4/24/2005
Life and Death
This meme and the previous meme come from Impenetrable Prose and Poesy:
Copy the list, bold the ones you've already done, italics the ones you want to do, and add some left-off items that should be on the list in a separate section.Watch whales migrate Go white water rafting See wild game on an African safari Find a long-lost friend Learn to dance Fly a plane Drive a NASCAR race car Appear on Broadway Dive the Great Barrier Reef Skydive Golf on a world famous course Travel the Nile in Egypt Be serenaded by a Venetian gondolier Swim with the dolphins Play with an orchestra Paint the Big Apple red Float in a hot air balloon Sip a mint julep at the Kentucky Derby Visit the Oval Office Trace your roots Helicopter over a Hawaiian volcano Ride a mule down the Grand Canyon Stroll along the Great Wall of China Cruise in a Ferrari See the Taj Mahal at sunrise Walk the Inca trail at Macchu Picchu Ride a Harley down an open road Feed sharks Scale a famous peak [depending on how famous you want] Explore a Rain Forest Learn to be a cowboy [partially done] [not a huge wish, though] Play ball in a Major League park Prepare the world's finest meal [or at least a meal that a really picky friend likes] Be an extra in a movie Gaze upon a magnificent waterfall Horseback ride along a beach Conquer a fear Ride a steamboat down the Mississippi Dive in a submarine Taste the finest wine Run a marathon Write a song or poem for someone you love Volunteer overseas Visit a nudist colony Explore the Alaskan wilderness Hover in a blimp Eat a cheeseburger in paradise Run with the bulls in Pamplona Say a special thank you Experience weightlessness Record and sell a CD of my own original music Vanity-publish a book of my own poetry Be the opening act for Tori Amos Decipher the Voynich Manuscript once and for all Finally take that darnded course on Principles Of Concrete - [I have a friend who took a course on Soil Mechanics in college, does that count?] My additions: Attend GenCon Get a tattoo Using all of my previously learned skills, get a job as a bartender See a Space Shuttle launch