Dear 28,

~~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~~