someday I would like to:
go back to Sanibel alone
run my own photography-related business
take a stained glass class
take my children to see the town where I grew up
hike up the back of Half Dome
visit Pompeii
become fluent in Italian and/or Spanish
explore Mayan ruins
participate in a paleontological dig
check out an active volcano, up close
see the Northern lights
host a summer garden party complete with paper lanterns and cute canapes
kayak on the James River
kayak on the Monterey Bay
publish
see a cranberry bog
camp in Acadia National Park
travel to the Galapagos Islands
take the kids to Death Valley, CA
take the kids to a giant sequoia forest
spend at least one continuous month abroad
go parasailing
spelunk in a cave
attend concerts by: TMBG, Amanda Palmer, Tim Minchin
hear readings by: Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Richard Dawkins
take an overnight trip on a train, in a sleeping car
see the Venus of Willendorf in person
photograph a sandstone canyon, a wedding, a riot, a cliff dwelling, a rare insect, a coral reef
try the paddle boats in Byrd Park
explore the inside of the pump house
compete in The Great Richmond Region Adventure race
learn to play a stringed instrument
sample black pudding, haggis, abalone, pawpaw, frogs' legs, absinthe
shop for food at an open-air Chinatown market
have a session of accupuncture
dye my whole head of hair an entirely different color
get a tattoo
travel to Cape Horn
witness sea turtles hatching and finding their way to the ocean
visit a famous ossuary
view the exhibits at the National Museum of Health and Medicine
find a fairy stone
crack open a geode
eat a peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwich