so i was doing some general surfing around the other day, and stumbled upon someone who had begun commenting and following my blog. amongst her bloggings, i found an interesting list entitled “30 Before 30”. this reminded me in a way of The Bucket List, except possibly more awesome.
now, i’ve already done some pretty interesting things in my life:
1. been in the US Army for roughly 6 1/2 years (still have about 2 1/2 years left on my contract) and during that time went to both Iraq and Afghanistan
2. i’ve been to both the east and the west coasts of the US
3. multiple times i have done surprisingly good deeds for total strangers (found a purse in a parking lot, found someone’s social security cards, helped stop a woman from being beaten by a dude)
4. been on national tv for a karaoke contest
5. held a few fundraisers for various causes
6. found the love of my life
but there are so many completely awesome things i have yet to do, and reading parts of her list made me start to think, that i too should have a list. i’ll be 28 this year, so in a way, i’m running out of time, but i won’t let that deter me!
so as this will be a work in progress, i will do my best to create my own personal list of awesome. MY “30 Before 30”. also, with this list, i will break it down video game-style with a list of primary objectives and secondary objectives.
so without further ado (or adon’t), here we go:
30 BEFORE 30
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
1. visit the grand canyon
2. get a pool
3. get down to under 150lbs (and keep it off for at least a year!) (i was at 167 earlier this year, and have lost almost 10lbs already!!)
4. crash a wedding
5. go hunting
6. get one of my songs played on the radio (and not as a bumper track (yes, i’ve had a song played on a bumper track for Mike FM in Fort Wayne, IN))
7. finish writing one of my books
8. read at least 8 more books
9. get a hot tub
10. grow and eat veggies from my own garden
11. go on a hot-air balloon ride
12. visit at least half of the 50 US States (and get a shot glass from each one!)
13. visit (and blog about) at least 25 famous (or semi-famous) US historical landmarks
14. visit (and blog about) at least 10 museums
15. have a major impact on someone’s life (although my gf says i’ve already done this)
16. visit (and blog about) at least 10 ghost towns
17. visit (and blog about) at least 5 haunted houses
18. ride a bull (or 5 mechanical bulls!)
19. open a restaurant/bar
20. go to a NFL game (preferrably if the Indianapolis Colts or Greenbay Packers are playing)
21. try out (and hopefully get drafted) for the Amarillo Venom (hey, minor league dreams!)
22. perform a stand-up comedy routine at an open-mic night
23. interview someone famous
24. create a work of art, and have it displayed somewhere
25. get a bachelor’s degree (or two associate degrees)
26. do at least 50 hrs of community service (not because of a law violation!)
27. blazin’ challenge (my buddy john says i’m a punk, and need to do the wings & things challenge)
28. be in a theatre production of *something*
29. run a marathon
30. visit the top of a mountain (at least 3,000 ft elevation)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES
1. help an old lady across the street
2. visit the Palo Duro Canyon (the second largest canyon in the US)
3. go skiing
4. go white-water rafting
5. vist the plasma center at least 10 more times (hey, everybody wins!)