Just read numero uno, which helps with #4 - Read 25 novels
Let The Great World Spin - by Colum McCann (I think I spelled it correctly...don't have the book in front of me).
It won the National Book Award, and I can see why entirely. It's awesome. I wholeheartedly recommend it. I'll dive in more on this later, but I have to be in to work in twenty minutes. If you read this, and happen to peruse the bookstore anytime soon, I'd strongly suggest giving this a read, though. I laughed...didn't cry...but it was very moving.
Also updated the list up to 201 things. As always, if you have any recommendations put them in the comments section! And if you want to find me on Facebook, I'll probably have a link up soon!
Happy Monday
Matt
PS - Quote from Dave Eggers in regards to writing a book: "Write your goddamned book already! The world is waiting for you."
Monday, November 29, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
#47 - Feeding Freezing Black Friday Shoppers
So since I only have one Black Friday to work with, I had to tackle this as soon as I made the list.
Each Friday after Thanksgiving, people, for some deranged and masochistic reason, feel compelled to sit outside and wait for stores to open so they can go buy stuff at a discounted price. I don't like to shop. I'm a guy. Guys usually hate shopping unless they're buying some kind of gadget (I'm not a gadget man myself...I spend my free money on food because I'm always hungry). And I feel bad for any guy that has to accompany the better half while she goes shopping.
But this year, I decided that I really wanted to do something out of the ordinary. I wanted to witness the craziness, see the lines, feel how cold it was at 3am in late November...more than that, I wanted to check out how everyone was able to sit outside for such a long time, abandoning the comforts of home, just to have one more space ahead of the next person in line...so I chose to buy some of them coffee and Pop Tarts!
This was more spur of the moment, but I had a good time.
More than a few things to keep in mind...
1. I didn't interview anyone, or bring the camera out with me while I was distributing things. For one thing, I think people would've been very apprehensive toward a stranger with a camera. And secondly, while getting coffee, I heard that people were getting tackled (!!!) while arguing over certain items. So my fancy camera I kept in the car, away from the crazies.
2. The video is choppy because I didn't know how this thing made videos. So I cut a lot of stuff out (me not aiming the camera at my floor on accident, side comments not relevant to the activity, and etc.)and spliced things together...the flow doesn't flow much at all because of that.
3. I did not ever once look through the viewing screen on the camera, so I wouldn't get into an accident. I just held it up with a hand while I drove with the left, like I always do, hoping that it would film what I wanted. If I blew the shot, then it didn't make it onto the video. I'd much rather have my driving record clean than do something stupid and drive totally distracted.
4. You would be very surprised at how difficult it is to give away free stuff to complete strangers.
5. Reactions varied across the board:
-Some thought I spiked the coffee
-Some thought it wasn't coffee
-Some thought I spat in the coffee
-Some thought I was trying to sell them something (A soccer mom thought it was for some kind of time share)
-Some thought I was high
-Some thought I was drunk
-One lady (college aged) asked if I was an angel (I laughed at that one...wee bit over the top)
-Another offered me a beer
-Some gave me a fist bump (tall college kid offered a fist and said, "Knuckle duster, bro!")
-Others simply thanked me
-The college kids asked me if I wanted to go to a party after they were done (Me: "At 6am?" Kids: "Bro, fun never sleeps.")
6. I went to both Target and Best Buy (only Target on the video). Had to go from the back to the front of both lines just to get rid of the coffee. Didn't get rid of all of the Pop Tarts until today, when I saw a homeless guy with a sign asking for anything to help...so I gave him like 10 Pop Tarts.
7. Coffee: 99 cents at Speedway. Pop Tarts: 2 for a dollar. I spent a little under $22, which is actually a lot for me, but I cashed in spare change that I'd been collecting...so I didn't hurt my monthly budget much. And big props to the guy who works nights at that Speedway (if you want to know which one, let me know). He was swamped with midnight shoppers and teenagers coming in and out the entire night.
8. The people out there looked completely miserable. Some were in tents (they told me that they'd been there for a few days). Others hid under golf umbrellas. Some folks were smart and waited in their cars. I mean, these folks brought the misery upon themselves and all, but I still felt bad for them.
