my longest (& possibly dumbest) vlog to date.

A couple months ago some folks and I came together and said...

"You know what? LET'S VLOG."

So we did. And it was good. Real good.

So now we're back for more. And we sure hope that you'll join us. We're talking about BUCKET LISTS this time around. Mine is HUGE. I tried to narrow it down to a few and still, I broke the vlogging rules and went beyond four minutes. I went for eight. That's even after editing, gosh darnsies. Of course, the first min and thirty seconds is me rambling about nonsense that has nothing to do with bucket lists, but eh... it could serve as some good back-story in the future maybe. Also, my sister Shannon makes an appearance in this one! Nevermind how I sound like some stage mom asking her questions like she's four.

CHEERS. (this vlog is whack. If I had time to re-do it I probably would. Please don't hold my cheese against me.)



PS Can someone please give me advice on how to get rid of those AWFUL bags under my eyes? Good Lord. Why do I get those so badly? It's not cute. PSS Poor Kevin. Let's pray he never finds this or else it's done. Psh, Curling my hair?! For some dude at the gym. And then vlogging about it. Who am I......

Cheese.

Don't forget to show my co-hosts some love and check out all the other vlogs/yay:

{Becoming What I Always Was // Hope Squared // Life as a Young Mom //  The Way I Am // Thoughts By a Petite Brunette}

Then link up! Because you can and you want to! FUN!!!

Mighty Life List: Watch AFI's 100 Greatest Films.

K, time to get the ball rolling on this whole Mighty Life List thing. Making a list of the all the things you wanna do in your life is one thing. Doing them is another. And chu know what? I'mma DO THIS! 

So here we go, folks. 

I wanna watch all the movies on AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greastest Movies list.  

This is the place where I will tracking my progress and also sharing some of my thoughts of what I see. Below is the full list. The ones crossed out are the ones I have already seen, and I will continue to cross each and every one of these bad boys off as I go along.

To all my spectacular friends and family- if you're reading, and you own any of these films...may I borrow them? Please :) 

To my dear readers- join me! Have you seen all these films? I'd love to turn this into some cool non-pretentious little film club (I think my super tacky/lame banner at the top pushes any tones of pretentious out the window). Maybe each week we (or I) (or whatever) can pick a film off the list and watch it.. and then discuss it. Or something. I don't know. We can talk/tweet about it later, just leaves me a comment below if you're in and we'll work it out like Richard Simmons. (I've worked it out--- OFFICIAL CLUB PAGE/INSTRUCTIONS). You can download your own list here. Either way, I'm watching all these films, and it's going to be awesome. And good for me. I'm tired of people rolling their eyes at me when I tell them I haven't seen any of The Godfathers. I'M GOING TO, OK. Like now. This year. I'm sorry I just prefer to watch The Life Aquatic and It Takes Two with MK and Ashley every night before I go to bed. I'm a creature of habit.

But I wanna break that. It's time I get a more well-rounded exposure to film, especially w/ some of the classics... so here goes.

Some of these I'm really looking forward to... others not so much...

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

2. CASABLANCA (1942)

3. GODFATHER, THE (1972)

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

6. WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)

7. GRADUATE, THE (1967)  love. 

8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)  wanna see again.

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) wanna see again.

11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)  grew up on this one. one of the faves.

12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) 

13. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (1957)

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

15. STAR WARS (1977) Yup, I've never seen Star Wars. And if it weren't on this list, I probably wouldn't ever bother. Shank me if you'd like, I just haven't really ever cared !

16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

17. AFRICAN QUEEN, THE (1951) 

18. PSYCHO (1960) 

19. CHINATOWN (1974)

20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)  want to see again.

21. GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)

22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

23. MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)

24. RAGING BULL (1980)

25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) 

26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)

27. BONNIE & CLYDE (1967) 

28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) really not looking forward to this one.

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

30. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)  Watched 4/8/12 

31. ANNIE HALL (1977) 

32. GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)

33. HIGH NOON (1952) 

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)  ♥ One of my most fav. books of all time.

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)

37. BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)

38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) 

40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)  Grew up on this one too. My favorite musical of all time. And a *GREAT* film.

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

43. KING KONG (1933) 

44. BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (1915) ugh. this one sounds like a sleeper too.

45. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951) great play, looking forward to seeing this one/surprised I haven't seen it by now.

46. CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)

47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)

48. JAWS (1975) 

49. SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

50. BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

51. PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE(1940)

52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

53. AMADEUS (1984)  want to see again.

54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)

55. SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (1965) 

56. M*A*S*H (1970)  5/3/12

57. THIRD MAN, THE (1949)

58. FANTASIA (1940)  this film is terrifying. 

59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) 

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) 

61. VERTIGO (1958) 

62. TOOTSIE (1982) 

63. STAGECOACH (1939) 

64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) 

65. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE (1991) 

66. NETWORK (1976)

67. MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE (1962)

68. AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN (1951) 

69. SHANE (1953) 

70. FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

72. BEN-HUR (1959)  want to see again.

73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

74. GOLD RUSH, THE (1925) 

75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931) 

77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

78. ROCKY (1976) 

79. DEER HUNTER, THE (1978) 

80. WILD BUNCH, THE (1969) 

81. MODERN TIMES (1936) 

82. GIANT (1956) 

83. PLATOON (1986) 

84. FARGO (1996) 

85. DUCK SOUP (1933) 

86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)

87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

88. EASY RIDER (1969)

89. PATTON (1970)

90. JAZZ SINGER, THE (1927) 

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

92. PLACE IN THE SUN, A(1951) 

93. APARTMENT, THE (1960) 

94. GOODFELLAS (1990)   OWN IT.

95. PULP FICTION (1994) Yeah, I know. I have to see it. 

96. SEARCHERS, THE (1956)

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938) 

98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)

99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) 

100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

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