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Drenner's "250 things to experience before I die"

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Not a unique list, but a good one that I may accomplish. Life is short – enjoy!

1.

ride a roller coaster

2.

go to a football match

3.

own a t-shirt with a bandname on it

4.

Have my first kiss

5.

adopt a cat or dog from an animal shelter

6.

go zorbing

7.

get a massage

8.

Fall in love

9.

volunteer for something

10.

have a movie marathon

11.

do yoga

12.

visit all 7 continents

13.

write a song

14.

eat sushi

15.

Fly First Class

16.

type with 10 fingers

17.

graduate from school

18.

learn to drive

19.

hold a snake

20.

go camping

21.

Swim with dolphins

22.

go on a honeymoon

23.

play a round of golf

24.

Do ten full push-ups

25.

have a library

26.

learn how to cook

27.

get a job

28.

buy a useless electrical appliance

29.

Read a classic

30.

read "to kill a mockingbird"

31.

Go skydiving

32.

go on a cruise

33.

spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back

34.

plant a garden

35.

ride a bike to work

36.

horse ride

37.

Watch 1000 movies

38.

scuba dive

39.

Own a car

40.

win something

41.

sponser a child

42.

eat a pizza in italy

43.

Make my own bread

44.

overcome a fear

45.

bake a cake

46.

have a romantic candlelit dinner at home

47.

Make love.

48.

Write a letter to the editor to a newspaper or magazine about an issue that touches me

49.

fly a kite

50.

be an audience member for a TV show taping

51.

have breakfast in bed

52.

ballroom dance

53.

grow vegetables

54.

Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty.

55.

Dance in the rain

56.

visit the Holy Land

57.

Kiss in the rain

58.

ride in a hot air balloon

59.

write a book

60.

Spend a whole day reading a great novel.

61.

climb a mountain

62.

Write a will

63.

abseil

64.

Walk Down Abbey Road

65.

Complete a highropes course

66.

find a four leaf clover

67.

milk a cow

68.

ride a motorcycle

69.

Float on the Dead Sea

70.

ask to see the menu when ordering pizza by phone

71.

Donate blood

72.

tell someone I love them

73.

karaoke in Japan

74.

Sit on a jury

75.

knit something

76.

go whale watching

77.

Go to an anime convention.

78.

Egg a house

79.

get something off ebay

80.

ride in a blimp

81.

have a picnic

82.

ride an elephant

83.

Go on a roadtrip with no particular destination

84.

Go on a safari

85.

Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge

86.

complete a video game

87.

teach a child to read

88.

ride in a helicopter

89.

go to a drive in theatre

90.

lie in bed all day.

91.

hold a tarantula

92.

Break a Bone

93.

Attend a film premiere

94.

foster or adopt a child

95.

Register as an organ donor

96.

stay in a 5 star hotel

97.

Eat at a 5 star restaurant

98.

make homemade ice cream

99.

bake cookies

100.

read a novel in a foreign language

101.

Read every book in a series that has more than 10 books in it

102.

sleep under the stars

103.

Build a snowman

104.

go into a library and randomly select a book, then borrow it out and read it.

105.

smash something on purpose

106.

find an item of clothing you would never wear out in public, then wear it out in public

107.

run through a busy street in a foreign city wearing pjs

108.

attend or hold a surprise birthday party

109.

make a prank phone call

110.

Host a dinner party

111.

Read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

112.

speak another language fluently

113.

Ride a Camel

114.

learn to play an instrument well

115.

see the pyramids

116.

dye my hair

117.

go to the olympics (either watch or compete)

118.

go ice-skating without falling over

119.

make an origami crane

120.

show up at the airport with a bag & a passport & take the first flight available.

121.

write a love letter

122.

be a vegetarian for a week

123.

share a plate of spaghetti with a loved one like the lady and the tramp

124.

Visit 20 capital cities

125.

Donate old clothes to charity

126.

Go door-to-door to collect money for a charity

127.

see three movies at a cinema in a day

128.

experience a white christmas

129.

join a book club, even if you know you'll only last a week

130.

dye easter eggs

131.

shop in the world largest shopping mall

132.

run barefoot in the snow

133.

make a snow angel

134.

convince someone to join you in creating a concrete angel (dry concrete)

135.

try curling

136.

cover all three bases in a day (yes THOSE bases)

137.

see a musical on Broadway

138.

go see an opera

139.

go into a cd store, randomly select a cd and buy it

140.

Research my family tree

141.

Play DDR

142.

start your own strange holiday (eg. Happy Aluminium Underpants Day)

143.

Swim at 10 different beaches around the world

144.

have a deviantART account and actually have something on it

145.

eat a supersize meal at mcdonalds (yes, I know its gross)

146.

do something spontaneous

147.

have oreos and milk together

148.

complete a first aid course

149.

solve a rubix cube

150.

visit stonehenge

151.

finish a sudoku puzzle

152.

complete a 1000 piece puzzle

153.

read a book in a day

154.

Have a water balloon fight

155.

sing New York, New York in a street in New York (just to yourself is fine)

156.

Watch the Sound of Music

157.

do scrapbooking

158.

own either a "vote for pedro" or a "save ferris" shirt

159.

Be in a food fight

160.

have a garage/yard sale

161.

sleep in a caravan

162.

Try caviar

163.

eat at an american diner

164.

play a game of monopoly and win

165.

