I've never watched the movie, but at this point, the concept of a bucket list is a pop culture phenomenon. There are so many things I want to do with my life that I felt like I should chronicle them somewhere concrete. I hope I can keep adding to this list; I believe the constant pursuit of something else is the only way to remain happy. So, here is my current list of pursuits. If I feel inspired I may have some side notes about more surprising or less common bucket list items.
1. Go to medical school.
2. Practice medicine in countries where English isn't the primary language.
3. Use Spanish and Arabic doing my job.
4. Go to a Bruce Springsteen concert
5. Go to Coachella.
6. Go to a less mainstream music festival and camp out there
7. See the Grand Canyon
8. Go to Yosemite and photograph it
9. Learn how to ski
10. Learn how to ice skate
11. Teach someone a foreign language
12. Get better at Creole
13. Own my own house
14. Go on an amazing Western road trip
15. Tour Rome, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Florence, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin and Athens
16. Get my writing published in a real magazine (Medical Journal or Literary Magazine)
17. Live in California
18. Live in Seattle
19. Learn how to make mixed drinks (aka become a cocktail maven)
20. Learn sign language
21. Learn how to program websites
22. Give blood
23. Visit Vancouver
24. Go to a professional hockey game
25. Watch a Cubs game on Wrigley Field
26. Get through War and Peace
27. Buy a really nice camera
28. Vote for president
29. Meet either Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert
30. Understand Physics
31. Go to Cambodia
32. Go to Alexandria
33. Go to the Sahara
34. Live somewhere unexpected
35. Join a club crew team one summer
36. Own all the classic Disney movies on DVD
37. Unplug from all my technology for a whole month
38. Write good poetry
39. Learn how to be genuinely happy with few material possessions
40. Live for a log cabin for an extended time
41. Own old copies of all my favorite books
42. Get my Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling
43. Read Tolkein's lesser known works
44. Hike the Inca Trail
45. Learn the art of falconry
46. Learn how to scuba dive
47. Meet someone on death row
48. Meet a serial killer
49. Take someone around NYC who has never been there before
50. Write a love letter
51. Learn how to drive
52. Own a motorcycle (secretly because my mom would panic and die if she knew)
53. Date someone who owns a motorcycle
54. Sneak into a concert/movie without paying for tickets
55. Memorize the night sky at various times of year
56. Watch the ball drop one New Year
57. Meet the Dalai Lama
58. Master the art of meditation
59. Become obsessed with Pilates
60. Throw one of my friends a totally scandalous and sketchy bachelorette party
61. Use the term soulmate in referring to someone, and actually mean it
62. Go on a ridiculous dieting fad like a juice fast and survive it
63. Canoe the Boundary Waters
64. Go to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
65. Make friends with a Brooklyn hippie
66. Learn how to be tolerant of Vegans
67. Run a successful blog about social issues
68. (quite superficially) Learn how to make perfect Latte foam
69. Come to terms with my natural hair 100% of the time
70. Throw someone close to me a baby shower
71. Be the Maid of Honor at someone's wedding
72. Sustain a friendship with someone solely through snail mail
73. Get a dream internship
74. Teach someone how to read (adult or child)
75. Have a real conversation with a homeless person
76. Successfully start a fire without a lighter
77. Show a little girl how to braid
78. Learn how to play pool
79. Visit and photograph Alaska before it melts
80. Have a one night stand and don't feel guilty about it
81. Live the song "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
82. See Ray Manzarek in person before he dies
83. Go to Jim Morrison's grave and write him a message
84. Live in the British country side
85. Say "I love you" first
86. See a Portuguese Man O' War in real life
87. See a forest fire
88. Live through a hurricane. Tropical Storms are not legit.
89. Learn how to walk in heels well enough to wear them every day
90. Learn how to cook more than four different meals
91. Learn how to make bread (from scratch)
92. Meet a porn star in real life (woman) have a conversation with her
93. Read a science textbook cover to cover
94. Give up high fructose syrup for at least three months
95. Learn how to function without making lists for everything (irony)
96. Get rid of one of my addictions (not coffee)
