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hovenkka's "500 things to do before you die"

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This is from Katrina’s original list of things everyone should do, edited by me.

  1. 1.
    see the northern lights

  2. 2.
    get married

  3. 3.
    Send a message in a bottle

  4. 4.
    go to a rock concert

  5. 5.
    Read 1,000 books

  6. 6.
    ride a roller coaster

  7. 7.
    go to a football match

  8. 8.
  9. 9.
    Have my first kiss

  11. 11.
    go zorbing

  12. 12.
    get a massage

  13. 13.
    Fall in love

  14. 14.
    volunteer for something

  15. 15.
    have a movie marathon

  16. 16.
    do yoga

  17. 17.
    visit all 7 continents

  18. 18.
    write a song

  19. 19.
    eat sushi

  20. 20.
    Fly First Class

  21. 21.
    type with 10 fingers

  22. 22.
    graduate from school

  23. 23.
    learn to drive

  24. 24.
    hold a snake

  25. 25.
    go camping

  26. 26.
    Swim with dolphins

  27. 27.
    go on a honeymoon

  28. 28.
    play a round of golf

  29. 29.
    Do ten full push-ups

  30. 30.
    have a library

  31. 31.
    learn how to cook

  32. 32.
    get a job

  33. 33.
    Read a classic

  34. 34.
    read "to kill a mockingbird"

  35. 35.
    buy a home

  37. 37.
    plant a garden

  38. 38.
    ride a bike to work

  39. 39.
    horse ride

  40. 40.
    Watch 1000 movies

  41. 41.
    scuba dive

  42. 42.
    Own a car

  43. 43.
    meet someone famous

  44. 44.
    Donate to charity

  45. 45.
    win something

  46. 46.
    eat a pizza in italy

  47. 47.
    visit europe

  48. 48.
    Make my own bread

  49. 49.
    overcome a fear

  50. 50.
    bake a cake

  51. 51.
    visit a zoo

  53. 53.
    Make love.

  55. 55.
    go skinny dipping

  56. 56.
    fly a kite

  58. 58.
    have breakfast in bed

  59. 59.
    ballroom dance

  60. 60.
    grow vegetables

  61. 61.
  62. 62.
    Dance in the rain

  63. 63.
    Kiss in the rain

  64. 64.
    ride in a hot air balloon

  65. 65.
    write a book

  67. 67.
    climb a mountain

  68. 68.
    Write a will

  69. 69.
    Walk Down Abbey Road

  70. 70.
    Complete a highropes course

  71. 71.
    find a four leaf clover

  72. 72.
    milk a cow

  73. 73.
    ride a motorcycle

  75. 75.
    Donate blood

  76. 76.
    tell someone I love them

  77. 77.
    Sit on a jury

  78. 78.
    knit something

  79. 79.
    go whale watching

  80. 80.
    get something off ebay

  81. 81.
    ride in a blimp

  82. 82.
    have a picnic

  83. 83.
    ride an elephant

  85. 85.
    Go on a safari

  86. 86.
    Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge

  87. 87.
    complete a video game

  88. 88.
    teach a child to read

  89. 89.
    ride in a helicopter

  90. 90.
    go to a drive in theatre

  91. 91.
    lie in bed all day.

