Bucket List - Item Fourteen

I want to go whitewater rafting and/or kayaking.

The roar of the river, the churning of white, foam-tipped rapids... how fun does whitewater rafting look? I mean, honestly. Making my way down the Colorado River on a raft or in a kayak? Sounds good to me! If I get enough experience, I would love to one day paddle through some Class III or IV rapids (I don't think I'd ever become experienced enough to get up to Class V!) and take in the beauty of river-cut rock walls and trees that dot the hillsides. Fantastic.

Bucket List - Item Thirteen

I want to visit Grecian and Roman ruins.

Temples.
The Colosseum.
Constantine's Arch.
The Pantheon.
ETC.
I want to see it all.

Bucket List - Item Twelve

I want to adopt a child.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I want to have one biological child, then adopt a child the opposite gender of the child I have biologically. At this point in time I don't have a specific region of the world that I'd like to adopt from. It technically doesn't matter to me. I'll just have to pray and wait, I suppose!

Bucket List - Item Eleven

I want to ride in a hot air balloon.

Every time I see a hot air balloon aloft in the sky, I can't help but think what it would be like to soar above the treetops - in something other than an airplane! A small thrill, most certainly, but a lovely adventure nonetheless. I think I would want to take a ride in a hot air balloon by myself. I'm not entirely sure.

Bucket List - Item Ten

I want to plant an orchard.

At first I simply wanted to plant a tree somewhere. But then I thought, 'Ok, this is my bucket list. Might as well go big.' So I changed it from tree to orchard. What kind of orchard, I do not know. I do admit, however, that I would love to plant peach trees. I suppose it would partly depend on where I am when I decide to do it. Also, I wouldn't want the orchard for myself, I'd plant it for someone else.

Bucket List - Item Nine

I want to ride a camel in the Sahara.

Now, I don't mean that I want to ride a camel as a tourist, going around in a circle for fifteen minutes. I suppose I should say that I want to travel on a camel in the Sahara. You know, go from Point A to Point B. Camel caravan? Absolutely.

Bucket List - Item Eight

I want to be published.

I really think that I would like to write a children's book or something and attempt to have it published. Or a Christian inspiration book, perhaps. Devotions. Memoirs. I do believe that I could write something worthy enough of publishing. The tricky part is simply brainstorming and cultivating an idea that I can work with!

Bucket List - Item Seven

I want to learn to play the cello.

I realize that I've talked about learning to play the cello in the past. I simply wanted to make it an "official" item on my bucket list. It's more likely to happen now, right? ... Hm. We shall see.

Bucket List - Item Six

First things first - Happy Father's Day!

Alright.

I want to play cricket with "locals" in India.

I was introduced to cricket by a group of people who worked with my dad; they were from Bangalore, India. Granted, we played a pretty simple version of cricket, but it was great fun nonetheless! Similar to baseball, cricket is a 'pitch-and-hit' type of game that can be played for hours - even days - on end! What fun it would be to play in the homeland of the people who first introduced me to cricket.

Bucket List - Item Five

I want to attend the [summer] Olympics in a foreign country.

Ok, come on. Who doesn't love the Olympics?! I don't think I need to say much more about this. Oh, I must make a note, though: I do not wish to go to London for the 2012 Olympics. I'll wait for a better year. Ha.

Bucket List - Item Four

I want to take a trip down a hill in a Zorb Ball.

The Zorb originated in New Zealand; it's a supersized beach ball that absorbs the impact of the bounce and provides the sphere rider with a good idea of what it would be like to be a sock on the spin cycle. There are now many Zorbing sites around the world. The closest Zorb site in the U.S. to where I currently am is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, within the Smoky Mountains. I'm thinking roadtrip... ?

Bucket List - Item Three

I want to "beat up" a piece of office equipment (preferably a printer), as seen in the movie 'Office Space'.

Come on. Who, in the entire world, has ever used a printer, computer, scanner, etc. and not encountered a problem at least once in their life? Seriously.

Bucket List - Item Two

I want to run a section of THE Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

I say 'THE' Running of the Bulls, because there are other runnings, but the most well-known is that of the nine-day festival of San Fermín in Pamplona. It can be dangerous, yes, but as long as you prepare and do your research (i.e. what stretch of road you'll run, etc.) you should be fine.

Bucket List - Item One

I want to bungee jump at Victoria Falls.

There is a bridge that connects Zambia and Zimbabwe, and that is the bridge you jump off. The jump is an approximate 360 feet. Impressive, no?
Adrenaline rush at its best, for sure.

Fresh

Bucket list starts tomorrow.
Fantastic.

Balloon

I want to go on a hot air balloon ride.
That is all.

Already?

I can't believe it's already June 13, 2009.
We're almost halfway through 2009.
Ridiculous.

Tap

I want to tap dance.
I miss it.
Blech.

Lousy

I'm such a failure.
At least I have Jesus.

Bucket

I think I'm going to make a bucket list.

Actually, I know I am, because I already started.

And I think that for the summer, that's what this blog is going to be focused on. I may only do it every other day or so. I probably wouldn't write any posts on the filler days. We'll see.

I'm excited, though. It'll be sweet. I don't plan on taking this seriously at all. I doubt that even half of the things on the list will ever be done before I die. Who knows?

Ants

Ants aren't so bad, right?
Right.
But ants in sinks (ahem, Central Spurling) are gross.
However, ants in mailboxes are probably more gross - but only if I have to kill them and clean them out.
Ugh.

Set

I've made up my mind.
I'm going rollerblading tomorrow if it kills me.
I think I'm going to go running first, though.
Sounds so great right now.

Discard

I'm going to start cleaning. I'm going to put stuff in bags and take it down to my church for Thrift Mart. I have so much junk that I don't need or use. And I think my mom even keeps some things because she doesn't know whether I want it or not. I'm excited to start this.

Camping

I want to go camping.
I've basically never been.
But I love the idea of it...
Oh man.

One day...

I wanted to go rollerblading today.

But I couldn't.

Boooooo.

Extraction

I'm getting my wisdom teeth out at 8:00.
Blah.

Rollerblading

I went rollerblading today and it was fantastic.

The Cedar Lake Trail is a smooth, ten-feet-wide, paved loop of goodness. And I think I shall be spending quite some time there this summer. I've always meant to in the past, I just... didn't. Because I'm basically ridiculous. Seriously, though. Rollerblading is so much fun and nice and easy on my aging joints. Ha. Yeah, whatever.

Thursday

I do not want Thursday to come. Ew.
Whatever. It will need to be done sooner or later.
Better sooner, I suppose.

But still.

Ew.

June?

Oh my word. It's June already. I can hardly believe it. I hope this summer goes by quickly. I want to be at school. My thinking is, the sooner I finish, the sooner I'm out of here. Sound good? Yes, yes, and yes.