How does one introduce a man like mysterg?
Do you talk about his candor? The way it seeps and slips into his posts, slowly revealing the writer behind the mystery, although we may never, in fact, learn his real name.
Do you introduce him as a new(ish) blogger? Opening him up to wonderful and fresh readers, although he, in a short time, has amassed a loyal group of readers and supporters himself.
Or do you comment about the body of work on his blog? The way it has grown and shaped itself over the last few months to become one of the very first blogs we seek to fetch from our Google readers, accompanied by our morning coffee (as I do) or an evening class of merlot (as I also do… several times… you don’t?)
How does one introduce a man like mysterg? You. Tell. Me.
I am thrilled, if not over the moon right now, to have him over at my place today. Without further ado, my friends, I give you the author of Meditations In An Emergency, mysterg!
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I hate lists. Perhaps it is my inner-Jew coming out. Or perhaps it is because they serve as a reminder of commitment, and whilst I’m maturing like a fine wine with age, when it comes to commitment I can still put Chandler Bing to shame.
However…
I discovered reinventing sandyb a few months ago and something about her blog connected with me. Perhaps it was the promise of pictures of her at a nudist beach that were never forthcoming. Or perhaps it was that despite my fear of commitment, I’m a sucker for a girl in a wedding dress, especially if there’s even the slightest chance of making them even more of a blushing bride…
However, more likely, it was a combination of starting my own reflective blog and the impending deadline of my 30th birthday in eighteen months that made me start giving serious consideration to making a list of my own.
Now, I’ve already achieved quite a lot on the list in my head, either through luck or by hard work. But there is still plenty more I want to achieve. However my list is going to have to run until my 40th birthday, because with a year of travel due to commence shortly, I neither have the time or the money to complete everything before I’m 30.
So, without any further ado, I present my list:
1.) Travel into Space or Become an Astronaut
2.) Fly in a Harrier Jump Jet
3.) Take flying lessons (plane or helicopter)
4.) Travel around the world
5.) Live and work abroad for (at least) one year
6.) Become fluent in another language
7.) Write and publish a novel
8.) Write, direct and produce a feature film
9.) Complete my PhD
10.) Skydive
11.) Ride the Cyclone at Coney Island
12.) Play a game of football at my team’s stadium
13.) Meet a Blogger
14.) Fall in Love
15.) Learn a magic trick
16.) Grow long hair and a beard
17.) Learn how to tango
18.) Run a Marathon
19.) Watch England win the World Cup
20.) Take piano lessons
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[UPDATE!] Mysterg and Cheryl have started something here… I have two more awesome Lists in the que for the coming weeks (thank you!) Keep the comments and emails coming- they are loved! If you’d like to post your milestone Birthday List here, hit me back and we’ll make it happen.
xo
sb
