Things that I want to do in my lifetime. Even though I’m only 23, it’s never too early to get started achieving dreams (or too late). The list is only going to get longer – especially because I’ll keep adding to this list .

Things to Write

1. Publish a novel – because I’ve wanted to be a published author for so long
2. Write a novel about vampires – for being an urban fantasy writer, it seems a fraud not to have written a book about vampires (Completed Nov 28, 2011)
3. Write a steampunk novel – a fascinating twist on fantasy, not medieval but still historical
4. Enter a writing contest – and possibly win, but I’ll settle for try (Completed Dec 2, 2011)
5. Take a class on writing, lord knows, I probably need it
6. Take a writer’s retreat (or go someplace pretty cool, and pretend it’s for writing’s sake)
7. To not only complete NaNoWriMo, but to have a draft that has at least potential to be longer than 50,000 words
8. To share a piece of my writing with people I actually know, and not get incredibly embarrassed
9. Consistently add little realistic details to my writing

Places to Travel

1. Rome – 2,000 years of political intrigue and history (Completed 9/05/2011)
2. Venice – inspiring canals and old brick buildings… hopefully, I will overcome my fear of water (Completed 9/11/2011)
3. Greece – ancient ruins
4. Egypt – more ancient ruins, while avoiding mummies
5. Paris – Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Legacy series… (Completed 9/13/2011)
6. London – For tea, and British-ness, and Doctor Who, and more… (Completed 9/19/2011)
7. Cardiff – Torchwood… yeah, I’m a fangirl (Completed 9/17/2011 – and saw Ianto’s Shrine)
8. Kyoto – ancient cultural centre of Japan
9. Russia – I don’t know why, but I’m betting it’s something I read or watched
10. Denmark – for the wonderful Danish chocolates
11. Scotland – Like most of these places, for a favorite TV show, Monarch of the Glen
12. Ireland – Because of the fey

Things to Do Abroad

1. Find the “Who Was Here” geocaches in Cardiff (Found two on 9/18/2011)
2. Touch the TARDIS (Stepped inside the TARDIS 9/22/2011)
3. Ride a horse in the British scenery (Completed 9/21/2011 in Hyde Park)
4. Write in a Parisian cafe (Completed 9/13/2011, well, a patisserie, which is even more special)
5. Attempt to overcome my fear of boats in a gondola (Completed 9/11/2011)
6. Get married in a Shinto temple
7. See Tokyo Tower, which will destroy the world if it’s destroyed
8. Visit Castle Sant’Angelo (Completed 9/8/2011)
9. Visit the Doge’s Palace (Completed 9/11/2011)

Things to Do Here

1. Find 250 geocaches
2. Hide my own cache
3. Get a massage – my back will thank me for it
4. Go to a concert – because I still maintain that I’ve never been to a concert
5. Read ten books written by people I follow on Twitter or Google+ (people I follow because I’ve read their work don’t count) (8 – October 12, 2011)
6. Finish reading Milton’s Paradise Lost
7. Adopt a cat, and feel the urge to get a black cat and call him Sasuke
8. Read author’s blogs for at least an hour a week, and comment on at least 3 a week for a month
9. Learn SQL (and that MySQL and SQL mean different things)
10. Learn JavaScript (so that I can learn the other languages that I need to use the SQL)
11. Take a belly dancing course (Completed October 26, 2011)
12. Try Roller Derby, at least once (Completed February 4, 2012)
13. To actually follow a blog promotion plan for longer than a couple of days (say, a month)
14. To complete at least one video game, beginning to end, regardless of the difficulty
15. Take a yoga class
16. Learn Tai Chi
17. Adopt an all-natural beauty routine
18. To take up a fitness routine, and keep at it, for at least two months

Last updated… October Oct 30, 2011

Last achieved something on here… February 4, 2012