100 Things
Since this isn't recorded online anywhere anymore, I thought I would share it. A copy of this is written in rainbow crayon across several sheets of paper and hangs on the doors to my closet in my dorm room so that I see it everyday.
100 Things To Do Before I Die
[Edited: 06/01/10]
1. watch a meteor shower with someone I love
2. write a children’s book
3. publish a photography book
4. decide to spend the rest of my life with someone I love
5. graduate college with a photography degree
6. write at least a few love letters
7. learn to play the piano
8. learn to play the guitar
9. have a couple kids
10. publish a book of poetry
11. see the northern lights
12. stand on the top of a mountain
13. drive a Mustang convertible
14. make an article of clothing on a sewing machine
15. learn to skate backwards
16. paint a watercolor masterpiece
17. find a big sand dollar
18. take a long walk on a beach on a summer afternoon
19. and go swimming at midnight
20. visit Europe at least once
21. become truly fluent in French
22. get a little house somewhere in New England
23. run through a field of sunflowers
24. sleep in a hammock
25. sit on the roof of a car with someone I love in a place with an excellent view by night with a love song on the radio
26. see the Grand Canyon
27. have my own star
28. be carried over a threshold
29. be carried to bed
30. make a difference in someone’s life
31. make someone smile at least once a day
32. go to a drive-in movie
33. learn to dance [especially swing and ballroom]
34. parade around in a pair of ballet slippers and tiara
35. try sushi
36. pet a tiger
37. visit an aquarium
38. go back to Montreal
39. learn to play poker
40. go clubbing
41. learn some type of martial art
42. have my picture taken with a celebrity
43. capture and immortalize a special moment
44. kiss under mistletoe
45. make-out under a dock
46. go into WalMart and act perturbed about “the voices in my head” when someone comes over the speaker
47. have a real full body massage
48. get lost in a huge garden
49. visit Central Park
50. be dressed in an old-fashioned dress--corset and all
51. plant flowering trees at my house
52. make a good, funny Flash movie
53. experience weightlessness
54. learn to play the violin
55. plan a wedding
56. sleep under the stars
57. leave a legacy
58. finish learning to ride a horse
59. go white water rafting
60. see a palm tree
61. kiss someone I love at the time corresponding to the date of our anniversary-both AM and PM [ex. Feb 27 = 2:27]
62. visit Niagra Falls
63. catch a firefly in a jar, then let him go
64. leave a quarter in a gumball machine
65. kiss on New Year’s when the ball drops
66. skip in the corridor of a crowded mall
67. take pictures in a photo booth that are like a short story
68. watch the sunrise over a still lake in pleasant company
69. stay up all night talking with my best friend
70. see a play on Broadway
71. conquer stage fright
72. bake a cake
73. dye my hair-even if it’s a natural color and wash-out
74. visit Hawaii
75. go to a huge concert
76. sing at a karaoke bar or open mic night
77. ride in a horse-drawn carriage
78. see the Pyramids
79. go on a cruise
80. spend an afternoon feeding ducks
81. try a peanut butter and banana sandwich
82. do something nice for someone for no reason
83. surprise someone by remembering their birthday
84. learn to make fish chowdah
85. be able to name all the constellations
86. own Grease, Mystery Men, The Mask , Phantom of the Opera and Moulin Rouge on DVD
87. buy something off eBay
88. make a scrapbook
89. tour a lighthouse
90. paint a child’s face
91. be an expert with chopsticks
92. write a fairy tale
93. attend an old-fashioned masquerade ball
94. never say, "I love you, but..."
95. seize the moment
96. read a book in a park
97. keep a New Year’s Resolution
98. be a role model for someone
99. enjoy a candlelight dinner
100. read an RPG book
101. memorize a song with someone I love and sing it together
102. write lullabies for each of my children
103. go gold panning or digging for gems in a quarry
104. do something so silly or crazy that when I look back on it when I’m older, the only excuse I can give is, "We were young and in love."
