Jib's Bucket List

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So what are some things you'd like to get done before you "kick the bucket?" My life-long list would be quite long, so I narrowed it down to things I'd like to do before 12/21/12 (even though NOTHING will happen).

The List:

1. Witness something that is absolutely majestic.
2. Live 2012 as if it was going to be my last year.
3. Have an awesome end-of-the-world party.
4. Score.
5. Do well at PCC.
6. Overcome all of my childish fears and phobias.
7. Attend Chocolate Fest 2012.
8. Attend Cthulhu-Con 2012.
9. Find romance.
10. Learn to speak several foreign languages semi-fluently, if not fully fluently.
11. Become an enthusiastic optimist.
12. Learn to play the recorder (type of flute).
13. Watch the extended version of the Lord of the Rings movies.
14. Get an awesome tattoo(s).
15. Get to speak live on Coast To Coast AM.
16. Have some fun up at Mt. Hood.
17. Go on a weekend long camping trip.
18. Visit a black sand beach.
19. Learn a martial art.
20. Wear at least one of my Mesoamerican shirts almost every time I go out.
21. Spend more time with my family and friends, sort out those who are true and cast out those who are false.
22. Dress up as several characters for Halloween 2012.
23. Complete my Shakespeare-Puzo storyline for Sims 2.
24. Read the entire Bible.
25. Read the entire Qur’an.
26. Red the entirety of the Book of Mormon.
27. Read the entire I Ching.
28. Beat Skyrim.
29. Beat Oblivion.
30. Beat Morrowind.
31. Revisit the Oregon Zoo.
32. Visit the Hilo Zoo.
33. Skydive.
34. Complete and display my collection of Beast Wars toys.
35. Do something wonderful for a stranger.
36. Complete my “Enchanted Earth” novel.
37. Complete my “Welker” vampire novel.
38. Complete an apocalypse novel.
39. Learn to draw well/take a drawing class.
40. Learn proper archery.
41. Become much more enraptured with fantasy (especially high fantasy).
42. Set a world record.
43. Take an official IQ test.
44. Join MENSA.
45. Kiss the most beautiful person in the world (who isn’t related to me).
46. Laugh until I throw up.
47. Get “banned” from a bunch of message boards; or exalted!
48. See Wolf Haven again.
49. Have a grand day at Ground Kontrol Arcade.
50. Drink some alcoholic root beer.
51. Cure my lisp.
52. Do a Mayan themed-parody of “Garbage Day.”
53. Uncover and map out my family’s long-term history.
54. Max out all three of my personal journals.
55. Clear IMDB’s Top 250 list of films.
56. Rewatch Beast Wars.
57. View every episode of Beavis & Butt-Head that Mike Judge has ever made.
58. Read the complete works of Tolkien.
59. Read the complete works of Lovecraft.
60. Put my grandmother’s ashes to rest.
61. Graduate from high school.
62. Spend three visits with Oma & Opa.
63. Have a heart to heart conversation with Grandpa.
64. Rewatch the unforgettable finale of The X-Files.
65. Watch the complete series of Twin Peaks plus the movie.
66. Reconnect with my childhood best friend, Tommy.
67. Overcome my long-term anger problem.
68. Make my own time-capsule and have it set to be opened in 3797 A.D.
69. Write to all 300 people on my contact list.
70. Set a personal swimming record.
71. Watch all of Transformers: Generation One.
72. Watch the entire mythos of Cowboy Bebop.
73. Read all of the Transformers: G1 comic-books.
74. Learn how to do proper CPR.
75. Play with my toys one more time.
76. Make a LotR tribute video and upload it to YouTube.
77. Make a Mayan tribute video and upload it to YouTube.
78. Play World of Warcraft one more time (get at least one character maxed out).
79. Get some work experience at a library.
80. Acquire a crystal skull.
81. See a UFO.
82. Write 52 episodes of Totally Bogus.
83. Produce a total of 101 reviews in general for Steve’s board.
84. Get an autograph from someone I really admire.
85. See a lunar eclipse.
86. Set things right with my past.
87. See a moonbow (a nocturnal rainbow).
88. Have an incredible lucid dream.
89. Enjoy a mancake at Stepping Stone Café.
90. Purchase a box of a dozen (or more) doughnuts from Voodoo doughnuts.
91. Pass Salvador Molly’s habanero challenge and be added to the hall of fame.
92. Dine out at Scratch.
93. Dine out at that fantastic pizza place in Portland.
94. Become an expert at pumpkin carving.
95. Carve a pumpkin with a Mayan design.
96. Have a nice time at the Lovecraft bar.
97. Explore the three major gardens of Portland (Japanese, Chinese, and Rose).
98. Browse the Portland Art Museum.
99. Check out the Pittock Mansion.
100. Check out Multnomah Falls.
101. Checkout Mt. Tabor.
102. Explore and make a purchase at Powell’s City of Books.
103. Have a nice day at Loyly Spa.
104. Check out the Sapphire Hotel.
105. Visit the Rimsky-Koraskoffe House.
106. Have a wonderful day at Oak’s Park.
107. Check out Akaka Falls on Big Island.
108. See the Ainsley House in Campbell, CA.
109. Live in a nice home in Hawaii.
110. See a flock of bats at twilight.
111. Read the entire Elf Quest comic book series.
112. See lava collide with the ocean.
113. Get a glimpse and photograph of a golden eagle.
114. Play the entire Warcraft trilogy on hard.
115. Play the entire Myth trilogy on legendary.
116. Play the entirety of Starcraft I & II.
117. Play the entire Diablo trilogy.
118. Play the entire Fallout series.
119. Prepare for disaster.
120. Give my cat Tiger a wonderful life.
121. Progress in yoga.
122. Progress in meditation.
123. Visit the Timberline Lodge.
124. Become a practitioner in Mayan mysticism and shamanism.
125. Write a list of predictions for the year 2012.
126. Explore and list 212 different sources of information concerning the 2012 Phenomenon (Just to find out HOW RIDICULOUS it is).
127. Write several original short stories.
128. Write several original poems.
129. Detox.
130. Make a good old fashion s’more one more time.
131. See each of the LotR movies in theaters.
132. See a Transformers movie in theaters.
133. Acquire a nifty baseball cap collection.
134. Purchase a limited edition Concession poster.
135. Acquire some survival skills.
136. See a shooting star.
137. Talk perfect Hawaiian pidgin.
138. Become a resource of knowledge regarding world mythology (especially Mayan, Celtic, and Norse mythology).
139. Finish every remaining bit of unfinished business.
140. Collect all Pocket Monsters in the video games.
141. Pickup an Australian accent to use while gaming multiplayer on PSN.
142. Run a successful message board.
143. Learn to ballroom dance.
144. Learn to ride a bicycle.
145. Learn to play the piano.
146. Improve my culinary skills.
147. Wear a cool replica of the One Ring from LotR.
148. Attend the Lavender Festival.
149. Read the entire Harry Potter book series.
150. View the entire Harry Potter film series.
151. Make a stop-motion short film and upload it to YouTube.
152. Improve my massaging abilities.
153. Write a completely original novel.
154. Make a donation to the 2012 time capsule.
155. Grow a nice moustache.
156. Write an authentic bucket list.
157. Improve my skills with chess/win ten games in a row.
158. Win ten Pocket Monster card games in a row.
159. Bowl a perfect game.
160. Win ten games in a row of an online multiplayer real-time-strategy/tactics game.
161. Learn to properly juggle three balls/items.
162. Ride an elephant.
163. Fire walk.
164. Meditate for three hours in one sitting.
165. Solve a Rubix cube.
166. Be present for a solar eclipse.
167. Watch the 2012 Transit of Venus.
168. Play a game of catch with my father (using a baseball and gloves).
169. Devour Voodoo’s “Texas-sized” doughnut.
170. Go skinny-dipping.
171. Read the complete prophecies of Nostradamus.
172. Read the complete prophecies of Edgar Cayce.
173. Have a grand day out at the Spirit Mountain Casino.
174. Read the entire Vedas.
174. Name all of the constellations in the sky.

