last week on our trip, ann and i were talking about our life goals, and the topic came up again today with another friend. i've had variations of my list for a long time, and these conversations have been the catalyst for me to see what versions of the list i can dig up, and try to write up a current version. do any of you, dear readers, have a "bucket list"? and what's on it?

separately, a (guy) friend told me today that he made a mix CD for a gal that he digs. i still have a box of mix tapes from good friends. megan stielstra made me a mix tape that introduced me to "wonderful tonight" by clapton, fred rice sang me songs he wrote himself, fred thomas had the best names for his mix tapes, aaron put on more than one song by genesis (even though he knew i didn't understand his love for them), and then steve made me a mix with "ain't that a kick in the head" on it, which still makes me think of the beginning of our relationship whenever i hear that song. i should dig out that box and find a way to enjoy some of those... and i wonder what i would put on a mix CD if i were making one today. i guess i'd have to assume if i'm making one today, it would be different for steve than it would for anyone else in the world. and it would be damn difficult to make him one, since we listen to mostly the same stuff anyhow! still, i did make him a mix CD once -- and it was all about how much i lovelovelove him, yet i tried to make it un-cheesy. i remember that i included "stickshifts and safety belts" by cake on it. and i know that the liner notes i made are still in one of our CD books, but the CD is long gone. i guess i could always re-release that as a playlist. however, call me old-fashioned, but somehow that seems a lot less romantic.