in no particular order
...well, maybe descending in importance..HAHAH no, not really:
2. Own at least one restaurant. Only a few of you know about my idea, so I certainly won't publicize it here. But if you don't know about it and you see me on the street, feel free to ask me about it. Talking about it always gets me fired up (in the good way) and happy :-)
3. Spend a whole month as a blond. I've done it for two or three days at a time (and liked it), but I've never let it "become the default" in a manner of speaking.
I think it's becoming. Furthermore, I could care less what anyone thinks when I'm sporting the gilded locks. You can't really put a price on empowerment.
4. Spend a summer in Whereverthehelliwant, Europe. Yes, just skipping from hotel to hotel with my baby and a group of fun people through the most amazing parts in Europe. I'm thinking a party bus would be the best way to experience Tuscany, the Swiss Alps, Paris, Amsterdam, London and the many islands of Greece.
5. Become the "Dinner Party Guy." I'm on my way, but it's always a matter of finding the time and funds to do it right. Furthermore, I want to HOST dinner parties, not just bring the token off-the-wall gay dish. Call me a control freak, but I take great pride in being able to pull off something that brings people together and makes them glad they came.
6. Help someone with my writing. As much as I love Rage, I really don't believe I've ever helped anyone realize anything. The pieces I've written are fun and I cherish the memories I've made there, but no one's keeping back issues of memorable interviews but me. I'd really like to make a difference in someone's outlook. Preferably with one of my "big is beautiful" rants, lol. There are so many people who put themselves through needless torment because they've accepted everyone else's shitty consensus that equates being fat to less-than-human. If I can reverse or even slow that horrible trend, it will be a privilege.
7. Discover, write about, summarize and publish a step by step tutorial on finding our own happiness from within. Long term. I'm talking YEARS down the road. This one's a biggie that has yet to be tackled! Obviously! LOL
8. Finish that pamphlet about demolishing society's rigid injunction on men and removing the damaging taboo from the previously unspoken benefits (and overwhelming joys, heheh) of prostate health/stimulation. This one I can totally crank out over winter break! ...seriously you guys have NO IDEA what you're missing down there. Like mega-WOAH. That's all I'm sayin.
9. Publish an innovative, user-friendly but refreshingly thorough cookbook. C'mon, you really didn't see this one coming?? David loves cooking. David loves writing. David loves correcting people in a modest tone but in an unmistakably narcissistic and self-adorning way.
And 10. Have more foresight and control when it comes to anger. When I hear a vicious remark directed toward me, I notice I've not evolved past that high-school-stage of "return fire immediately." In fact the only thing that HAS evolved since high school is the venomous brand of psychology that I've learned to use to ruin someone's day. As effective and useful as my current arsenal would've been back then, it becomes as useless today as any other knee-jerk recourse.
I end up feeling very bad once the remarks escape my mouth and I realize the hurt I've caused to the human being to whom I directed them. In future verbal altercations, I'd like for my first gut instinct to be a realization that the person attacking me is either feeling vulnerable, threatened, previously offended (and therefore feeling justified) or has randomly misdirected frustration toward the first available target—me. (nothing personal). That new thought process would really help many things roll off my back and prevent things from escalating. Unfortunately, knee-jerk reactions are among the hardest habits to break and replace.
Speaking of breaking and replacing, I'm sure my long-windedness has ruined any interest you readers may have had, so I'll replace your longing for sweet release with a closing paragraph.
I'm sure more things will be added and others will be checked off soon. If you have any recommendations, let me know! I do, after all want to die happy.
5. Become the "Dinner Party Guy." I'm on my way, but it's always a matter of finding the time and funds to do it right. Furthermore, I want to HOST dinner parties, not just bring the token off-the-wall gay dish. Call me a control freak, but I take great pride in being able to pull off something that brings people together and makes them glad they came.
6. Help someone with my writing. As much as I love Rage, I really don't believe I've ever helped anyone realize anything. The pieces I've written are fun and I cherish the memories I've made there, but no one's keeping back issues of memorable interviews but me. I'd really like to make a difference in someone's outlook. Preferably with one of my "big is beautiful" rants, lol. There are so many people who put themselves through needless torment because they've accepted everyone else's shitty consensus that equates being fat to less-than-human. If I can reverse or even slow that horrible trend, it will be a privilege.
7. Discover, write about, summarize and publish a step by step tutorial on finding our own happiness from within. Long term. I'm talking YEARS down the road. This one's a biggie that has yet to be tackled! Obviously! LOL
8. Finish that pamphlet about demolishing society's rigid injunction on men and removing the damaging taboo from the previously unspoken benefits (and overwhelming joys, heheh) of prostate health/stimulation. This one I can totally crank out over winter break! ...seriously you guys have NO IDEA what you're missing down there. Like mega-WOAH. That's all I'm sayin.
9. Publish an innovative, user-friendly but refreshingly thorough cookbook. C'mon, you really didn't see this one coming?? David loves cooking. David loves writing. David loves correcting people in a modest tone but in an unmistakably narcissistic and self-adorning way.
And 10. Have more foresight and control when it comes to anger. When I hear a vicious remark directed toward me, I notice I've not evolved past that high-school-stage of "return fire immediately." In fact the only thing that HAS evolved since high school is the venomous brand of psychology that I've learned to use to ruin someone's day. As effective and useful as my current arsenal would've been back then, it becomes as useless today as any other knee-jerk recourse.
I end up feeling very bad once the remarks escape my mouth and I realize the hurt I've caused to the human being to whom I directed them. In future verbal altercations, I'd like for my first gut instinct to be a realization that the person attacking me is either feeling vulnerable, threatened, previously offended (and therefore feeling justified) or has randomly misdirected frustration toward the first available target—me. (nothing personal). That new thought process would really help many things roll off my back and prevent things from escalating. Unfortunately, knee-jerk reactions are among the hardest habits to break and replace.
Speaking of breaking and replacing, I'm sure my long-windedness has ruined any interest you readers may have had, so I'll replace your longing for sweet release with a closing paragraph.
I'm sure more things will be added and others will be checked off soon. If you have any recommendations, let me know! I do, after all want to die happy.
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