9. McDonald's was packed (ridiculously I might add....my initial plan was to buy cheap burgers and give them away)...but then the question becomes: Why would you eat that at 3am anyway?
All in all, this was a lot of fun! If I do this next year (probably will...with more planning anyway), I'll have to try and recruit others to make life a little easier while rolling around. If you ever feel compelled to do this, give it a shot!
(UPDATE: Can't get the video up...file's too big...so I'll work on it :) )
Each Friday after Thanksgiving, people, for some deranged and masochistic reason, feel compelled to sit outside and wait for stores to open so they can go buy stuff at a discounted price. I don't like to shop. I'm a guy. Guys usually hate shopping unless they're buying some kind of gadget (I'm not a gadget man myself...I spend my free money on food because I'm always hungry). And I feel bad for any guy that has to accompany the better half while she goes shopping.
But this year, I decided that I really wanted to do something out of the ordinary. I wanted to witness the craziness, see the lines, feel how cold it was at 3am in late November...more than that, I wanted to check out how everyone was able to sit outside for such a long time, abandoning the comforts of home, just to have one more space ahead of the next person in line...so I chose to buy some of them coffee and Pop Tarts!
This was more spur of the moment, but I had a good time.
More than a few things to keep in mind...
1. I didn't interview anyone, or bring the camera out with me while I was distributing things. For one thing, I think people would've been very apprehensive toward a stranger with a camera. And secondly, while getting coffee, I heard that people were getting tackled (!!!) while arguing over certain items. So my fancy camera I kept in the car, away from the crazies.
2. The video is choppy because I didn't know how this thing made videos. So I cut a lot of stuff out (me not aiming the camera at my floor on accident, side comments not relevant to the activity, and etc.)and spliced things together...the flow doesn't flow much at all because of that.
3. I did not ever once look through the viewing screen on the camera, so I wouldn't get into an accident. I just held it up with a hand while I drove with the left, like I always do, hoping that it would film what I wanted. If I blew the shot, then it didn't make it onto the video. I'd much rather have my driving record clean than do something stupid and drive totally distracted.
4. You would be very surprised at how difficult it is to give away free stuff to complete strangers.
5. Reactions varied across the board:
-Some thought I spiked the coffee
-Some thought it wasn't coffee
-Some thought I spat in the coffee
-Some thought I was trying to sell them something (A soccer mom thought it was for some kind of time share)
-Some thought I was high
-Some thought I was drunk
-One lady (college aged) asked if I was an angel (I laughed at that one...wee bit over the top)
-Another offered me a beer
-Some gave me a fist bump (tall college kid offered a fist and said, "Knuckle duster, bro!")
-Others simply thanked me
-The college kids asked me if I wanted to go to a party after they were done (Me: "At 6am?" Kids: "Bro, fun never sleeps.")
6. I went to both Target and Best Buy (only Target on the video). Had to go from the back to the front of both lines just to get rid of the coffee. Didn't get rid of all of the Pop Tarts until today, when I saw a homeless guy with a sign asking for anything to help...so I gave him like 10 Pop Tarts.
7. Coffee: 99 cents at Speedway. Pop Tarts: 2 for a dollar. I spent a little under $22, which is actually a lot for me, but I cashed in spare change that I'd been collecting...so I didn't hurt my monthly budget much. And big props to the guy who works nights at that Speedway (if you want to know which one, let me know). He was swamped with midnight shoppers and teenagers coming in and out the entire night.
8. The people out there looked completely miserable. Some were in tents (they told me that they'd been there for a few days). Others hid under golf umbrellas. Some folks were smart and waited in their cars. I mean, these folks brought the misery upon themselves and all, but I still felt bad for them.
9. McDonald's was packed (ridiculously I might add....my initial plan was to buy cheap burgers and give them away)...but then the question becomes: Why would you eat that at 3am anyway?
All in all, this was a lot of fun! If I do this next year (probably will...with more planning anyway), I'll have to try and recruit others to make life a little easier while rolling around. If you ever feel compelled to do this, give it a shot!
