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Lindi's "1001 Things To Do Before You Die"

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1.

live with no regrets

2.

be brave

3.

Fall in love

4.

get married, stay married, and live happily ever after

5.

have children

6.

get an AIDS test

7.

Give blood

8.

be an organ donor

9.

Skydive

10.

see the seven wonders of the world

11.

Learn to play a musical instrument

12.

study abroad

13.

learn to speak another language -- any language!

14.

write letters

15.

ride a roller coaster

16.

have an earth-shattering kiss

17.

Volunteer

18.

Visit the Holocaust Museum

19.

overcome a fear

20.

learn to dance

21.

play in the rain

22.

go to a soccer game in a country where it actually matters

23.

have a vegetable and herb garden

24.

Visit the twin tower site

25.

read by the fireplace

26.

go to summer camp

27.

go skinny dipping

28.

Swim in the Dead Sea

29.

ride a motorcycle

30.

Swim with dolphins

31.

Ride a Camel

32.

get a massage

33.

learn to identify the constellations

34.

experience a white christmas

35.

complete a 1000 piece puzzle

36.

design your own tshirt

37.

rock climb

38.

Experience the Northern Lights.

39.

write a book

40.

Sponsor a child

41.

share a kiss on a ferris wheel

42.

cry in the rain

43.

go to a concert

44.

get a famous autograph

45.

Get a manicure and pedicure

46.

swim in the ocean

47.

Adopt a pet

48.

visit the pyramids of Teotihuacan

49.

slow dance by candlelight

50.

do a charity walk

51.

make amends

52.

bathe a baby/child

53.

visit a third world country

54.

teach somebody something

55.

go to a prom

56.

watch the waves crash on the beach

57.

dig for clams

58.

touch a shark

59.

sleep outside

60.

read the classics

61.

bungee jump

62.

See a live volcano

63.

learn a lesson the hard way

64.

own a personal library

65.

blog

66.

Walk barefoot in sand

67.

pierce something

68.

read famous historical speeches

69.

take a religious studies course

70.

not judge others--let people live their lives as they choose

71.

walk a dog

72.

make true, passionate love

73.

laugh until it hurts

74.

do a Mary Tyler Moore spin in a highly trafficked area

75.

don a yellow rain slicker and galoshes

76.

make up a new word and use it in conversation

77.

engage in overt PDA

78.

write a poem under a tree

79.

blindly pick a place on a map and visit it

80.

go to a nude beach

81.

Have my portrait painted

82.

go on the London Eye

83.

eat Thai food in Thailand, Indian food in India, Balinese food in Bali...

84.

Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef

85.

go whale watching

86.

ride in a hot air balloon

87.

Hike the Inca trail to Macchu Picchu

88.

Walk the Great Wall of China

89.

Ride on the Orient Express

90.

swim under a waterfall

91.

Gallop a horse along a beach

92.

Go to Disney World

93.

Travel to Chichen Itza

94.

sleep in late

95.

Send a message in a bottle

96.

plant a tree

97.

Go to Oktoberfest

98.

teach someone to read

99.

see a lunar eclipse

100.

experience weightlessness

101.

Attend Carnival in Brazil

102.

be outside for a whole day

103.

accept yourself

104.

give to charity anonymously

105.

kiss the blarney stone

106.

visit a concentration camp

107.

Climb 1,652 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower

108.

Hit a hole in one

109.

see the world through the eyes of a child

110.

Go on an African Safari

111.

run with the bulls in Pamplona

112.

Witness the Migration of the Monarch Butterfly

113.

Read "Anna Karenina" and Explore Tolstoy's Moscow

114.

Visit the Hershey Chocolate Factory in Pennsylvania

115.

ride a cable car in san francisco

116.

Watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace

117.

Sip Tea in a Traditional Tea Garden

118.

Visit the Vietnam Memorial in DC

119.

Explore the Routes of America's Underground Railroad

120.

See the Ruins of Pompeii

121.

See the Parthenon/Acropolis in Greece

122.

attend a Chinese New Year celebration

123.

Tour a Vineyard and Sample a Good Bottle of Wine

124.

Go Visit Stonehenge

125.

See the Southern Sky

126.

write a letter about yourself NOW to future grandkids

127.

visit the Amazon rainforest

128.

ride a gondola in Venice

129.

Eat a meal good enough to be your last

130.

organize photos into photo albums or scrapbooks

131.

climb a mountain

132.

protest for something you believe in

133.

learn to bartend

134.

jump off a waterfall

135.

Throw a coin in the Trevi fountain

136.

drink tequila in mexico

137.

stand on the international date line

138.

Visit the Louvre

139.

ride bareback

140.

French kiss in Paris

141.

Build a snowman

142.

Kiss in the rain

143.

See the sunrise on all 7 continents

144.

Live on the beach

145.

invent a new drink

146.

jump on the bed

147.

hug a koala

148.

Fly First Class

149.

join the Mile High Club

150.

scream from the top of a mountain

151.

forgive something unforgivable

152.

carpe diem

153.

bathe in the blue lagoon

154.

take pictures in a photo booth

155.

get a henna tattoo

156.

wish upon a star

157.

talk to a bird

158.

Learn to change a tire

159.

mow the lawn all by yourself

160.

swim in turquoise water

161.

run up the "rocky steps" in philly

162.

ride on glass-bottom boat

163.

visit the phosphorescent Bay in Puerto Rico

164.

