In which I do things before I die

Image via WikipediI've had a list of things to do before I die for a while now -- at least a year and a half or two years ago. The last few years, I have made it a New Year's Resolution to do at least one item off the list, and I also use the list to keep my 43things in line. But I've never made the whole list public.

Then, I read this post and liked the idea of talking about this sort of thing, telling people what I hope to do and finding out what their plans are. So, for the first time:

• Take dance lessons (finite or ongoing) -- IN PROGRESS
• Take shooting lessons (finite)
• Take Spanish lessons (ongoing)
• Take yoga lessons (ongoing)
• Take a wine tasting course (finite)
• Write poetry
• Join a poetry group (ongoing)
• Do NaNoWriMo
• Write a non-NaNoWriMo novel
• Publish a short story
• Write more letters
• Go on a writers’ retreat
• Join a choir that’s actually worth joining (min 4 parts – ongoing)
• Get a solo and not freak out about it
• Join a book club (ongoing)
• See the Baltimore Aquarium. Not puke.
• See Jerusalem.
• See Egypt
  
• See Stratford-on-Avon
• Take high tea the proper British way
• Take part in a proper Japanese tea ceremony
• See Walden Pond
  
  
• See the Louvre
• See the Vatican --
  
• See the ruins of Pompeii  -- 
• See South America  (esp Indian ruins)
  
• See Australia
  
• See New Zealand
  
• See a kiwi (the bird. Zoos acceptable)
• See a panda
• See a koala
• See Hong Kong
  
• See Los Angeles
  
• See Alcatraz
  
• See Seattle
  
• See the Mississippi river (not from a gambling boat)
• See the Grand Canyon
  
• See Ellis Island immigration center
  
  
• See the birthplace of Girl Scouting
• See Hawaii (including active volcano)
• See the northern lights
• Cruise to Alaska
• See a desert
• See a concentration camp ( internment camp ok)
• See part of the Underground Railroad
• See all 100 of AFI’s top movies
• Read Ulysses. -- IN PROGRESS
• Read The Lord of the Rings
• Read The Sandman
• Read the apocrypha -- IN PROGRESS
• Fast
• Adopt a dog
• Learn to drive -- IN PROGRESS
• Learn to juggle
• Make sushi
• Make sangria
• Perfect my mother’s brownie frosting
• Grow a vegetable garden
• Grow an herb garden
• Grow a butterfly garden
• Volunteer
• Give blood
  
  
• Attend the Olympics (opening or closing ceremony preferred)
• See a taping of a TV show
• Take a ghost tour (a real one, not halloween bullshit)
  
  
• See U2 in concert
• Get a museum membership. Attend regularly

Note: There's been a lot going on lately, and there's even more to come. As a result, I'd like to open a call for guest posters. In return, I'd be happy to return the favor in the next few weeks. Reply in the comments and we'll talk.

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