Dear 28,

1.            Sell 200 postcards

2.            Conquer a fear

3.            See all 10 Best Picture nominees
                   1. The Artist
                         2. The Descendants
                         3. Hugo
                         4. Midnight in Paris
                         5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
                         6. The Help
                         7. Moneyball
                         8. The Tree of Life
                         9. War Horse

4.            Take a class (preferably an art one, as hoped for in year 27)
                   - Learned how to blow glass at Art Noir's holiday studio (12/2011)
                         - Artist Workshop with Tony Feher (05/2012)

5.            Slip n slide

6.            See 8 live shows (In at least 4 different states)
                       1. Iron and Wine + The Head and The Heart -- June (DSM, IA)
                        2. 80/35 (Girl Talk + Of Montreal + more) -- July (DSM, IA)
                        3. Janet Jackson -- July (DSM, IA)
                        4. Mayer Hawthorne -- October (Iowa City, IA)
                        5. The Head and The Heart -- October (Omaha, NE)
                        6. Mates of State -- November (Iowa City, IA)
                        7. The National + Local Natives -- December (Chicago, IL)
                        8. Elizabeth Arynn -- April (DSM, IA)
                        9. BBU -- April (DSM, IA)

7.            Take a vacation

8.            Shoot free throws

9.            Try 8 new bourbons
                   1. Cedar Ridge Iowa Bourbon Whiskey
                         2. Makers 46
                         3. Angel's Envy Bourbon

10.         Camp

11.         Get my palm read

12.         Build something

13.         See a Hawkeye football game live

14.         Get an email from the Rob Sheffield

15.         Have an Art Show

16.         Carve a pumpkin

17.         Throw that Skating Party

18.         Read the other 15 books
                         1. Attachments
                       2. The Hunger Games
                       3. Catching Fire
                       4. Mockingjay
                       5. Housekeeping
                       6. The History of Love
                       7. Bossypants
                       8. The Accidental Masterpiece        

19.         Be on a stage

20.         Mixtape Exchange 2011

21.         Buy the damn car

22.         Visit a monument

23.         Slow dance

24.         Run a 5k (for real this time)

25.         Sightsee in Chicago with Jen

26.         Attend 8 Arts and Culture type events in Des Moines
                  1. Des Moines Arts Festival Preview Party (05.26.11)
                        2. Des Moines Metro Opera Cabaret Night Live (06.10.11)
                        3. Des Moines Metro Opera Performances (That's right. I went to 2 Operas. 07.2011)
         4. Des Moines Art Center Gala (09.24.11)
                        5. Garrison Keillor Bucksbaum Lecture at Drake University (10.25.2011)
                        6. Art Noir Holiday Studio - where I learned to blow glass, with class (12.08.11)
                        7. DMMO (the Opera got lots of love this year) Food and Wine Expo (02.17.12)
                        8. Des Moines Music Coalition's Backstage Ball (02.23.12)

27.         Host scotch club in my bitty apartment

28.         Celebrate 28  oops. 29.