19

Today I am 19. To celebrate this nothingness year, here is a list of 19 things - in no particular order, except for whatever comes out first - I want to do before I am dead.

1. See all the Great Wonders of the World.
2. Visit Egypt, Spain, America again, South America, Fiji, Vanuatu, Hawaii, Germany again, Thailand and many others.
3. See a Liverpool FC home game.
4. See a Lakers home game.
5. See the community Africa Aid is now supporting first hand.
6. Finish my novel (almost one year old, two pages in ha), maybe get it published.
7. Get married, have children.
8. Have a dog, a pig, a turtle (preferably Galapagos), a monkey and many more. At least. If it's legal. Ha.
9. Learn to cook.
10. Learn to dance some sort of style I don't know. Basically. All.
11. Perform music at a gig of some sort.
12. Play guitar well.
13. Teach, minister, and leave Africa Aid in safe hands when it is time.
14. Blog more.
15. Not get fat and lazy and unhealthy when I'm older.
16. Skydive, bungee jump, paraglide, all of those.
17. Break the world record for Minesweeper. HA. I've got a long way to go. My expert record is 81 seconds, and the world record is somewhere in the 40s.
18. Learn to count.

Here are some exciting things that happened on this day in history:

• 1954 - "Lassie" debuted on CBS.
• 1963 - "Leave it to Beaver" aired its last show.
• 1966 - The Beatles received a gold record for "Yellow Submarine".
• 1983 - Arnold Schwarznegger became a US citizen.
• 1984 - Michael Jordon signed a seven year contract to play for the Chicago Bulls.
• 1988 - A young man was born from an egg on a mountain top, the punkiest monkey that ever popped. Monkey Magic.
• 2007 - Walked around the house in my underwear most of the morning.

Finally, a happy birthday to these cool cats:

• 1913 - Jesse Owens (who I can outrun)
• 1944 - Barry White (whose voice is so high compared to mine)
• 1966 - Ben Folds (who wishes his name was my name)
• 1972 - Liam Gallagher (who wishes he sang "Wonderwall" as good as me)
• 1973 - Paul Walker (who wishes he was as Fast and Furious as me)
• 1978 - Benjamin McKenzie (who wishes the OC was written about his life and not mine)
• 1980 - Yao Ming (who I'll be taller than one day)
• 1981 - Jennifer Hudson (who cheated me out of my Oscar for "Dreamgirls")
• 3057 - Optimus Prime (who is actually me in the future)

The last one may or may not be made up.

So...

...You Think You Can Dance. Started last night, and we watched it on a group of my friends' weekly Vegas/Poker (formerly Heroes) night. We started thinking up other concepts for the tv show. I might just ramble some off the top of my head, as quickly as I can, starting... NOW! (9:55 AM)

So you think you're from France?
So you think you've got pants?
So you think you've got hot pants?
So you think you've got shpants?
So you think you've got shpoveralls?
So you think you've got shpoverandals? (Apologies. In-joke. Shorts + Pants + Overalls + Sandals = the greatest one-piece outfit of all time.)
So you think you can imitate a kitchen appliance?
So you think you're a truck?
So you think you're Optimus Prime?
So you're kidding yourself and can't dance?
So you think you can make up other amusing concepts for the "So you think you can..." idea, and then fail?

Well, that was embarassing. Now I'm going to Phillip Island for the weekend. And am doing my 40 Hour Famine... ARMLESS. Awesome. Hopefully I can get someone to film me doing some stuff with no arms... and hopefully not when people kick me in the back so that I fall on my face.

Armless challenge starting... NOW! (10 AM) I typed this senternmcer with mmy feet and nodzse. YAY! yes i dfid jusdt usde twoop ffeert foprt the erxccllamation mnaarrkj!!!!!!!!!