Author Archives: Zandria

As of Today, I’ve Been Blogging for 8 Years

I published my first blog post eight years ago today. I was 22 years old at the time. My life was different back then, and I have no desire to go back. I like my life better now.
When I started blogging in 2002, I did so because I was planning to drive cross-country for the [...]

Life List: Watch 50 Documentaries

(I’m using this page to update my progress on Zan’s Life List #11: “Watch 50 documentaries.”)
Number watched so far: 17
I’m listing the documentaries in the order in which I watch them, and putting them in one of three categories: Very Interesting, Worth Watching, or Not All That Great.
1. Ballerina
Filmmaker Bertrand Normand’s documentary profiles five outstanding [...]

Life List: Zan Rolls Sushi

Last night I learned how to roll sushi, taking advantage of a Living Social deal I purchased a few months ago. (Living Social is like Groupon, where they offer a new deal every day, which is only available for purchase that day or until a certain capped number has been reached.)
This was the first time [...]

Zan’s Life List

1. Take 20 different classes
(These can be things I’ve never done before or something I’d like to learn to do better. Classes I’ve mentioned farther down this list do not count toward the total.)
#1 – Zan Rolls Sushi
2. Learn to swim
(Please note: I get horrible motion sickness on boats, and even when I’m just standing [...]