100 Things Already

Dreams That Have Already Come True for Me

1. got married to the man of my dreams
2. Had dinner at the Boathouse
3. Had drinks at Bemelman’s Bar
4. Went to the Metropolitan Opera
5. Went to Paris
6. Visited Ragnar and Vitali in the Hague
7. Saw a show of Basquiat’s paintings
8. Complimented Patti Smith
9. Released a CD
10. Created and Published two books
11. Had a baby
12. Moved to New York
13. Played a show in Vermont
14. Drove across the country
15. Went to Graceland
16. Paid off my school loans
17. graduated from college
18. went on a book tour
19. Took Gus to my grandparents’ house in Coronado
20. Spent a leisurely afternoon at The Algonquin
21. Ate cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery
22. Took an autobiographical tour of the Midwest with my grandfather
23. Dressed as Frida Kahlo for Halloween
24. Met Erica Jong
25. Took a class from Lynda Barry
26. Met Kathy Chetkovich
27. Met Marion Ettlinger
28. Connected with SARK
29. Asked Keri Smith if she would want to meet
30. Connected with Ed Hamell
31. Saw Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas’ grave
32. Breastfed Gus in Central Park
33. Remained deeply connected to my friends from Peninsula School
34. Visited Alida in Idaho
35. Saw Bison at Yellowstone National Park
36. Toured as a musician on the West Coast
37. Met Michael Jackson
38. Got a postcard from Joan Didion
39. Gave Graham an unforgettable 30^th birthday
40. Wore a gardenia for my grandmother at my wedding
41. Went to Sabrina Ward Harrison’s studio
42. Spent $20 at the photo booth at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk
43. Collected photo booth pictures of friends and family
44. Got a new computer
45. Got my hair streaked with red
46. Was a guest on the Brian Lehrer Show
47. Appeared in the Boston Globe
48. Went to Obama’s Inauguration
49. Saw Bruce Springsteen play an acoustic show
50. Went to the Russian Tea Room
51. Found Truman Capote’s home in Brooklyn
52. Connected with Cary Tennis
53. Supported myself for a year with my art
54. Busked in a NYC subway
55. Got great advice from David Sedaris
56. Opened for Mary Lou Lord
57. Rowed a Boat in Central Park
58. Had a Drink at the Oak Room
59. Visited Zanmi Lasante in Haiti
60. Took a painting class
61. Made Anna Eliza’s Red Velvet Cake
62. Painted a room red
63. Visited Sylvia Plath’s house
64. Visited Sylvia Plath’s archives at Smith College and Indiana University
65. Performed at the Main Stage at Falconridge Folk Festival
66. Had High Tea at the Plaza