(50?) Things to do before I die
Edited from notes made on 12/28/05:
Ok. Firstly, 50 seems to be "the" number in fashion. I don't know if I have 50 or less or more things. We'll see as we go along making up the list.
Secondly, some of the following have been picked from http://www.my50.co.uk/50list.php. I got routed there from www.theintellectualviewpoint.com. I don't know how I reached there though. Probably via reddit.
Thirdly, the my50 suggested list has some of the things I had dreamed of as a teenager but had since forgotten. I am thrilled to see "Ride a hot-air balloon" as a suggestion. I used to think this was one of the most romantic things to do. With the right partner, of course. Riding a hotair balloon hasn't crossed my mind in years.
On to the list. All suggestions taken from my50 are acknowledged in brackets. A lot of my50's suggestions are something I would like to do and have thought about doing and making a habit of. Those,like "Visit a health spa", I will not include in this list. There are a couple that I am iffy about, but still have chosen to put them on the list and mark as "iffy". Just in case I ever need a refresher course on living life :-)
1. Climb a mountain (my50. Mine would have read "Hike up Machu Pichu" or "Visit the Himalayas" or something)
2. Christmas in New York (my50)
3. Go horse riding(My own + my50)
4. Take a hot-air balloon ride(My own + my50)
5. Become a parent(My iffy, my50)
6. Visit Paris(my50. I'd like to make a habit of "Travel" but this one was too specific to not be on the list. Paris would certainly have been on my Travel list.)
7. Pass on a nugget of knowledge(Yes, teach was on my list too, my50)
8. Grow something (One of those things I am not sure is a hobby or a 50-candidate. Mine, my50)
9. Go scuba-diving(My own, my50. This I would like to refine and perhaps redefine. I will use this as a placeholder for "adventure sport". I might change it to bungee-jumping or something else once I am sure.)
10. Go to a sporting event(My own, my50)
11. Do a parachute jump(My own, my50. My sentiments on this one are similar to those on No.9)
12. Take a walk in the rain(my50. A desire that is not new. Something I associate with romance. Perhaps I should classify my list.Maybe later.)
13. Sleep under the stars(My own, my50. An idea that is not new. A hope that was implanted a long time ago. I would have put this under Romantic Date and Camping with Children.)
14. Visit the pyramids(My own, my50. Again, one of those "Must See" places. Travel-related)
15. Have a fun bet(my50)
16. Go whale watching(my50)
17. Get tipsy with good company(my50. I have not touched alcohol in my life. Well, except in medicines and such)
18. Visit Machu Picchu(my50. Well, would have been on my Travel, Hike up a mountain list)
Update on 9/16/07:
1. I am no longer iffy about 5. I most definitely want to become a parent.
Ok. Firstly, 50 seems to be "the" number in fashion. I don't know if I have 50 or less or more things. We'll see as we go along making up the list.
Secondly, some of the following have been picked from http://www.my50.co.uk/50list.php. I got routed there from www.theintellectualviewpoint.com. I don't know how I reached there though. Probably via reddit.
Thirdly, the my50 suggested list has some of the things I had dreamed of as a teenager but had since forgotten. I am thrilled to see "Ride a hot-air balloon" as a suggestion. I used to think this was one of the most romantic things to do. With the right partner, of course. Riding a hotair balloon hasn't crossed my mind in years.
On to the list. All suggestions taken from my50 are acknowledged in brackets. A lot of my50's suggestions are something I would like to do and have thought about doing and making a habit of. Those,like "Visit a health spa", I will not include in this list. There are a couple that I am iffy about, but still have chosen to put them on the list and mark as "iffy". Just in case I ever need a refresher course on living life :-)
1. Climb a mountain (my50. Mine would have read "Hike up Machu Pichu" or "Visit the Himalayas" or something)
2. Christmas in New York (my50)
3. Go horse riding(My own + my50)
4. Take a hot-air balloon ride(My own + my50)
5. Become a parent(My iffy, my50)
6. Visit Paris(my50. I'd like to make a habit of "Travel" but this one was too specific to not be on the list. Paris would certainly have been on my Travel list.)
7. Pass on a nugget of knowledge(Yes, teach was on my list too, my50)
8. Grow something (One of those things I am not sure is a hobby or a 50-candidate. Mine, my50)
9. Go scuba-diving(My own, my50. This I would like to refine and perhaps redefine. I will use this as a placeholder for "adventure sport". I might change it to bungee-jumping or something else once I am sure.)
10. Go to a sporting event(My own, my50)
11. Do a parachute jump(My own, my50. My sentiments on this one are similar to those on No.9)
12. Take a walk in the rain(my50. A desire that is not new. Something I associate with romance. Perhaps I should classify my list.Maybe later.)
13. Sleep under the stars(My own, my50. An idea that is not new. A hope that was implanted a long time ago. I would have put this under Romantic Date and Camping with Children.)
14. Visit the pyramids(My own, my50. Again, one of those "Must See" places. Travel-related)
15. Have a fun bet(my50)
16. Go whale watching(my50)
17. Get tipsy with good company(my50. I have not touched alcohol in my life. Well, except in medicines and such)
18. Visit Machu Picchu(my50. Well, would have been on my Travel, Hike up a mountain list)
Update on 9/16/07:
1. I am no longer iffy about 5. I most definitely want to become a parent.
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posted by Chetana at 12:57 PM
1 Comments:
I have seen 'the list' on other blogs but have never gotten around to doing my own. There's so much in life that needs to be done and I do so little of it that I doubt I can capture all of it in a list of 50 or 100. I live in my head as well.
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