The 100 Things I Want to Do Before I Die

The 100 Items on My Bucket List

as of 12/09/2009 3:44 AM,

Made this list while procrastinating. The list is in no particular order. It's split into categories to make it easy to read. In my original doc the bullet points where checkable boxes, but w/e.

I set my goals pretty high because I would hate to complete the list with too much time left on the clock. If anybody wants to partake in the adventure that is my life, pick an item, hit me up and let's get to livin'. After all, life is just a series of ridiculous attempts to feel alive. Finally, if I had to pick the most important item on the list, I would probably pick #63 because that's hopefully where most of my happiness in life will come from. :) Love you future wifey (don't look at #100 babe) xoxo :P

TRAVEL/SIGHTSEEING

1.       Climb one of the 7 Summits (probably Mt. Kilimanjaro) 

2.       Dive into the world’s most significant bodies of water:

ð        Swim in all of the world’s oceans.

ð        Atlantic

ð        Pacific

ð        Indian

ð        Arctic

ð        Southern

ð        Longest Rivers:

ð        Nile

ð        Amazon

ð        Yangtze

ð        Mississippi-Missouri

ð        Volga

ð        Other: Arabian Sea, South China Sea, Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Bering Sea, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mexico, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, Hudson Bay, Red Sea, Black Sea, North Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Suez canal, Persian Gulf, Adriatic Sea, Panama Canal

3.       Travel to Space and experience zero gravity for over 30 seconds

4.       Visit every continent:

ð        Africa

ð        Asia

ð        Europe

ð        South America

ð        North America

ð        Antarctica

ð        Australia

5.       Visit Every country in Europe (50 of them)

6.       Visit ½ of the World’s 203 countries

ð        Visit 50 of the World’s most significant cities and do all the touristy stuff

7.       Travel to/experience the Middle East

8.       Trek to the North Pole or the South Pole

9.       Step foot in all 50 states

10.   Live in a foreign country for a year and own property there

11.   Go deep sea fishing

12.   Circumnavigate the globe (by plane or by boat)

13.   Experience the Mecca during the Haj

14.   Drive a European touring car through Europe and see all the castles

15.   Go on a cruise (across the Atlantic perhaps)

16.   Go to the top of the World’s highest building

17.   Visit North Africa: Egypt (Pyramids, Sphinx, Nile)

18.   Visit all the 7 Wonders of the Medieval World:

ð        Stonehenge

ð        Colosseum

ð        Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

ð        Great Wall

ð        Hagia Sophia

ð        Leaning Tower  of Pisa

19.   Visit 7 Wonders of the Modern World: CN tower, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Itaipu Dam, Delta Works (Netherlands), Panama Canal

20.   Backpack or bike through a country and live in hostiles or campgrounds

21.   Witness a volcanic eruption

22.   Visit ruins of ancient civilizations:

ð        Petra

ð        Machu Picchu

ð        Chichen Itza

ð        Taj Mahal

23.   See the natural wonders of the world:

ð        Tour the Grand Canyon

ð        Witness Aurora Borealis

ð        Witness the Great Migration of the Serengeti

ð        Everest

24.   Set foot in the following Deserts (and maybe do some offroading)

ð        Sahara

ð        Arabian

ð        Gobi

ð        Kalahari

ð        Patagonian

ADVENTURE/EXTREME SPORTS

25.   Skydive with a wing suit

26.   BASE jump off one of the following (Building, Antenna, Span, Earth)

27.   Swim with:

ð        Dolphins

ð        sharks

ð        whales

28.   Take a ride on exotic large beasts:

ð        Elephant

ð        Camel

ð        Bull

ð        Bronco

ð        Ostrich

ð        Learn to pilot a dogsled

29.   Go big game hunting on an African Safari

30.   Successfully undertake the remaining extreme water sports:

ð        barefoot skiing

ð        cliff diving

ð        windsurfing

ð        kiteboarding

31.   Successfully cross a high wire (parachute or net is allowed)

ð        Do trapeze

32.   Chase a tornado, hurricane, or other storm

33.   Participate in an offshore powerboat race

34.   Jump out of a helicopter/go heli-skiing

35.   Perform aerobatics in a jet:

ð        Every type of inverted maneuver possible

ð        Break the sound barrier

36.   Drive a car at over 200 mph

37.   Bungee jump the highest bungee jump in the world (Macau)

ð        Bungee the Verdazco Dam from James Bond Goldeneye

ð        Bungee Victoria Falls

38.   Ride in a Hot air balloon somewhere amazing

39.   Go gliding:

ð        Hang gliding

ð        Paragliding

ð        Glider flying (fly and land a glider on your own)

