The other night I was laying in bed trying to figure out what it is I want to do with my life when I remembered that clip from the movie “Office Space” where Peter asks Lawrence what he would do if he had a million dollars. Because whatever you would do if you had a million dollars is what you should do for a living. (I tried to find the clip online, but I could only find a partial clip with Lawrence saying what he would do, and that didn’t seem appropriate without the full explanation.) It made me think about what I would do if I had a million dollars. While my answers to that question aren’t as funny as Peter or Lawrence answers, they are mine. And maybe by putting them writing, they might move from a mere thought to a reality one day.

If I had an unlimited income I would study to become a master craftsman. I have always wanted to learn how to design and build furniture and make cabinets and eventually build my fabulous timber frame home. There is a beautiful school in Maine that I would go to and study the art of furniture design. I would go and spend time in Louisiana with my Uncle Carl and my cousin Jonathan who both are absolutely talented craftsmen. I remember when I was a little girl I watched my uncle make the most ornate beautiful gingerbread trim for our house. I’ve loved the thought of taking raw wood and turning in to a piece of art ever since then. Some of my happiest times are working with my dad making things. Even now that I’m 29 years old, I still love being his helper. Even if it is making a temporary platform for the dock at the lake, I love every minute of it. I love the smell of freshly cut wood, the feel of sawdust on my hands, taking random pieces of wood and giving them a purpose. Maybe one day I’ll just step out there and follow this dream, with or without the million dollars.

I would also buy a date with Gerard Butler if I had a million dollars.

It’s really funny that every night before I go to bed I think of absolutely fabulous things to blog about and I always think, I’ll do it tomorrow. Tonight I’m in bed and I can’t remember any of my great blog ideas and tonight I can’t think of anything to say. But I will blog anyways, because it has been so long.

How about I talk about Ketchikan, Alaska.

This is the place I really would love to move to. I know it doesn’t seem logical, but I am not a logical person at all and somehow I live a sadly logical life. So maybe it would be a great adventure. It is Alaska’s 4th largest city… with a population of 7,500. I know a thriving metropolis. It is number 1 on the list for the city with the highest rainfall in the USA with a whopping average of 160 inches per year and and average of 37 inches of snow a year. Tulsa has had 12 inches of snow so far this year and an average rainfall of 42 inches per year. So I think the snow I could get used to… 37 inches is definitely livable… But the amount of rain would be a huge change. But if you can gaze in to this panoramic shot below for a few minutes I think that you might understand the strong urge to relocate.

I don’t know if I am ready to trade my stilettos for rain boots, my overpriced Anthropologie dresses for a Patagonia pullover and my car I love for an AWD truck. But if I do make that decision I will need your support. I will need you all to promise me to come visit me or at least get Skype or iChat so I can see you and talk to you on a regular basis. Also I will need book suggestions coming to me a very fast pace. (I actually would love book suggestions now too. I really need a new book to read.)

Today is a sad day. I finished The Wire. I think I might even be more upset about this relationship with the folks of Baltimore ending than I was about my relationship with my last boyfriend. I absolutely love this show and it has been a big part of my life for the last few months. I really can’t believe that I never watched this show when it first aired. But at least I have it now.
So if you have not seen this show please watch it. I implore you. Do it! And when you do I want you to tell me how much you love me for making you do this.