Life List

So I started a life list about 4 1/2 years ago. I finally decided I needed to update it - cross off the things I've accomplished and add some more that I've thought of since the original writing. So I've put it below. The first 40ish are the original list, the rest I've just added in the last couple days. 

Go to Europe
Go skydiving
Go rock climbing
Go bungee jumping
Learn how to rappel
Lead worship somewhere
Go on a foreign mission trip
Write a novel, even if it never gets published
Get the novel printed
Learn how to sing
Learn how to play piano
Learn French
Fly a plane, even if only for a minute
Learn how to read music
Meet Johnny Depp     Proof and more proof in case you don't believe me
Go to California
Take a cruise in the Caribbean
Go sailing, preferably on a Black Pearl-esque kind of ship
Eat at a 5 star restaurant
Stay in a 5 star hotel
Drive cross-country
Ride a motorcycle
Go to NYC for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
See a broadway show
Go to a spa
See the Grand Canyon
Go skiing
Go waterskiing
Go parasailing
Go kayaking
Visit a chocolate factory
Take a vacation to Hawaii
Visit at least one spot where Lost was filmed
Go to Alaska
See the Eiffel tower
Go to the Louvre
Ride in a gondola in Venice
See the Roman Colisseum
Get published
Go Horseback Riding
Get my masters degree

Build a snowman
Take dance lessons
Go to San Diego Comic Con
Meet Zachary Levi and/or Yvonne Strahovski
Eat at at least 10 restaurants that's been on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
Eat the giant donut Adam Richman holds up in the intro to Man Vs. Food
Visit Seattle, go see the fish market
Go to Chicago, eat at Hot Doug's
Read the top 100 books on this list
Stay in a log cabin
Try The Luther Burger at least once
Go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Drink a Butterbeer
Go to Disney World
Drink a beer or mead in The Eagle and The Child in Oxford, England
Actually fill out a journal completely
Act in something - play, extra in a movie, whatev.
Eat at Paula Deen's restaurant - The Lady and Sons
Run in at least one 5K
Read all the books by C.S. Lewis
Play in a ball pit as an adult
Get a tattoo
Return to Boston, eat Italian food in the North End
Learn how to shoot with a bow and arrow
Eat the double cheeseburger at Holeman & Finch in Atlanta
Eat at In n Out
Go to a movie premiere
Go for a walk in the rain
Spend an entire day in silence
Go camping




There's a couple in the ones I've added that seem entirely unrealistic, but then again, when I wrote the original list, going to Europe and certainly meeting Johnny Depp also seemed unrealistic and you will notice that those are crossed off.


Also, a lot of thing on this list have to do with food and beverages. Well...I like to eat and drink and I watch the Food Network a lot so I know where a lot of good food is.


So there it is. My life list. Here's hoping that I get to cross everything off and even cross off some things I haven't thought of yet.


Peace!

ZombieGeek

Yeah, I haven't blogged in like 3 weeks or something. My bad. It's been a combination of sleep deprivation, being busy, and just not having much to say. So let me catch you up on the life of me:

I finally applied for graduation...again.
I only have one class left for next quarter.
I finally applied for graduate school. It'll be nice to not be a third year senior anymore.
The weather 'round here has been great this week. I even got to go out on the motorcycle a couple of times.
I finished 1984. It was depressing.
I also finished Fahrenheit 451. It was also depressing, but it was a very moving book.
I also finished Uglies by Scott Westerfield. It kinda sucked.
Hubby and I are getting a fat refund back from our taxes. We're planning to use it to buy a new(er) car to replace the unreliable POS I'm currently driving.
We also finally got a joint checking account and have crafted a budget that involves putting lots o monies into savings. It's pretty scary for both of us.
Pillbsbury Sweet Moments Bite-Size Brownies are heavenly.
Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs have returned.
I will never ever teach junior high. They are crazy and dumb in a very illogical manner. 

So there ya go. That's what's up with me.

If you all have been paying any attention at all to the news, you'll know that there is some sort of hoopla going on in Wisconsin. Here's the gist of it: the governor and his peeps are trying to end collective bargaining, in other words, they're trying to take all power away from the unions. Here's what most of America doesn't know: Ohio is on the verge of doing the exact same thing.

Now, let me be clear, I'm not some huge union advocate. I really don't give a rip if I'm part of a teacher's union or not. I'm confident enough in my education and my abilities as a teacher to not need a safety net. If a school district fires me unfairly, I don't want to work there anyway. But there are a lot of fine details that fall under this bill in Ohio that I'm not kosher with and I think are going to shaft the kids in the long run. For instance, when I finish my masters and get my teaching license, I will be licensed to teach grades 7-12. I will have been educated to properly teach that age group. If this bill passes, school districts, cities, the state, whoever could actually shove me in a Kindergarten classroom. Yeah...no. Not only would I not really be qualified to teach Kindergarten as teaching those wee rugrats requires an entirely different kind of teaching, but I wouldn't be good at it. I'm fairly sure I'll be a good high school teacher, but Kindergarten? Or even anything below ninth grade - no. So what does this mean for the kids? It means they might get stuck with a teacher in elementary school that is not qualified at all to teach them. There's more specific info about it here.

As I said, I'm not a big union person. I understand how many might think unions have gotten too powerful. However, I am vehemently opposed to anything that will make educating our kids even more difficult than it already is. I plan on leaving the state of Ohio anyway, but knowing that I have friends around here whose kids could be getting a crummy education because their government for some reason doesn't value educating young people infuriates me.

On a lighter note, once I get to Spring quarter, you might hear from me a bit more since I'll only have one class and NO observations at all. It's gonna be awesome. :)

Peace out!