Alyssa is a singular girl




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  1. 1. visit all seven continents
    115 cheers
    554 people
  2. 2. visit all 50 states
    3 entries . 48 cheers
    8,958 people
  3. 3. visit India
    115 cheers
    1,020 people
  4. 4. go everywhere mentioned in Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere"
    2 entries . 104 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. spend a winter in a warm climate
    68 cheers
    5 people
  6. 6. ride an elephant
    87 cheers
    1,054 people
  7. 7. go to Canada and eat at Tim Horton's
    1 entry . 117 cheers
    1 person
  8. 8. fly internationally in business class
    37 cheers
    2 people
  9. 9. go to SXSW
    48 cheers
    201 people
  10. 10. get a record player
    19 cheers
    22 people
  11. 11. publish something nationally
    2 entries . 43 cheers
    1 person
  12. 12. get my Urban Teaching certification
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    1 person
  13. 13. make pate
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    1 person
  14. 14. drink 43 types of tea
    37 entries . 19 cheers
    51 people
  15. 15. learn to make gnocchi
    2 entries . 17 cheers
    5 people
  16. 16. own a piece of Le Creuset cookware
    29 cheers
    2 people
  17. 17. learn to can food
    2 entries . 10 cheers
    14 people
  18. 18. plant an herb garden
    2 entries . 95 cheers
    175 people
  19. 19. eat 43 types of cheese
    7 entries . 9 cheers
    1 person
  20. 20. baking for 43 occasions
    11 entries . 5 cheers
    2 people
  21. 21. use my crockpot at least once a week until school ends
    12 entries . 6 cheers
    1 person
  22. 22. make s'mores over a fire this summer
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    1 person
  23. 23. run a 10-minute mile
    5 entries . 69 cheers
    2 people
  24. 24. take a belly dancing class
    6 entries . 73 cheers
    88 people
  25. 25. start playing tennis again
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    35 people
  26. 26. take 10 frame-worthy photos of Minneapolis
    5 entries . 18 cheers
    1 person
  27. 27. do the things on my Minneapolis to-do list
    8 entries . 7 cheers
    1 person
  28. 28. Meet one person from every country.
    14 entries . 18 cheers
    31 people
  29. 29. learn Swedish
    2 entries . 18 cheers
    754 people
  30. 30. watch movies from 43 countries
    21 entries . 4 cheers
    2 people
  31. 31. knit a scarf
    2 entries . 60 cheers
    564 people
  32. 32. make a t-shirt quilt
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    63 people
  33. 33. make a gallery wall of my travel photos
    2 entries . 7 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. run for office
    23 cheers
    138 people
  35. 35. start a trend
    32 cheers
    63 people
  36. 36. attend a black-tie event
    1 entry . 24 cheers
    2 people
  37. 37. enter a karaoke contest
    32 cheers
    24 people
  38. 38. sing the song "My Hero" to my friend Hiro
    2 entries . 36 cheers
    1 person
  39. 39. get a tattoo in my fella's memory
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    1 person
  40. 40. submit a short story for publication
    12 cheers
    44 people

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Recent entries
perfect my dream bloody mary (read all 3 entries…)
Bloodies and crosswords and rainy Saturdays

Bloody Marys have become the Official Drink of My Boyfriend and Me. (We’re waiting for our endorsement deal.)

The recipe:

*Horseradish Bloody mix (wish I remembered the brand)
*Worcestershire sauce
*Bacon vodka
*Hot pickles and a little bit of juice

Procuring the ingredients made going out in a blinding rainstorm totally worthwhile.



make s'mores over a fire this summer
With coozies of wine on the side, I hope

My boyfriend (because I have one now and he is awesome) is outdoorsy. It’s one of his few flaws. I support nature’s right to exist, but I feel like humans have evolved into social, urban creatures, so shouldn’t we celebrate that? By sleeping in comfy beds? He wants to go camping with me this summer, like actual camping, with hiking and hanging bags of food in trees so bears can’t get into it. This is so terrifying to me.

But: have you ever considered that you can make s’mores with Reese’s peanut butter cups instead of regular Hershey bars? Or with Nutella? This is making the prospect of sleeping outside more palatable.

And even better if we just spend the day at a beach instead and then go back to use the fire pit in his backyard.



use my crockpot at least once a week until school ends (read all 12 entries…)
Week #12: peanut butter chicken

This goal has had the unintended consequence of reminding me exactly how long an extended school year can be.

This was extremely mediocre, probably because I’m used to a damn fine peanut sauce, which this is not. I think I added about every Thai ingredient I had around (and that’s a pretty decent number) but I still couldn’t get it to taste right. Really, I just felt bad for the commenters who said “This is exactly how it tastes at my favorite Thai restaurant!” PEOPLE. NO.



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