stolen...

no, make that 'lifted' from Dy, who got it from the almighty blog queen herself, Nelle.

1. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year.
-- Clean the basement.
-- Take a trip somewhere...mebbe Vegas or Tampa.
-- Finish winterizing the house.
-- Sort through my stuff and make a couple boxes for Goodwill.
-- Drop AOL as my ISP and switch over to AT&T.

2. List five people you've lost contact with whom you'd like to hear from again.
-- Robert Nguyen
-- Cecilia Esping
-- Scott Smith
-- Nathan Kimbrough
-- Laurie Neufeld

3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do.
-- Play the drums.
-- Documentary filmmaking.
-- Swim again.
-- Become literate in Chinese and fluent in Cantonese.
-- Blog more often.

4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
-- Give money to friends and family, making sure that the parents were well pampered...now that they're in the twilight of their lives.
-- Travel to Thailand, New Zealand, all of Latin America, and Indonesia.
-- Buy a house.
-- Buy a new car.
-- I would work in archaeology and the travel industry at my leisure.
-- I'd probably give my fellow bloggers a couple grand to do whatever they wish.

5. List five things you do that help you relax.
-- Listen to music.
-- Go to the bookstore.
-- Start a jigsaw puzzle.
-- Play word games on the computer.
-- Blog...even though I may get worked up about certain topics ;)