A Picture Is a Poem Without Words

I have met someone at work who has a LOT of the connections I need for my To Do List. I'm absolutely ecstatic! Next week will involve Fried Green Tomatoes and perhaps a cow or two. We'll see :)


Dreams. Are they psychic awareness? Sometimes I believe so. Everytime I have a question, my dreams have the answer. I need to stop questioning myself.


Kim Kardashian's wedding pictures came out in People today. She was on the cover. Without her groom. My entire office found this as hilarious.

What're You Drinkin?

I'm loving this Pumpkin Iced Coffee thing. Yes, it's still August! I have the hookups.. ;)

But I must say, us northeasters are brainwashed to believe that this is actually GOOD coffee! I really do like the taste.. but the iced coffee is nothing without a flavor shot or two. I don't think Dunkins' quality is as great as we're made to believe. And I think we all know this, too, but they're everywhere we turn -so we just keep buying!

Overall, though, this is way washed out. Completely watered down. The hot coffee is a bit better, but if I buy Iced, I can't go without a flavor.

I must say, there is nothing better than an Iced Latte from a real coffee house.



Today's Word of the Day
faitour (n.) -- imposter


8/18/2011 Word of the Day
educe (v.) -- to draw out.

The Melting Pot

#130

Utterly delicious! And the best three hours that I ever spent on dinner. Four courses. Wisconsin cheese, take-home salad, over done meat due to the level of my intoxication, & already melted-in-your-mouth chocolate. It was everything I knew it would be.... & better.

Thanks, Dave!



... & on to the next! I'm beginning #146 today!

First word: yerk (v.)

This is going to be a long year.

And The Days Go By*

Since I made my 150 Things To Do Before I Die, I've conducted a fair amount of research on how I should go about my list. Everyone always says they will do *this* and *that*- "someday". Well I don't believe in "someday". I believe in ASAP... and now. You can't add to two without one, so I gotta figure out how to achieve these things!

#3 - Toning up

This has been very hard since I realized I still look.... well, not chunky... but not great. Despite this, the effort I have put out has been very rewarding. I'm starting to see a difference in myself. And I also feel better. But I think I might need to push myself a little harder. All in all, things are moving along. Progress is still progress.

#145 & #109


I would like to start saving the $3 a day within a month or so. I would like to find a better salary,though, before I begin this. I can barely make ends meet as it is. I would like to be a bit more comfortable with my bank before I start throwing this into my savings. This is definitely on my Up & Coming Attractions.... especially if I complete #123 (also in the works!)

#46

This is a doozy. Theres no way in hell I would stay in Times Square for New Year's Eve without having a place to stay. Hotel rooms in this vicinity book up about a year in advance for New Years Eve, and its like $400-500/night. I don't want to be there for just one night... that would be a little stressful... and a waste... So I'm thinking that in order for this to take place, I will need about $2000-$3000. I don't want to make any price cuts. When I do it, I'm going to do it right. I'm going to check back in in January of 2012 and see how things look for December of 2013.

#122

I'm very excited about this one! I did some research and found that in order to get in, you have to watch out for casting calls on the official website as well as their twitter and facebook page. During filming, they put out adds that state when they will need prospective dinner guests. Waiting patiently till then*

Birthday Weekend

#29. - Things To Do Before I Die



I will spare you the details... but this was awesome.

One down... One Hundred Fourty Nine to go!

