Time Capsule

I have always wanted to make a time capsule.  I love the idea of leaving something behind for others to find.
I tried to get my friend Jonathan to make one with me the last day we were together last semester, but he wouldn't--he was being a brat that day.
He even said "That sounds really fun and is a great idea, but I don't want to do it".
woof.

I still think it would be fun, but what I think would be even MORE fun, would be filling a box with all of the things that I love and all of the things that have helped me become who I am.  The things that got me through the darkest days and also the happiest ones.  I want to take this box, and leave it somewhere special.  I want someone to find it, and open it, and have everything.

This is what I would put in my box:
The Perks of Being A Wall Flower (annotated)
The Catcher in the Rye (annotated)
The Book of Mormon(with my testimony in the front cover)
a Mixed tape with the following songs
-this is the first day of my life: bright eyes
-the remedy: jason mraz
-the world at large: modest mouse
-time to pretend: mgmt
-el scorcho: weezer
-the way i am: ingred michaelson
-hate me: blue october
-from a balance beam: bright eyes
-air mattress: conor oberst and the mystic valley band
-island in the sun: weezer
-bowl of oranges: bright eyes
A kite
A miniature Eiffel Tower
One of those safety manuals from a Plane with the instructions to travel as much as possible... and yes I could supply one for the box
A cheap photo album with poems in the sleeves instead of pictures
A  blank DreamBook that they could fill in with their own dreams and thoughts
An invitation to make the life you want to live
3 things from or suggested by close friends
post it notes on everything describing why I love them
and
5 bucks so they can go get something they want to add to the box.

Maybe I will just make one myself.
Who said I can't do great things on my own?


What would your DreamBox have it in?

The Buried Life

Bucket lists are something I have been rather fascinated with ever since I first heard about them a few years back.  I've made several, crossed out a few items, and added more as life has progressed.

Today after cleaning my room, doing some homework, and trying to get settled into a new semester I decided to watch THE BURIED LIFE on my computer and take a little break from mundane things.

I've been thinking a lot lately about everything that I have done in the last year, and where I was in my life a year ago.  So much has changed and happened and it has really made me think a lot about where else my life will take me and what else there is in the years to come.

That being said, here is my official BUCKET LIST.

1. serve a mission for the church.
2. get married in the temple.
3. visit all 50 states.
4. graduate from college.
5. be homeless for a summer on a beach in Hawaii.
6. sleep under the stars.  No tent.
7. Learn to drive stick
8. get in fierce shape.
9. be published.
10. join the peace corpus.
11. make a record.
12. ride an elephant in india.
13. land a 360.
14. land a 180.
15. learn to drop in on a skateboard.
16. go to a karaoke bar.
17. return to rome.
18. run a 5k.
19. break a world record.
20. adopt a dog.
21. live in boston.
22. live in europe.
23. get more heavily into creating art: painting, drawing, music, poetry...
24. festival of holi. round two
25. sundance film festival
26. mexico
27. australia
28. india
29. new zealand
30. walk across the golden gate bridge
31. backpack through europe
32. learn to do a cartwheel
33. fly a plane
34. learn to surf
35. fall in love
36. see the pyramids
37. see the leaning tower of pisa
38. see the phantom of the opera
39. DJ in a club/at a party
40. learn to do a back hand spring
41. scuba dive
42. ride in a hot air balloon
43. watch a sunset/sunrise in all 50 states

MORE TO COME

the things that I have successfully accomplished so far:

1. ... on campus 
2. be blonde.
3. write and preform a song.
4. keep curfew.
5. festival of holi.
6. italy
7. london 
8. france
9. ride a segway
10. ghost ride the whip
11. crepes in france
12. gilatto in italy
13. learn to wakeboard