To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;  to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;  to appreciate beauty;  to find the best in others;  to leave the world a bit better, whether by healthy child, a garden patch of redeemed social condition;  to know one life has breathed easier because you have lived.  This is to have succeeded. 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is the me I know so far - I want to succeed by the standards of Emerson.  I want to be so passionate about an idea that I will do anything to realize it.  I want to truly feel that I contribute to the bigger picture.  I don't care much for small talk because I never really know what to say.  I wish I weren't so shy so that my first impression is not a stuck-up snob.  I miss my hometown.  I would live in a movie if I could.  My dream job would be a traveling photographer.  I hate it when money is not all facing the same direction.  I detest slimy mud at the bottom of a lake.  I am afraid of never realizing my true potential and settling for who I am right now.  And I still don't know what to think about Chinese food. 
                                            

I would like to meet...(this will make me seem extremely superficial, but here goes):

Better Midler

Stephen Colbert

Carrie Underwood

Christina Ricci

Elijah Wood

Elizabeth Shue

Michael J. Fox

Lots of famous people, really.  I'm a sucker for movies.