(UPDATE: Can't get the video up...file's too big...so I'll work on it :) )
Who am I?
I just turned twenty-seven and want to make the following 365 days more interesting than the previous 9855.
Why am I doing it? The last year and a half I kind of lost track of what was most important to me. The need for me to do something for myself has lingered for quite a while, but instead of going out and buying something that I don't need (i.e. video games or beer) I decided that a life change was in order.
For the next 365 days, I'm going to try and complete a list of things to do before I turn twenty-eight.
If you have a good recommendation for something that I should do, leave a comment somewhere. Here are some things to consider, though:
1. I'm poor. Not "live on the street jumping from boxcar to boxcar" type poor, but I work at a non-profit agency (I'll dive more into what I do for a living some other time...it's not relevant at the moment), and if you simply look at the words: "Non" and "Profit" you'd be safe to assume that my wallet isn't padded with the greenbacks. So the whole dream of "Going to Jamaica and drinking Red Stripe" probably won't happen, which is why I'd much rather brew my own beer (#61).
2. I don't have all the time in the world. I work full time and have to pay the rent. So the idea of "living in the woods for a month" won't work.
3. I'm afraid of needles. Tattoos and piercings are a no-no (unless you can convince of something to put on me that will last forever).
4. In regards to number 1, travel is possible as long as its by car, or something that isn't a plane.
5. What goes on this list must be legal, and won't harm another person (#136 is not harming another person, yet very legal as long as it's within season).
6. I won't go into a cage and fight. I'll watch it, but I definitely don't want to be put to sleep by someone who has bad intentions when all I want is the experience.
That's it for now. Read the list, contribute, and comment...and most of all enjoy!
-Matt
Why am I doing it? The last year and a half I kind of lost track of what was most important to me. The need for me to do something for myself has lingered for quite a while, but instead of going out and buying something that I don't need (i.e. video games or beer) I decided that a life change was in order.
For the next 365 days, I'm going to try and complete a list of things to do before I turn twenty-eight.
If you have a good recommendation for something that I should do, leave a comment somewhere. Here are some things to consider, though:
1. I'm poor. Not "live on the street jumping from boxcar to boxcar" type poor, but I work at a non-profit agency (I'll dive more into what I do for a living some other time...it's not relevant at the moment), and if you simply look at the words: "Non" and "Profit" you'd be safe to assume that my wallet isn't padded with the greenbacks. So the whole dream of "Going to Jamaica and drinking Red Stripe" probably won't happen, which is why I'd much rather brew my own beer (#61).
2. I don't have all the time in the world. I work full time and have to pay the rent. So the idea of "living in the woods for a month" won't work.
3. I'm afraid of needles. Tattoos and piercings are a no-no (unless you can convince of something to put on me that will last forever).
4. In regards to number 1, travel is possible as long as its by car, or something that isn't a plane.
5. What goes on this list must be legal, and won't harm another person (#136 is not harming another person, yet very legal as long as it's within season).
6. I won't go into a cage and fight. I'll watch it, but I definitely don't want to be put to sleep by someone who has bad intentions when all I want is the experience.
That's it for now. Read the list, contribute, and comment...and most of all enjoy!
-Matt
The Infamous List
Here are 365 things that I want to do before I turn twenty-eight. If you think that you have a good idea, and that it should replace something on this list, or add on to it then leave a comment.
A side note: Some of these are linked. So if I nail one, it may help in taking care of another. Also, some of these are just general goals to accomplish (i.e. #14). If anything interesting happens with these, I'll be sure to leave a note and video on here.
