Longings and Desires

Have I mentioned 43 Things? It’s a site that asks you “What do you want to do with your life?” and you assemble a list. What I really dig, however, is the constantly changing cosmos of other people’s aspirations. Refresh the page to see an endless array of longings and desires that are at times sad and hilarious:

• Be a rock star (in a metaphysical sense)
• Knit something more complicated than a scarf or hat
• Be a better wife
• Teach preschoolers to wield swords
• Get better at backgammon
• Eat at every restaurant on 1st between Bell and Pike (in Seattle)
• Tell her how I feel
• Slow down

I’m slowly collecting my own list of 100 things to do before I die. It’s a challenging task just assembling the list, particularly if you make each item a significant achievement. This site might help generate some ideas.