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The Bucket List
Four years ago I completed an item on my bucket list without even realizing it. In 2009, I danced in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in a speedo and body paint. Let me tell you what courage is… being half naked in front of 300,000 people. It also, strangely enough, was a fulfilling experience. Taking my fear and staring it right in the face.
Also, after four months of starvation and a carb-less diet, it felt great to put myself out there. I will have a separate blog post about that. For now, here is my bucket list. Note that I have already taken off anything I have already achieved. In one year, I will revise the list.
* Items that are crossed out have been completed.
Adventure
- Attend surf camp
- Complete a triple crown: Marathon, Century and Tri in one year
- Dance on a bar
Go bungee jumpingGo sky diving- Have a drink thrown in my face or be slapped for being a cad
- Host an epic party
Host or attend a bonfire, cuddle next to a campfire- Live for a day as my alter ego
Party until sunrise- Ride a mechanical bull
Start a fire without matches
Culture
- Attend a black tie gala
- Be a guest at Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys parties
Be published- Dedicate and write a poem for someone
Create and maintain a blogEat at one of the world’s best restaurants – Michelin StarGo to a wedding in a foreign country- Insert movie quotes into a conversation until the other person notices
- Learn a martial art
- Learn my grandparents’ native tongues of Spanish and French
- Read the Top 100 Books of All Time
- Spend a year reading one book a week
- Watch every movie that has won an Oscar for Best Picture
Watch every James Bond film- Write a book
Giving Back or Good Will
- Give a waiter a $100 tip
- Help out a random stranger in distress
Help someone complete an item off their bucket list or start a bucket listMake a significant change in someone’s lifeRaise $10,000 for a charity- Teach an adult how to read
- Write inspirational sayings on 52 cards and leave them around town
Health
- Achieve my ideal weight
- Get an 8-pack
- Spend 48 hours without saying a word
- Study yoga in India
- Teach a spin class
Life Experience or Life Style
Abstain from sex for one year in my adult life- Attend an event at which a national leader or monarch is also dining
- Become a parent
- Bury a time capsule
- Experience a tearful goodbye with somebody I’m not dating
Find Narnia – Admit that I like him or marry the love of my lifeGive a speech at a good friend’s weddingGive up social media for a week- Go skinny dipping in the ocean
Go to a fortune teller, psychic or have my tarot cards read- Have a happiness project and allow myself to make mistakes
- Live on an island for a month … experience the island lifestyle
- Make friends with at least 5 strangers on the street
- Organize and execute a romantic picnic
- Participate in a drum circle
- Receive a fan letter or be asked for an autograph
- Teach a spin class
Travel
- Buy a same day plane ticket to a foreign country
Dive off a cliff into waterFly business class- Fly first class (preferably Air Emirates)
Go inside the pyramids- Join the 100K frequent flyer club
Purchase an around the world ticket and fly across time zones from San Francisco to San FranciscoSpend the night in a medieval castle- Straddle the international date line
- Touch an iceberg
Travel and party on a house boat- Vacation at a silent retreat
- Work in a hostel abroad
Travel to the World’s Best Festivals
- The National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
- Loy Krathong, the sky lantern festival in Thailand
- Oktoberfest in Munich Germany
- Brazilian Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
- Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- The Ati-Atihan Festival in the Philippines
- The Day of the Dead in Mexico
- The Galway International Oyster Festival in Galway, Ireland
- Carnival in Venice, Italy
- Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada
- La Tomatina in Valencia, Spain
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