101 things to do before you die - plus some......

101 things to do before you die - plus some......

02/09/2007 06:48 pm
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0 Pageviews..So I always think about the book I bought Dan -101 things to do before you die and how it's a good goal, just to keep in mind. I'm wondering exactly how many I've done.



Well, it's time to start writing them down. I'm going to add pics where possible. They will be in the photo album page.



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Goal #

Goal…. description

Details

Date

pic



2

Swim with…dolphins

While on our western Caribbean cruise, one of our excursions in Ocho Rios, Jamaica was to Dolphin Cove. We did the Touch Dolphin Experience. We stood in knee high water.

March 14, 2005

Y



6

Throw a house party…when your parents are out.

Every weekend my friends used to come up to my house after my parents had passed away. All I know is I always ended up scrubbing the kitchen floor the next day.

Late 1989

N



17

Own a pointless collection

This collection actually has a point – Dan and I collect fridge magnets wherever we go. If they don’t have one, I usually make one out of a keychain or button

Started in 1998

Y



20

Get backstage and get off with a rock god

I’ve gotten backstage a couple of times. No getting with a rock god – no thanks, not into that.

1990 to present

Too many stories



29

Meet your idol

See #20 above







36

Visit every country

Bahamas

Jamaica

Grand Cayman

Mexico

Canada





1986



March 2005



March 2005



March 2005



Quite a few times







38

See these animals in the wild

The usual –



Deer, rabbits, foxes, skunks, armadillo











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May 28, 2007 –



This is from a blog that I read. There are some different “to dos” on this list than in the book. I’ll be updating it later.



If you haven't done it leave it Red. If you have done it, make it Blue and if you would like to do it, make it Green!

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink.

02. Swam with wild dolphins

03. Climbed a mountain.

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.

08. Said "I love you" and meant it

09. Hugged a tree

10. Bungee jumped.

11. Visited Paris.



12. Watched a lightning storm at sea



13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

14. Seen the Northern Lights.

15. Gone to a huge sports game

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower



17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

18. Touched an iceberg

19. Slept under the stars

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

30. Had a snowball fight

31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

32. Held a lamb

33. Seen a total eclipse of the moon

34. Ridden a roller coaster

35. Hit a home run

36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking

37. Adopted an accent for an entire day.

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment



39. Had two hard drives for your computer

40. Visited all 50 states.



41. Taken care of someone who was drunk

42. Had amazing friends

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

44. Watched wild whales

45. Stolen a sign

46. Backpacked in Europe

47. Taken a road-trip.

48. Gone rock climbing

49. Midnight walk on the beach

50. Gone sky diving

51. Visited Ireland.

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

56. Alphabetised your Cd's

57. Pretended to be a superhero

58. Sung karaoke

59. Lounged around in bed all day

60. Played touch football

61. Gone scuba diving

62. Kissed in the rain

63. Played in the mud

64. Played in the rain

65. Gone to a drive-in theatre

66. Visited the Great Wall of China

67. Started a business

68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

69. Toured ancient sites

70. Taken a martial arts class

71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight.

72. Gotten married.

73. Been in a movie

74. Crashed a party

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

81. Rafted the Snake River

82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"

83. Got flowers for no reason

84. Performed on stage

85. Been to Las Vegas.

86. Recorded music

87. Eaten shark

88. Kissed on the first date

89. Gone to Thailand

90. Bought a house.

91. Been in a combat zone

92. Buried one/both of your parents

93. Been on a cruise ship

94. Spoken more than one language fluently

95. Performed in Rocky Horror

96. Raised(ing) children



97. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour

99. Taken a bicycle tour in a foreign country

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

103. Had plastic surgery

104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived

105. Wrote articles for a large publication

107. Held someone while they were having a flashback

108. Piloted an air plane

109. Touched a stingray

110. Broken someone’s heart

111. Helped an animal give birth.

112. Won money on a T.V. game show.



113. Broken a bone.

114. Gone on an African photo safari

115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears

116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

118. Ridden a horse

119. Had major surgery

120. Had a snake as a pet

121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours

123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states

124. Visited all 7 continents

125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

126. Eaten kangaroo meat

127. Eaten sushi

128. Had your picture in the newspaper

129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

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

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

142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care.

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

147. Been a DJ

148. Shaved your head (part of it)

149. Caused a car accident

150. Saved someone’s life