all five horizons

It’s a new year. Let’s see what new things I can get done. This year so far I have:

1. visited Disney World Magic Kingdom.
2. danced with Pluto at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
3. travelled the world at Epcot.
4. rocked it with Aerosmith at Disney Hollywood Studios.
5. seen the Blues Brothers jam at Universal Studios.
6. braved the Hulk at Islands of Adventure.
7. clapped for Shamu at Sea World.
8. shopped for clothes at Hollister, for crafts at JoAnns and for everything else at Super Target and Walmart.
9. dined at the Rainforest Cafe.
10. used the Out of Hours GP service at Warwick Hospital - pretty amazing!
11. made a handmade valentine’s card and bookmark for ricardo.
12. seen The Sound of Music in the West End with my pal Zoë
13. been rick roll’d
14. visited Sofia, Bulgaria
15. attended a work conference abroad alone
16. sent flowers to a hotel receptionist to say thank you for sending my bag back to me by courier after having got it back from the airport for me
17. sewed quilted coasters for my MIL for Mother’s Day
18. started Twitter-ing
19. set up and customised using some basic CSS knowledge a new 5 blog megablog
20. finished An Introduction to Humanities (AZX103) for my Literature degre with Open Universities
21. eaten lunch at the Winter garden in The Landmark Hotel, London
22. dined at L’Escargot, London
23. been to see We Will Rock You at The Dominion in the West End
24. walked on and stole some grass from the (albeit covered up) pitch at the new Wembley Stadium while watching the Foo Fighters gig
25. managed to not talk for an entire 65 minutes during lunch with friends as a dare (and to save my very much damaged vocal folds after Number 24)
26. worn three-quarter length trousers to work - it’s great working in the country for my parents!
27. joined LoveFilm and now expect to watch muchos DVDs.
28. made a new tasty potato salad for a BBQ with Rich and my parents.
29. set up a new event on Facebook to invite all my girlfriends to Sunday brunch.
30. started watching Gilmore Girls, Prison Break, Reaper, The Office: An American Workplace, Gossip Girl, Pushing Daisies, Friday Night Lights, Fringe and Chuck (so far).
31. baked Chocolate and Banana Brownies and they were YUM.
32. made the first square of my new sampler quilt - it’s called Tumbling Blocks.
33. subscribed to Mixtape magazine, Sew Hip and Real Simple.
34. had lunch in the harbour of Portofino
35. sipped a coffee next to the bridge painted by Monet in Dolceacqua
36. supped red wine in a village bar in Dolcedo
37. walked down the pier and ate a slice of pizza in Alassio
38. made the second square of my new sampler quilt - it’s called Rail Fence.
39. test-driven a Fiat 500.