Things I Think I Want to Do

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Kiteboarding. Beautiful, wind-whipped days with huge, HUGE air at Waddell Creek.
Pros: Looks awesomely cool, powerful, fast.
Cons: Complex set-up. No idea how to start. Gear intensive. Possibly more fun to watch good-looking boys do it.


Eyeliner. Angelina Jolie rocks it like no one.
Pros: Statement makeup. Dead on sexy, mysterious.
Cons: Not sure how to apply or sustain. Fear of looking slutty. Doesn't go well with lifestyle activity level.

Kindle. My friend Andrea swears by it.
Pros: Easy way to learn word definitions. Frees up bookshelves.
Cons: Loss of tactile book/paper experience. No way to dogear pages. Leaving behind on airplane way more cost prohibitive. Too many unread books still stacked around my apartment.

Paleo Diet. Meat, veggies, nuts, repeat.
Pros: Weight loss, performance gain.
Cons: No bread, booze or dairy. No fun. Meat overload.

Helicopter. Longtime goal from Alta days.
Pros: High sweet factor. Supposedly "easy" to pull off. Low risk, minimal air required.
Cons: Tried twice. Crashed and burned. JVW there to capture momentous non-occasion. Not sure on approach.

Jacket. Buy adorable new Patagonia hoodie.
Pros: Super cute. Don't have one like it. New fleece/down feels so good. Like a hug.
Cons: Don't need. Can't afford. Step away.

Molokai. 41 mile outrigger race in Hawaii.
Pros: Hawaii! Potential to push past comfort zone. New and unknown.
Cons: Fun factor vs survival factor in question. Lay out, read books on beach vs paddle possibly huge swells for 5 hours.


Highlight my hair, be a big sister, learn guitar, try to commit earlier, read more books, react with patience, ask the questions that need to be asked, quit my job, get a fitness certification, do an adventure race...on and on and on we go.

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