The Strawberry Knork - In the weeds/This is the way we do

"Everything had become simple again, quite simple, the complexity gone into nowhere."

~Women in Love

101 Things to do before I die

(slightly organised, but still not in order of importance)
The * indicates the number has been changed in whole or in part from the original

  1. See the Winchester Mystery House
  2. *Go back to France October 2005
  3. Live in England Fall 2005
  4. *Visit the Mystery Spot
  5. *Go back to elementary school
  6. *Check out Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island
  7. Attend a bonfire October 23, 2003
  8. Attend service at a synogogue
  9. Attend a concert Summer 2006: Scissor Sisters, Belle and Sebastian, Martha Wainwright, The Hold Steady; 22 April 2008: Death Cab for Cutie
  10. Attend the taping of a TV show
  11. Attend the Cannes film festival
  12. *Host/attend a cocktail party
  13. Throw a successful surprise party April 5, 2003
  14. *Throw a tea party September 17, 2005
  15. Have a picnic March 23, 2004 & May 14, 2004
  16. See the Northern Lights
  17. *Road-trip or (because I get insanely carsick) plane-trip May 27-30, 2005, October 20-30, 2006
  18. Go horseback riding
  19. *And then do it English (sidesaddle) style
  20. Go backpacking/camping Summer 2004
  21. *Go on a three mile hike/run
  22. Go on a date to a drive-in movie
  23. Send a message in a bottle
  24. Make a scrapbook Summer 2004
  25. *Fly a plane/drive something other than a car 6 March 2007
  26. Ski/Snowboard
  27. Eat at a rotating restaurant
  28. Buy something off of e-bay April 22, 2005
  29. Drink coffee on a sidewalk cafeAugust 13, 2004
  30. *Have a drink in a bar/pub
  31. Put together a 1000 piece puzzle
  32. Build a snowman and make snow angels February 20, 2005
  33. Have a tree house
  34. Ride a cable carAugust 13, 2004
  35. Fill my charm bracelet
  36. *Take a photograph I can proudly hang on the wall
  37. Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef
  38. Fly first class
  39. Go 48 hours without sleep
  40. Spelunk
  41. Ride every ride at Great America April 18, 2003
  42. *Be insanely legal (pt.1): get pierced legally April 10, 2005
  43. *Be insanely legal (pt.2): drink legally
  44. Go on a cruise
  45. Paint a painting I'm proud of
  46. Pull an all-nighter Allllll the last 2 weeks of junior year
  47. Work as a waitress/telemarketer November 3, 2004
  48. Sleep under the stars June 2004
  49. Go parasailing
  50. Help someone else cross something off their "Things to do before I die" list April 5, 2003
  51. Volunteer
  52. Ask someone out on a date
  53. Go wine tasting in Napa Valley
  54. Go sailing
  55. Make boxed brownies well
  56. Go to one of those paint-your-own-pottery places January 4, 2005
  57. Get a manicure/pedicure May 1, 2003
  58. Get the perfect matching coat, gloves, hat and scarf
  59. Try colored contacts March 22, 2004
  60. Go rock climbing
  61. Ride in a hot air balloon
  62. Ride a motorcycle Novemberish 2005
  63. Wear stiletto heels April 29, 2003
  64. Watch/Play polo
  65. Walk (or sit) on the beach at sunset
  66. Swim in the ocean at sunrise May 25, 2004
  67. Surf
  68. Experince a white Christmas
  69. *Graduate from college
  70. *Go skinnydipping
  71. *Scuba dive
  72. *Ride in a gondola in Venice
  73. *See a Broadway musical
  74. Dye my hair the perfect shade of blue/purple
  75. *Own my very own very awesome digital camera
  76. *Play raquetball April 17, 2005
  77. *Take a picture atop Twin Peaks with someone I love dearly
  78. *Drive the 49-mile-scenic-route through San Francisco, Chinatown and all
  79. *Ride in a horse-drawn carriage
  80. *At a bar called O'Malley's, plan our escape
  81. *Drive on the other side of the road
  82. *Ride on a bicycle built for two
  83. *Milk a cow 19 April 2008 (Picnic Day)
  84. *Get a massage
  85. *See a meteor shower (make a wish!)
  86. Learn to juggle
  87. *Learn a second language well enough to get by
  88. Figure out how to play poker
  89. Learn to drive a standard transmission
  90. Learn how to read sheet music
  91. Learn to knit August 19, 2003
  92. Learn to ice skate/rollerblade/skateboard
  93. Learn to whistle
  94. Learn how to identify all the constellations
  95. Learn how to make the best chocolate chip cookies
  96. Remember which one is the oil, brake, and transmission fluid, and actually check it
  97. *Stop biting my nails
  98. *Find one moment that validates my four years of Latin
  99. *Be asked out on a first date and accept
  100. Fall in love
  101. Say "I do"
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