I have compiled a list of things to do before I leave Abilene.  I have the next 34-40 days to complete all the things on this list and would LOVE for you to join me in crossing something(s) off the list!  (Also, I am still accepting suggestions!)  So...if something catches your fancy...or if you have never done one of the activities on the list before...leave a comment, message, or write on my wall and we will make a plan!

• Go to the Zoo and feed the giraffes!
• Frontier Texas
• Feed the ducks/geese (if they haven't all flown away)
• movie @ the Paramount
• Eat at The Beehive
• Eat at Lola's & Deutschlander's Catfish Co. in Buffalo Gap
• The Water Spout (with Leslie?)
• Eat sushi takeout from Bonsai at the Mahfood's house
• Go to Cypress Street Station with friends
• Game Night with friends
• Get coffee with various friends
• Rachel Brown
• Kelsey Evans
• Go for a walk around ACU's campus
• Go to Mary's Palataria
• Eat at Harold's
• Eat at The Pizza House in Clyde

• Rihanna:  The dramatic nose dive into the floor was the best executed part of her performance.  I love her music; it is quite catchy.  She just hasn't quite perfected singing live.
• Enrique Iglesias: Did anyone else see when the words his lips formed didn't match the words my ears heard?  That laugh was the only redeeming part of this performance.  Well, that and his good looks.
• Blackeyed Peas: Congratulations to the guy with the mohawk - he finally got a (brief) moment to shine.  But...the guy with the long hair didn't sing at all, did he?  (Notice I don't know either of their names...but I know Fergie and Will.I.Am)
• P. Diddy's new trio:  The rapping seemed forced...but those ladies can sing!
• Miley Cyrus - Boring.  Neither a train wreck or anything special.
• Kid Rock: Sappy ballad with cheesy background pictures.  Strangely, he was one of the only ones (the only one?) who had a pitch perfect performance
• Katy Perry:  Vastly overrated.  Am I the only one who notices she can neither sing or dance?
• Justin Bieber:  Hello, puberty!  Yeah, I'm pretty sure his voice cracked multiple times.  What was up with the crazy necklaces? Also, I think I saw him lip-singing a little bit at the end. (A word on his acceptance speech: a town of 30,000 is not the smallest town in the world.  I'm just sayin'.)  (A word on his second acceptance speech: With all due respect (to Michael Jackson, not you Justin!), I am pretty sure you might be overestimating Michael Jackson's influence just a teeny tiny bit.)
• Bon Jovi: Please stick to singing your old songs - then we are all singing loud enough to drown you out.  It's nothing personal, you're just getting old.  Also, when singing old songs, ending it a different way than usual will result in an awkward moment where the crowd almost drowns you out with the original ending.
• Pink: Thank you for having a sense of humor...and butchering the ending of your song...all while pregnant.
• Ne-Yo: You are so very smooth...but I was a little confused by the Broadway musical feel.  That said, he can both sing and dance.
• Taylor Swift: First, the straight hair and bangs makes you look much older...and a good bit like Hilary Duff.  Second, this was a better performance than usual, but you still aren't very good at singing live.  Third, never ever ever sample (and ruin) a song like "Apologize" again.  Ever.
• Christina Aguilera: You have an amazing voice and I love you for it.  That is all.
• (Aside: Rascal Flatts - you are starting to look ooold.)
• Usher: You are quite the dancer.  Sadly, you can't sing perfectly while dancing.  I appreciate your willingness to change the melody or not sing at all to make it easier on your audience's ears.
• (Aside: MUSE WON!!!  I love them dearly.)
• Train:  What possessed you to wear those skin tight glitter pants?  Also, please work on your stage presence - it is just...weird.
• (Aside: Michael Buble, did you really call your fiance "Kid"?  Yuck.)
• Ke$ha:  You are strange.  I hate that your music is catchy because every fiber in my being wants to hate it.  Your scantily clad blond mullet men will surely hunt me down in my nightmares.  Creepy.
• Santana:  You still got it.  Gavin Rossdale:  Not so much.
• NKOTB & BSB:  Not the best vocal performance, but a fun walk down memory lane.