make a new friend. Go barefoot in the rain. Buy a new camera. Fill out the application for acting class. Learn to embroider at least a little, and make something out of clay. Eat a choco taco.

I start my adventure today.