The Bucket List: Part 1

1. Out myself to "the little redhead girl" from my own personal "Charlie Brown Valentine Special"
2. Do the 12 steps just for the heck of it. For no other reason than they're a heck of a good way to live.
3. Treasure every moment with my kids. Be mindful and present when I'm with them. Yes, that includes the tantrums.
4. Keep my side of "Divorce Street" clean.
5. April 2, 2010 (41st birthday) - Ride the mechanical bull at "Big Bubba's Bad Barbeque".
6. Learn to play Bach's 1st Sonata and Partita as well as I possibly can.
7. Perform them publicly (or at least excerpts). Even as a busker on Farmer's Market Night. Proceeds to benefit Hospice.
8. Find somewhere that really likes to throw down for St. Patrick's day.
9. Finish reading the complete works of Shakespeare
10. Read the Bible all the way through, one last time.
11. Finish Julia Cameron's "Vein of Gold"
12. Work out consistently for 1 year. Just to see what I look like at the end.
13. Volunteer at Mission Thrift.
14. Work through Stephen Levine's "A Year To Live". Preferably with the hospice discussion group. (But better alone than not at all.)
15. Participate in NaNoWriMo, finishing the rough draft of a novel within the month of November.
16. Work as a library volunteer
17. Train as a hospice volunteer
18. Run a 5K for a good cause
19. Hike all of the publicly accessible Morros (a series of old volcanic peaks in SLO county.) Go as far up as possible. No penalty for not making it all the way. In fact, return visits are a good measure of progress in the fitness and 5K training.
20. Ride a horse.
21. Be a cowgirl's sweetheart
22. Listen to an unabridged recording of Rossini's "William Tell"
23. Listen to the current record holder for "world's longest single opera" (I believe it's still "Die Meistersinger")
24. Learn and polish a Mozart concerto,
25. a 19th century concerto, and
26. the appropriate excerpts for a 2nd/substitute violin audition. Be prepared should the opportunity arise to audition for one of the local orchestras. (It's a given that I'll continue playing with the SLO Chamber Orchestra).
27. Become a "co-producer" for the short film "Good Luck, Mr Gorski". (Extra credit for exploring the creative work of my more well-known "co-producers")
28. Vegas road trip!!!
29. Go to Angel Camp, CA. Look for angels.
30. Go to Taos, NM. Listen to the "Taos Hum".
31. Go Bunjee jumping
32. At least 1 lesson in ballroom dancing. But preferably more. And preferably getting pretty good at it.
33. Attend Salsa night at Cal Poly.
34. Finish the Adult Winter Reading program at the SLO public library.
35. See the Grand Canyon one more time.
36. Go throw down for Oktoberfest somewhere
37. " " Mardi Gras
38. Participate in "Dia de Los Muertos"
30. Volunteer backstage at the local community theater
31. Be a gringo Guadelupeno
32. Swim with dolphins
33. Learn to draw.
34. Audition for the "Reader's Theater" (For the community theater if the right production/role come around).
35. Volunteer at the Mission when the Homeless overflow is hosted there
36. Attend one more rock concert
37. Attend one more musical (preferably "Wicked")
38. Attend one more opera
39. Hang out on Cannery Row.
40. Visit Steinbeck's grave.
41. Go to one of those snooty Monterey golf courses and play "Ready, fire, aim" Golf.
42. Hike up half dome
43. Attend a Vispassana retreat
44. Attend a Sweat Lodge
45. Listen to the entire "Ring Cycle"
46. Give blood
47. Be a Juggalo for a week
48. Prove that I am the REAL Slim Shady
49. Participate in ScriptFrenzy. Write a play in rough draft form during the month of April.