Finally - 1-150 is on here as it takes a while for me to type this stuff up :p
1. Write a novel
2. Publish a short story
3. Read the entire Bible from start to finish
4. Read twenty-five novels
5. Introduce myself to 365 people
6. Hang out with at least 100 of the people from #5 outside of our initial meeting
7. Work a different job (not necessarily quit the one I have, but do something different)
8. Get rid of my debt (COMPLETED on 12/12/10)*
9. Tithe
10. Volunteer once a week
11. Volunteer at a homeless/women's shelter twenty six times this year
12. Volunteer at my church's bread ministry twenty six times this year
13. Donate to as many people with signs asking for help as I can
14. Walk instead of drive if possible
15. Meet my dad
16. Learn how to cook five meals that I don't already know
17. Bake a 3-D cake
18. Learn how to cook five desserts that I don't already know
19. Throw my mom a birthday party
20. Throw my stepdad a birthday party
21. Make a short zombie movie
22. Carve pumpkins
23. Carve watermelons
24. Sing Christmas carols
25. Sing karaoke
26. Basin St. Grille open mic night
27. Learn to play dueling banjos
28. Learn a Buckethead song on the guitar
29. Learn how to play the guitar
30. Sell a painting
31. Paint a picture for an engaged couple that I know and it not suck
32. Try out for a sports team even if I've never played the sport before
33. Run a marathon
34. Run a half marathon
35. Run a 5k in costume
36. Shave my head
37. Shave my hair so I have a mowhawk
38. Benchpress 300 pounds
39. Do 30 chinups in one set
40. Do 50 dips in one set
41. Eat ghost pepper chili
42. Do a food challenge at a restaurant that has one (BW3 doesn't count)
43. Get a job as a radio DJ
44. Lead four community outreach projects
45. Start a public food fight
46. Have a sushi party
47. Feed Freezing Black Friday Shoopers (COMPLETED 11/26/10)
48. Shoot a deer
49. Win in family poker
50. Make a homemade pizza from scratch
51. Bake a cake from scratch
52. Compete in a judo tournament
53. Win a match in a judo tournament
54. Catch a fish with my bare hands
55. See live music at every venue in Toledo
56. Apply for residency at the Collingwood Arts Center
57. Ride on a boat
58. Ride in a horse carriage
59. Ride on a horse
60. Swim a mile
61. Brew my own beer
62. Create a shot
63. Dunk a basketball
64. Swim on a beach
65. Attend a slam poetry session
66. Go to a writer's group
67. Lead a writer's group
68. Kick a thirty yard field goal
69. Leave a note in a book and see how long it takes for someone to find it
70. Take my stepbrother to a wrestling event
71. Create a t-shirt
72. Give that t-shirt to someone
73. Witness them walking around with it on in plain visible sight
74. Missions trip
75. Pray for someone, with that person, without any apprehension
76. Decorate a Christmas tree (COMPLETED 12/14/10)
77. Pass out Valentines for Valentine's day
78. Go to a women's sporting event with my body painted
79. Go to a men's sporting event with my body painted
80. Go to a football game with my body painted
81. Non-alcoholic tailgating
82. Play Lazer Tag with a group of ten or more
83. Stay up for twenty-four hours straight
84. Make a snowman
85. Make a snow fort
86. Have a snowball fight
87. Play in the rain
88. Go down a slip-n-slide
89. Make snow angels
90. Water balloon fight
91. Volunteer at Hospice
92. Volunteer at an animal shelter
93. Sponsor a family
94. Go to a Relay For Life
95. Shoot a gun
96. Shoot a bow and arrow
97. Throw a spear and hit something
98. Dress like a gorilla and go to the zoo
99. Go to the Lights Before Christmas at the zoo (MISSED)
100. Go to the Imagination Station
101. Go to a Walleye Game
102. Go to a Mudhen's Game
103. Learn how to juggle
104. Ride a tandem bicycle
105. Ride a horse
106. Read a book in a foreign language via translating
105. Memorize Shakespeare's sonnets
106. Scare trick or treaters on Halloween
107. Paint Easter eggs
108. Take Hanukkah cookies to the rabbis down the road
109. Find someone who celebrates Kwanzaa and join in on the festivities
110. Make meade
111. Make a candle
112. Bake bread from scratch
113. Get in touch with lost friends
