Better Get Moving.

Someone much less intelligent and not nearly as attractive as me (Slim) recently pointed out that I would get a hell of a lot more done if I would spend less time making lists and more time doing other things. I took one look at him and said, "Get the hell out of my apartment, you fucking asshole bastard loser" (which is my new favorite term that I had been looking for an opportunity to use), and then I happily went back to my list-making. From now on, I bet he'll think twice before he criticizes the way I spend my time.

Incidentally, the list I was working on at the time was called Things I Want To Do Before I'm 30, and because I have nothing else to do right now (except write that damn brief that I'm supposed to be working on), I've decided to share it with you.

1. Go back to school. I'm not sure that I'm sold on the idea of being a lawyer. For one thing, I don't really like sitting at a desk all day. Also, I don't like dressing up. So, I recently ordered one of those GRE prep books, and I think I'm going to go back to school and get a master's degree. At some point.

2. Work in a bar or winery. When I recently told one of my manfriends that I wanted to work as a cocktail waitress, he looked at me like I was crazy. "Candy, he said, "you have a law degree." So what? There are certain things I want to do in my life, and I don't think the fact that I have a law degree should keep me from doing them. I also think it would be fun to work in the tasting room at a winery.

3. Go to Europe. I've been to Europe twice. When I was 16, I went with my high school marching band to London for a week (okay, you can stop laughing now), and when I was 18, I spent a few weeks in Spain and a few days in Portugal. There's a lot more that I want to see, and as soon as that $5,000 that I'm supposed to be getting from Grandma comes through (damn probate), I'm going to plan a 4-6 week trip.

4. Write a book. I already have my topic and title; now I just need to sit down and actually write the damn thing. It's nonfiction, in case you're wondering.

5. Take a Southern roadtrip. I am such a geek that I've already planned the route I would take across the southern half of the United States. Preferably in an RV.

6. Spend two weeks in California. I want to start in wine country and work my way south, ending up in San Diego. I figure it'll take me a couple of weeks to see everything I want to see, including my family, which is split among Fresno, LA, and prison.

7. Live in another city. This Knoxville Girl needs to experience life outside of this town! Maybe I'll go to school somewhere else, although just the thought of not being at the University of Tennesssee makes my insides hurt. I think it's all that orange blood coursing through my veins.

8. Start a new blog. I've thought about starting an anonymous one (because there are sooo many things I've wanted to blog about but haven't been able to), but I think people would know it was me. So now I've decided that I want to start a topic blog. I'm still thinking on the topic.