This is my mantra for a full life; being able to say before my death-to-come that I lived out my time (and that I lived in this world without ever calling it my home).

I want images…of everything.

I want loved ones close by. Friends to share it with, varied types of living and experiences.

I want pictures, video, memories, momentos…everything.

I want to go places, see amazing things, challenge myself, stretch my physical and mental limits.

I don’t want to do it alone. I want my best friend at my side; experiencing every part of it with me. I want them to be a part of this life well-lived.

I want something far more than the ordinary.

I want to exhaust every bit of myself in hopes to quench this thirst for more.

Here’s mine…

Top 100 Hits of 2003

1. Crazy In Love, Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z
2. Hey Ya!, Outkast
3. Here Without You, 3 Doors Down
4. Baby Boy, Beyoncé Knowles featuring Sean Paul
5. Miss Independent, Kelly Clarkson
6. Beautiful, Christina Aguilera
7. Rock Your Body, Justin Timberlake
8. Where Is The Love?, Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake
9. When I’m Gone, 3 Doors Down
10. All I Have, Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J
11. Shake Ya Tailfeather, Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
12. Unwell, Matchbox
13. Picture, Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow
14. In Da Club, 50 Cent
15. I’m With You, Avril Lavigne
16. Bring Me To Life, Evanescence
17. Cry Me A River, Justin Timberlake
18. Can’t Hold Us Down, Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim
19. Harder To Breathe, Maroon 5
20. Why Don’t You & I, Santana featuring Alex Band
21. Someday, Nickelback
22. Suga Suga Baby, Bush featuring Frankie J
23. Your Body Is A Wonderland, John Mayer
24. Are You Happy Now?, Michelle Branch
25. Landslide, Dixie Chicks
26. The Remedy (I Won’t Worry), Jason Mraz
27. (There’s Gotta Be) More To Life, Stacie Orrico
28. I Know What You Want, Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey featuring The Flipmode Squad
29. It’s My Life, No Doubt
30. Clocks, Coldplay
31. Stacy’s Mom,Fountains Of Wayne
32. All The Things She Said, t.A.T.u.
33. Bump Bump Bump, B2K & P. Diddy
34. Get Busy, Sean Paul
35. Rock Wit U (Awww Baby), Ashanti
36. If You’re Not The One, Daniel Bedingfield
37. Headstrong, Trapt
38. Bright Lights, Matchbox 20
39. Fighter, Christina Aguilera
40. Perfect, Simple Plan
41. ’03 Bonnie & Clyde, Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles
42. Mesmerize, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
43. Intuition, Jewel
44. Ignition, R. Kelly
45. Drift Away, Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray
46. White Flag, Dido
47. Work It, Missy Elliott
48. Miss You, Aaliyah
49. Invisible, Clay Aiken
50. Senorita, Justin Timberlake
51. Addicted, Simple Plan
52. 21 Questions, 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
53. My Love Is Like…, Wo Mya
54. Don’t Mess With My Man, Nivea
55. Angel, Amanda Perez
56. She Hates Me, Puddle Of Mudd
57. I Want You, Thalia featuring Fat Joe
58. Blowin’ Me Up (With Her Love), JC Chasez
59. Girls & Boys, Good Charlotte
60. So Far Away, Staind
61. Swing, Swing, All-American Rejects
62. Magic Stick, Lil’ Kim featuring 50 Cent
63. Don’t Wanna Try, Frankie
64. Sing For The Moment, Eminem
65. Hell Yeah, Ginuwine
66. Through The Rain, Mariah Carey
67. Breathe, Michelle Branch
68. Right Thurr, Chingy
69. Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous, Good Charlotte
70. Calling All, Angels Train
71. Gossip Folks, Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
72. P.I.M.P., 50 Cent
73. Air Force Ones, Nelly
74. I’m Glad, Jennifer Lopez
75. Low, Kelly Clarkson
76. I Drove All Night, Celine Dion
77. Into You, Fabolous featuring Tamia
78. Stuck, Stacie Orrico
79. So Yesterday, Hilary Duff
80. No Letting Go, Wayne Wonder
81. Stand Up, Ludacris featuring Shawnna
82. Big Yellow Taxi, Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carlton
83. Losing Grip, Avril Lavigne
84. Never Leave You, Lumidee
85. Why Can’t I, Liz Phair
86. The Boys Of Summer, The Ataris
87. Bigger Than My Body, John Mayer
88. Get Low Lil’, Jon & The Eastside Boyz
89. Running, No Doubt
90. Spin, Lifehouse
91. Something, Lasgo
92. Superman, Eminem
93. Pretty Baby, Vanessa Carlton
94. Come Into My World, Kylie Minogue
95. Me Against The Music, Britney Spears featuring Madonna
96. The Anthem, Good Charlotte
97. Deliverance, Bubba Sparxxx
98. Misunderstood, Bon Jovi
99. I’d Do Anything, Simple Plan
100. I Can Only Imagine, MercyMe

Thats a pretty awesome list; I’m not sure if I even remember half of them but it does make me want to go through some of my old cds and glance at the yearbook. haha

So here are a few amusing stories:
- When I went to a bar in Elkton (BIG mistake)…me and a buddy were beat in a game of pool by a toothless woman, who said she was “good at evvvvverythang”….that was scary.
That same night, my friend was hit on by a toothless man named “Slim” and his skinny friend who was trying to convince my friend…that he was a “fine guy”….we told her that he only wanted her for her dental plan.

- I was on a date back in May, on a Friday at Del Rose and we were sitting right by the gate…all of a sudden I see one of my good friends Amanda, walk by PLASTERED, tripping over herself just…GONE (it was only 10pm)…her friend followed. My date and I left DelRose and spent the next half hour convincing them to let us take them home…we left Lindsey (her friend) as she walked into the apartment…but apparently passed out on the inside steps on the way up. I didn’t see the  girl i was out on the date with much after that. haha

- I gave a lift to a homeless lady in college, we drove a good 10 miles towards where I was living at the time, dropped her off at the Wendy’s, gave her some money for food (all the while she was telling me this OUTRAGEOUS story)…so I went on my way, the VERY NEXT DAY I’m a mile from there and I locked my keys in my car…I’m calling my roomate to get my spare keys, I look up guess who comes up and says hello? Same lady, different story, different reasons, different NAME…haha She didn’t even remember me from 24 hours ago…at the time, I was young and naive but apparently very charitable.