114. Sleep in a tent
115. Visit a planetarium
116. Pet a llama
117. Pet a cow
118. Pet a pig
119. Pet a goat
120. Pet a reindeer
121. Learn how to hit a golf ball straight
122. Make my own donut
123. Catch a fish with a pole
124. Clean and gut a fish, and then eat it
125. Climb a tree
126. Volunteer at an NPR station
127. Donate to an NPR station
128. Play thirty games of croquet
129. Play croquet on a golf course
130. Put my short stories on an audiobook
131. Sit on Santa's lap and get a picture taken (MISSED)
132. Sit on the Easter Bunny's lap and get a picture taken
133. Play fetch with a dog
134. Write to my mom's doctor and thank him
135. Bake cookies for the nurses at the Hickman Cancer building
136. Shoot a deer
137. Go an entire week without swearing
138. Go an entire month without swearing
139. Go an entire month without drinking soda
140. Visit an art museum
141. Pose next to the wax man at The Toledo Museum of Art
142. Participate in a slam poetry event
143. Participate in an open mic night for reading
144. Find the highest point in the city, stand there and watch the sun go down
145. Watch the sun come up
146. Hit a softball
147. Audition for a play
148. Be an extra in a movie
149. Organize a zombie walk at the mall
150. Learn how to work a turn table (basics)
151. Speed date three times
152. Play the ninety personalities in your head at one of the speed dating events
153. Create pottery
154. Sketch a nude model
155. Ride the Rocket at UT's campus ala Apocalypse Now
156. Go on a blind date
157. Make friends with someone whose main language is not English
158. Make holiday cookies for prisoners
159. Make holiday cookies for the Rabbis down the street (MISSED)
160. Learn how to blow glass
161. Ride a unicycle
162. Go to a dog park
163. Attempt one World Record
164. Complete this list
165. Go a whole week without caffeine
166. Go a whole month without caffeine
167. Participate in the peanut butter and jelly ministry in town
168. Be on the news as "that guy" in the background
169. Climb a tree
170. Shoot and shatter a bottle with a slingshot
171. Go to a magic show
172. Get to the top of the clock tower at UT
173. Get to the top of Parks Tower at UT
174. Salsa dance
175. Swing dance
176. Tango
177. Go kayaking
178. Go tubing
179. Fly in a hot air balloon
180. Hit a target by throwing a knife
181. Fly a kite that has my face on it
182. Shoot in a pool tournament
183. Solve a Rubix Cube
184. Win NaNoWriMo
185. Audition for American Idol (I can't sing for squat, either haha)
186. See a football game at The Big House
187. See a football game at The Horseshoe
188. See a football game at The Glass Bowl
189. Go to a live show at all of the jazz bars in the area
190. See dueling pianos go at it
191. Create your own coffee drink
192. Play the piano
193. Ride in a rickshaw
194. Carry someone in a rickshaw
195. Grow your own salad
196. Keep a bamboo for longer than 6 months and it not die
197. Compete in a triathlon
198. Participate in a slam poetry session
199. Read your writing in front of others at a "reading" that isn't at your family's house
200. Make a short film (non-zombie)
201. Go to the Ann Arbor Art Fair
202. Attend It's Friday! at the museum
203. Participate in the Warrior Run
204. Bungee jump
205. Go a week without the internet
206. Go a week without playing video games
207. Go 24 hours without talking
208. Smile the entire time that you are awake for one whole day
209. Stand on the side of the road with a sign that says "Jesus Loves You!"
210. Visit Chicago
211. Go to a Mud Hen's Game dressed as a chicken
212. Throw a fish on the ice at a Walleye game
213. Play hockey
214. Play pickup baseball
215. Play pickup basketball
216. Play pickup football
217. Play a practical joke on somebody
218. Work at a haunted house
219. Meet Alice Cooper
220. Throw a birthday party for my stepbrother
(220-365 coming soon!)
A side note: Some of these are linked. So if I nail one, it may help in taking care of another. Also, some of these are just general goals to accomplish (i.e. #14). If anything interesting happens with these, I'll be sure to leave a note and video on here.
