- Have a book of my poetry published.
- Own a boat.
- Go cage diving with great white sharks.
- See an active volcano in Hawaii. [October, 2007]
- See the Grand Canyon (if possible, camp there).
- Go to Australia and see the Sydney opera house.
- Visit Powell's bookstore in Portland, Oregon. [July 17, 2004]
- Be in a musical or play.
- Go on an Alaskan cruise, and walk on a glacier.
- See the redwoods in Northern California. [May, 2005]
- Work in retail or food service. [Starbucks, as of November, 2000]
- Go to Pere Lachaise and see the grave of Jim Morrison. [January 3, 2001]
- Write a novel.
- Get an M.A.
- Get a Ph.D.
- Get an M.F.A. [January 23, 2003]
- Be on a game show.
- Lose 50 pounds. [January 3, 2004]
- Go to another world expo.
- See the Winchester Mystery House. [April 22, 2001]
- Cook a gourmet meal with multiple courses. [July 11, 2004]
- Go to Florence, Italy and see Michelangelo's David.
- Go wine tasting in the Napa Valley. [April 21, 2001]
- Volunteer for a political campaign.
- Make a list of landmarks to see in all 50 states, and see them all.
- Go to Alcatraz Island. [May 24, 2001]
- Read all the books on the Modern Library's "100 greatest books" list.
- Read all the books on the Radcliffe "100 greatest books" list. [December
28, 2007]
- Read all the books on the Advocate's "100 greatest gay novels" list.
- Read all the books on the Feminista "100 greatest books by women authors" list
(the list sucks; find a new list).
- Read all the books on the Montana State University "Best Books" reading list.
- See all the movies on the AFI "100 greatest movies" list.
- Serve on an awards committee.
- Have a poem appear in the Best American Poetry.
- Take a dance class.
- Visit Disney's new California Adventure theme park. [January 14, 2001]
- Do a feature poetry reading. [April 10, 2001]
- Go on a ghost hunt.
- Learn a programming language.
- Give an autograph.
- Train for, and participate in, a major athletic event.
- See the Mona Lisa. [January 4, 2001]
- See the pyramids in Egypt.
- Visit Stonehenge.
- Learn how to identify all the major celestial bodies.
- Teach a class. [Fall, 2001]
- See a symphony perform. [June 11, 2004]
- See an opera. [June 7, 2003]
- Walk on the St. Charles bridge in Prague.
- Take a pottery class.
- Be a spectator at the Olympics.
- Visit "Poet's Corner" in London. [August 21, 2003]
- Meet the president of the United States. [June 28, 2004]
- Watch a sunrise. [June 11, 2006]
- Run for office.
- Go skinny dipping in a river, stream or lake. [July 25, 2003]
- Stay in an ice hotel.
- Visit Lego World in Denmark.
- Swim in a pool on top of a cliff overlooking the ocean.
- Participate in a protest for something that I feel passionate about.
- Ride a gondola in Venice, Italy.
- Go to Las Vegas with $1,000 in gambling money.
- Go to Holland in spring and see the tulip fields in bloom. (Almost did this.)
- See a performance of one of Shakespeare's plays. [August 17, 2002]
- Write 100 poems in 100 days.
- See the aurora borealis.
- Drink a pint of Guinness at a pub in Ireland.
- Go scuba diving somewhere amazing.
- Go to the Calistoga Springs mud baths.
- Buy maple syrup in Vermont during the fall.
- Watch a meteor shower. [November 18, 2001]
- Visit the grave of Henry James.
- Take tours 3, 4 and 5 of Hearst Castle.
- See the Beje (the Ten Boom house in Haarlem). [December, 2000]
- Design and make an article of clothing.
- Tour the White House.
- Sleep outdoors. [Completed July 25 & 26, 2003]
- Interview someone famous.
- Swim in the Dead Sea.
- Have a meal in New Orleans.
- Tour Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
- Have a meal in San Francisco's Chinatown. [February 18, 2001]
- Have an article printed in 25 print magazines. (Starting tally: 2)
- Have my poetry published in 50 print magazines. (Starting tally: 4)
- Learn how to use a darkroom. [October 25, 2001]
- Be in a parade
- Buy some type of real estate.
- Sleep in a hammock, climb a pyramid, ride a zipline, on a Caribbean beach.
[July 2005]
- Do an "Anne of Green Gables" tour of Prince Edward Island.
- Do a Jim Morrison tour of Hollywood (including Barney's Beanery).
- Win a writing prize.
- Take a life drawing class.
- Design a deck of tarot cards.
- Design a room according to the precepts of Feng Shui. Decide if it makes a
difference. (I sort of did this and decided yes.)
- See the ruins at Pompeii.
- Self-publish a book of my poetry. [August 10, 2001]
- Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. [February 11, 2001]
- Visit Westerbork, Auschwitz-Birkinau, and Dachau.
- Take the Jack the Ripper tour of London. [August 21, 2003]
- Attend the Oscars.
- Learn to shoot a gun.
- Give blood. [July 25, 2001]
- Visit "Mini Europe" in Belgium. [March, 2005]
- Visit the Hiroshima memorial.
- Ride a dogsled.
- Read the complete works of Shakespeare.
- Own a diamond. [May 31, 2003]
For more on diamonds, go here.
- Write a short story. [June 1, 2004]
- Visit the grave of Jane Austen.
- Visit the grave of Vincent van Gogh.
- Try absinthe. [August 18, 2003]
- Go horseback riding.
- Ride a Jet-Ski.
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