Lists
As a kid I wrote lists all the time. Things I want to be when I grow up, places I want to visit, animals I want to see, sports I want to play. You name it, I made a list for it. I kept journals of lists. When my birthday would roll around I'd start that list months in advance and give it to my parents. These days I find the lists I write are either task lists or packing items (boring!). Today, I wrote a list prioritizing the first 20 things I need to tackle on my marketing project, after which I sighed and daydreamed about writing a fun list. Although the project is very fun, the list was daunting.
Given that I have been asked four times this week the dreaded question "what do you want for your birthday?", I'm thinking I should make this into my fun list. As a kid the list always reflected my current hobbies and things I thought were cool (neon socks made the list back in the 80's, leg warmers, tap dance shoes, and so on). So, here goes, my list of what I want for my birthday.
3 hours of your time to join me for a HOBA event (http://www.handsonbayarea.org)
The Science of Good Food: The Ultimate Reference on How Cooking Works (www.amazon.com)
Tante Marie cooking school class (http://www.tantemarie.com/)
The contact info for a great cello teacher that lives in SF and is accepting students
Going to a Sabres game
Tintin books in French (many of mine have been lost over the years) (www.amazon.com)
La vache qui rit – 2 plates & bowls (the white bowls not the yellow bowls)
A picture from my fabulous nephew and nieces for my fridge
Beastie boy records (LPs, not CDs)
SF Baking Institute (http://www.sfbi.com/)
A dutch oven
MFK Fisher: The Art of Eating, Consider the Oyster, How to Cook A Wolf (www.amazon.com)
Books especially those by Hemingway, Garcia Lorca, L'Engle, Hugh Pentecost (the Pierre Chambrun series), Murakami (this is a never ending list of authors, should be it's own page)
Indeed, many similarities to the lists of my youth.
