Bucket List for the Ages

So, right now I'm listening to the song "Vegas" by Sara Bareilles and it's reminding me of my bucket list, and all the things I want to do with my life. And I'm not just talking about typical stuff like graduating high school, going to college, getting married, and having kids. Those things are important, and sure, I want to do them. But by no means are they extraordinary things to accomplish, at least in this day and age.

I want to do things that scare me, that make me think, and wonder. Emma Watson once said, "Sometimes, we need to be amazed." And I completely believe her. 

Because I intend to use this blog a lot more than I used my other blogs, I want a record of my bucket list that I can refer back to and tell you all about as I do these things. I want to accomplish things and go places, and I want to look back on my life when I'm a grandmother and be able to tell my children and grandchildren that life is about making the most of all the scary, amazing moments, and that I'm proud to say that I made the absolute most of my life. 

So anyway, here's my bucket list.

   Witness the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

   Ride the London Eye

   See a whale shark in real life

   Visit the Hagia Sophia

   Take a picture every day of my first pregnancy to track growth

   Bike through Times Square at midnight

   Walk Hollywood Boulevard ("Star Sidewalk")

   Participate in a Color Run

   Shake hands with a famous person (preferably President Obama, or John/Hank Green)

   Write and Publish at least one book, even if it sucks

   Kiss in the rain

   Visit a Native American campsite

   See a Broadway musical

   Ride an elephant

   Go to the Sundance Film Festival

   Go to Coachella

   Ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower

   Try on a Vera Wang wedding gown

   Visit Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square

About Me

Anyway, now that we've got the whole "welcome to this new blogging endeavor" thing out of the way, I think I should let you know a little bit about myself.

EDIT: October 2015 (Last updated in 2013, yikes).

For starters, I'm a girl, just to clear that up, (I go by Emmel - like the letters M and L.) I'm currently a student at the College of William and Mary, although when I started this blog I was 16 and had just ended my sophomore year of high school. I want to use this blog to share with the world my experiences, my thoughts, and sometimes (a lot of the time,) I'll overshare what I'm currently reading, watching, listening to, or enjoying in general. I'm a confused, mostly happy, music snob who has no idea what I'm doing 97% of the time, but that's okay. Most of the time it results in something funny, which is fine by me. I hope you enjoy this blog. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

Also, because you're probably dying to know, or so I tell myself, here are some pictures of me. I'm the consistent one, with dark curly hair. If that helps, which it probably doesn't but whatever. ;P

At a neon art exhibit, a selfie to commemorate how white it made our teeth

French class shenanigans, obviously the coolest kids in school

High school graduation day with my best friend

At a diner in North Carolina with one of my favorite people

I Wanna Be a Punk Rocker with Flowers in My Hair

Artist Guitar Peeps at iHop, aka the Greatest People You Will Ever Meet

Me and my gorgeous younger sister a few summers ago

Me and my dad on a mountain, sort of

My last first day of public school, with my siblings

The oldest kids on the moonbounce

My hashtag beautiful mother, on Mother's Day