First off, I realize I'm ripping this off of the lovely Miss Allison. In this situation though, it is simply imitation as the sincerest form of flattery. What an incredible idea! I picked slightly different numbers though for a variety of reasons. First, I wanted the number to be significant. 2008 was a big year for me, so why not commemorate it? Also, one section of 50 goals pertain just to traveling in the United States, so I needed to compensate for that. It's about 5 and half years, so I'm putting the end date at January, 2014. Some of these goals are little...some are huge. Whatever the size, I will attempt to document each one as best I can.
Here it is:
Gettin' Schooled
1. Earn Master's Degree in American Studies
2. Have a paper published
3. Present at the Mid-Atlantic American Studies Conference in Elizabethtown
4. Finish Barrick Collection database and get it online
5. Start on my Ph.D.
6. Teach school, either high school or college
7. Complete a NY Times Sunday crossword completely on my own.
8. Read the complete works of David McCullough
States Rights
9. Sail on an Alaskan Cruise
10. See the volcanos in Hawaii
11. Eat crabs in Maryland (Liz)
12. Drink in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana (Sara)
13. Visit Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
14. Sample wines in Napa Valley, California
15. Have lobster in Maine
16. Munch on pancakes and maple syrup in Vermont
17. Stalk the real Josiah Bartlett in New Hampshire
18. Bask in the history in Boston, Massachusetts (Sara)
19. Remember the Alamo in Texas
20. Enjoy a weekend with Sarah in High Point, North Carolina
21. Tan in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
22. Cheer on the Yankees, the Bronx, New York
23. Be a history nerd at Monticello, Virginia
24. Watch the sunrise in Cape May, New Jersey (Sara)
25. Amaze at the Grand Canyon, Arizona
26. Drive through Yellowstone National Park, Montana (yes, part of it is there)
27. Frolick in the sunflowers in Kansas
28. Chill, literally, in Fargo, North Dakota
29. Snap pictures at Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota
30. Wade in Crater Lake, Oregon
31. Giggle at the Grand Tetons in Wyoming
32. Serve at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Rhode Island (Gwen, if you have a better suggestion, send it ahead)
33. Applaud a show at the Yale Repertory Theatre, Connecticut
34. Wiggle my toes in the sand in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
35. Hike a few miles on the Appalachian Trail, West Virginia
36. Honor an author at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia
37. Breathe the thin air in Denver, Colorado
38. Pretend I'm Elvis in Graceland, Nashville, Tennessee
39. Look for bluegrass in Kentucky
40. Cruise on Route 66 in New Mexico
41. Phone my old art history professor from the Spiral Jetty in Utah
42. Gamble in Las Vegas, Nevada (trite, but hey...I've never done it!)
43. Chow down on some Idaho potatos
44. Attend a tour of a beer factory in Wisconsin
45. See both parts of Michigan
46. Tour Ottumwa Iowa, home of Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
47. Listen to the mighty Missasip in...well, Mississippi
48. Pay my respects at the memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
49. Rock out at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio
50. Spend time with my cousins in Washington
51. Nebraska
52. Arkansas
53. Indiana
54. Glide on the El in Chicago, Illinois
55. Whitewash with Tom Sawyer in Hannibal, Missouri
56. Minnesota
57. Alabama
58. View pop-art at the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
59. Greet Obama at the White House, Washington D.C.
Conquering My Fears
60. Fly across the ocean
61. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
62. See Ground Zero
63. Get a dog
Let's Do It
64. Vote for Obama in November
65. Get married
66. Go to Ireland
67. Go to the Louvre, Paris France
68. Drink at the Lapin Agile
69. Walk across Abbey Road (Sara)
70. Find a way to either the Oscars or the Red Carpet
71. See a Broadway show once a year
72. Find a job I love
73. See Billy Joel perform
74. See the Decemberists again
75. Meet Diane Keaton (hey, I can dream...right?)
76. Take piano / voice lessons
77. Become involved in theatre again
Being Crafty
78. Get my scrapbooking up to date
79. Make a quilt
80. Create a "tshirt blanket" (if this is successful...make one for sara)
81. Make a formal dress from scratch
82. Get posters dry-mounted and framed
83. Have Masque posters dry-mounted and framed
Movie Time
84. See all the films that won the Best Picture Academy Award
85. See the AFI 100 years films (all of them...)
86. Have a movie review or critique published
Afterthoughts (all the others)
87. Keep blogs updated
88. Run for public office
89. Get rid of acne / acne scars
90. Not miss a day talking to Jason (so far, so good...15 months and counting)
91. Try out for 'So You Think You Can Dance' (why not?)
92. Keep nails nice for 21 days straight (that forms a habit!)
93. Audition for a TV show or movie
94. Write a pilot episode and some other episodes for a sitcom
95. PHOTO PROJECT: At least one picture for each goal (including this one!)
96. Find a way to whiten teeth.
97. Pen series of humorous essays.
98. Finish REAL family tree
99. Attain Photoshop and become awesome at it
100. Improv somewhere again.
101. Compete on Jeopardy!
102. Make Masque family quilt (they know what I'm talking about)
103. Get eyes checked / new glasses (that will make most of these goals easier...sight is a wonderful thing!)
104. Make flower calendar for Oma
105. Construct 3 more collages
OK, I know this only about half of 208...but I need ideas! comment and send me suggestions!
Onward and upward.
