99 things

Saw this on paperseed, who saw it here, I've only read the first few, but I'm anxious to try it out.

Bold the things you’ve done and post on your blog.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted (does drawn count?)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Taken public transit
99. Been stung by a bee

Mmm. Memories. I really don't deserve the vegetable one. It was just some pathetic tomatoes. They're not even a proper vegetable. It's killing me that I was soooo close on a couple of these...but I suddenly want to go out and eat caviar and catch and fillet a fish. I don't think I could ever do a chicken. And I have some acts of charity to catch up on. If you do this on your blog, tell me so I can come see.

I found the purse I have to have

I've never found a real woman's purse I loved enough to pay for. I realize there are a lot of great purses out there, I think I just lack the ability to appreciate them. I really related to the part in Nora Ephron's book I Feel Bad about My Neck where she gives up on purses entirely and commits to carrying around a plastic MetroCard bag she bought for $15. And while I hope that someday I find a real womanly purse I love, I've found something I reaaaaally want in the meantime: I want a Freitag messenger bag!
Brent, my wonderful husband, rented the documentary Helvetica and watched it with me. And while I was gushing about how wonderful it is that other people in the world think typography is exhilerating, suddenly I saw it. A man with a utility knife was standing over a used truck tarp cutting out the pattern of a messenger bag. Then it's assembled into a beautiful, beautiful bag like this one:
And the straps are made out of used seatbelts. You can't beat that for wear and tear. I wonder if I can get one used. Honey, you can consider this an official hint. I'm thinking I need the Lassie and the Dexter.

make your own handwriting font

I heard about this site thanks to DesignMom and had to try it out. Kate and I got right to work designing our own fonts. Now call me a nerd, but I've always wanted to design my own font. This only took one evening, and it was super easy. Just draw, scan, and upload. And now Kate and I can both type in our own handwriting right in Microsoft Word. We named Kate's font "KinderKate," and as you can see it is way cooler than my font.