things to do.

there are long term goals and there are short term goals.

there are some which i want to accomplish in the future, maybe when i’m twenty one, older and wiser.

but there are some things i’d like to get started on right after November 13, 2008.

this list centers around what i’ll do after graduation.

BOOKS.

i love reading. i especially love the classics, the unknown paperbacks, the grimy faded novels and anything that’s not on the New York Times Bestseller list. I’ve never finished reading Harry Potter, Shopaholic or Twilight, and I never intend to. Here’s my list of books to read:

• The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
• Mob Girl by Theresa Carpenter
• Affluenza by Oliver James
• The Loudest Sound and Nothing by Clare Wigfall
• July’s People by Nadine Gordimer
• A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
• Scar tissue by Anthony Kiedis
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Breakfast At Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
• Shopping by Carol Joyce Oates
• The Female of the Species by Carol Joyce Oates
• One Of These Days by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
• Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
• The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
• Unless by Carol Shields
• Rabbit at Rest by John Updike
• Beethoven was One-Sixteenth Black by Nadine Gordimer
• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
• Summer Crossing by Truman Capote
• All In The Mind by Alaistair Campbell
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis
• About a Boy by Nick Hornby
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
• Rabbit Redux by John Updike
• A Scanner Darkly by Phillip K Dick

MUSIC.

expand my music collection with additions from:

1. The Hives: The Black and White Album.
2. Manic Street Preachers.
3. Silverchair.
4. Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left
5. Rachel Yamagata: Elephant… Teeth Sink Into Heart
6. Paul Weller and the Style Council.
7. Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree (i know, i have to stop procrastinating.)
8. Tegan and Sara.
9. The White Stripes. (they are awesome and i have to lay my hands on Elephant.)
10. Nirvana : Best of. *
11. REM: Best of.*
12. Foxboro Hottubs.
13. Smashing Pumpkins: best of.*
14. Kings of Convenience
15. Elbow- The Seldom Seen Kid.
16. Morrissey: Best of.
17. Ray Lamontague
18. Kasabian
19. Aimee Mann
20. Suzanne Vega

(* : Best Ofs go easy on the wallet.)

SELF IMPROVEMENT.

like i said, i’ve got a long, long way to go. its kind of embarrassing to admit that i’ve got so much to learn, but hey, at least i’m gonna try and change that.

• Learn Swimming From Mutual Pals.
• Learn Cycling. (bingo! what was i doing when i was a kid, i wonder?)
• Re-learn the Guitar.
• Eat Sashimi and attempt to completely digest it. (i hate japanese food, but i’ll try.)
• Go for a Hair Make-over. (includes dyeing it copper, cutting it, and-gasp-straightening it!!)
• pierce my ears again.
• try to tolerate contact lenses for a day.
• learn how to apply eyeliner successfully without looking like the Living Dead.
• Splurge on a Pricey Meal in a Pricey place where burping is not allowed.
• TRY TO GET TAN, FOR ONCE!

so there you go. i hope i can try to accomplish as much as i can. and of course, i’ve you’ve got any advice at all, go ahead and let it out.