Sunday, April 12, 2015

Be and Become III

Be a "one hit wonder"
Be a "regular" somewhere — a restaurant, a bar, a bookstore.
Be a bartender for only one night.
Be a BETA tester for a game/site
Be a clown for a day
Be a fashion critic
Be a FLYlady (or FLYguy) for at least a week
Be a foster parent
Be a godmother
Be an interior decorator
Be a leader in my field
Be a member of an exclusive club
Be a mentor
Be a part of an enormous family
Be a part of habitat for humanity
Be a part of something greater.
Be a pen pal
Be a pin-up model for a day!
Be a protector of the earth
Be a representative for what you stand for
Be a self-made millionaire
Be a shepherd for a day
Be a street performer
Be a tour guide
Be a tourist in your own town
Be a workaholic like my dad is
Be able to be on the actual bridge of the enterprise
Be able to cook and churn out delicious meals for the family.
Be able to identify 10+ birdcalls                  
Be able to identify more constellations     
Be able to play violin to an intermediate level'
Be able to stop a really good liar
Be acne free
Be an artist’s/art classes model
Be an inspiration to many people
Be as hard working as my mother is
Be awesome at Blitz (the card game)
Be blond for a day
Be chased by zombies
Be complaint-free for a period of 30 days
Be completely out of your comfort zone
Be creative
Be driven in an 18 wheeler
Be featured in media for my work
Be featured in my favorites singer’s songs
Be financially independent
Be friends with your ex
Be good at reading music (that’s not chords)
Be green
Be hugged from behind
Be in a dance battle
Be in a game of naked twister
Be in a LARP fight
Be in a mariachi band
Be in a parade
Be in a school play
Be in a waterless regatta
Be in an 8-man wheelchair race
Be in and participate in an instrumental band
Be in contact with people around the world
Be in my best friend’s wedding
Be in the hospital for a night
Be in times square for New Year’s Eve!
Be in two places at once
Be in Washington, DC during a presidential inauguration
Be intermediate in acoustic guitar
Be internationally recognized in my personal development work
Be interviewed by a national news publication or show
Be interviewed by Oprah
Be interviewed on video
Be invited to speak overseas
Be invited to talk or speak at ted
Be Japanese for a day
Be keynote speaker at a conference
Be kind to someone you dislike
Be kissed by a seal
Be kissed on top of a Ferris wheel / be kissed under mistletoe
Be known throughout the world
Be left-handed for an entire day
Be listed on a patent
Be locked in a haunted place for a night
Be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of dark watchers
Be made into a cartoon character for an animated film or comic book
Be mentioned in an interior design magazine
Be mentored by amazing individuals
Be more involves in club and events
Be more social in a relationship
Be naked in a rainforest
Be on a billboard
Be on a boat in a lake in the early morning covered by fog
Be on a Jumbotron at a stadium / "kiss cam" at a sporting event
Be on a panel at a convention
Be on a volleyball team
Be on an expedition with national geographic channel
Be on boat during the sunset
Be on ninja warrior
Be on the CN power and get over my height fear
Be on the cover of a magazine
Be on the New York Times bestsellers list
Be out on a lake in a boat in the early morning covered by fog
Be overcome by the beauty of the isle of Skye, Scotland
Be part of a candlelight vigil
Be part of a charity fundraiser
Be part of a disaster relief team
Be part of a flash mob
Be part of a lock-in a proper old pub
Be part of a protest that receives national coverage
Be part of a riot
Be part of an epic practical joke
Be passionate about a cause
Be passionate about a sports team
Be passionate about a worthy cause
Be polite to every single person I meet
Be prepared to survive zombies
Be present at a birth
Be present at a session of the us supreme court
Be present for someone's death
Be proposed to / in a unique way / overseas
Be proud of what I’ve accomplished in life
Be proud of yourself.
Be public relations representative
Be published
Be published
Be published in national geographic/traveler
Be recognized by lonely planet
Be recognized for a talent by a complete stranger
Be ridiculous
