Risky Thursday May 25, 2006

The big red ball!

Anyone who knows me even a teensy bit, knows that I love to make lists. Oh how I love the list! Sweet, sweet lists. And since I’ve been fairly neglectful about updating the risks I’ve been taking lately…I thought I would list them instead of writing long confessionals about my mini triumphs.

I tend to be a pretty nervous creature, much like a squirrel or a river rat. I have to try things that freak me out, constantly. This keeps me more alert, happier, and out of my comfort zone, (i.e. my nest made of top ramen and old People magazines.) Plus, after awhile, taking risks can be kind of fun.

Top five risks I’ve taken (or I am about to take..) this month:

1. Driving. I’ve been doing it more and more. Braving busy parking lots. Mastering the stick shift on steep hills. It’s definitely still my number one fear (besides the obvious, shark attacks and molten volcanoes.) I can drive a couple of places now without feeling completely overcome.

2. Playing a Hanner show by myself. Just me and my ukulele. There was no Naoto on the guitar sitting beside me. ( I missed you Naoto!) I was really nervous during the day,but once I got there and started playing, I had a great time. I always do.

3. Doing the Craft Rock and Crafty Wonderland…that turned out to be incredibly awesome! The best.

4. Going to Pennsylvania to roll the big giant red ball. (Check out the video by Mary Edwards.)

5. I’m traveling to Korea this Sunday. My little brother is getting married! I’m scared that I’m going to have a repeat of my last trip to Asia (about a year and a half ago) when I ended up in the middle of a Typhoon, stuck in Tokyo, using my body as a human shield. Aack!

Long live risky Thursday!