for my birthday

i've said it before and i'll say it again now -

charity: water is a phenomenal organization.

for my 24th birthday (February, 11), i'm asking for people to donate. i have set up a campaign here: http://mycharitywater.org/katies24th

if every one of my facebook friends donated $10 (or one trip to the movies/out to dinner) then we would have raised $6250. it only takes $5000 to provide a well for 250 people for 20 years!

let's try. i set the goal for $1000 because i'm generally afraid of failure, but if we exceed that, you better believe that i'm changing it to $5000 pronto. pronto!

for more information about charity: water, go here: http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/

to donate click here: http://mycharitywater.org/katies24th

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23

yesterday, the 23rd year of my life ended. in this blog, inspired by alisha, i will recall triumphs and dissapointments of the year, and hopes for the 24th year of my life on which i embark today.

things i accomplished in the 23rd year:

• graduating from college
• writing, self-publishing and distributing a book (of sorts - stories can be found here:http://oxfordblunders.blogspot.com)
• submitting said book for publication and being offered a contract
• choosing not to accept said contract for artistic purist reasons :)
• seeing the weddings of a best friend and a brother
• settling into 2 jobs that i enjoy
• paying parental debt/rent/cell phone/car insurance/student loan bills for the first, second, third . . . . times
• playing several successful shows with oscar begat
• finding a new church
• writing a script and narrating for a short film (http://skunkophilia.blogspot.com/2009/01/shaving.html)
• taking my neices to their first play and throwing their first slumber party

things i wish i hadn't accomplished in the 23rd year:

• graduating from college
• being rejected from teach for america
• moving so far away from some of the people i love the most
• having 6 different jobs
• being fired twice
• seeing the decline/death of my laptop and automobile
• seeing the weddings of a best friend and a brother
• missing a wedding in michigan, and a chance to see my kindred oxonians

things i hope to accomplish in the 24th year

• buying a car (maybe a computer, but probably not. i know these are 'hopes', but let's be serious)
• paying off parental/credit cardal debt completely
• writing a song
• keeping both jobs that i enjoy
• taking the GRE at least once
• reading good books
• going back to europe, at least for a bit
• making plans to move or being accepted to grad school in NC
• going on a date : )
• going to california
• growing my hair super-hippie-long
• submitting my short stories to a literary magazine
• playing out by myself

i guess i could go on and on for any of these lists, but i'll stop here.

thank you for everyone who made this 23rd year of my life a great one, and to all of those who will make the next one even better : )

if you have any additions to any of my lists, please let me know.