Finally - 1-150 is on here as it takes a while for me to type this stuff up :p
1. Write a novel
2. Publish a short story
3. Read the entire Bible from start to finish
4. Read twenty-five novels
5. Introduce myself to 365 people
6. Hang out with at least 100 of the people from #5 outside of our initial meeting
7. Work a different job (not necessarily quit the one I have, but do something different)
8. Get rid of my debt (COMPLETED on 12/12/10)*
9. Tithe
10. Volunteer once a week
11. Volunteer at a homeless/women's shelter twenty six times this year
12. Volunteer at my church's bread ministry twenty six times this year
13. Donate to as many people with signs asking for help as I can
14. Walk instead of drive if possible
15. Meet my dad
16. Learn how to cook five meals that I don't already know
17. Bake a 3-D cake
18. Learn how to cook five desserts that I don't already know
19. Throw my mom a birthday party
20. Throw my stepdad a birthday party
21. Make a short zombie movie
22. Carve pumpkins
23. Carve watermelons
24. Sing Christmas carols
25. Sing karaoke
26. Basin St. Grille open mic night
27. Learn to play dueling banjos
28. Learn a Buckethead song on the guitar
29. Learn how to play the guitar
30. Sell a painting
31. Paint a picture for an engaged couple that I know and it not suck
32. Try out for a sports team even if I've never played the sport before
33. Run a marathon
34. Run a half marathon
35. Run a 5k in costume
36. Shave my head
37. Shave my hair so I have a mowhawk
38. Benchpress 300 pounds
39. Do 30 chinups in one set
40. Do 50 dips in one set
41. Eat ghost pepper chili
42. Do a food challenge at a restaurant that has one (BW3 doesn't count)
43. Get a job as a radio DJ
44. Lead four community outreach projects
45. Start a public food fight
46. Have a sushi party
47. Feed Freezing Black Friday Shoopers (COMPLETED 11/26/10)
48. Shoot a deer
49. Win in family poker
50. Make a homemade pizza from scratch
51. Bake a cake from scratch
52. Compete in a judo tournament
53. Win a match in a judo tournament
54. Catch a fish with my bare hands
55. See live music at every venue in Toledo
56. Apply for residency at the Collingwood Arts Center
57. Ride on a boat
58. Ride in a horse carriage
59. Ride on a horse
60. Swim a mile
61. Brew my own beer
62. Create a shot
63. Dunk a basketball
64. Swim on a beach
65. Attend a slam poetry session
66. Go to a writer's group
67. Lead a writer's group
68. Kick a thirty yard field goal
69. Leave a note in a book and see how long it takes for someone to find it
70. Take my stepbrother to a wrestling event
71. Create a t-shirt
72. Give that t-shirt to someone
73. Witness them walking around with it on in plain visible sight
74. Missions trip
75. Pray for someone, with that person, without any apprehension
76. Decorate a Christmas tree (COMPLETED 12/14/10)
77. Pass out Valentines for Valentine's day
78. Go to a women's sporting event with my body painted
79. Go to a men's sporting event with my body painted
80. Go to a football game with my body painted
81. Non-alcoholic tailgating
82. Play Lazer Tag with a group of ten or more
83. Stay up for twenty-four hours straight
84. Make a snowman
85. Make a snow fort
86. Have a snowball fight
87. Play in the rain
88. Go down a slip-n-slide
89. Make snow angels
90. Water balloon fight
91. Volunteer at Hospice
92. Volunteer at an animal shelter
93. Sponsor a family
94. Go to a Relay For Life
95. Shoot a gun
96. Shoot a bow and arrow
97. Throw a spear and hit something
98. Dress like a gorilla and go to the zoo
99. Go to the Lights Before Christmas at the zoo (MISSED)
100. Go to the Imagination Station
101. Go to a Walleye Game
102. Go to a Mudhen's Game
103. Learn how to juggle
104. Ride a tandem bicycle
105. Ride a horse
106. Read a book in a foreign language via translating
105. Memorize Shakespeare's sonnets
106. Scare trick or treaters on Halloween
107. Paint Easter eggs
108. Take Hanukkah cookies to the rabbis down the road
109. Find someone who celebrates Kwanzaa and join in on the festivities
