100 Things Thursday - 30/100

For the background on 100 Things Thursday and Things 1-10, see this post and for Things 11-20, see this post. 

1. I've never watched or read anything related to Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter or anything like that. Nor do I intend to. My doctor wants me to assure you that, contrary to popular opinion, this will not have any impact on my life expectancy.
2. I'm not a huge fan of Hollywood movies, at least not those from the last few decades. There are exceptions, of course, but I'm much more apt to see an international film at our local independent theatre than something churned out by the Hollywood machine. The plots are intriguing, the locations spectacular and I could listen to people speaking non-English languages all day.
3. Speaking of which, if you haven't seen the Argentine film, El Secreto de sus Ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes) you really should. It's the best film I've seen in years.
4. Early mornings are my favorite time. I see the sunrise most every day (it rises right over my deck most of the year) and more often than not, I never see anything more beautiful the rest of the day. I'm not sure if I'm in a good mood in the mornings so the sunrise looks more beautiful or the sunrise is so beautiful it puts me in a good mood but either way, it works for me. 
5. I'm a beginner photographer. In other words, I shoot horrible pictures. But, I'm slowly learning the technical aspects and losing my intimidation with the "big girl" camera. I'm also learning to trust my eye which is teaching me a lot about how I see the world so I'm loving it.
6. I'm an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction but in the past five or six years I've become obsessed with memoirs. The stories of real people fascinate me and are usually more outrageous than even the best novel. Plus, I keep hoping that they'll reveal their secret of doing something "memoirable" on page 147 but sadly, page 147 is always a disappointment.
7. Sometimes I feel like everyone else received the handbook on life and I'm the only one struggling with it. And by sometimes, I mean every single day. I don't even know what I want to be when I grow up and I've been grown up for weeks now.
8. I do not know how to swim. At all. Not even a little bit. I'm pretty sure I could excel at drowning, though, so I have that going for me. 
9. I'd love to learn how to swim because 1) I would love to visit the Great Barrier Reef someday and think it would be awesome to snorkel while there and 2) if I'm swimming then I must be feeling pretty good about myself in a swimsuit so Go Me! 
10.  I'd also like to travel to some countries that frighten me a bit. Like China. And Jordan. And Cuba. I have amazing, beautiful, sweet-hearted friends from those countries and I'd love to see the places that mean so much to them. I only hope I can take a decent photo by then.

Comments

[Deeleea]

Learn to swim.

At once.

Then we can snorkel the Reef together.

Oh, and Sydney isn't at all a frightening place to visit... so pop that on your list.

Also at once.

That is all.

[Debra]

I love you, Dee. :-)