Sore Loser

I am a sore loser ... mostly on the inside, I try to be a good person and not show it and all. What I'm really interested to know is why is it socially unacceptable to be a sore loser? Are there people that like losing? I know I sure as hell don't like losing, I'm in it to win it. Whatever that may be, I want to win it. Does that make me a bad person? I thought that it made me a fighter, someone who doesn't give up. Someone who will perservere. Where did the "never say die" attitude become a flaw?

I say that it isn't, and I don't give a hoot  who says otherwise. I think being a sore loser means that the odds of you being homeless, broke, or that person at your job who's been there for years without a promotion or a raise are preeeetty slim. Be a sore loser. Fight. Don't give up, and definitely don't let other people try and convince you that being a sore loser is a flaw. Being okay with losing is the real flaw.

Lists, Knitting & Crazy Old Ladies

For those of you who didn't already guess it, I love making lists. I can't do very many things without one. My lists keep me on track and sane. I've been adding things to my "Things to do Before I Die" list for a few years now, and since I'm only 20 and I don't PLAN on dying any time soon, I don't get too amped up about completeing things on my list. I stick to one thing at a time, and don't set any particular goal for it's completion. The most recent thing I've crossed off is #91. Learn To Knit. Let me tell you about that experience.

First of all, I took a class at JoAnn's Craft Store (it's like $35 for supplies and everything) and I got exactly $35 worth of knitting lessons and supplies. The teacher was this super old lady (expected) who rambled on and on about the history of knitting and how long people have been knitting, how long she's been knitting, why she knits, how she knits, what her favorite thing about knitting was. Yeah. Hopefully you have the same face on that I did the whole time she was talking, if not, you won't like me at all. Finally she gets to the first step (casting on.) which I already knew how to do since i'm extremely stubborn and I wanted to teach myself how to knit (don't. because that's as far as I got on my own.). Then she blabs about all these different stitches in knitting and what they're typically used for, mind you, she hasn't taught me how to do a basic knit stitch yet so I have NO idea what she's talking about. Then after about a half an hour she teaches me how to knit. Excuse my arrogance, but I got it on the first try and obviously we moved on. Then she starts telling me about her LARP-ing.

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Yeah, no, that was serious. She talked about that for so long that she "lost track of time" and only had a few minutes to show me how to cast off. Now, I know how to do a basic knit stitch (and thats it), and cast off ... but have no idea what to do with the last loop. Lesson learned. Don't take a cheap class and expect great results. Now I have to pay another $35 to take Knitting 201.

The good news is, I can knit scarves. I'm almost done with my first one, and when I am, I'll post a picture for you :) (that's this new silver lining thing I'm trying out, it's proving to be a lot harder than I thought)

Books to Read

1. Chelsea, Chelsea, Bang, Bang by Chelsea Handler
2. The Encyclopedia of Arts & Crafts by Martha Stewart
3. Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
4. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
5. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
6. The Encyclopedia of Sewing & Fabric Crafts by Martha Stewart
7. Full Frontal Fashion by Rebecca Budiq
8. Vampire Stories by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle
9. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
10. Love, Lust and Faking It by Jenny McCarthy
11. You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
12. Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
13. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
14. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
15. Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
16. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
17. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
18. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
19. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
20. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
21. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
22. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
23. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
24. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
25. To The Nines by Janet Evanovich
26. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
27. Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
28. High Five by Janet Evanovich
29. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
30. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max
31. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
32. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
33. The Funny Thing Is ... by Ellen DeGeneres
34. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
35. Shopahilic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
36. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

Things To Do Before I Die

Things to do before I die:

1. Skydive

2. Swim with Dolphins

3. Attend at least one major sporting event. (Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series, etc.)

4. Learn another language

5. See the 7 wonders

6. Go Ice Skating

7. Be an extra in a movie

8. Learn to Ballroom Dance.

9. Find a love that never ends

10. Save a life

11. Help a homeless man.

12. Be on a jury

13. Drink a beer at Oktoberfest in Munich

14. Drive across America, coast to coast

15. Learn to juggle

16. Find a job I love

17. Overcome my fear of needles

18. Scubadive in the Great Barrier Reef

19. Take a hot air balloon ride

20. Deep Sea Fish

21. See the Statue of Liberty

22. Name a star after me

23. Learn to bartend

24. Run a marathon

25. Visit all 7 continents (1/7)

26. Swim with Sharks

27. Learn to surf

28. Climb an active volcano

29. Vacation somewhere exotic

30. Photograph and endagered species in it's natural habitat

31. Stand at the North and South pole.

32. Smoke a Cuban cigar in Cuba

33. Do stand-up comedy

34. Ride a Gondola in Venice

35. Visit the Louvre

36. Learn to cook.

37. Climb a pyramid

38. Walk the Great Wall of China

39. Go on an African Safari

40. Watch a Space Shuttle launch

41. Bunjee jump

42. Visit Taj Mahl

43. Pierce my nose.

44. Own a business, or be a partner

45. Eat a meal good enough to call my last

46. See at least 1 game at a major league baseball park

47. Fly on a private plane

48. Go sailing

49. Be the change I want to see in the world

50. Pay off my credit cards

51. Kiss the love of my life on a beautiful beach.

52. Visit all 50 states (6/50)

53. Go on a cruise

54. Find a 4-Leaf Clover

55. Visit the Stone Henge

56. Educate myself

57. Be able to do the splits and a back hand spring

58. Visit a no-name island.

59. Hug someone who really needs it and appreciates it.

60. Marry a man I can call my best friend and soul mate. 

61. Get a tattoo

62. Get a degree

63. Eat at a 5-Star restaraunt

64. See the Northern Lights

65. Read a book in a day

66. Adopt a pet

67. Vote for a politician I researched, followed and believed in.

68. Go paintballing

69. Sing karaoke - sober

70. Protest for something I believe in

71. Research my family tree

72. Crowd surf at a rock concert

73. Gamble in Las Vegas

74. Try Yoga

75. Take a self-defense course

76. Attend Mardi Gras

77. Own a telescope, and use it frequently

78. Make homemade ice cream

79. Go caroling on christmas

80. Get CPR certified

81. Go hand-gliding

82. Visit the Mall of America.

83. Spend a whole day in bed (24 hours)

84. Participate in a food-eating contest.

85. Take a picture with someone famous.

86. Learn to drive stick

87. Whale Watch

88. Inspire myself to do something amazing

89. Visit the AquaDom
90. Do the World's Largest Crossword puzzle
91. Learn to knit
92. Complete a Scrapbook
93. Own a house
94. Beat RJ at Scene it? Simpson's Edition
95. Plant a tree.
96. Make a quilt.

97. Make a worthy donation to charity.
98. Donate blood.
99. Throw a suprise party.
100. Meet Ellen Degeneres.
101. Meet Anna Wintour.
102. Meet Martha Stewart.
103. Laugh until I cry.
104. Leave a $100 dollar tip at Denny's.
105. Attend a Hollywood Movie Premiere.
106. See John Capparulo live.

* Currently working on #96. (I'll let you know how that goes.)