73 Things

I have 73 days of summer break this year.
That's 73 chances to do something new.
73 chances to find myself in the warm, humid winds of June and July.
73 new goals.
73 new moments to look forward to.
So, why not go ahead and set those 73 goals?

1. Find a new story to write. (and finish)
2. Experiment with oil paints
3. Build up to 7 miles a day
4. Read a bunch of new books
5. Go swimming one day
6. Tie-Dye some T-shirts
7. Fill up a sketchbook
8. Have a camp fire
9. Go exploring
10. Practice guitar
11. Learn cello.
12. Learn more classical piano music.
13. Paint people in acrylic.
14. Photography
15. Watch for dolphins.
16. Drink some coffee.
17. Go biking.
18. Have a cook-out with the neighbors
19. Make homemade pretzels.
20. Make breakfast for my family one day.
21. Jump on the trampoline
22. Make home-made pizzas with my friends.
23. Play some basketball.
24. Papier mache
25. Listen to some great music
26. Try and paint a picture using only the primary colors.
27. Sidewalk Chalk
28. Write poetry
29. Throw a party
30. See some fireworks.
31. Count the stars one night.
32. Watch a really, really good movie. Over and over.
33. Wash the car (a few times, maybe (: )
34. Watch the sunrise.
35. Visit the ocean.
36. Order pizza.
37. Decorate a really pretty cake.
38.  Eat the really pretty cake.
39. Go to the park.
40. Go camping in the backyard.
41. Meet new neighbors.
42. Meet some cows.
43. Feed a few chickens.
44. Go on a walk.............barefoot.
45. Blast the radio.
46. Visit a foreign country.
47. Write a handwritten letter to someone I know.
48. Make s'mores.
49. Go to Yogurt Mountain.
50. Dance in the rain.
51. Make bracelets.
52. Write on my blog.
53. Go on a long drive to absolutely nowhere.
54. Cut the grass.
55. Make my sister a birthday cake.
56. Make my mother a birthday cake.
57. Forget about school for a while.
58. Try to run every day.
59. Draw the kitchen sink.
60. Decide an AP Art concentration area.
61. Buy the Hunger Games. (yes, I am a fan. And yes, I read all three books. Multiple times.)
62. Sit out late one night just listening to music.
63. Go to a museum.
64. Ride a boat.
65. Get a passport.
66. Get my license.
67. Make rice crispy treats.
68. Finish some old paintings.
69. Go see a movie.
70. Listen to live music.
71. Spend a day helping someone else.
72. Visit a lake.
73. Complete a puzzle.
So yeah.
Summer should be fun this year :)

The Door

It's been awhile, hasn't it? But then again, when have my posts ever been anywhere near close together? :)
Thought I'd start back up with a poem...

The Door is unlocked.
It's ready; it's waiting.
It's aged brass doorknob is still, silent, waiting.
Waiting for you to take a hold of it,
Fling open the gold-rimmed Door,
Step into the unknown.
Leap out before you even think about turning back.
Leap out before doubts begin to find you.
Leap out and face everything you don't want to face.

It's shadowed in there.
All the Doors are closed.
Unlocked, but closed.
Closed until somehow
Someday
Somebody
Takes a hold of them,
Takes a chance,
Takes a risk,
Takes a moment to imagine.
Imagine, would you,
What secrets are waiting out there?
What discoveries are expecting you,
To find them unexpected?

Some Doors are shining round the edges.
The Light just can't wait to,
Reach for you.
Let Light become your reality.
The Ultimate Reality.
Let boldness take you by the hand...
Sweep you away from everything.
Sweep you away from time's grasp.
From doubt's trap.
Sweep you from the world of disbelief.
Reach for the Door.
Let the Light eclipse you,
Let it be the Light that sweeps you away.

The Door is unlocked.
It's ready, it's waiting.
What lies behind it?
All you have to do is open it
And never look back.
Go ahead,
Leap.


*****

Gotta love first drafts :)
Sometimes, I find my best inspiration just sitting here alone and staring at the computer screen.
And then other days.....I hate computer screens, but that's a different story for a different day.
So, yeah... I'll try to post some more from now on!

Thanks for reading!
-The Writer