Be right-handed for an entire day
Be Santa Claus or one of Santas elves at the mall
Be scared during a car drive
Be served drinks by bar wizards
Be served ice cream in Istanbul by this amazing man
Be silly
Be smiling in a random person’s photo in the back
Be somebody’s secret Santa
Be somebody’s secret Santa
Be someone’s mentor
Be someone's best friend
Be someone's biggest fan
Be spoiled on valentine's day
Be sponsored by an outdoor gear company
Be spontaneous
Be stronger than I thought I was
Be successfully self-employed
Be the best wife I can be
Be the boss.
Be the executive director of a non-profit organization
Be the next "it" thing, everyone is talking about
Be the only one riding a rollercoaster
Be the star of a book signing
Be the star on a TV sitcom
Be the winner of a fan quiz competition at a convention
Be there for a baby’s first step
Be tied up during sex
Be told by a complete stranger that I'm pretty
Be true to yourself
Be unafraid to do whatever it takes to have full peace
Be very flexible
Be well thought of by family and friends
Be woken up by a rooster
Be woken up with a kiss
Become 125 lbs again
Become a badminton coach
Become a better listener
Become a better public speaker by joining toastmasters
Become a big4 holiday parks member
Become a cartoon character
Become a certified scuba diver.
Become a certified skydiver.
Become a child care worker
Become a citizen of another country and get a 2nd passport
Become a comedian
Become a composer
Become a costume attendant
Become a costume designer
Become a craft artist
Become a family life coach
Become a family parks tribal rewards member
Become a foster home for pets
Become a freelance writer
Become a godmother
Become a grandparent
Become a greeter in a church
Become a habits life coach
Become a hairdresser
Become a jeweler
Become a landscaper
Become a lifelong collector of something that fascinates you
Become a market research analyst
Become a marriage life coach
Become a master gardener
Become a member of an exclusive club
Become a member of everything I can
Become a mentor at a startup event
Become a mentor to someone
Become a millionaire
Become a minimalist and whittle my possessions down to only 100 things
Become a movie director
Become a mystery shopper
Become a newscaster
Become a parent
Become a permanent volunteer at a charity
Become a personal trainer
Become a poet
Become a published author
Become a publisher
Become a receptionist
Become a regular at a bar or a restaurant
Become a sculpturer
Become a shamanic practitioner
Become a singer
Become a snake expert
Become a spiritual help public speaker
Become a spiritual life coach
Become a stage designer
Become a stand-up comedian
Become a super hero
Become a survivalist
Become a vegan / vegetarian
Become a weather forecaster /weatherwoman
Become a well-known person
Become a zen master
Become an addition life coach
Become an animator
Become an art collector
Become an eagle scout
Become an early riser
Become an egg donor
Become an expert in ice skating, to the point where i can fast skating, skate backwards, and spin
Become an expert in something you’ve always found interesting
Become an expert in your favorite music genre
Become an expert roller booter
Become an extra in a movie
Become an ice cream connoisseur
Become an illustrator
Become an image consultant
Become an inspiration
Become an internationally known TV psychiatrist
Become an ordained minister
Become an ordained wiccan priestess
Become an organ donor
Become aware enough to effectively meditate
Become best friends with a guy
Become comfortable public speaking
Become completely immersed in a foreign culture
Become courageous
Become debt-free
Become fearless
Become financially independent
Become flexible again
Become flexible enough to do the splits
Become handy with some new dangerous tools              
Become healthier
Become intermediate at playing the clarinet
Become more assertive & stick up for myself  
Become more confident
Become more good at technical programs
Become multilingual
Become part of a monster hunting team
Become proficient at Adobe Photoshop
Become proficient with 3 weapons, one of which is unique
Become self-employed 
Become smarter mathematically
Become the president of a community organization
Become the president of something

