Things I never thought I’d do but I did

I keep wondering if the things I did were out of character for me or if it’s always been part of my nature and never realized it.  The past 11 months I have done so many amazing things that I kind of astound myself.  I think I deserve a dang pat on the back.  And I hate lists but I just want to enumerate my top 10 things that I have done in Seattle.

1. Help break a Guiness Book of World records (by attending the Fremont zombie walk)
2. Attend a 3 day concert (Bumbershoot, next time I’ll be at Sasquatch)
3. Design, paint, and display public art (it’s like I’m an artist! haha)
4. A weekend getaway in a cabin on Mt. Rainier
5. Have brunch with Krishtine (someone I’ve admired as a strong female)
6. Met Jon Wakuda Fischer, an graff artist that I respect
7. Urban Spelunking (illegally climbing rafters alongside a building in Cap Hill)
8. Flash Mobbed at Gasworks and ended up on the cover of Seattle Met Magazine
9. Hobnobbed and schmoozed with important and rich people (like the CEO of Alaska Airlines, Bill Ayer).  It made me a bit sick to my stomach but it was an experience that I never thought I’d have.

And finally:

10. Practically everyday that I have spent in Seattle never had a plan but it did have a flow.

Things I never thought I’d do but did came from the idea that “this is happening and it’s happening now.”  I went with the flow of things and tried not to lose my head.  For someone as prudish as I can walk away from this and feel great.  I just don’t want to lose that spirit.  I hope I’ll end up scaling the sides of buildings in San Diego and taking pointless bus/subway rides in New York.  Don’t let me become boring or fail to squeeze the most out of everyday life.  Seattle, I love your flow and I’m taking it with me.

-ish*

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