My List of Inspirations
Seeing as I've been a lump and generally uninspired as of recently, I decided to sit down and make a list of things I would like to do or see or be in my life, some short term, some long term. When I have caught myself sitting, being lumpy, I've read through my list, and it has served as an inspiration to not sit and do nothing. I thought I would post it on here that way I could access it not only when I have my notebook, but anywhere I have a computer. If you know me and have heard me get excited about any project or something that I have forgotten, please leave a comment adding to the list. It is in no way meant to be all-encompassing, but it is all that I could think of when I sat down to write it. You are my friends, and know parts of me better than I do. I need your help if you can offer any.
So, the list:
-Start and play in an old-time bowling league.
-Turn my automobile into a certain 8-bit system.
-Get a job that is enjoyable, where I like going to work.
-Eat better and excercise so to get fit and have some defined muscles.
-Turn a Webster's Dictionary into a hidden NES.
-Turn my bedroom closet into a bar.
-Enjoy city living, wether in Pensacola or NYC or Chicago or whatever.
-Watch less TV. No more Law & Order marathons.
-Talk more with my family (parents, siblings, grandparents, extended).
-Repair broken relationships with my dad's side of the family.
-Take a bike trip through at least 3 states, probably much more.
-Learn to draw (both creatively and engineering sketches).
-Work on a project with comic book artist Mark Propst.
-Fix my computer myself, and keep it up.
-Do a case mod for said computer, preferably from scratch.
-Write a zine and publish it myself.
-Send a care package to Billy in Chicago.
-Have a party!
-Learn 5 or so magic tricks well enough to perform them.
-Give a lecture on some part of the history of magic.
-Get the '65 Mustang in running order again.
-Have more people over for dinner.
-Own cool looking clothes, as to not appear to be a slob.
-Learn how to build a website.
-Learn to play 5 or so songs on the guitar well enough to play in public.
-Transfer the Star Wars Holiday Special to DVD.
-Get my Rolling Stones pinball machine working.
-Do something cool for my birthday.
-Get pictures for every contact in my cell phone.
-Alter my clothes to be unique and personalized.
-Make more friends on LJ, and build those relationships.
-Make a font out of my own handwriting.
-Send cards, letters, postcards to my family and friends and people I admire (at least 1 a week).
-Squat a house or building.
-Publish my stick figure cartoons I drew in Mr. Turroff's APES class.
-Make a movie and distribute it to local movie rental stores. Have a premier.
-Learn to juggle.
-Learn to dance, both ballroom style and more modern "club style" dancing.
-Participate in musical theatre.
-Visit more museums, galleries, etc.
-Write a song.
-Take gymnastics lessons; learn to flip like a jedi.
-Volunteer for good causes like Habitat for Humanity and NPR.
-Participate in a model shoot.
-Learn another language fluently.
-Build furniture.
-Be a volunteer fire fighter.
-Build my own house.
-Adopt children.
-Learn one impressive piece to play on the piano.
-Get published in Genii magazine.
-Do something crazy for love.
-Pull a heist.
-Learn about electricity so I am not afraid to fix wiring.
-Tour with a punk band as photographer, merch guy, tech guy, or something.
-Memorize a poem or two. One should be by Robert Frost.
-Learn how to ollie and another skateboarding trick.
-Have a Walden experience.
This is not a checklist. If nothing on here ever gets done, that is fine. It is an inspiration list, and is to serve to remind me that I am creative and cool and am bigger than whatever keeps me down.
So, the list:
-Start and play in an old-time bowling league.
-Turn my automobile into a certain 8-bit system.
-Get a job that is enjoyable, where I like going to work.
-Eat better and excercise so to get fit and have some defined muscles.
-Turn a Webster's Dictionary into a hidden NES.
-Turn my bedroom closet into a bar.
-Enjoy city living, wether in Pensacola or NYC or Chicago or whatever.
-Watch less TV. No more Law & Order marathons.
-Talk more with my family (parents, siblings, grandparents, extended).
-Repair broken relationships with my dad's side of the family.
-Take a bike trip through at least 3 states, probably much more.
-Learn to draw (both creatively and engineering sketches).
-Work on a project with comic book artist Mark Propst.
-Fix my computer myself, and keep it up.
-Do a case mod for said computer, preferably from scratch.
-Write a zine and publish it myself.
-Send a care package to Billy in Chicago.
-Have a party!
-Learn 5 or so magic tricks well enough to perform them.
-Give a lecture on some part of the history of magic.
-Get the '65 Mustang in running order again.
-Have more people over for dinner.
-Own cool looking clothes, as to not appear to be a slob.
-Learn how to build a website.
-Learn to play 5 or so songs on the guitar well enough to play in public.
-Transfer the Star Wars Holiday Special to DVD.
-Get my Rolling Stones pinball machine working.
-Do something cool for my birthday.
-Get pictures for every contact in my cell phone.
-Alter my clothes to be unique and personalized.
-Make more friends on LJ, and build those relationships.
-Make a font out of my own handwriting.
-Send cards, letters, postcards to my family and friends and people I admire (at least 1 a week).
-Squat a house or building.
-Publish my stick figure cartoons I drew in Mr. Turroff's APES class.
-Make a movie and distribute it to local movie rental stores. Have a premier.
-Learn to juggle.
-Learn to dance, both ballroom style and more modern "club style" dancing.
-Participate in musical theatre.
-Visit more museums, galleries, etc.
-Write a song.
-Take gymnastics lessons; learn to flip like a jedi.
-Volunteer for good causes like Habitat for Humanity and NPR.
-Participate in a model shoot.
-Learn another language fluently.
-Build furniture.
-Be a volunteer fire fighter.
-Build my own house.
-Adopt children.
-Learn one impressive piece to play on the piano.
-Get published in Genii magazine.
-Do something crazy for love.
-Pull a heist.
-Learn about electricity so I am not afraid to fix wiring.
-Tour with a punk band as photographer, merch guy, tech guy, or something.
-Memorize a poem or two. One should be by Robert Frost.
-Learn how to ollie and another skateboarding trick.
-Have a Walden experience.
This is not a checklist. If nothing on here ever gets done, that is fine. It is an inspiration list, and is to serve to remind me that I am creative and cool and am bigger than whatever keeps me down.