  92. 92.
    hold a tarantula

  93. 93.
    Break a Bone

  94. 94.
    Attend a film premiere

  95. 95.
    foster or adopt a child

  96. 96.
    Register as an organ donor

  97. 97.
    stay in a 5 star hotel

  98. 98.
    Eat at a 5 star restaurant

  99. 99.
    make homemade ice cream

  100. 100.
    bake cookies

  101. 101.
  103. 103.
    sleep under the stars

  104. 104.
    Build a snowman

  106. 106.
    smash something on purpose

  109. 109.
  110. 110.
    make a prank phone call

  111. 111.
    Host a dinner party

  113. 113.
    speak another language fluently

  114. 114.
    Ride a Camel

  115. 115.
    learn to play an instrument well

  116. 116.
    see the pyramids

  117. 117.
    dye my hair

  119. 119.
  120. 120.
    make an origami crane

  122. 122.
    write a love letter

  123. 123.
    be a vegetarian for a week

  125. 125.
    Visit 20 capital cities

  126. 126.
    Donate old clothes to charity

  128. 128.
  129. 129.
    experience a white christmas

  131. 131.
    dye easter eggs

  132. 132.
  133. 133.
    run barefoot in the snow

  134. 134.
    make a snow angel

  136. 136.
    try curling

  138. 138.
    see a musical on Broadway

  139. 139.
    go see an opera

  141. 141.
    Research my family tree

  142. 142.
    Play DDR

  147. 147.
    do something spontaneous

  148. 148.
    have oreos and milk together

  149. 149.
    complete a first aid course

  150. 150.
    solve a rubix cube

  151. 151.
    visit stonehenge

  152. 152.
    finish a sudoku puzzle

  153. 153.
    complete a 1000 piece puzzle

  154. 154.
    read a book in a day

  155. 155.
    Have a water balloon fight

  157. 157.
    Watch the Sound of Music

  158. 158.
    do scrapbooking

  160. 160.
    Be in a food fight

  161. 161.
    have a garage/yard sale

  162. 162.
    sleep in a caravan

  163. 163.
    Try caviar

  164. 164.
    eat at an american diner

  165. 165.
    play a game of monopoly and win

  166. 166.
    Go skiing

  167. 167.
    go rock climbing

  168. 168.
    Sing in the rain

  169. 169.
    do something illegal

  170. 170.
    have to spend a night in hospital

  172. 172.
  174. 174.
    drive a car on a racing track

  175. 175.
    Hold/attend a fancy dress party

  176. 176.
    get drunk once

  177. 177.
    bake something for a bake sale

  178. 178.
    Go on a scavenger hunt

  179. 179.
    witness a solar eclipse

  180. 180.
    watch a hayao miyazaki film

  181. 181.
  182. 182.
  183. 183.
    use bookcrossing

  184. 184.
  185. 187.
    Have a slumber party

  186. 188.
    own a piece of gym equipment

  187. 189.
    sing in the shower

  190. 192.
    visit a museum

  191. 193.
    visit an art gallery

  193. 195.
    Read The Lord of The Rings

  194. 196.
    Read every harry potter book

  196. 198.
    get completely soaked in the rain

  197. 199.
    run a mile

  198. 200.
  199. 201.
  201. 203.
    drive the alaska canadian highway

  202. 204.
    do a strip tease/lap dance

  203. 205.
    call in sick - when you're not

  204. 206.
    track down/look up an old friend

  205. 207.
    catch a snowflake on my tongue

  206. 208.
    make an infant laugh/smile

  207. 209.
    swim in each of the seven seas

  208. 210.
    Take a mud bath

  210. 212.
    bathe a baby/child

  212. 214.
    join a gym

  213. 215.
    meditate

  215. 217.
    build something out of wood

  216. 228.
    recite the alphabet backwards

  217. 229.
    visit a 3rd world country

  219. 231.
    make my own sushi

  221. 233.
    have my palm read

  222. 234.
  223. 235.
    witness a birth

  224. 236.
    pull off an april fools prank

  225. 237.
    play scrabble... and win.

  226. 238.
    ride a gondola in Venice

  227. 239.
    Roast marshmallows

  228. 240.
    make paper dolls

  229. 241.
  230. 242.
    swim in the rain at night

  231. 243.
    line dance

  232. 244.
    inspire someone

  233. 245.
    start a trend

  234. 246.
    go to a prom/formal

  238. 250.
    pole dance

  239. 251.
    play strip poker

  240. 252.
    try vodka

  241. 253.
    slow dance

  243. 255.
    Win a trophy

  244. 256.
    Find my hidden talent

  245. 257.
    surf/boogie board

  246. 258.
    watch lost

  247. 259.
    See Ayers Rock

  248. 260.
    cry in the rain

  249. 261.
    touch a stingray (they're furry)

