I tend to be a compulsive list maker. The irony is that this is very much against my nature (and apparently against my personality if you ask Myers-Briggs). But for me it’s not a matter of completion, but rather of guidance. The list serves as a guide as I work through my day – all the while remaining open to the twists and turns it’ll inevitably take.

I credit my many lists with the discovery of an eclectic variety of things (ideas, blogs, people, events and more). Today is no exception. And while each item is worthy of its own post – time and indecisiveness won’t allow for it – so, I offer you a happy medium: my list from today. May you tackle it in good health and with an open mind.

Vanessa’s To Do List:

1. Purchase a number of books (including The Cluetrain Manifesto, Naked Conversations and Smart Mobs)
2. Shift through daily Google Alerts: social media, social marketing, social networking, web 2.0 and PR 2.0
3. Call Nana (…while I don’t recommend you call my Nana – though she’d love the call no doubt – I do encourage you to call yours)
4. Read “Has the MySpace to Facebook Switch Begun?“
5. Learn more about the Web Community Forum (Seattle 2007) “Community Building in the Age of Facebook” and see if it’s in the budget
6. Take a walk on the Arlington Bike Path
7. Start reading Everything is Miscellaneous
8. Prepare for tomorrow’s social media meeting @ Stonewall Kitchen
9. See what new goodies are at ReForm School & Three Potatoe Four
10. Discover a new blog

And I found quite a few. Granted most of these aren’t actually “new”, but they are new to me and it’s worth noting a few of my favorites from today:

• Seth Godin’s Blog
• TeresaCentric
• Web Strategy by Jeremiah