The Bucket List Thread

-paragliding with my significant other

Originally posted by spenser don't go on an AK cruise.  waste of money if you want to actually "experience" alaska.

So just fly there and stay somewhere in Alaska?

Thinking of going to Alaska next year - something for the bucket list

Originally posted by spenser there are multiple ways to do it, but cruises are for old robot people.  you don't really get to see much or experience anything.  if you don't know anyone up here it can be tough, but there are people out there like me who can at least give pointers on where to go, to start, and of course i'm always up to be tourguide if anyone comes to juneau.

yeah that's what I thought...probably will send you a msg here or on EL when the time comes to plan this stuff

Other things on bucket list:
- spend a whole season in a ski town (going to do this for 12/13 season)
- get a job (been in school my whole life so I haven't really had a job per se...) although I've done internships

That is it for right now...I'm sure I will revise bucket list since it's always changing.

Spenser - I'm totally taking you up on that when the time comes! I was actually looking at more of the smaller secluded kind of cruises that are so much more up close and personal...no Carnival-sized crap.

Alaska Bucket Sub-List:
I want to see a herd of Puffins on a shoreline, as up close as possible
I want to feel ridiculously small and insignificant up close to amazing glaciers
I want to see & enjoy all the best spots of Glacier Bay Nat Park
I want to find the cajones (& experience) to heliboard

(I'm sure there's so much more)

Finish the novel I've taken years to write.  I have only ~3 pages of epilogue left, but I almost feel like I don't want to finish it cuz then I'd have to let my friends read it.  lol, screw it.  Like Doug says, "Get after it!"  I will finish it tomorrow!  Then I will promptly die in a way worthy of a Final Destination movie...

Also:

-Get ripped briefly, so I can have one great picture of myself w/o a shirt.
-Snowboard somewhere beyond North America.
-Learn to play my guitar, which is still in the box.
-Ride every really incredible roller coaster in the country.  (Been to 4 Six Flags, so far...)
-Buy a remote home with lots of land for an army of dogs to roam, whilst I sit on the porch in my rocking chair with a shotgun JIC...  (A friend of a friend of a friend supposedly did just this in Placerville, CA.  I'm jealous, especially since he's like only 30 minutes from a ski resort.)

First of all, MommehK I'm really sorry to hear about your husband.  I remember you posting about his illness before.  I have a family too and I can't imagine how hard it must be to go through all of that with kids and lose someone so special to you.

Things to do before marriage/die
1. an indian chick
2. a jewish chick
3. a muslim chick (the above 3 are one hell of a challenge)
4. a threesome

Things to do before I die
1. fish every continent
2. find a job that requires little work and I enjoy doing
3. qualify for Ironman Hawaii Kona
4. Build myself a log cabin far far away from everyone for me, my dog, and my guns

Originally posted by Cooperla Originally posted by scuddera Things to do before marriage/die 1. an indian chick 2. a jewish chick 3. a muslim chick (the above 3 are one hell of a challenge) 4. a threesome Things to do before I die 1. fish every continent 2. find a job that requires little work and I enjoy doing 3. qualify for Ironman Hawaii Kona 4. Build myself a log cabin far far away from everyone for me, my dog, and my guns Threesome with a jewish chick and a muslim chick would probably earn you some sort of Nobel award for promoting international peace...

sorry to hear about your significant other...  but i also recently had a near death experience.  it also has given perspective to my priorities.  a bit on a different perspective, as i was trying to do everything possible, and spread myself too thin.  but now, i want to dedicate more time on things worth doing.  and doing it right.

Be a movie extra. Something like guy on couch.

Originally posted by solocreep Be a movie extra. Something like guy on couch.

make a million then with that money do 2 chicks at the same time.

yeah office space. paraphrased

Go skydiving while drunk, and go boarding in the Alps

Originally posted by Cooperla I'm adding the Reno Santa Crawl to my list.  Have any of the Reno people on here done this?     http://www.renosantacrawl.com/about/the-santa-crawl/

Myself, I've never dressed up and been a part of the crawl.  Not really my thing.  But, I have driven around downtown checking out the scene; I know plenty of people that have participated; and I did do the Halloween Zombie Crawl a few years back and I'm assuming it's similar.

Originally posted by | | | bryman | | |   It's popular with the kids here at the office but I'm generally anti-social.  I like to go to the bars when there are fewer people there, not more.  That being said I've seen worn some pretty solid female santa outfits heading that direction . . . .   -b

Originally posted by julius77 I'd just want to save up enough money to move to Whistler/BC for a winter and spend 3 months not working and snowboarding. Not quite sure how the wife, 2 dogs, and rabbit fit into this plan as none of them snowboard or enjoy cold temperatures/ being on the mountain.

snowboard on every continent

Things to do before I die:
- wingsuit skydiving
- go scuba diving
- do a polar bear swim
- run a marathon
- attend Oktoberfest
- be a part of the tomato fight in italy
- start a family

Originally posted by mech9t5 Originally posted by kyle521 snowboard on every continent this has been on my list for a couple years now... I've got north america, south america, and asia done. Next season is europe.  Possibly Australia/NZ next summer.   And then I'm not sure when I'll get to Africa... Africa would only be a day trip or even half day just get on the board and do a couple runs.  There really isn't a lot of places that has snow in Africa.

Well your farther than me. Iv only got north america

i really want to caretake a lodge in the white mountains of new hampshire at some point in my life.

^^^ Are you taking about everest? which is not in africa... maybe you are thinking of like kilimanjaro?

Originally posted by Angry Midget Yo Originally posted by ianbejamin ^^^ Are you taking about everest? which is not in africa... maybe you are thinking of like kilimanjaro? Yes, Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in the world isn't it?

Heh, technically Everest isn't the tallest mountain. Just the highest above sea level.

Little Shoey that's impressive. I did not know that. Also Denali is the tallest mountain base to top (above sea level that is). Mt. Everest sits on a huge basin where is starts almost at 17,000 feet above sea level where Denali practically starts at sea level.