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[indigo_rose99]

It is that time of year. What bat shit crazy thing should I do this year?

Last year I jumped out of an airplane.

Suggestions?

Comments

[reedrover]

Cliff-diving? Bungee-jumping?

Ohhh, I know - sail-boarding across Gibraltar!

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

Sleeping in? As long as you want? Totally crazy!

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

Or sex change operation.

Hmm, maybe you were hoping for something in between?

[indigo-rose99.livejournal.com]

T strongly objects to the proposed sex change operation.

Yes, perhaps something between the extreme of sleeping in and sex change operation.

[texpenguin.livejournal.com]

Take a trip without planning it first? JK ;-)

Austin has an indoor reverse skydiving place now. Also a 2.5 hour zip line tour over/around the lake. Or you could take some aerial silks lessons or pilot lessons.

[indigo-rose99.livejournal.com]

Going indoor reverse skydiving on Wednesday. ;-)

Possible bucket list items

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

In categories, to help you brainstorm

Physical

* run/swim/bike/cartwheel a certain distance
* become able to lift a certain weight or carry a certain weight a certain distance
* learn a new swimming stroke
* become a certified lifesaver
* learn to whistle/raise one eyebrow/wiggle your ear
* learn a new kind of dancing
* eat something you found in the wild
* try hanging from silks
* learn to use a cane/crutches/wheelchair
* ride in a plane/helicopter/balloon/blimp/segway/canoe/raft (yes, I know you've done a bunch of those)

Mental
* learn a new language/have a whole conversation/read a book in the original
* learn one word in ten languages
* visit a specific place (Grand Canyon/Paris/Smithsonian/setting of favorite book)
* visit a type of place (mountain/iceberg/village/pyramid/skyscraper)
* learn to knit/crochet/sew/needlepoint something
* learn a new instrument
* read a recommended book in a usually-yucky genre
* audit a class
* become a certified anything

Creative

* write a novel/text/graphic novel
* sew a well-fitting blouse/curtains
* make a hat/shoes/purse/wallet
* build a dollhouse/model railroad (or other miniature something)
* try a new recipe/make an old recipe healthier but still yummy
* decorate a cake
* build something that can glide at least a certain distance (or achieve some other goal--protect something/display something)

Social

* try a book club/dance group/choir/running club
* kiss a boy/fall in love/etc. (check!)
* try the social networking site du jour
* swear off a time-suck
* try a new board game
* try a new look (short-hair wig/green hair/purple contacts/cat-eye glasses)

Financial

* buy an I-bond/stock/mutual fund/savings bond/first-edition novel
* save enough to raise an insurance deductable/have a one-year unemployment fund/be able to retire
* try a new side job
* pay off a loan/car/house/all debt or pay cash for something pricy

Domestic

* fix something that's been bugging you about your house
* harvest a food from your own land
* make a secret hiding place/escape hatch/revolving bookcase

Spiritual

* try a new religious service
* donate blood/plasma/bone marrow/?
* volunteer somewhere
* contribute something to a charity without them getting your contact info (I recommend JustGive.org)
* try a random act of kindness (like paying for the person behind you at the drive-through)

Re: Possible bucket list items

[indigo-rose99.livejournal.com]

These are awesome! Thanks! Yes, this is the kind of list I was hoping for. Ok, copying it down for some pondering and filtering down to what I would really like.

Re: Possible bucket list items

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

I suspect you've done most of these and are not interested in most, if any, of the rest. But hopefully they give you some new directions to spin your brain. (I went for quantity more than Di-appropriate quality.)

You can also try filling in the blank, "I've always wanted to ______." Or even, "I never did get to ______." (That one's more dangerous because it might already be too late. But sometimes it's not. I never did get to do fingerpainting in kindergarten because I skipped kindergarten. That was the one thing I most regretted! But then my Aunt Sharon made some fingerpaint and let me play with it so I got to try it out after all.)

Re: Possible bucket list items

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

P.S. This web entry might be relevant: Methodically Choose a Hobby.