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Things I need to accomplish before I die... (Joe Inspired Me.)

By revolutionaire.
Okay, so I've done these lists before. But this one came directly from an inspiring blog from my new favorite read -- Joe's blog. He wrote what I presume to be an incomplete list of things he wants to accomplish in his life. Apparently Joe and I both have a lust for lists.

Here's my incomplete list of life goals:

destinations
- live in Boston
- live in Baltimore
- tour Europe
- Visit New Orleans
- live out of my backpack for a few weeks in Europe
- see the Northwest part of America

professional
- teach English overseas
- successfully publish/maintain a website
- sell my photography
- photograph more than just weddings
- sell a painting
- design and publish a book of local artists and writers
- publish a calendar of my photography
- own my own ceramics studio

experiences
- watch Wizard of Oz while listening to the Dark Side of the Moon
- get a meaningful and tasteful tattoo (?)
- get a meaningless and tasteless tattoo (?)
- be recognized when I walk into a bar (and have it be a good thing)
- take a vow of silence (even if it is a short one)
- spend a week or so on a tour bus with a band
- go a week without a telephone
- live out of my car
- cook a meal from scratch
- go to an opera or ballet
- go to a black tie affair
- volunteer in a soup kitchen (for the holidays, maybe)
- give away half my possessions
- be given away by my dad
- sleep outside (without the tent)
- kiss a stranger
- make someone's day
- live on a boat
- volunteer for disaster relief
- be confident enough to drive an RV
- go to a psychic or a palm reader
- be the "victim" of a surprise party
- ride a horse on the beach
- send flowers as a secret admirer
- send a message in a bottle
- test drive a car I cannot afford

accomplishments
- write a book/memoir for my family only
- keep our acreage in our family
- spend a night in jail for something I can/will be proud of
- make it into history books
- be a legend in my own right
- help make a documentary (contribute to the making of one)
- master a foreign language
- learn to fly a plane
- participate in a protest
- live off a garden I've cultivated on my own
- bury a time capsule, leave behind a treasure map
- ride all the world's biggest roller coasters
- arrange a 48 hour fast among friends, give the money we save to a charity
- complete the 365 days photography project (oh, and make it into a photo journal when it's finished)

athletics
- run in a marathon
- go white water rafting
- sky dive
- ride my bike as mode of transportation for one week

You know, I own a book that has lots of these items listed in it. It's actually called 101 Things to Do Before You Die. It's a solid book, but most of these I thought up on my own. I'm proud of the list, but it's not nearly complete.

For some of these, I could probably use some help. Anyone interested?

Comments

Anonymous said…
I have gone skydiving and would do it again in a heartbeat. We should backpack through Europe with Angela while having catchphrase in our knapsack... it has been my lifelong dream.
October 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Laura said…
Also, I want to watch Wizard of Oz and listen to Dark Side of the Moon.

I don't have the film, but I have the album!
October 16, 2008 at 2:18 PM
revolutionaire. said…
well Laura, I have the film, but not the album. If you ask me, that says girls movie night all over it!
October 17, 2008 at 5:02 AM
revolutionaire. said…
Vania! Brilliant idea for the European backpacking. I'm down. Shit, that's all I'll bring -- catchphrase, no extra clothes or anything, JUST catchphrase.
October 17, 2008 at 5:06 AM
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