100 things to do before you die
January 3, 2009 –
Hey, you know I am the queen of the lists right? Yes, I am back to my list fetish. Ohh I bet some of you can come up with a great name for a list fetishist…..
I have lists for shopping, lists for things to do that day, lists of places I still have to see, lists of lists I have yet to write (only kidding, or am I ?!) Lists consolidate things, make you work towards something, hell you can even call them goals if you want. Now there are a few lists out there (not mine, there are apparently other list writers – maybe we can all get together sometime and make a huge list of……?)
I bought a book during the year, well I actually bought many books and was kindly given many, many books. One of the ones I bought was 100 things to do before you die. I also have a list of 100 things, I wrote it a while ago and I take it out every year. I have done 75 of them. I need to add more. I am running out of things to do! (I have just added – find a way to join the mile high club in 2009 – hmmm – you so know who you are! Run! hahaha)
Now this book, the book of a 100 things is more of a ‘crazy/interesting things to do around the world’ kind of thing. Like go to the burning man project in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada (I nearly got there one year) or watch the Monarch butterfly migration in Michoacn, Mexico. You get the idea. My list is more of a mixture of things. I would be really (really) interested to hear about your list if you have one. If you dont, why dont you? Here’s someone’s short list I found on the internet…
1. Write a script for a TV show
2. Do stand-up comedy
3. Write a children’s book
4. Go camping
5. Ride a gondola in Venice
6. Learn how to salsa dance
7. Host Saturday Night Live
8. Visit a Renaissance fair
9. See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
10. Witness a solar eclipse
and a couple of mine that I have been lucky enough to tick off…
Swim with wild dolphins
Follow grey whales from California to Mexico where they give birth
Do a 12000 ft parachute jump
I ticked off a massive one in 2008, sorry cant share that one here just yet.
Now, see just how much fun you could have with a little list?
