My Bucket List

So there's this new movie out starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman called the Bucket List. I don't really have a desire to rush out to theatres to see this seemingly predictable movie (Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Atonement are much higher on my priority list). But the previews inspired me to dig up my Bucket List. About 10 years ago, my college roommate Chrissy and I came up with lists of "Things we need to do before I die". Most of the things were travel-related, as Chrissy and I hadn't yet gone abroad . We also made up a list of 100 cool places to have sex (but I'll save that one for another post). I'm proud to say that I have checked off some of the things on my bucket list, but at the rate that I'm going, I'll probably have to live to 148 to accomplish all of it. Too bad working full time sort of gets in the way... But I decided to re-visit my list, see what exactly I've done, add a couple of things and start to focus on checking off my list!



Snorkel in Great Barrier Reef
Learn to Ballroom Dance
Go to Africa on a safari
Serve in the Peace Corps
Go White Water Rafting (DONE! Montreal & Costa Rica)
See the Grand Canyon
Go backstage at a concert
Go to a volcano (DONE! Guatemala)
Go to a nude beach
Take cooking class (DONE! NYC 2006)
Waterski (DONE! Antigua 2005)
Own my own business
Buy stock
Adopt a child
Smoke pot in Amsterdam Bar
Eat Pizza in Italy (Done!)
Go to Oktoberfest in Germany
Go to Mardi Gras (Done!)
Go to Times Square for New Year's Eve (Done!)
Drink with a celebrity (Done! John Leguizamo)
Drink glass of Cristal
Meet Bono
Ride on the Orient Express
Learn to fluently speak another language
Watch all Star Wars Movies in one day
Go to Sundance Film Festival
Go on the Queen Mary ship
Kiss someone I love on top of Empire State Building
Kiss someone I love on top of the Eiffel Tower (DONE!)
Have sex on a beach
Live in Europe for at least a year
Learn how to build a fire
Learn how to fish and filet my catch
Shoot a gun at firing range
Hug/kiss a rockstar
Ride an elephant
Ride a camel
See the rainforest (DONE! Costa Rica 2007)
Attend the Olympics (as a spectator)
Attend a Broadway show (DONE!)
Run a marathon
Drink a pint in Dublin (DONE!)
Go on a cruise
See the Macy's Day Parade (DONE!)
Have my name printed in the New York Times

My random pic of the day:
This was taken in Long Island City. There's this building owned by artists, close to P.S. 1 MOMA location. Basically every month they paint over a side of the building and grafitti artists are encouraged to create their new art!