Up In Flames

I FUCKING LOVE to make lists. About anything and everything.

So here is a list of all the things I want to accomplish before I lose my goddamn mind (which could be any moment now). Let's call this my Up In Flames list. Because I'm fairly certain that when I go, it'll be in a fiery blaze of glory. 

I'll be updating this list on a completely irregular basis, so feel free to obsessively check back on my lack of progress. 

1. take dance lessons
2. read The Lord of the Rings trilogy
3. ride in a hot air balloon
4. climb a rock wall (this one might happen in 2013)
5. inspire a song (but not a sucky one)
6. dance in the rain
7. get a drink named after me
8. pole dance (no, not the naked kind)
9. pet a penguin
10. try to surf
11. try to skateboard
12. dye my hair blue or purple 
13. dye my hair burgundy 
14. make a perfect iced caramel macchiato
15. smile at a stranger and get a smile back
16. do something that makes a stranger laugh
17. ride a mechanical bull
18. receive a Giving Key
19. give away a Giving Key
20. take someone to their first concert
21. invent a drink people actually want 
22. visit Africa
23. literally laugh until I cry
24. cry until I laugh
25. go white water rafting
26. kiss in the rain
27. watch the sunrise from a beach
28. star gaze from the middle of nowhere on a clear night
29. pay off my student loan debt
30. pay off my old medical debt (will happen in 2013!)
31. buy a house
32. get a puppy
33. Bonnaroo
34. Bumbershoot
35. Lollapalooza
36. Voodoo Fest
37. Coachella 
38. Austin City Limits
39. sex on the beach (the act, not the drink)
40. sleep outside under the stars
41. run a 5k
42. run a 5k in less than 30 minutes
43. fall in love
44. get married
45. visit all 50 states (13 to go)
46. get postcards from all 50 states (missing NH, RI, WV)
47. take a nephew camping
48. teach a nephew something amazing
49. travel to Italy
50. travel to Australia or New Zealand
51. travel to South America
52. write something worth publishing
53. witness the Aurora Borealis
54. Burning Man (maybe, I don't know, we'll see)
55. run/jog/crawl a half marathon or Hussle up the Hancock
56. Build a doll house (halfway built!)
57. swim with dolphins
58. attend a first tour concert
59. dance on stage at a concert
60. pay it forward
61. witness a random act of kindness by a stranger
62. attend a black tie event
63. go on a haunted pub crawl
64. have a real live Christmas tree one year
65. walk 60 miles in 3 days for breast cancer!
66. walk 60 miles in 3 days for the fourth time!
67. do something kind for someone who can't repay it back
68. stand up for something I believe in (ie protest or sit in)
69. attend a march for a cause I believe in
70. ride an elephant 
71. ride a camel
72. have a skating rink party
73. go on a nature adventure (via WWF, NWF, Sierra Club, etc)
74. see a Banksy in real life
75. have a Mardi Gras party
76. attend Mardi Gras in NOLA
77. take horseback riding lessons
78. vacation on a working ranch
79. plant a tree for Earth Day
80. plant a tree for Arbor Day
81. take belly dancing classes
82. practice until I'm good at belly dancing
83. see Halley's Comet (seen 1986)
84. learn how to crochet
85. hike a mountain
86. hike a mountain without complaining
87. nature hike in one of the national parks
88. build a beautiful garden
89. keep the garden alive for more than one season
90. shoot a bow and arrow
91. practice archery until I'm good at it
92. learn how to make my own candles
93. live in a foreign country (Leiden, Netherlands)
94. speak a foreign language (Dutch)
95. speak a foreign language fluently
96. renew my passport (I've printed the paperwork)
97. buy my own rollerskates
98. practice until I'm good at rollerskating
99. see a Michael Parkes in person
100. own a Michael Parkes 
101. buy a book written by a friend 
102. have a personal story featured in a book (written, not yet published)
103. visit RCA Studio B
104. visit Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame
105. visit Country Music Hall of Fame
106. visit Third Man Records, studio and store
107. be in a studio during a recording session
108. visit Marie Laveau's tomb
109. visit Jean Paul Sartre's grave
110. read The Last Madam
111. attend the live taping of a show
112. ride in a biplane
113. visit Niagara Falls
114. visit the Grand Canyon (and hike it)
115. road trip Route 66
116. meet at least three of my internet friends in person this year (2 done!)
117. have an Alice in Wonderland themed party
118. hike a 5+ mile trail
119. hike a 10+ mile trail
120. hike a 15+ mile trail
121. Baconfest
122. Vegas
123. attend a Tweetup
124. celebrate Record Store Day
125. celebrate Record Store Day at Third Man Records
126. celebrate World Book Night as a book giver
127. complete a 30 day drawing challenge
128. ride in a race car (I wanna go fast!)
129. buy a balloon from a street vendor on a whim
130. capture a perfect moment on film
131. gondola ride
132. visit a wax museum (even though they freak me out)
133. attend Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo C2E2
134. attend a comic convention in cosplay
135. attend Comic Con with LucidLotus
136. have a Doctor Who themed party
137. meet Brendon Boyd Urie AND GET A HUG
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This list is ever expanding. What else? Inspire me!