Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Number 53: Kiss A Guy From Every State

This is a tough one. SO, I'm going to try it this way. I have locked lips with at least one gentleman who originates from each of the following *ed states (and you better believe that I'm counting stage kisses). BUT, the non-starred states consist of men that have lived there for an extended enough period of time to call it home. Fair? Fair. Here's the list:

1. Alaska*
2. Massachusetts*
3. New York*
4. Maine*
5. Nevada*
6. New Jersey*
7. Maryland*
8. Pennsylvania*
9. California*
10. Virginia*
11. Illinois*
12. Iowa
13. Ohio
14. Connecticut*
15. Oregon
16. Texas
17. Rhode Island
18. Vermont
19. New Hampshire
20. Indiana
21. Wisconsin
22. Florida
23. Michigan
24. Arizona

States I have left to go are below. Anyone want to help me out? ;)

Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

Monday, August 23, 2010

Number 10: Date A Guy You Met on the Internet

This past winter, I found out that a bunch of my friends were members of this free online dating site called okcupid. I've always been pretty much against the whole these things but as I watched one of my close friends set-up her account, I suddenly became intrigued. She was taking so many fun quizzes, I decided to make a profile JUST FOR FUN to see what it's like.

So, I created a profile.

At first, it was fun to flirt with people online in a no pressure situation. Unlike at a bar, if people get too creepy for you you can simply block them. Plus, since I work such crazy hours with my job I hadn't been meeting too many people and I thought it would be a good way to expand my horizons. Anyways, long story short, I started talking with this really nice guy named "Jeremy*." We happened to share a few mutual friends whom I respected so I decided that he was safe to meet in person and we set up a date. We decided to make it a group date to ease pressure. I'd bring some of my friends and he'd bring some of his and we'd hang out a bar. Fine. Great. I show up with my friends and he's already there with one of his friends, "Mike." The first thing I notice is that there is a half empty pitcher of beer on the table. The second thing I notice is that Jeremy doesn't stand up to say hi to me. The reason? He and Mike have been drinking since 5 p.m. (it was around 9:45 p.m. when we got there) and he was WASTED. Over the course of the date he kept remarking on how shocked he was that I actually showed up to go out with him and he also repeated over and over how attractive he found me. While I was flattered, it was quite the turn off. He had no self confidence! The guy had been so nervous about meeting me, he had a few drinks to calm his nerves and ended up being so drunk he spilled a full beer all over himself and then brought that up every second he wasn't spending telling me how out of his league I was. After awhile it became quite apparent to me and my friends that it wasn't going to work out so we decided to go. As my friends were saying goodbye to the group, Mike pulled me aside and asked if I wanted to go out for a cigarette. I told him that I was leaving and he instantly responded with, "Well, then can I have your number?" The wing man asked for my number! I call this, OK Cupid FAIL.

I'm not saying that I'm totally against online dating. I know people who enjoy and people who have had luck with it. (And if you're interested in online dating - I would actually recommend okcupid. It's a really easy site to use!) I actually even went on a few very positive dates with a different guy that I met on the site, but I'm pretty sure that's it for me. I'm more of a face-to-face kind of a girl. And from now on I'm definitely leaving the internet out of it.

*Names have been changed to protect the innocent... or something like that. :)

...only 64 items to go!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The List

Here's the list! I'll cross them off as I blog about them. :)
Completed missions: 30/66. Have an idea for something I should do? Comment below!

1. Make up an alias
2. Skinny dip
3. Insist on being called "Your Majesty"
4. Sleep out under the stars
5. Start with dessert
6. Be a diva for a night at a karaoke bar
7. Act out a page of the Kama Sutra
8. Call in sick and spend a whole day shopping with your best friend
11. Give someone famous your autograph
14. Rent a convertible and go where the wind blows
15. Have an anonymous encounter
19. Forget about what your mother would think
21. Ask a man out
22. Buy a really racy piece of lingerie
23. Invest in a high risk stock
24. Send yourself a dozen roses
25. Audition for a Broadway musical or a TV Reality Show
27. Bet it all on black in Vegas - and let it ride
28. Go on a carriage ride through Central Park
29. Be the boss
32. Talk in a foreign accent all day
34. Smoke a cigar
37. Have a three martini lunch and go back to work more refreshed
40. Wear fake eyelashes and send him come hither looks
41. Learn to tango
42. Pretend you're a food critic at a trendy restaurant
44. Blame everything on your evil twin
45. Eat fast food all day
46. Hire a personal shopper
49. Invest in a piece of art
50. Flirt your way through a traffic jam
52. Taste every variety of margarita
54. Throw a silk pajama party and greet guests with a glass of champagne
55. Go on two dates in one night
56. Volunteer at a homeless shelter
60. Tell a man you love him, first
61. Resist saying, "I told you so," even when you're right
64. Ask your boyfriend to paint your toenails in exchange for the remote

Welcome.. To My (Sort Of) Bucket List

The Subject:

I'm not one of those people who makes lists entitled, The Top 100 Things I MUST Do Before I Die or even The Top 10 Places I Want to See in My Life. I makes lists of things I need to do by the end of the week. They usually go something like this: laundry, bank, GYM, memorize lines, do dishes, GO TO THE GYM, send birthday card, SERIOUSLY WHY ARE YOU STILL MAKING THIS LIST AND NOT AT THE GYM. And even then most of these things don't get done. I stick post-its notes of reminders everywhere and just hope I get to most of them by the end of the week.

The Impetus:

Today I came home to find a package waiting from my aunt. It contained a few fun odds and ends, including a book entitled What Every Woman Should Do Once. It's just one of those little books that they sell at the check out at places like Barnes and Noble. So I opened it. And I flipped through. And I laughed at some of the suggestions, fervently agreed with some of the suggestions, and WISHED I had the guts for some of them. And that got me thinking...

The Mission:

What if I tried to complete all 65 items by the end of the year? I'm young. I'm single, I'm ready for action. So that's my new plan. 65 "To Dos" in 365 Days. You think I won't give my autograph to someone famous? Go ahead and watch me. Or... you know, at least read about it afterwards.

xoxo.
- Amerikan Girl