Tuesday, July 8

turtle island.

17 things I want to accomplish in life


1.) At least get accepted into an art-based college. Little known fact: I can draw. Not as well as Chmy, but then again, there aren't many who can.

2.) Attend a Sundance Film Festival.

3.) Visit / move to New Zealand.

4.) Become a motivational speaker. Not motivational as in 'Follow my steps, and your life will change for the great!', but motivational as in progressive. I want to motivate people to reTHINK their lives. Rethink everything that defines them.

5.) Attend an 'alternative' artists concert. I've only been to R&B artist's concert, because someone always paid my way. I want to see Gossip play live, or Regina Spektor. I also need someone to attend the Warped Tour and boo the fuck out of Gym Class Heroes if/when they perform 'Cookie Jar'.

6.) Stage dive & mosh. I'm sure this requires me to be musically inclined of sorts in order to get ON the stage, but fuck that. I'm manipulative. And moshing, as dangerous as it is, seems like a necessity.

7.) Try a drug. A serious one. Weed doesn't count. I'd like to try something like Xanax, or LSD. Even if it's just once!

8.) Finish this rebirth of mine. It started a while ago, but I'm just in the midst of it's 'midday'. Lately, I've just been weeding out my music library. Taking out shit that I never listened to (YES YOU: T-PAIN, USHER, AND LIL KIM's CD! There's nothing wrong with them, but they remind me of when I was trying to be 'in' to the whole rap scene. Which I'm not, lmao. Juvenile's album stays, though.) and adding music that I know I'll listen to. (including Santogold, The Pipettes, M83, Justice, and Adele).


9.) Learn HTML well enough to do a decent layout for ANYTHING! And Photoshop, of course.
I heard about some program that automatically converted PS files into HTML, but I never looked back up on that.

10.) Star in something. I'm not trying to be an actress, but entirely too many people tell me I should be one for me to avoid the chance. So, even if it's just a local commercial (lmfao, remember Ben & Jessica's Dickies commercial?) I'd like to be in it.

11.) Figure out what the fuck I want to do with my life. Every day is a different 'struggle' for me. Do I want to be a tattoo artist? A McDonalds employee? Animal trainer? Motivational Speaker? Photographer? Radio Personality? TV Personality? Broadcast Journalist? Rockstar? Cosmetologist? I don't have the grades to do much, but I have the ambition and personality (not to mention the manipulative skills) to pretty much do whatever I want.

12.) Meet Prince. `Nuff sad.

13.) Speak to a psychologist and undermine their entire profession. Maybe it's mean, but I don't believe that speaking to someone who's entire job is to make light of your problems works. And don't think I haven't tried. When I was in Catholic school, I was forced to go into therapy. I didn't speak to her. Nothing got accomplished. Bad example, but hey. I just find it irrational that we think of it as 'treatment' to pay someone to listen. There are tons of people who'll listen for free. Only difference is a little plaque / degree on the wall.

14.) Visit a children's hospital. I've heard it's a humbling experience to visit there. It makes you realize that while you may complain that you have fat legs, there are kids / people who would kill to have legs, period.

15.) Become a nicer person! I've always made it clear that I'm not a MEAN person, because I'm not. But, I'm not a sweetheart. I'm actually nicer to people who I don't know than the people closest to me. I guess I'm trying to make a better impression on those who don't know me ... ?
Idk or care. I'd just like to stop being labeled as the 'bitch'. I'm dominant, and I say what I'm thinking. I don't feel like that justifies 'bitch'.

16.) Visit a secondhand store. Yet to do that!

17.) Meet someone who makes me rethink all of my principles.












3 comments:

.Zen said...

12.) Meet Prince. `Nuff sad.

i`m guessing denardo doesn`t count ...

Khloe LaRoux. said...

NOT AT ALL
FAILFAILFAIL

Anonymous said...

The program you're talking about that converts layouts to XHTML/CSS is Dreamweaver. It dosen't just convert them but it makes the job a hell of alot easier.
Photoshop comes with imageready however and can be used to slice websites/layouts/temps/ ect.

Also you don't want to learn XHTML or CSS