Eat a lollipop from a bank

165.

make a homemade pizza

166.

bake a pie from scratch

167.

greet a new neighbor with baked goods

168.

ride a bicycle built for two

169.

purchase at least one thing from the Salvation Army

170.

try soy milk or rice milk

171.

create a sandwich all your own and call it by your name

172.

ride with the windows down and sing along to your favorite songs

173.

headbang at a concert

174.

bust out a disco move while dancing

175.

learn the words to the Fresh Prince theme song

176.

help someone across the street

177.

hold hands with a child

178.

Fly on a plane

179.

say "I love you" to a child

180.

make homemade salad dressing

181.

write love letters by hand

182.

make something out of natural clay

183.

drink wine in the tub

184.

catch a snowflake on your tongue

185.

go deep-sea fishing and eat your catch

186.

find your favorite poem

187.

take a sailboat ride

188.

wear a flower in your hair

189.

cry until you're dry

190.

stay up all night talking to someone

191.

play board games

192.

play tug-of-war

193.

swing in a tire swing

194.

hold a butterfly in the palm of your hand

195.

rope swing into water

196.

Cliff Dive

197.

see a comet

198.

hold hands with a monkey

199.

sleep in a hammock

200.

see an endangered species in it's natural habitat

201.

take a cruise through the fjords of Norway

202.

Stand on a glacier.

203.

eat Chinese out of the container

204.

read "The Little Prince" in multiple languages

205.

have a rooftop picnic

206.

learn to curse in another language and use those curses in your own language

207.

watch cartoons from your childhood

208.

have a cat sit in your lap

209.

spend a whole Saturday in bed

210.

drive on the autobahn

211.

restore a classic car

212.

Go to the top of the Space Needle in Seattle.

213.

get a masters degree

214.

inspire someone

215.

kiss at the top of the empire state building

216.

ride in a horse drawn carriage

217.

learn a card trick

218.

Watch a space shuttle launch

219.

see the Statue of Liberty

220.

visit the liberty bell

221.

visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa

222.

Ride a mechanical bull

223.

Hike the Appalachian Trail (or just a part of the 2,174 miles)

224.

see the Pearl Harbor memorial

225.

ride a paddle boat

226.

start a fire without matches

227.

milk a cow

228.

name a star

229.

have multiple orgasms

230.

Go through a toll bridge and pay for you and the car behind you

231.

Skywrite a message to someone

232.

Organize a food drive for the needy

233.

grow organic food

234.

swim in the seven seas

235.

learn how to drive stick-shift

236.

Wake up to the sounds of a tropical rainforest

237.

have a Barbie collection

238.

live without a television for a year

239.

bury a time capsule

240.

learn how to use a pogo stick

241.

knit a sweater

242.

make your own bread without a bread maker

243.

leave a 100 percent tip

244.

catch fireflies on a summer night

245.

see a laser light show at a planetarium

246.

dance in a gazebo while listening to The Sound of Music

247.

stomp grapes in Tuscany

248.

boogie board

249.

swallow your pride

250.

question your values

251.

Slide down a long banister

252.

lay in the grass and stare at the clouds

253.

have your egg survive the Egg Drop

254.

Learn to say "NO" without guilt

255.

see a woman become president of the U.S.

256.

flirt shamelessly

257.

quit at least one bad habit

258.

stand up for yourself

259.

build your dream home... even if it's only 500 sq. feet

260.

Learn to cook..really cook

261.

sit on your balcony, sipping a cup of coffee, looking out at your little slice of heaven

262.

give birth naturally

263.

inspire children to follow their dreams

264.

Have children that inspire the world

265.

save an animal's life

266.

see the Great Sequoias

267.

Have a mind-blowing sex!!

268.

get completely wasted at least once in your life

269.

buy something on ebay

270.

have a penpal

271.

play at a playground... when you're over 20 years old

272.

find a long lost friend

273.

write your memoirs

274.

read a book over 1000 pages

275.

be selfish for once--make a decision that's all about YOU

276.

go the the movie theater by yourself

277.

go out to dinner by yourself

278.

find your niche

279.

stop worrying about things that have already happened and that you can't change

280.

do something illegal (it can be something small, but breaking the speed limit doesn't count!)

281.

visit Vatican City

282.

dine on pesto in the Cinque Terre--birthplace of pesto

283.

lay eyes on Mont Blanc

284.

bathe in the Tabacon Hot Springs (Costa Rica)

285.

be friends with an ex (REAL friends)

286.

Defy convention

287.

visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki and ponder what happened there

288.

Read Machiavelli's "The Prince"

289.

learn how to think before you act

290.

make a list of your 5 most annoying qualities and work on them

291.

kiss on a mountaintop

292.

sing in the shower

293.

laugh at yourself

294.

have a completely platonic friend of the opposite sex

295.

get married on a hillside overlooking the ocean

296.

go vegan

297.

do one completely selfless good deed

298.

spoil your pets

299.

Wear a ballgown

300.

go to a waterpark

301.

get your face painted

302.

have a movie marathon

303.

type with 10 fingers without looking down at the keyboard

304.

go on a cruise

305.

Write a letter to the editor

306.

Get breakfast in bed

307.

find a four leaf clover

308.

go to a drive-in movie theatre

309.

bake cookies

310.

read a novel in a foreign language

311.

Wear pjs in public

312.

finish a sudoku puzzle

313.

Have a water balloon fight

314.

Donate old clothes to charity

315.

Eat spaghetti like the lady and the tramp

316.

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