The List
Here is where the official list will live… I will mark things off as they are complete. Original post with elaboration/explanation here.
1- Write a novel.
4- Attend a midnight premiere of a movie.
6 – Run a 5K (post pending)
7 – Sing karaoke. Sobriety optional. (post pending)
8 – Get a tattoo (post pending)
9 – Visit a winery
10 – Pay off my credit cards (post pending)
11 – Find the perfect little black dress
12- Lose 30 pounds (post pending)
13 – Make a dramatic change to my appearance (non-weight related)
14 – See a Broadway show (on Broadway)
15 – Learn to drive a stick shift
16 – Go out to the middle of nowhere and watch a meteor shower (post pending)
18 – Travel outside state lines and buy fireworks
20 – Get a manicure/pedicure and/or a massage
21 – Go to the Iowa State Fair
22 – Hold a koala
23 – Get backstage at a concert
24 – Participate in a cancer fundraising walk
25 – Go Tailgating
26 – Write a short story. Send it in to be published. Frame the rejection letter. (post pending)
27 – Walk a dog
28 – Ride a motorcycle (briefly, and with a helmet)
30 – Learn to tie a cherry stem with my tongue
Backup/Bonus Items:
– wear a mascot suit. in public.
– participate in a taekwondo tourney
– get ordained online
– meet the President or someone equally as important/famous (I met The Oatmeal, does that count?)
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