40.   Scuba dive

ð        a shipwreck

ð        the great barrier reef

ð        with sharks

41.   Drive in and complete a European style rally car motor race (e.g. Paris Dakar rally)

42.   Land an inverted trick on a Wakeboard (tantrum or backroll)

ð        Land a 360

43.   Drop into a 12 ft vert ramp after your 21^st birthday to prove you still got it

44.   Ride in a Submarine

45.   Run with the bulls in Pamplona

46.   Climb the Sidney Harbor Bridge

47.   Climb and Abseil a respectable rock face

48.   Do the Shotover Jet Boat Ride in New Zealand

49.   Take a jungle canopy tour on a zip line somewhere in South America

50.   Go Zorbing

51.   Visit Angel Falls in Venezuala (maybe base jump it)

FINANCE

52.   Make the 2009 equivalent of $2million by the time you are 35

53.   Start at least 5 companies before you are 35

54.   Achieve Total Financial Freedom (zero debt)

55.   Own (not necessarily simultaneously)

ð        a supercar

ð        a jet ski

ð        a motorcycle

ð        ATV

ð        a motorboat

ð        Sailboat

ð        a plane

56.   Place a $10,000 bet in Vegas

57.   Donate at least $100,000 to a single organization in one lump sum

58.   Work for minimum wage or tips for one month at some point in your life

59.   Start a non-profit organization

60.   Own a 2^nd home (preferably overlooking a body of water)

ð        Own a 3^rd home

61.   Flip a house or restore a classic car

62.   Own a work by an “Old Master” and make sure its insured

63.   Fall in love with a beautiful, intelligent, athletic, perfect girl, tell her you love her and mean it, marry her, have kids, live happily ever after, and foot the bill

64.   Spend $100,000 on something for someone else (100k in 2009 dollars, engagement ring for your wife doesn’t count)

65.   Keep a collection of something pricey or magnificent or interesting (mistresses/ex-wives don’t count)

SELF-IMPROVEMENT/SKILLS

66.   Learn at least one language other than English (Spanish or French)

67.   Get at least one acronym after your name

68.   Achieve mastery over transportation machines:

ð        Learn to fly a plane (twin jet engine certification).

ð        Learn to sail

ð        Learn the art of racecar driving (drive stick like a pro)

ð        Fly a helicopter (at least once)

ð        Learn to ride a horse and play polo

ð        Learn to ride a motorcycle

69.   Take Dance Lessons and learn to dance well

ð        Salsa

ð        Tango

ð        Ballroom

ð        Samba

ð        Waltz

ð        foxtrot

70.   Produce your own alcoholic beverage (preferably own a winery slacker)

ð        Be a connoisseur of alcohol/learn to bartend (what goes with what foods etc.)

71.   Learn to sew and iron

72.   Be Superman: cooking (well), cleaning up immediately, staying organized

73.   Learn survival skills: be able to survive in the wilderness for a week alone

MUST SEE EVENTS

74.   Attend the following Major Sporting Events:

ð        All 4 Final Rounds of the Golf Majors

ð        All 4 Finals of the Tennis  Grand Slam

ð        All 3 Triple Crown races (opening days)

ð        World Series and All Star Game

ð        Super Bowl and All Star Game

ð        NBA Finals and All Star Game

ð        Stanley Cup Finals and All Star Game

ð        Tour de France

ð        Olympic Games (Winter and Summer; opening and closing ceremonies, big events)

ð        World Cup Final

ð        UEFA League Championship Final

ð        Arsenal v Manchester United

ð        NCAA D1 Basketball Tournament Finals

ð        NCAA D1 Football Championship Game

ð        Monaco Grand Prix

ð        24 Hours of Le Mans

ð        Targa Florio

ð        Indianapolis 500

ð        Daytona 500

75.   Attend the following significant Entertainment functions/official afterparties:

ð        3 of the “A” Film Festivals (Cannes, Sundance, Toronto etc)

ð        The Academy Awards

ð        Milan Fashion Week

ð        Presidential Inauguration

76.    Attend the best Festivals/Parades

ð        E.g. Oktoberfest

ð        Rio’s Canival

FITNESS/ATHLETICISM/SPORTS

77.   Earn a collegiate varsity letter in a power conference

ð        Qualify for the Big East Championships on the 1M

78.   Run a Marathon

ð        complete a triathlon or an adventure race

79.   Be able to do 100 push-ups in a row, 50 pull ups, 200 sit ups in a row, and bench 215 for reps.

ð        Avoid ever being classified as obese, overweight, or any other similar term

80.   Athletic Statistical goals:

ð        throw a baseball 90 MPH

ð        serve a tennis ball 120

ð        throw a college football 60 yards

ð        Hit a golf ball 300 yards on level ground

81.   Achieve a scratch handicap observing the rules of golf with absolute strictness

ð        Play Pebble Beach

ð        Play St. Andrews

ð        Play Augusta

82.   Learn to fence

RENAISSANCE MAN/ UOMO UNIVERSALE

83.   Master the subjects of business and finance

84.   Master the subject of behavioral psychology, human desires, and interpersonal relationships

85.   Learn to play an instrument

86.   Invent something and file a patent

87.   Learn to draw and paint and Sell a piece of artwork.

88.   Understand Philosophy, History, and the Classics

ð        Discuss the topic with a World religious leader: Dali Llama, Pope, Head of State etc.

89.   Have a personal lunch with a world leader other than yourself (you must sit at His/Her table)

90.   Publish a book (other than an autobiography)

91.   Start a library of books you have read and a create a list of the 100 best books ever (can be digital, but that’s tacky)

ð        Read an average of 12 books per year at least

ð        Including the notable works of writers/thinkers throughout history

92.   Architecture: Custom design your own house and have it built to your specifications

93.   Master the ceremony involved with the most formal white tie dining. Be a courtier.

OTHER

94.   Set at least two Guinness World Records

95.   Be in a movie or TV show

96.   Walk on hot coals

97.   Save someone’s life (regardless of whether you know the person)

98.   Throw a party once a year and invite everyone you know

99.   Wake up every day for a year before the sun rises (and hopefully watch it)

100.   Have a four-some with 3 smart, attractive, and playful ladies