Leftovers from last year's summer bucket list

 Okay because I am OCD I absolutely must finish a list even if/when others may no longer find it purposeful.  And, since I tend to start lots of new projects without completing my old ones (on a side note I plan to pick up with the "This Book Will Change Your Life" list on Monday) finishing this list will give me free reign to concoct some more lists that will also take me longer than originally intended to complete. So, with that said, here were the items from last summer's bucket list that still need completing. Thanks to Michelle at Elements of Style squeezing us in on this rainy dreary Wed. I can officially cross off number 16.

4. Have a favorite things party
5. Try Fahrenheit restaurant
6. Make my pinterest pots
7. Make fairy jars
13.Go to Spuddy's
15.Take Liv to her first drive-in
16.Mommy and me manicure 
17.Go to bed one night in something sexier than my ripped Austin Construction t-shirt and sweatpants
19.Complete Rosetta Stone Unit (update: since I no longer have access to RS I have switched this to watching all 52 episodes of Los Destinos)

Day 24 - Barter Day

Bartering provides fun for all the family, bypasses the taxman, and is a useful skill to acquire in the event civilization should suddenly revert to the Stone Age. The book then list some useful equivalences to get you started. For example, 12 french fries = 1 pencil, and 2 bottles of vodka + 1 scarf = 1 guitar.

This should be fun today since we are going to a raffle.

 We bartered eggs full of prizes and additional raffle tickets for drink tickets :)

Day 23 - Plastic Fantastic

How do you know you look as good as you could? Today make a no-obligation appointment with a plastic surgeon and see what he recommends.

Day 22 - A Date in Ten Years' Time

Instructions: Today agree to meet someone in 10 years' time. Fill in this coupon and hand it to a stranger or someone you hardly know.

Since I've only known Darcy for 48 hrs. and she seems a kindred spirit I choose her for this task (sorry +Gina Speelman our trip to the bayou will have to fulfill another bucket list). Thanks for getting married Maggie so that I had the opportunity to meet Darcy!

We, the undersigned, may only know each other casually, but we hereby agree to meet in exactly ten years' time at noon on the 10 of April 2024 at whichever restaurant is rated number one on Tripadvisor in Portland, Oregon. (I have always heard good things about Portland so this seems like as good a time as any to plan a visit). In case we have changed beyond recognition, we agree to wear the following identifying features: Darcy in a white shirt and boyfriend jeans and Kristina in a black shirt, skinny jeans, and black hunter boots (I hope I am still skinny enough to wear skinny jeans and I currently don't own a pair of hunter boots, but I want a pair so this is a win-win - I get a pair and look cool if they are still cool or if they are not still cool I get them at a deep discount and look retro! Mom -I'm thinking my Banana Republic boots you got me, though I love them, will be well worn out by then). In case we have nothing to say to each other here is a list of current }}hot{{ topics to reminisce about:

Darcy's list:

• how hard it was to find boyfriend jeans in 2024 when everyone is wearing space suits
• whether or not people still play Cards Against Humanity
• how much collective time we spent on Facebook while it existed 
• how many lyrics from "Let it Go" we can still remember

Kristina's list:

• the hard life of an adjunct (not a hot topic to most people, but one to us!)
• any interesting tidbits about writers, readers, and academics in general (i.e. the writer in residence train program)
• what has replaced Facebook
• how passé those old Disney movies are in comparison to today (actually I don't feel like Disney movies ever are passé so maybe scratch that and just talk about how passé everything else is with the exception of Disney movies)

Signed,

Kristina Ambrosia-Conn and Darcy Morris

See you in ten years' time

Day 21 - Patriotism Day

It is the duty of every citizen to be patriotic. A country is one's soil, one's blood, one's tears, one's roots. Here is a list of countries along with their strong points, so you can choose which one to feel patriotic about today.

I choose to show my patriotism toward the great US of A but taking advantage of this beautiful day to get our flag out of it's winter hiding spot and wave it proudly.

Day 20 - Poetry Day

Today everyone is to send in a line to create the world's longest poem  They will be collated as they are e-mailed to www.thiswebsitewillyourlife.com, and the result published across thew whole world as soon as a suitable final line is deemed to have been found and we think of a good title. The opening line is:

Mercy, cried the popinjay to the pope...

Should be in iambic pentameter - ten syllabus ti-tum ti-tum

Day 19 - Pretend to be a Secret Agent

 No one can know. This Book was a pretext to get in touch with you. Your government needs you. Don't look up now, they are watching. Meet at 1300 today outside work. Wave at the gray car. It will pick you up and take you to the secret rendezvous. Good luck. P.S. Tear this page out and swallow it.