Go skiing

166.

go rock climbing

167.

Sing in the rain

168.

do something illegal

169.

have to spend a night in hospital

170.

have a 100+ item collection of something (eg stamps, rocks, CDs)

171.

reuse wrapping paper at least once

172.

give someone a birthday card with an age number that is at least ten years out (Eg, they're 30, give them a card saying 40)

173.

drive a car on a racing track

174.

Hold/attend a fancy dress party

175.

get drunk once

176.

bake something for a bake sale

177.

Go on a scavenger hunt

178.

witness a solar eclipse

179.

watch a hayao miyazaki film

180.

Roll on your side down a grassy bank

181.

receive/send a postcrossing postcard

182.

use bookcrossing

183.

organise/take part in an easter egg hunt

184.

Have a slumber party

185.

own a piece of gym equipment

186.

sing in the shower

187.

start a mexican wave at a major sporting event

188.

go to a concert of someone you dont like, and throw something at them

189.

visit a museum

190.

visit an art gallery

191.

have your photo taken at a famous monument

192.

Read The Lord of The Rings

196.

Read every harry potter book

197.

compete in either a walkathon or marathon

198.

get completely soaked in the rain

199.

run a mile

200.

complete any course other than first aid

201.

leave a HUGE tip to a waitress or waiter

202.

make a list of the top 5 people who have positively influenced you and write them all letters

203.

drive the alaska canadian highway

204.

do a strip tease/lap dance

205.

call in sick - when you're not

206.

track down/look up an old friend

207.

catch a snowflake on my tongue

208.

make an infant laugh/smile

209.

swim in each of the seven seas

210.

Take a mud bath

221.

take a bubble bath and blow the bubbles off your hand all over the place

222.

bathe a baby/child

223.

have a bath with at least 3 bath bombs at once

224.

join a gym

225.

meditate

226.

Tell the next Jehovahs witness to come to your door about a great spaghetti monster

227.

build something out of wood

228.

recite the alphabet backwards

229.

visit a 3rd world country

230.

catch the bouquet (even if you are a guy)

231.

make my own sushi

232.

have watched at least three monty python movies

233.

have my palm read

234.

have someone else clean your place

235.

witness a birth

236.

pull off an april fools prank

237.

play scrabble... and win.

238.

ride a gondola in Venice

239.

Roast marshmallows

240.

make paper dolls

241.

Send or receive a secret valentine

242.

swim in the rain at night

243.

line dance

244.

inspire someone

245.

start a trend

246.

go to a prom/formal

247.

cosplay at an anime/star wars etc convention

248.

camp in your backyard or anywhere..by yourself

249.

own a copy of the ONE ring to rule them all

250.

pole dance

251.

play strip poker

252.

try vodka

253.

slow dance

254.

majorly disrupt a public library (use trumpet, mobile phone etc)

255.

Win a trophy

256.

Find my hidden talent

257.

surf/boogie board

258.

watch lost

259.

See Ayers Rock

260.

cry in the rain

261.

touch a stingray (they're furry)

262.

catch a fish longer than your forearm

263.

visit the Taj Mahal

264.

learn about a religion other than your own

265.

attempt to order a pizza at mcdonalds

266.

play the lottery

267.

see an egyptian mummy in a museum

268.

to be boss

269.

Read the book "Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code"

270.

see a falling star/comet

271.

learn how to ride a skateboard

272.

sell something on ebay

273.

try ten different cheeses

274.

mow a lawn

275.

try prawns

276.

rollerblade

277.

have a room with a view

278.

brew my own beer

279.

send someone a dozen red roses with an anonymous love letter

280.

write a letter to Santa

281.

Get a promotion

282.

karaoke to the spice girls

283.

spend christmas on a beach in the southern hemisphere

284.

take a photograph you can proudly hang on the wall

285.

drive a porsche

286.

learn how to write your name in japanese

287.

Kiss on top of the Eiffel Tower

288.

build a house of cards

289.

re-create a scene from a movie with food

290.

play a game of tennis

291.

swing on a swing

292.

slide down a slide

293.

play marbles

294.

read a manga

295.

walk along a beach and hunt for sea shells

296.

read a marvel comic book

297.

have my picture in the newspaper

298.

ride in a limo

299.

read 10 parodies

300.

make a great pizza from scratch

301.

make lemonade

302.

leave a letter in a library book for someone to find

303.

drink hot chocolate

304.

Play spin the bottle

305.

build a sandcastle

306.

own a michael jackson CD

307.

Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"

308.

write a poem

309.

grow a herb garden

310.

have a meaningful conversation with a stranger

311.

sit at a bus stop one day and tell your life story just like forest gump

312.

keep a journal for at least a month

313.

Meet someone face-to-face from 43things

314.

try hanggliding

315.

own a gaming console

316.

Give a homeless person a meal

317.

give a homeless person a christmas gift

318.

live for at least a week in a caravan

319.

visit ten of the big things around the world (eg Big banana, big pineapple etc)

320.

lean against the leaning tower of pisa

321.

Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef

322.

See a musical

323.

hold a koala bear

324.

go fishing

325.

Play cricket on or near the beach

326.

shoot a basketball from the three point line and get it in

327.

celebrate christmas at least ONCE

328.

complete 1000 goals on 43things that were originally on your goal list

329.

change a diaper

330.

complete any listsofbests list other than this one with more than 100 things on it...one I didn't create