amazing year, new goal

I honestly have been living my list. This is why I've been slacking on posts. But... I have a new goal to add...

I have spent the last few months doing the artist thing...and loving every minute of it, but... My new goal...

I want to do a feature set at Nuyorican in 2014. So, I added it to the list. The universe has honestly been working out some amazing things. I am already 5 features in for 2014. And I'm working hard to get better at this poetry thing. I never knew I would love this life this much.

So, NYC get ready for Genius...

The Official 2013 Summer Bucket List

Things I plan to do with the rest of the summer (in no set order)

• Go to National Poetry Slam in Boston (mid August. Confirmed)
• Go whale watching while in Boston
• Go to Vegas and get some vacation time in with the kiddo (mid August. Confirmed)
• Sweet Spot Show (Sept)
• Virginia Animal Safari 
• Trip to Six Flags NJ
• Trip to Kings Dominion
• Trip to NYC
• Amateur night at the Apollo
• Open Slam night at Nuyorican
• GMA free concert series
• Virgin Mobile Freefest
• Mini poetry roadtrip "How I Spent My Summer Vacation Tour" (Three shows booked for the second week of September (DC, SC and ATL)
• Get through my summer movie list

Where Have You Been...

Haven't forgot about you friends... I've been working on several of the things on my list.

1. I am 2/3 of the way through a 30/30 (tried in November and failed miserably, but restarted in April during National Poetry Writing Month)

2. I'm in the last stages of attempting to make a National Poetry Slam team-- my last shot is coming up in about a week and a half. This is what I've been doing most of the time I've been away since it required a lot of travel

3. I am in the last stages also of finishing off my first book of poetry--should be done by next month (fingers crossed)

4. After a really awesome conversation with a friend the other day--I've inspired him on his list and he has inspired me, so I'll do better with keeping up the blog (which was on the list)

Meanwhile... I will leave you with a few pics from last night. I won tickets to a Living Colour concert--which wasn't on the list, but DEFINITELY inspired some new poems and ideas.

(Can you believe these dudes are still killin' after 25 years!)

Item #157-Name a Star After Myself or Someone Else-DONE

I found a deal on Living Social for the Star Registry and named one after one of my closest friends as a Christmas Gift.

I tell her she's a superstar and she just needs to believe in it...so this is proof.

Awesome gift idea.

Item 157- DONE.

30/30

To the list I am adding a HUGE challenge...at least for me.

I want to complete a 30/30.

What is 30/30? Well it occurs in either April or November. April is National Poetry Month and November is National Novel Writing Month. As a poet, the 30/30 is complete 30 poems in 30 days (if you're doing NaNoWriMo--it's 50,000 words in 30 days--about 6 pages per day double spaced)

I write slowly so this really is a challenge and I want to attempt to take it on. So I am going to attempt it beginning today. I figure adding to the Bucket List would make the incentive bigger.

I won't post all, but for my day 1 challenge, I'm going to do a prompt called "playlist"

Playlist: Set your playlist or iPod to random. Take the first 10-15 song titles you hear and use them all in a poem.

If anyone would like to attempt a 30/30, I have a ton of prompts to work from and would be more than happy to post some.

Happy writing!

The Curse Broken (Off List... Sort of)

So, here's the deal. I have tried to see Nas no less than 6 times. Every time there's some sorta of snafu as it were. So last weekend I had tickets to Virgin Mobile Freefest... Yeah, Nas is on the bill. So I'm rusing to drive the hour and some change to the venue with a friend. His set is supposed to start at 4:40 (or so I think). At 4:30 we...are stuck in a massive traffic jam at the exit. :(

Not to worry though...

Silly me, got the times all wrong. Set started at 6:20. So We missed the first 15 mins of a set by Santigold (who I adore) and then... well... see for yourself...

By the way, I forgot my camera card so these were actually taken with my cellphone (thank goodness for technology).

#143...

You didn't think I was going to just roll over and let the cube of death beat me.

Nifty little ninja fingers went back to work today while I was sitting in the car bored waiting to  pick up a friend AND...

using the original instruction sheet that came with the damn packaging which was still in my car, I whipped the hell out of Rubik's magic puzzle cube.

Ha...TAKE THAT, math nerds!

Item 143- Solve a Rubik's Cube- CHECK