"You could never publish my love..."

I'm a bit of an obsessive list-maker. My documents file on my computer is full of them, there are little index cards with notes all over my desk, I make daily to-do lists in my planner, etc. Recently I've stumbled upon a couple of sites that simultaneously appear to help and encourage my need to achieve little goals.

1. Listography - http://listography.com/
This site is pretty basic; they give you a homepage and the rest is up to you to upload and type out your own lists how you best see fit. I like that they allow for searching - makes it easier to find lists without wondering what-the-heck you named it and browsing for it on your hard drive. I intend to put all of my floating lists from my desk and computer on the site sometime this week so I can de-clutter a little (and save paper!).

2. Lists of Bests - http://www.listsofbests.com/
Users create their own "best" lists and upload them to the site. You check off what you've seen & they calculate your percentage completed. Nothing feels better than checking something off a list. they remember what you've seen/read/listened to too already so it's not too tedious. Some include "Netflix Top 200", "BBC's 'The Big Read - Books 1-100'" & "I Love Pop Culture's '1990s Movies'".

3. We Heart It - http://weheartit.com
Blog Goggles led me to this, actually. Devoted to compiling all images you find lovely, inspiring, creative, etc. in one place. When surfing the web, if you find an image you like, you click "I <3 IT" on your Bookmarks Toolbar (at least on Firefox) and voila! it (usually) appears with the rest of your "hearted" photos. The only things I dislike are that I can't seem to search within my profile for certain images so you have to filter through the pages, but it's better than taking up free space on my computer!

4. 43 Things - http://43things.com/
This is probably my favorite of the four. Users write a list of up to 43 goals for themselves, write entries about the, can "cheer" each other's goals, and write blurbs on "How to do ___" when they've accomplished them. You can also set mini-challenges to complete one goal by a certain date, "or else you will ____". The site keeps track of the number of goals completed - it's always nice to see accomplishments quantified & gives me some motivation to keep raising that number.


P.S.: I want this dog:

From We Heart It

"Just trying to find some solid ground, a little house with a picket fence, how's that sound?"

current items I'm craving:

.grey skinny jeans
.black skinny jeans
.black a-line skirt
.more skirts
.new spring jacket (my other ones have lasted me a few years and are showing too much wear)
.a good sundress (or two)
.a new digital camera (the shutter speed on mine is painstakingly slow and the images are always grainy)
.a coat stand
.cute watershoes (possibly an oxymoron?)
.new wallet
.new handbag

I know some of these seem terribly easy items to acquire, but keep in mind that I am but 60 inches in height and horribly pair shaped. leads to me only owning about five good pairs of pants.

this coat rack from urban outfitters is PERFECT but I just can't bring myself to spend the $68...plus the almost $20 on shipping. any idea where I can find a similar one?

I also really enjoy this skirt from them, but alas, urban outfitters does not fall in my lowly, rent-paying student budget:

as for the watershoes, I spend about 50% of my time on the lake in the summer - one filled with zebra mussels. I've looked at l.l. bean and land's end but am not a fan of the matronly-looking navy and brown. land's end had some more promising pairs, but I'm looking for some to match my white/burnt orange/deep purple bikini i recently purchased.

speaking of summer...only 56 more days to go! and only 40 days of classes.

"I said my get up & go, must have got up & went..."

this little guy has helped me push on through the last two days. I owe him a great debt, because if not for him, I would have failed a test and fallen asleep before finishing my paper last night at four AM. thanks for giving me that extra boost. and being so darn cute.

I've decided to go ahead and take the extra semester. it'll give me a chance to breathe a little, and take some of those classes I wanted to. i'll also get to spend a full three years here, instead of only two and a half.

classes I want to take:
-linguistic anthropology
-psychological anthropology
-classical greek civilization
-the british isles (1350-1688)
-london: a cultural history
-motivation
-physiological psychology (new this year I believe)

oh, they had just released the schedule of classes for next semester. mine is going to be most unfortunate again, and I'm not sure I'll be able to keep my current job, as I will have classes scheduled into the early evening each day. hmm. probably time to move on from waiting tables anyway.

one class tomorrow, followed by an easy exam, then it's off to rochester!