Things I would like to learn how to do (or at least take a lesson or two):

  • Quilt
  • Play piano
  • Drive a stick shift
  • Speak another language fluently
  • Salsa
  • sail
  • rock climb
  • SCUBA
  • martial arts
  • whistle through two fingers
  • a neat magic trick
  • oragami
  • Tantric massage
  • archery

Things I would like to do/try at least once:

  • Buy a pair of cowboy boots
  • go on a cruise
  • go to a concert
  • ride in a hot air balloon
  • ride a mechanical bull
  • mud wrestle
  • make out with pop rocks in my mouth
  • sing karaoke
  • skinny dip
  • pole dance
  • get something published
  • run a marathon
  • keep a journal
  • swim with dolphins
  • try meditation
  • Make old fashioned calling cards-
  • Skydive
  • Pie someone in the face
  • Live completely off grid for a month
  • Be homeless for a month
  • Foods/Beverages I'd like to try:
    • curry
    • haggis-
    • tiramasu-
    • a scone
    • Irn Bru-
    • Tennant's lager even though I hear it is nasty

Travel

  • backpack through Europe
  • visit all 50 states
  • safari through Africa
  • live abroad for a year
  • volunteer abroad
  • visit all 7 continents
  • Visit every country in Europe
  • Go to a festival in every US state
  • Have tea time in England
  • Complete the "100 things to do in Scotland before you die" list
  • Take a total immersion language class in a native speaking country

Events I'd like to attend at least once

  • Ringling Brothers Circus
  • Cirque du Soleil
  • Magic show
  • Collective Soul Concert
  • Foo fighters concert
  • Burns Supper
  • Burning Man festival
  • Sakura Festival
  • Large 4th of July event
  • Penn and Teller
  • Book Festival
  • Lockerhead games (or other big clan meetup)

Personal Satisfaction

  • Read Modern Library's Top 100 Novels
  • Read BBC Big Read List
  • Save enough money to semi retire by 30-
  • Save enough money to retire by 40
  • Buy a house-
  • Pay off my car-
  • Pay off my mortgage
  • Pay off my credit cards-
  • Find a life partner
    • ensure neither of us are settling
    • mutual trust is a must
  • Throw my mom a retirement party that she'll never forget-
  • Document my 30s in some form or fashion
  • Open a hospice house
  • Open a homeless shelter
  • Own a rental property
  • Finish my degree
  • Have an orgasm with a partner

Unlikely things (things I'd do if I got the chance):

  • Yell "Say I like eating red carpet" at Seth MacFarlane and hope that he plays along.
  • Be an extra in a movie
  • experience zero gravity
  • attend a TED conference
dec 4 2010 ∞
jul 13 2012 +