[StevePulaski]

Damn, you've clearly put a lot of thought into this. You better get started. But as far as tattoos, I can't stand them. Replace it with something more meaningful and pure.

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Jun 7, 2012 22:11:17 GMT -5 StevePulaski said:

Damn, you've clearly put a lot of thought into this. You better get started. But as far as tattoos, I can't stand them. Replace it with something more meaningful and pure.

I'm sorry that's how you feel, though I used to feel that way about tattoos as well. Yet, in the past several years, I have grown pretty fond of them and have come up with all sorts of ideas on what I should get tattooed on me.

Of course, what you recommend to be more "pure and meaningful" than getting a tattoo?



P.S.

I know you don't subscribe to the idea of having a bucket list of your own, but what is just one thing, if not several, that you'd like to do before kicking bucket?

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Jun 8, 2012 8:15:09 GMT -5 @zender said:

Jib, sounds like you better move to Washington state... if you don't already live there.

Living in Portland, OR, I would say I live close enough to it as it is.

Regardless, my mom and I will be taking a road trip up there, hopefully on the 8th of July. From there, I can check off a bunch of items (Wolf Haven, Mt. St. Helens, Olympia, Seattle, and Forks).

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Seriously? No one else on here has a bucket list of their own?

[StevePulaski]

They're very eclectic last night. My bucket list is short and sweet; enjoy life, accomplish my goal of becoming a film critic, and living a life I want to be proud of.

And... what the hell? Possibly score.

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Jun 11, 2012 22:21:32 GMT -5 StevePulaski said:

They're very eclectic last night. My bucket list is short and sweet; enjoy life, accomplish my goal of becoming a film critic, and living a life I want to be proud of.

And... what the hell? Possibly score.

Okay, four items, that's awesome, Steve. And I mean that, too. It's a great start and it's better than having nothing.


As for scoring, I really do hope I score by this December. Even if there is no apocalypse, becoming a 40-year-old virgin would be so much worse. In fact, this is propably what my reaction will be once the Mayan date passes and I still hadn't scored:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbxlqGXQeEM&feature=player_detailpage#t=67s

Followed by this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQpbzQ6gzs&feature=player_detailpage#t=35s

Jun 12, 2012 14:20:33 GMT -5 @zender said:

My bucket list... how about stuff I'll NEVER do before I die.

1. Use profanity in my daily teenage vernacular.
2. Think I'm invincible.
3. Expect everything to fall into place magically in front of me.
3. Be able to master the art of counting.

Might you then add watching Cannibal Holocaust to that list? Anyway, now that you've listed the things you will NEVER do, how about the things you would like to do?

[StevePulaski]

Jun 12, 2012 14:20:33 GMT -5 @zender said:

1. Use profanity in my daily teenage vernacular.

Come to think of it, Eduljee, I've never heard you swear. Junior year will be the year.