Noooooooo…They Be Stealin Mai Bukket!
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 in Life List
Due to how large my bucket list has gotten (and eventually it’ll be even bigger) I thought it would be useful to break it down some, so that I can focus on items I’d like to cross off in the near future.
Some items have already been scheduled for over this summer, and some I just plan to do at the first opportunity, with no set date in mind. I’ve decided that I want to cross (at least) 50 things off my list before 2009. Fortunately, now that I have them all organised, it doesn’t seem totally impossible.
This is really for my own benefit more than anything else, so that I can remember specific things I wanted to get done before the year is over, and not have to re-read my entire list to find them.
Speaking of the list, I’m looking for someone to eat at the revolving restaurant with in Calgary. I’ll be back in town from July 23 – 26th, so if any of my pals are reading this and would like to go for lunch/dinner there with me, get in touch 
I’ve made a few improvements over at Teh Official List, such as adding links from crossed-off items, to the posts where I write about accomplishing them. There are a few which you will notice do not have links, due to the fact that I never blogged about them (like our trip to Ottawa, which accomplished a handful of list items).
Hopefully some of you enjoy this particular aspect of the blog. I know I have, and I’ve gotten some really great feedback on the life list thing, and inspired a few people to write their own it seems.
June
249. Attend part of Pride Festival in Toronto
256. Play in public at a Kink party
306. Take Mz. F out for a wild night of drinking, partying, and risque adventures
July
25. Touch a giraffe
283. See the World’s Largest Penguin
293. Take a photo of Chicago from the Skydeck of the Sears Tower
298. Visit Kalamazoo
369. Taste ostrich meat
377. Take a pee in the robot potty in Calgary
381. Eat a cupcake from Crave
422. Eat Chicago deep dish pizza in Chicago
428. Get a photo by the Cloud Gate/Giant Bean
449. Ride on the back of a motorcycle through the country
August
66. Skinny dip in the dark
278. Have hot wax poured on my naked body
291. Experience knife play
Between Now And December
1. Stop biting my nails
3. Hold a spider (of the non-poisonous variety)
50. Eat fried green tomatoes
66. Skinny dip in the dark
87. Buy fresh produce at a farmers market
106. Buy a bicycle
167. Sleep under the stars
176. Have poutine in Montreal
183. See James Blunt in concert
189. Learn to play chess
216. Have sex in the rain
222. See the Blue Man Group perform live
250. See the Chinese Lantern Festival in Toronto
255. Visit the BioDome in Montreal
259. Receive a bouquet of Shasta Daisies
288. Participate in a Pagan celebration/ritual
316. Go to a Hamilton Tiger-Cats game in Hamilton
361. Read Different Loving by William Brame & Gloria Brame
365. Experience cupping
402. Make Vietnamese coffee
405. Have a smoked meat sandwich in Montreal
419. Try fire play
435. Drink sake
450. Smoke a cigar
452. Have a Tubby Dog
453. Have buffalo chicken wings at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, where they were invented
465. Learn to preform fire play
474. Take a guided tour of Toronto
476. Go to St. Jacob’s Farmers Market
477. Visit the Elora Gorge
479. Vote in an election
481. Make pumpkin pie from scratch
490. Learn to play Sudoku
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Hey I’ll joinfor that poutine and check out foufounes with you
Believe or not, I have never gone to Foufounes! Passed by it and wanted to go but never went in, hubby went for my bro’s bachelor pty lol, they were dressed in suits and ppl thought they were with the band LOL.
I realised I have not done alot in my own city… trying to explore it more but alas, no gf’s around to go with
They all up north *sigh*
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Shasta
reply on June 24th, 2008 10:24 am:
You’re on! Jack and I are going to be in Montreal for Grey Cup weekend
It would be lovely to meet you and hang out while we are there.
I also wanna check out the BioDome while we are in town, and have a proper smoked meat sandwich, LOL
Let me know if that weekend works out for you
November 23rd is the Sunday and I think we will be there from Friday until Monday or so, but I’ll get back to you once I know for sure!
XO
Shasta
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Esined
reply on June 24th, 2008 12:43 pm:
Omg that would be soo cool ^^
I have always dreamed of meeting you in person! I admire both you and Jack alot and related to both of you on alot of things I read in here.
I am actually trying to find the best place to get a poutine LOL PLUS I live next to the biodome. We haven’t gone yet, but are planning to this summer on one of those rainy weekends.
I will definetly free up that weekend for you two ^^
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June 24th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
I would be happy to help you cross a few more off your bucket list when you come out to Vancouver. Why don’t you plan to come around the time of a huge rock concert? Vancouver is well known for some of the biggest names and GM place is a great place to go to a concert. I really enjoy going and would love to experience that with my best friend! We can also maybe cross a few others off the list too…heck I would even try eating a bug too! I did eat a few things at Banu’s that I wouldn’t if you were not there. LOL!
I’d be very happy to experience that one with you too.
Skinny dipping in the dark…well there is a famous place in vancouver that is great for doing that.
You helped me cross several off my list when I came to Toronto, I’d be just as happy to help you cross a few others off yours when you come out here.
XOXO
luv padme
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June 25th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
For #200 in August – I recommend bug spray and lots of it and/or mosquito netting. Take it from one who has severe mosquito bite allergies and recently got Lyme disease from a fucking tick bite.
Aside from that, this list really inspires me, but I find I lack money, time, and patience to come up with the list AND cross things off of it. It’s possible that I work too much as well. I barely got 50 on my 100 things to do before I die. How on earth do you manage to do all this?
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June 26th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
well that is a vey interesting list, and you will be in town 3 days after the salsa festival i guess i have to remeber to book atleast one of those days off this time :”> i’m bad at that. but i think i shall remeber this time hehe, and thats quite the list of things to do i think #66 should be on everyones list, and i know you just thought “you would” lol :p
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