110. Make meade
111. Make a candle
112. Bake bread from scratch
113. Get in touch with lost friends
114. Sleep in a tent
115. Visit a planetarium
116. Pet a llama
117. Pet a cow
118. Pet a pig
119. Pet a goat
120. Pet a reindeer
121. Learn how to hit a golf ball straight
122. Make my own donut
123. Catch a fish with a pole
124. Clean and gut a fish, and then eat it
125. Climb a tree
126. Volunteer at an NPR station
127. Donate to an NPR station
128. Play thirty games of croquet
129. Play croquet on a golf course
130. Put my short stories on an audiobook
131. Sit on Santa's lap and get a picture taken (MISSED)
132. Sit on the Easter Bunny's lap and get a picture taken
133. Play fetch with a dog
134. Write to my mom's doctor and thank him
135. Bake cookies for the nurses at the Hickman Cancer building
136. Shoot a deer
137. Go an entire week without swearing
138. Go an entire month without swearing
139. Go an entire month without drinking soda
140. Visit an art museum
141. Pose next to the wax man at The Toledo Museum of Art
142. Participate in a slam poetry event
143. Participate in an open mic night for reading
144. Find the highest point in the city, stand there and watch the sun go down
145. Watch the sun come up
146. Hit a softball
147. Audition for a play
148. Be an extra in a movie
149. Organize a zombie walk at the mall
150. Learn how to work a turn table (basics)
151. Speed date three times
152. Play the ninety personalities in your head at one of the speed dating events
153. Create pottery
154. Sketch a nude model
155. Ride the Rocket at UT's campus ala Apocalypse Now
156. Go on a blind date
157. Make friends with someone whose main language is not English
158. Make holiday cookies for prisoners
159. Make holiday cookies for the Rabbis down the street (MISSED)
160. Learn how to blow glass
161. Ride a unicycle
162. Go to a dog park
163. Attempt one World Record
164. Complete this list
165. Go a whole week without caffeine
166. Go a whole month without caffeine
167. Participate in the peanut butter and jelly ministry in town
168. Be on the news as "that guy" in the background
169. Climb a tree
170. Shoot and shatter a bottle with a slingshot
171. Go to a magic show
172. Get to the top of the clock tower at UT
173. Get to the top of Parks Tower at UT
174. Salsa dance
175. Swing dance
176. Tango
177. Go kayaking
178. Go tubing
179. Fly in a hot air balloon
180. Hit a target by throwing a knife
181. Fly a kite that has my face on it
182. Shoot in a pool tournament
183. Solve a Rubix Cube
184. Win NaNoWriMo
185. Audition for American Idol (I can't sing for squat, either haha)
186. See a football game at The Big House
187. See a football game at The Horseshoe
188. See a football game at The Glass Bowl
189. Go to a live show at all of the jazz bars in the area
190. See dueling pianos go at it
191. Create your own coffee drink
192. Play the piano
193. Ride in a rickshaw
194. Carry someone in a rickshaw
195. Grow your own salad
196. Keep a bamboo for longer than 6 months and it not die
197. Compete in a triathlon
198. Participate in a slam poetry session
199. Read your writing in front of others at a "reading" that isn't at your family's house
200. Make a short film (non-zombie)
201. Go to the Ann Arbor Art Fair
202. Attend It's Friday! at the museum
203. Participate in the Warrior Run
204. Bungee jump
205. Go a week without the internet
206. Go a week without playing video games
207. Go 24 hours without talking
208. Smile the entire time that you are awake for one whole day
209. Stand on the side of the road with a sign that says "Jesus Loves You!"
210. Visit Chicago
211. Go to a Mud Hen's Game dressed as a chicken
212. Throw a fish on the ice at a Walleye game
213. Play hockey
214. Play pickup baseball
215. Play pickup basketball
216. Play pickup football
217. Play a practical joke on somebody
218. Work at a haunted house
219. Meet Alice Cooper
220. Throw a birthday party for my stepbrother
(220-365 coming soon!)
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