The Big List – Part I

Gentle Reader, lots of people have ambitiously set out on projects to try new things, fulfill their dreams, and explore just who they are. I eat that kind of project up like candy – so, of course, I’m going to give it a shot myself. In 2014, I’m going to do 150 things that I’ve either never done before, or haven’t done in a very long time. I’ve been putting together a list, and it’s harder than it seems!

Today, you’re getting the first 75 items – the first half of the list. The second half’s going up on Monday – so if you have any suggestions, please let me know!

1. Stand up for a stranger in a fight
2. Play my Uke on the Eiffel Tower.
   
3. Leave little notes in library books.
4. Apologize to/forgive my enemies.
5. Go dancing. On purpose.
6. Play a team sport.
7. Go to a shooting range.
8. Jump into a pool or lake fully clothed. Possibly in formal wear.
9. Volunteer for a charity or organization.
10. Actually submit work to magazines, publishers, etc.
11. Try Ethiopian food.
12. Spend a day at the races.
13. Busk for money.
14. Ask a stranger on a date, and follow through.
15. Walk around blowing bubbles everywhere.
    
16.  Sunbathe.
17. Take a raw oyster shot.
18. Meet some of my friends from the internet in person.
19. Learn CPR.
20. Play cards at a casino.
21. Take up hula-hooping.
22. Go fishing.
23. Go to a male strip club.
    
24. Go without coffee for a week.
25. Try Creme d’Yvette. Or at least Creme de Violette.
26. Go skiing.
27. Learn some martial arts.
28. Hang out with a group of people I’ve just met.
29. Go to a church service or mass.
30. Ride a mechanical bull.
31. Go hiking.
32. Watch a sunrise and sunset on the same day.
33. Tour a winery.
34. Explore an under-city or catacomb unescorted.
35. Read at least 15 classic novels I’ve never read before.
36. Visit the Kit-Kat club in Berlin.
37. Host an impromptu dinner party.
    
38. Try golfing.
39. Give flowers to strangers.
40. Fast for a day.
41. Ride a zip line.
42. Attend a protest.
43.  Convince a stranger to buy me a drink.
44.  Climb a tree to the top.
45. Manage to do at least one damned cartwheel.
46.  Dye my hair.
47. Let a waiter select an entire meal.
48. Acquire a completely new wardrobe.
49.  Appear in a film.
50. Mail a love letter to a stranger.
51. Bicycle. Get one.
52. Make street art in at least 3 different cities.
    
53. Be part of a flash mob.
54. Sit in on a trial.
55. Skinny-dip.
56. Mail people carefully-created mix CD’s.
57. Discover 25 bands I’ve never heard of.
58. Explore 5 abandoned buildings.
59.  Begin a workout regime; stick to it.
60. Attend a circus at night.
61.  Wear a tie or bow tie every day for a month.
62. Create a temporary street cafe.
63. Attempt to swap clothes with a stranger.
64. Build a sandcastle..
65. Graffiti.
66. Write in a Parisian cafe.
67. Make and eat a salad from wild plants.
68. Make my own Tarot deck.
69. Learn to draw.
    
70. Leave a delightful, whimsical, surprise in a forest.
71. Send a message in a bottle.
72. Leave books in public, for people.
73. Swim a mile in an hour and ten minutes (à la Byron swimming the Hellespont)
74. Participate in GISHWHES.
75. Attend one street fair or festival per month.

So, Reader – thoughts? Criticisms? Suggestions?