50 Things to do Before I Die

Yeah. I’m not having much fun learning about hybridization and ionic bonds so I was thinking about making a list like this. I always wanted to so no time better than now, yah?  Okay, so here it goes, but in no particular order:

1. Eat papayas without holding my nose shut.
2. Learn to cook French cuisine, and maybe even creme brulee.
3. Build a solid igloo in the snow for once that will not collapse on me when I go sit in it.
4. Have an extensive vocabulary, using words like ‘qat’ and whatnot, so I can easily confuse people and get them to acquiesce to almost anything (:
5. Learn how to play the guitar, preferably acoustic. Drums won’t be bad either.
6. Speak fluent Russian.
7. Be able to shove down a teaspoonful of wasabi along with my sushi and not end up crying.
8. In reference to number 7, be able to eat sashimi without cringing along with that wasabi.
9. Visit every country in the world, especially the run-down ones that I didn’t even know existed, and befriend all the natives.
10. Go three days without food or juices, just water.
11. Learn how to ballroom dance.
12. Attend an exquisite party at the Met, preferably in a MiuMiu dress arm in arm with my dashing, successful hubby.
13. Design a portion of my own wardrobe and actually wear it on a daily basis.
14. Along with number 13, concoct an interior design scheme for my own house and have it presentable to guests.
15. Take a road trip to all fifty states.
16. Stand at a nice height of 5′10″ and weigh a dandy 115 lbs
17. Be able to compile a lengthy book of personal philosophical theories, including a long chapter dedicated to defining love and life.
18. Have a normal biological clock that permits sleep from 10 pm to 8 am.
19. Talk to either the President or UN Secretary General one on one.
20. Wean myself off of coffee and learn to cope with the lack of Starbucks five feet away.
21. Be able to fake a nice Irish/Scottish/British accent.
22. Bungee jump off the Golden Gate Bridge.
23. Muster up the guts to tell my some of my family that I do love them.
24. Learn how to play poker (shame, I know)
25. Adopt a kid. After getting married, of course.
26. Do four pirouettes in a row and not fall on my face.
27. Go on a reality TV show.
28. Ride bareback on horses up this mountain in the motherland that’s really pretty.
29. Six-figure salary please.
30. Finally settle on one favorite flavor of ice cream.
31. Find three words to describe myself, so next time when I have to fill out a stupid questionairre on “Describe yourself in three words” I won’t be the idiot looking at their paper like a retard.
32. Watch the stars or the sunrise on a rooftop.
33. Promenade in Central Park while it’s snowing.
34. Watch a horror movie on my own without pissing my pants or hiding under my blanket until someone comes to save me.
35. Be an internationally known runway model.
36. And hopefully number 35 will come with posing for the cover of Vogue or Elle.
37. Publish an article in the New York Times.
38. Maintain a clean room for a time span longer than a month.
39. Stop losing my socks behind the washing machine/dryer.
40. Read the entire Bible
41. Find a way to tell the difference between Chinese/Japanese/Korean, Viet/Korean, and Thai/Filipino
42. Learn how to ski/snowboard.
43. Go one month in public without makeup.
44. Take part in a mosh pit.
45. Explain my theology on baptism and maybe, hence the maybe, get baptized if reasonable reasons are given.
46. Get a tattoo. Then remove it after my mother beats me with a broom.
47. Rid my fear of acting.
48. Participate in a rally or campaign.
49. Die young.
50. Drive at an insane speed by myself on the deserts of Arizona.