my list: part 1
I've seen several of these lists people make of things to do before they die. I also have one of these somewhere; I made it while I was in high school and come across it when I clean sometimes. I haven't done many of the things on it, but I've done a lot that I never planned on doing, and that's the way my life tends to go. I don't have much planned, but most of the things I've done were just opportunities that came along that I took.
So, I decided to make a list of the things I've done that might be on a list of "things to do before I die." Except instead of crossing things off, I get to add things. Some are things I really wanted to do at one point, and others are things I just sort of stumbled across. It's really for my own purposes but if anyone's interested, here, in no particular order, is my list of...
Things I Did Before I Died:
1. Slept on the sidewalk in front of the Nederlander Theater in NYC for front-row RENT tickets (original Broadway cast)
2. Rented a car in Scotland and drove around the country with no particular destination
3. Swam in the Andaman Sea
4. Rode in a hot air balloon
5. Went to the top of Pike’s Peak
6. Saw the “Zipper” move the barriers on the Tappan Zee Bridge
7. Spent a week in a bayside cottage in Novia Scotia
8. Had a drink in the Eagle and Child, the pub where C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien hung out in Oxford
9. Rode an elephant
10. Got married in a historic building (an old wooden chapel)
11. Got baptized in a river
12. Saw The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
13. Saw Les Miserables in London
14. Drove from Texas to Connecticut by myself
15. Saw a Depeche Mode concert from a Suite at the American Airlines Center
16. Walked along the beach in Phuket, Thailand
17. Participated in a war protest
18. Climbed lots of stairs up to the bell tower of Notre Dame
19. Walked along the San Antonio Riverwalk when the Christmas lights were lit
20. Won a sweepstakes
21. Walked to the top of Stone Mountain
22. Water-skied
23. Saw the Nutcracker Ballet
24. Saw gymnastics at the Olympics
25. Stood at the “other side” of the Atlantic Ocean (in Ireland)
...to be continued...
So, I decided to make a list of the things I've done that might be on a list of "things to do before I die." Except instead of crossing things off, I get to add things. Some are things I really wanted to do at one point, and others are things I just sort of stumbled across. It's really for my own purposes but if anyone's interested, here, in no particular order, is my list of...
Things I Did Before I Died:
1. Slept on the sidewalk in front of the Nederlander Theater in NYC for front-row RENT tickets (original Broadway cast)
2. Rented a car in Scotland and drove around the country with no particular destination
3. Swam in the Andaman Sea
4. Rode in a hot air balloon
5. Went to the top of Pike’s Peak
6. Saw the “Zipper” move the barriers on the Tappan Zee Bridge
7. Spent a week in a bayside cottage in Novia Scotia
8. Had a drink in the Eagle and Child, the pub where C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien hung out in Oxford
9. Rode an elephant
10. Got married in a historic building (an old wooden chapel)
11. Got baptized in a river
12. Saw The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
13. Saw Les Miserables in London
14. Drove from Texas to Connecticut by myself
15. Saw a Depeche Mode concert from a Suite at the American Airlines Center
16. Walked along the beach in Phuket, Thailand
17. Participated in a war protest
18. Climbed lots of stairs up to the bell tower of Notre Dame
19. Walked along the San Antonio Riverwalk when the Christmas lights were lit
20. Won a sweepstakes
21. Walked to the top of Stone Mountain
22. Water-skied
23. Saw the Nutcracker Ballet
24. Saw gymnastics at the Olympics
25. Stood at the “other side” of the Atlantic Ocean (in Ireland)
...to be continued...
6 Comments:
You also once drove from Connecticut to Texas with your father. Of course, as I recall, that trip took twice as long because of all the old man potty stops.
:-)
I'm pretty sure I haven't done any of those things. Neat.
I think the following are especially cool: #8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 24.
~Q
Wow sounds like you've been busy!! Sounds like a lot of fun too! Shoot the only things I have done that I think are cool are going to Disney World and Cancun!! HA!!
Lauren
i'm impressed
I've done a couple of those things.
Do you want to hang out sometime?
-D
Drove from CT to TX - wow thats so cool!! How much time did it take? Mapquest tells 24 hrs to cover 1500 miles Approx. Can I drive my 1 yr old Corolla in 2days with 12 hr each day? Any suggestions for such a long ride?thanks!!
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