the list...

almost 2 years ago now i decided instead of a new years resoloution i would make a list of things i want to do before i die. before i knew it i had almost 50 things. I then discovered The Buried Life Crew and was completely inspired. i am now getting close to the 100 tihngs....but even better, Im slowly getting through some of them.

so without further a do....my list (which does include some uconventional things)

1. Sing karaoke
2. Be in a mosh pit
3. stand on the great wall of china
4. trek through nepal
5. see the dali lama in india
6. see a broadway play in NYC
7. skinny dip
8. learn how to play guitar (well i have bought the gutiar - now i just need to find time to learn)
9. publish a photography book
10. memorise a poem and pass it on to my children
11. go snorkelling on the great barrier reef
12. see the great pyramids and the spinx
13. learn tango/salsa dance/ballroom dancing
14. learn to play golf
15. climb the eifel tower
16. see the statue of david in person
17. learn some sign language
18. learn how to ride a motor bike
19. ride a motor bike around the ilse of man (the same course my grandfather raced and died on)
20. see the whitlams live
21. complete a uni degree
22. take some kickboxing lessons
23. get drunk in tiujuana on tequilla
24. get a tattoo (done....i now have 2)
25. join the mile high club
26. see the ruins of pompei & the coleseum
27. Swim with sharks
28. skydive
29. learn to pole dancing.
30. hold a snake
31. go to melbourne cup. (this will be crossed off in just 2 days yay)
32. conquer my fear of public speaking
33. Run with the bulls
34. learn a second language
35. run 5kms
36. complete a triathlon
37. get my licence (halfway...i finally got my learners permit)
38. try absinthe
39. learn to shoot a gun
40. do chairty work overseas
41. participate in a production of the vagina monolgues
42. visit my grandfathers grave on the isle of man
43. just once, when a homeless person asks for money for food - give it to them this was and interesting experiment to see more read below.
44. write a childrens book - even if just for my own children
45. do an open water dive
46. to find 100 things to put on this list
47. collect 1000 teddy bears for the childrens hospital
48. write and direct and film a documentary - publish on you-tube or blogger
49. take a stranger to dinner
50. learn how to surf
51. live in NYC for at least 3 months
52. see an off broadway play
53. commision a self portrait
54. send a message in a bottle....complete with my contact details
55. go on a blind date
56. go on a cross country road trip sydney - perth
57. make a wikipedia entry for my grandfather (Thomas Phillis )
58. update my grandmothers imdb profile ( Jan Adele )
59. learn how to change the oil in a car
60. learn how to change a tire
61. hold an exhibition of my photos
62. do a book crossing
63. host a radio program
64. attend a masquerade ball
65. get my bronze medallion
66. Get a head to toe make over – new wardrobe, hair cut & colour and make up ect.
67. teach a class (maybe photography at community centre)
68. perform at/in a beurlesque show
69. read war & peace
70. design a dress, have it made and wear it out.
71. have a white Christmas
72. attend a hollywood premier
73. go white water rafting
74. learn to ski/snowboard
75. learn fencing
76. have ben folds write/perfom a song about me
77. Do a great white shark cage dive
78. learn some figure skating/ice dancing
79. do the harbour bridge climb
80. learn to play some piano
81. learn another language
82. Sydney tower – sky tower walk
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