  250. 262.
  251. 263.
    visit the Taj Mahal

  253. 265.
  254. 266.
    play the lottery

  255. 267.
    see an egyptian mummy in a museum

  256. 268.
    to be boss

  258. 270.
    see a falling star/comet

  259. 271.
    learn how to ride a skateboard

  260. 272.
    sell something on ebay

  261. 273.
    try ten different cheeses

  262. 274.
    mow a lawn

  263. 275.
    try prawns

  264. 276.
    rollerblade

  265. 277.
    have a room with a view

  266. 278.
    brew my own beer

  268. 280.
    write a letter to Santa

  269. 281.
    Get a promotion

  270. 282.
    karaoke to the spice girls

  273. 285.
    drive a porsche

  274. 286.
  275. 287.
    Kiss on top of the Eiffel Tower

  276. 288.
    build a house of cards

  277. 289.
  278. 290.
    play a game of tennis

  279. 291.
    swing on a swing

  280. 292.
    slide down a slide

  281. 293.
    play marbles

  282. 294.
    read a manga

  284. 296.
    read a marvel comic book

  285. 297.
    have my picture in the newspaper

  286. 298.
    ride in a limo

  287. 299.
    read 10 parodies

  288. 300.
    make a great pizza from scratch

  289. 301.
    make lemonade

  291. 303.
    drink hot chocolate

  292. 304.
    Play spin the bottle

  293. 305.
    build a sandcastle

  294. 306.
    own a michael jackson CD

  296. 308.
    write a poem

  297. 309.
    grow a herb garden

  300. 312.
  301. 313.
  302. 314.
    try hanggliding

  303. 315.
    own a gaming console

  304. 316.
    Give a homeless person a meal

  305. 317.
  306. 318.
  308. 320.
  309. 321.
    Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef

  310. 322.
    See a musical

  311. 323.
    hold a koala bear

  312. 324.
    go fishing

  313. 325.
    Play cricket on or near the beach

  315. 327.
    celebrate christmas at least ONCE

  317. 329.
    change a diaper

  319. 331.
    paint my nails

  320. 332.
    watch a bollywood film

  321. 333.
    be in a play/musical

  323. 335.
  324. 336.
    get something pierced

  325. 337.
    Get a tattoo

  326. 338.
    eat an insect

  328. 340.
    go on a train ride (as a holiday)

  329. 341.
  330. 342.
    sell sea shells by the sea shore

  331. 343.
  333. 345.
  337. 349.
    Download a song from the internet

  339. 351.
    dance a hora

  340. 352.
    Toilet paper a house

  341. 353.
    Go to a rodeo

  342. 354.
  343. 355.
    build a tree house

  347. 359.
  348. 360.
    finish a giant jawbreaker

  352. 364.
    play beer pong

  354. 366.
    do a handstand

  355. 367.
    Play a joke on a telemarketer

  356. 368.
  359. 371.
    learn calculus

  361. 373.
    buy something off amazon.com

  362. 374.
    visit a graveyard at midnight

  363. 375.
    attend a ball

  364. 376.
    see shamu at sea world

  366. 378.
  367. 379.
    kiss someone with your eyes open

  369. 381.
    custom make your own teddy bear

  371. 383.
    go a full night with no sleep

  372. 384.
    play super mario brothers

  373. 385.
    play tetris on your mobile phone

  375. 387.
    See a Glacier

  376. 388.
    own a wedding ring

  377. 389.
    have acrylic nails done

  379. 391.
    try all types of seafood

  380. 392.
    drop your cellphone in a toilet

  381. 393.
    have a funny voicemail message

  382. 394.
  383. 395.
    own a pet with a funny name

  385. 397.
    ride a banana boat

  386. 398.
    have a ridiculous ringtone

  389. 401.
    listen to an audio book

  390. 402.
    read an ebook

  392. 404.
    hold doors open for people

  394. 406.
    take an interest in politics

  396. 408.
  397. 409.
  399. 411.
    Ride on a ferris wheel

  400. 412.
  402. 414.
    move away from my family

  403. 415.
    love your mom

  404. 416.
    love your dad

  405. 417.
    find inner happiness

  406. 418.
    wing it!