105. kiss in the rain
106. see Blue Man Group live
107. find/have a secret passageway in a/my house
108. participate in a Chinese fire drill at a stop light
109. write on a wall, "For a good time, call Jenny-- 867-5309"
110. go on a road trip with friends
111. get my hair done at a real salon
112. see how a movie projector works
113. identify at least ten bird calls
114. read the Bible
115. pose with a surfboard
116. try skiing or snowboarding
117. learn to knit or crochet
118. sit on a roof
119. volunteer with some organization like Habitat for Humanities
100 Things To Do Before I Die
[Edited: 06/01/10]
1. watch a meteor shower with someone I love
2. write a children’s book
3. publish a photography book
4. decide to spend the rest of my life with someone I love
5. graduate college with a photography degree
6. write at least a few love letters
7. learn to play the piano
8. learn to play the guitar
9. have a couple kids
10. publish a book of poetry
11. see the northern lights
12. stand on the top of a mountain
13. drive a Mustang convertible
14. make an article of clothing on a sewing machine
15. learn to skate backwards
16. paint a watercolor masterpiece
17. find a big sand dollar
18. take a long walk on a beach on a summer afternoon
19. and go swimming at midnight
20. visit Europe at least once
21. become truly fluent in French
22. get a little house somewhere in New England
23. run through a field of sunflowers
24. sleep in a hammock
25. sit on the roof of a car with someone I love in a place with an excellent view by night with a love song on the radio
26. see the Grand Canyon
27. have my own star
28. be carried over a threshold
29. be carried to bed
30. make a difference in someone’s life
31. make someone smile at least once a day
32. go to a drive-in movie
33. learn to dance [especially swing and ballroom]
34. parade around in a pair of ballet slippers and tiara
35. try sushi
36. pet a tiger
37. visit an aquarium
38. go back to Montreal
39. learn to play poker
40. go clubbing
41. learn some type of martial art
42. have my picture taken with a celebrity
43. capture and immortalize a special moment
44. kiss under mistletoe
45. make-out under a dock
46. go into WalMart and act perturbed about “the voices in my head” when someone comes over the speaker
47. have a real full body massage
48. get lost in a huge garden
49. visit Central Park
50. be dressed in an old-fashioned dress--corset and all
51. plant flowering trees at my house
52. make a good, funny Flash movie
53. experience weightlessness
54. learn to play the violin
55. plan a wedding
56. sleep under the stars
57. leave a legacy
58. finish learning to ride a horse
59. go white water rafting
60. see a palm tree
61. kiss someone I love at the time corresponding to the date of our anniversary-both AM and PM [ex. Feb 27 = 2:27]
62. visit Niagra Falls
63. catch a firefly in a jar, then let him go
64. leave a quarter in a gumball machine
65. kiss on New Year’s when the ball drops
66. skip in the corridor of a crowded mall
67. take pictures in a photo booth that are like a short story
68. watch the sunrise over a still lake in pleasant company
69. stay up all night talking with my best friend
70. see a play on Broadway
71. conquer stage fright
72. bake a cake
73. dye my hair-even if it’s a natural color and wash-out
74. visit Hawaii
75. go to a huge concert
76. sing at a karaoke bar or open mic night
77. ride in a horse-drawn carriage
78. see the Pyramids
79. go on a cruise
80. spend an afternoon feeding ducks
81. try a peanut butter and banana sandwich
82. do something nice for someone for no reason
83. surprise someone by remembering their birthday
84. learn to make fish chowdah
85. be able to name all the constellations
86. own Grease, Mystery Men, The Mask , Phantom of the Opera and Moulin Rouge on DVD
87. buy something off eBay
88. make a scrapbook
89. tour a lighthouse
90. paint a child’s face
91. be an expert with chopsticks
92. write a fairy tale
93. attend an old-fashioned masquerade ball
94. never say, "I love you, but..."
95. seize the moment
96. read a book in a park
97. keep a New Year’s Resolution
98. be a role model for someone
99. enjoy a candlelight dinner
100. read an RPG book
101. memorize a song with someone I love and sing it together
102. write lullabies for each of my children
103. go gold panning or digging for gems in a quarry
104. do something so silly or crazy that when I look back on it when I’m older, the only excuse I can give is, "We were young and in love."
105. kiss in the rain
106. see Blue Man Group live
107. find/have a secret passageway in a/my house
108. participate in a Chinese fire drill at a stop light
109. write on a wall, "For a good time, call Jenny-- 867-5309"
110. go on a road trip with friends
111. get my hair done at a real salon
112. see how a movie projector works
113. identify at least ten bird calls
114. read the Bible
115. pose with a surfboard
116. try skiing or snowboarding
117. learn to knit or crochet
118. sit on a roof
119. volunteer with some organization like Habitat for Humanities