150 Things To Do Before I Die

1. Learn another language and use it regularly
2. Write a book.
3. Lose weight & get toned, and maintain it.
4. Try six extreme sports: skydiving, paragliding, bungee jumping, parachuting, para sailing, windsurfing
5. Perform a kind deed for five strangers without expecting anything in return.
6. Fly in a hot air balloon.
7. Volunteer abroad
8. Donate anonymously to a charity or cause to which I have a passion for.
9. Get a doctorate degree in at least one subject.
10. Learn wine appreciation.
11. Pack my bags and set out for a random location without an itinerary.
12. Volunteer exclusively in one place.
13. Try a complete, all natural body cleanse.
14. Experience an OBE. (Out of Body Experience)
15. Start a group of my choice on Meetup.com
16. Fly first class.
17. Fly in a helicopter.
18. Ride an elephant.
19. Buy a boat and learn to use it. (Sailing?)
20. Buy a jet ski.
21. Grow my very own garden and grape vine.
22. Teach English in a foreign country.
23. Swim with the dolphins.
24. Grow and eat your own vegetables.
25. Take a late night skinny dip.
26. Sleep overnight in all 50 states.
27. Backpack across Europe.
28. Milk a cow.
29. Get it on to “Lets Get It On” by Marvin Gaye.
30. Buy a house.
31. Construct my family tree.
32. Pick up and move to another city.
33. Have a past life regression.
34. Go on an African photo safari.
35. Stand at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
36. Fire a rifle, shotgun, or pistol.
37. Have sex on a moving train.
38. Visit more foreign countries than U.S. States.
39. Eat dinner at the Top of The Hub.
40. Sell a piece of personal artwork (maybe on Etsy, Zazzle, or Cafepress)
41. Ride a camel in the desert.
42. Start your own Psychology practice.
43. Learn to dance.
44. Shower in a waterfall.
45. Learn to play the piano, well.
46. Spend New Years Eve in Times Square.
47. Learn to meditate for periods of time.
48. Zipline through the jungle.
49. Make a camp fire with flint.
50. Horse ride through the surf.
51. Read at least once a day for one year.
52. Make my own bread.
53. Make my own pasta.
54. Randomly spend one months pay on a shopping spree.
55. Take a pole dancing class.
56. Cut your own hair.
57. Spend a night at the opera.
58. Take a random class of my interest.
59. Read the plays of Shakespeare and understand them.
60. Give blood.
61. Write a heart felt letter to my favorite author.
62. Walk a marathon.
63. Ride a gondola in Venice.
64. Learn to skateboard.
65. Earn an award of appreciation in my career.
66. Go kayaking.
67. Achieve water skiing.
68. Write a cookbook.
69. Face an underwater fear. (ex. Scuba diving in a shipwreck)
70. Swim in the largest pool in the World . (off the coast of Chile)
71. Visit the wreckage of the Titanic in a submarine.
72. Go hiking in the rainforest.
73. Go fire walking.
74. Be on reality TV show.
75. Get my motorcycle license.
76. Learn to rock climb.
77. Visit the SEVEN NEW Wonders of the World.
78. Have a child.
79. Sleep in an overnight train.
80. Break a Guinness World Record.
81. Go Dirt Biking.
82. Ride the Ten Largest Roller Coasters in the World.
83. Adopt a pet from an animal shelter.
84. Visit a concentration camp.
85. Watch a sumo wrestling match in Japan.
86. Take a tour of the White House.
87. Make a six foot collage and hang it on my wall.
88. Ride a cable car in San Francisco.
89. Drink a European beer in Bavaria, Germany during Oktoberfest.
90. Go to the Brazilian Carnival.
91. Experience Mardi Gras.
92. Participate in the La Tomatina food fight.
93. Learn to play chess.
94. Learn to make pottery.
95. Learn how to read an astrological chart.
96. Sculpt something.
97. Complete a stained glass project.
98. Keep a greenhouse.
99. Learn to make my own wine.
100. Learn to draw well.
101. Learn to sew.
102. Design something with origami.
103. Collect something.
104. Make a huge list of books you want to read, and read them.
105. Watch every movie that has ever won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
106. Watch the Greatest Movies of All Time ranked by American Film Institute.
107. Learn to say "no" without feeling guilty.
108. Celebrate my birthday in multiple time zones within one year.
109. Invest in the stock market.
110. Become a member of an exclusive club.
111. Go on a shopping spree on Rodeo Drive.
112. Own a Chanel suit.
113. Own a beach house.
114. Become a Reiki master.
115. Establish a scholarship.
116. Join a big sister program.
117. Have a terrace.
118. Join a disaster relief effort.
119. Become a certified shamanic practitioner.
120. Get your blog listed in Time Magazine's Best Blogs List.
121. Write a textbook.
122. Have Dinner in Hells Kitchen.
123. Live in the wild, kill my own food, and eat it.
124. Go to a Broadway play.
125. See a show in Carnegie.
126. Go to the Sundance Film Festival.
127. See Cirque Du Soleil.
128. Go to an NFL game.
129. Try escargot.
130. Try cheese fondue.
131. Try fried green tomatoes.
132. Eat at the Undersea Restaurant Ithaa.
133. Go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
134. Cook an entire Thanksgiving meal from scratch.
135. Ice skate at the Rockefeller Center during Christmas time.
136. Go to ten different countries for New Years Eve.
137. Sit on a jury.
138. Participate in a flash dance mob.
139. Catch a foul ball at a game.
140. Go on one trip alone.
141. Get backstage at a concert/event.
142. Throw significant other a surprise party.
143. Go to a masquerade.
144. Open up a thrift store
145. Put three dollars away every single day for a year. At the end of the year, invest the money in the stock market or buy bonds.
146. Learn a new word every day, for a year.
147. Throw a dinner party for my closest friends.
148. Buy the order for the car that places their order behind me in a drive through line.
149. Learn how to drive a stick shift.
150. Climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty
151. Go whale watching
152. See production of Rocky Horror Picture show.



I want everyone to know that I take number 3 very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that I just started my newest blog Tone, Fit, Maintain. I will keep this updated regularly, as I do with Live Laugh Love, and track the progress in the journey I am about to face.

http://tonefitmaintain.blogspot.com/

Happy Reading!

Dream As If You'll Live Forever, Live As If You'll Die Today

Tomorrow, my *favorite person* in the entire worldddddd has the day off with me! We had a bunch of things planned for the outdoors... but I realized that the weather will NOT be absolutely amazing, as planned.



I started to look up some new activities, and I found a bunch of awesome things... but I also stumbled upon an interesting concept: "X of Things To Do Before I Die".

"Climb a mountain, skydive, have your portrait painted, be the member of an audience in a TV show, skinny dipping in Southern France...."



I think we've all seen these lists. I hope I speak for most of you when I say that many of us have even made our own!

But I was twelve. And I was a very different person back then. My interests, aspirations, dreams, and personality have changed a great deal since then. Hell, I couldn't even tell you where my list even IS!




But you know what, GOOD!

Lets start from scratch!

I took one of the quizzes that decided how well your life was going. This wasn't measured by everyday accomplishments, but rather, how much you've done on lists such as these.

"Plant a tree, swim with the dolphins, eat jellied eels from a stall in London..."



And you know what? My rating SUCKED! They told me I better *get out* and *get going* And I realized the quiz was right! I'm wasting precious time. And for all I know, I could die tomorrow and this blog would just STOP.

I need to get on with life. I'm going to make a whole new list. I'm going to assemble it neatly and make it official. And I'm going to post it to this site.



As soon as I finish brainstorming my main one hundred or so, I'm going to immediately begin by making the necessary plans to chip my heart away. That's right! Chip, chip, chip away! And I would like to set a specific goal for myself, or rather, a minimum. On average, I must experience X amount of goals within X amount of time. I will write more on this here when I establish my main list and brainstorm the rules....

I can't believe one of those stupid, immature quizzes actually caused some inspiration in my life.


Till we meet again, dear readers....*