  408. 420.
    eat real motzarella cheese

  409. 421.
    gather eggs from chickens

  411. 423.
  412. 424.
    Rescue an animal

  413. 425.
    teach a child to cook

  414. 426.
    teach a child a song

  415. 427.
    wear flip flops

  416. 428.
  419. 431.
    go pool hopping

  422. 434.
    Eat a Belgian Waffle in Belgium

  423. 435.
    eat fries in france

  424. 436.
    eat french toast in france

  425. 437.
    Drink Vodka in Russia

  426. 438.
  427. 439.
    know your neighbors

  428. 440.
    bring cookies to your neighbors

  429. 441.
    set up a neighborhood party

  430. 442.
    go on a organized pub crawl

  431. 443.
    sleep in a hammock overnight

  432. 444.
    jump in a puddle

  433. 445.
  434. 446.
  435. 447.
    drive across the US

  437. 449.
  440. 452.
    go to the super bowl

  441. 453.
    Go backstage for a music event

  442. 454.
  443. 455.
    See a monkey in the wild

  444. 456.
    Get a perm

  447. 459.
    play battleships

  448. 460.
    build a birdhouse

  449. 461.
    Sew a piece of clothing

  450. 462.
    bake a perfect cheesecake

  451. 463.
    go down a zip line

  453. 465.
    answer a pay phone

  454. 466.
    watch an Audrey Hepburn film

  456. 468.
    eat at a Hard Rock Cafe

  457. 469.
  458. 470.
    see a real Geisha in Kyoto, Japan

  460. 472.
    kiss someone under a waterfall

  461. 473.
    go trick-or-treating

  462. 474.
    cry in front of a stranger

  463. 475.
    laugh for 5 minutes straight

  464. 476.
    lose the game

  465. 477.
    Read Romeo and Juliet

  466. 478.
    read macbeth

  467. 479.
    Ride a segway

  468. 480.
    watch the breakfast club

  469. 481.
    read hamlet

  470. 482.
  471. 483.
    drink milk right after milking it

  473. 485.
    ride a double-decker bus.

  474. 486.
    own a garden gnome

  475. 487.
  476. 488.
    jump on a trampoline

  477. 489.
    win a game of trivial pursuit

  478. 490.
    see glow worms in the wild

  479. 491.
    collect money in a piggy bank

  480. 492.
    jump on my bed

  481. 493.
    Try Wasabi

  482. 494.
    be in two states at once

  483. 495.
    ride a cable car in san francisco

  484. 496.
    go sailing

  485. 497.
    go snowmobiling

  486. 498.
    Go to Mardi Gras

  487. 499.
    drive a Ferrari

  488. 500.
    Go parasailing

  489. 501.
    go to an auction

  490. 502.
    Go on a Glass bottom boat

  492. 504.
    ride the London Eye

  493. 505.
    Take a professional cooking class

  494. 506.
    Spend the weekend at a spa resort

  495. 507.
    Go to a vineyard

  496. 508.
    order room service

  497. 510.
    do laser skirmish

  498. 511.
    be friends with my ex

  499. 512.
    wear yourself out playing frisbee

  500. 513.
    cuddle with a puppy

  501. 515.
    laugh

  502. 516.
    be free

  503. 517.
    photocopy your ass

  504. 518.
    go to a hurling game (in Ireland)

  505. 519.
    try blood pudding

  507. 521.
    have a webcam conversation

  509. 523.
    babysit

  510. 524.
    ride tandem

  511. 525.
  512. 526.
  513. 527.
    take an IQ test (online)

  515. 529.
    attend a road/picture rally

  516. 530.
  517. 531.
    leave a CD on a bench for someone

  518. 532.
    have your shoes shined

  519. 533.
    enter a contest

  520. 534.
    partake in Ramadan

  523. 537.
    Do the A-Z author challenge

  524. 538.
    visit New Zealand

  525. 539.
    see Mt. Everest

  528. 542.
    Sing a Beatles song in the subway

  529. 543.
  530. 544.
    learn to dance the Nutbush

  532. 546.
    Help someone learn English

  535. 549.
  536. 550.
    bring sexy back

  537. 551.
    Read a cheesy romance novel

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