Meme - Not Yet

So I'm back ...

... not only have I not been posting to my blog in the last month, but I've fallen really far behind in reading the blogs on my blogroll. It's nothing personal, I promise. I'm catching up though, and I'm even commenting a little bit.

Browsing Stennie's blog (cute kitty picture alert), I found this meme from last week. It seems like just the right way to get into blogging.

1) What haven’t you done yet in your life that you’d really like to do someday? Why? Will you do any of those things in the near future? Are you making progress toward them?

There are lots of things I'd like to do, the opportunity for some have passed. But someday I'm planning on doing such fun and exotic things as: visiting the Southern Hemisphere, developing interests that turn into long-term goals, writing the resume that makes every employer who has ever turned me down, salivate and turn green with envy that they can't have me. I used to want to be a herbalist, if even just as a hobby, and lately I've been revisiting that.

2) If you could completely start your life over from scratch, what would you do differently the second time around (if anything)? Why?

Coulda, shoulda, woulda: didn't. There are things I wish I would have done differently, sure, but I don't think I would like to start from scratch. I've always assumed that we're here to learn, even if those lessons aren't always pleasant.

3) What do you think you’ll be like when you’re 70, 80, 90, possibly even 100 years old? Where do you think you’ll be living, and what activities do you think you’ll enjoy?

I assume I'll be working until the day they shovel me a hole, but when I'm all geriatric and no longer an economic threat, I'll probably have relocated to to a mid-sized European city. I'll be writing or teaching something. I imagine I'll be growing my own herbs and forcing tea down everyone's throat.

4) What ages do you think have been the best for you so far? Why? What do you think of your current age ... are you enjoying it? Are you looking forward to your next birthday?

My favorite ages were from 24-29. Those were the wonder years. My current age doesn't really bother me, but every year around my birthday I start to decide I haven't done nearly enough with my years. I haven't looked forward to a birthday since I was 21. I mean, all the time I was a child, I was excited to turn some age or another to attain this privilege or that. But once you hit 21, the next big deal doesn't come until the AARP card at 65. Somehow the senior citizen discount doesn't seem to be a big enough deal to rush my life over.