24/09/2009

150 things to do before 30

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink XXX
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain XXX
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone XXX
08. Said “I love you” and meant it XXX
09. Hugged a tree XXX
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise XXX
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars XXX
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger XXX
30. Had a snowball fight XXX
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can XXX
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse XXX
34. Ridden a roller coaster XXX
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking XXX
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment XXX
39. Had two hard drives for your computer XXX
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk XXX
42. Had amazing friends XXX
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country XXX
44. Watched whales XXX
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip XXX
48. Gone rock climbing XXX
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach XXX
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland XXX
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow XXX
56. Alphabetized your CDs XXX
57. Pretended to be a superhero XXX
58. Sung karaoke XXX
59. Lounged around in bed all day XXX
60. Played touch football XXX
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain XXX
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain XXX
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business XXX
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites XXX
70. Taken a martial arts class XXX
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight XXX
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party XXX
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo XXX
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage XXX
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music XXX
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date XXX
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents XXX
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold XXX
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country XXX
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived XXX
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray XXX
110. Broken someone’s heart XXX
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone XXX
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears XXX
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol XXX
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild XXX
118. Ridden a horse XXX
119. Had major surgery XXX
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States XXX
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi XXX
128. Had your picture in the newspaper XXX
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about XXX
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read XXX
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream XXX
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care XXX
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair XXX
147. Been a DJ XXX
148. Shaved your head XXX
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life XXX

Bit of a geeky list, but there's some good ones in there that I haven't done yet, looking forward to ticking some of them off!

This kind of thing makes you think about your life somewhat, and what you want to do, where you want to go. At some point this year I want to go see the Northern Lights, (there's a big ad for them in the tube stations!) and after uni I want to go study in the US, not sure how yet, but I'll work it out. After that, it's time to tour the world - although at some point I'll be joining the band that gets me touring and playing music. Hopefully before I'm too old to do so. There's so much to do in this world, I think my biggest fear is missing it all. If I could see even 1/100th of this planet I'd be happy!

Here's to ambition!

MUSIC -

Confide
As Cities Burn
Paramore
Brand New
Don Bronco
Fei Comodo
Blakfish
Bats
The Monroe Effect
Bane
Deaf Havana
Secret and Whisper

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