97. Wear ONLY white t-shirt and jeans for about two months. Fight the urge to dress more high maintenance.
98. Don't wear makeup for a year. Eyeliner and Mascara count as makeup.
99. Get a bar tending license
100. Practice medicine in St. Lucia
1. Go to medical school.
2. Practice medicine in countries where English isn't the primary language.
3. Use Spanish and Arabic doing my job.
4. Go to a Bruce Springsteen concert
5. Go to Coachella.
6. Go to a less mainstream music festival and camp out there
7. See the Grand Canyon
8. Go to Yosemite and photograph it
9. Learn how to ski
10. Learn how to ice skate
11. Teach someone a foreign language
12. Get better at Creole
13. Own my own house
14. Go on an amazing Western road trip
15. Tour Rome, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Florence, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin and Athens
16. Get my writing published in a real magazine (Medical Journal or Literary Magazine)
17. Live in California
18. Live in Seattle
19. Learn how to make mixed drinks (aka become a cocktail maven)
20. Learn sign language
21. Learn how to program websites
22. Give blood
23. Visit Vancouver
24. Go to a professional hockey game
25. Watch a Cubs game on Wrigley Field
26. Get through War and Peace
27. Buy a really nice camera
28. Vote for president
29. Meet either Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert
30. Understand Physics
31. Go to Cambodia
32. Go to Alexandria
33. Go to the Sahara
34. Live somewhere unexpected
35. Join a club crew team one summer
36. Own all the classic Disney movies on DVD
37. Unplug from all my technology for a whole month
38. Write good poetry
39. Learn how to be genuinely happy with few material possessions
40. Live for a log cabin for an extended time
41. Own old copies of all my favorite books
42. Get my Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling
43. Read Tolkein's lesser known works
44. Hike the Inca Trail
45. Learn the art of falconry
46. Learn how to scuba dive
47. Meet someone on death row
48. Meet a serial killer
49. Take someone around NYC who has never been there before
50. Write a love letter
51. Learn how to drive
52. Own a motorcycle (secretly because my mom would panic and die if she knew)
53. Date someone who owns a motorcycle
54. Sneak into a concert/movie without paying for tickets
55. Memorize the night sky at various times of year
56. Watch the ball drop one New Year
57. Meet the Dalai Lama
58. Master the art of meditation
59. Become obsessed with Pilates
60. Throw one of my friends a totally scandalous and sketchy bachelorette party
61. Use the term soulmate in referring to someone, and actually mean it
62. Go on a ridiculous dieting fad like a juice fast and survive it
63. Canoe the Boundary Waters
64. Go to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
65. Make friends with a Brooklyn hippie
66. Learn how to be tolerant of Vegans
67. Run a successful blog about social issues
68. (quite superficially) Learn how to make perfect Latte foam
69. Come to terms with my natural hair 100% of the time
70. Throw someone close to me a baby shower
71. Be the Maid of Honor at someone's wedding
72. Sustain a friendship with someone solely through snail mail
73. Get a dream internship
74. Teach someone how to read (adult or child)
75. Have a real conversation with a homeless person
76. Successfully start a fire without a lighter
77. Show a little girl how to braid
78. Learn how to play pool
79. Visit and photograph Alaska before it melts
80. Have a one night stand and don't feel guilty about it
81. Live the song "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
82. See Ray Manzarek in person before he dies
83. Go to Jim Morrison's grave and write him a message
84. Live in the British country side
85. Say "I love you" first
86. See a Portuguese Man O' War in real life
87. See a forest fire
88. Live through a hurricane. Tropical Storms are not legit.
89. Learn how to walk in heels well enough to wear them every day
90. Learn how to cook more than four different meals
91. Learn how to make bread (from scratch)
92. Meet a porn star in real life (woman) have a conversation with her
93. Read a science textbook cover to cover
94. Give up high fructose syrup for at least three months
95. Learn how to function without making lists for everything (irony)
96. Get rid of one of my addictions (not coffee)
97. Wear ONLY white t-shirt and jeans for about two months. Fight the urge to dress more high maintenance.
98. Don't wear makeup for a year. Eyeliner and Mascara count as makeup.
99. Get a bar tending license
100. Practice medicine in St. Lucia
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