Be and Become II

Be an inspiration to many people
Who is an inspiration to you? Can you do what e does? Can you do something equivalent? How do you define "an inspiration"?
Here's some inspirational people to give you ideas... and inspiration ;-)

Be brave enough to wax my own legs
Now, that's all it takes, isn't it.
But the goal isn't really to be brave, but to wax my legs, is it.

Be buried up to my neck in sand
Go to some beach with a lot of sand, and ask someone to do this for you, if you have no friends. I would go with a friend, though...

"Be Completely Covered in Glow In The Dark Body Paint" is another example of this sort of a goal. Just get the material you want to be covered and cover yourself. Take a photo, shower, post the photo in your Bucket List Blog and be done with it.

Be centimeters away from a real Space Shuttle
I think the best place to do this is to go to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.

Be Dipped Back and Kissed
Get a boyfriend and ask him. Frankly, you could go to any stranger and ask him to dip and kiss you.

This is not a photo of a consensual kiss by lovers... 
this is a photo of a sexual assault.
He just grabbed her, dipped her and kissed her. 
She wasn't asked. 
They didn't even know each others' names...

Be dunked in a dunking booth / Be in a dunk tank
I would assume people arranging feasts with dunk tanks would be grateful for getting someone to sit there.

Be Generous With Compliments
Easy. Just do it.

Be Given a Compliment by Someone Famous
Then you need to be in places or do things where someone famous can give you a compliment.

(I, BTW, have received this. Yeah, it feels good. I had to recheck several times that SHE was reading my posts and commented them! SHE! WOW!)

Be given a Street Sign
Excuse me? Is this about the honorary street signs?

Be given a Teddy bear Inside a Balloon / an edible arrangement / roses
Give hints to your friends...

Be good/fluent at --- 
practice, practice, practice


Be greeted with a lei in Hawaii = Get leid
Now, a lot of people have some... weird ideas about this. This is a pun, a word play with "get laid", which means to have sex. The verb is "to lei", and it's an invented word, not in any dictionary yet. The correct verb is "to be given a lei" or "to be greeted/welcomed with a lei".
Now, it is not to be written with an apostrophe (lei'd). There are no words or letters omitted and it's not in a possessive case. Marking the plurals is a rather stupid habit and completely unnecessary.

Leis are interesting things. There are several different methods of making leis and there are traditional beliefs associated with them, so if you are going to an Pacific island where you expect to be leid, know that you should accept it from the hands of the giver and put over your own head yourself. If you can't wear it, you need to display it in some respectful and honorable place, and it shouldn't be just tossed in the garbage, but returned back to the forest where the flowers or leafs were picked from. A forest near your home is acceptable. Nevertheless, find out about these practices where you are traveling BEFORE going there, so that you won't make a complete fool of yourself and insult people who don't deserve to be insulted.

Be healthy enough and content with my body to wear a bathing suit to the beach

Hmm... I assume that the originator meant "skinny and fit" with "healthy".
I also assume that "content with my body" has nothing to do with accepting your body as it is, but trying to form it into something one has seen in a magazine, an ad, or television and one has got the idea of that that is the only kind of body that one may be content with.
In reality this is an offensive, misleading (and mislead) goal that is not going to be beneficial to anyone.

There are enough people who have some sort of illness or medical condition that makes their lives more difficult, and for normal people - even overweight normal people - to talk about "being healthy enough to wear a bathing suit in public" is ignorant and offensive. If you are healthy enough to be able to wear a bathing suit and go to a beach, do so and be grateful for not being sick. A lot of people cannot stay in sun for longer times, a lot of people can't go to a public beach because of agoraphobia, social phobia, panic anxiety, BDD, or some other such condition.

I wouldn't be surprised if many of the lists sharing a goal like this there's also a wish or goal to become happier or to live and not just exist... For you to be content with your body, you don't need to be healthy or skinny or fit. You need to be content with your body as it is. Right now. Right here. The body as it is as you are sitting there reading these words.

Really, you want to experience things. You want to go to beach and swim. You want to enjoy the sun and water and sand and beach and summer and everything like that. Are you really going to let what others MIGHT think of you to stop you?
Are you REALLY going to allow people's preferences and opinions decide whether you "may" go to a beach?
Do you REALLY THINK that a human being is TOO UGLY TO BE SEEN BY OTHER PEOPLE? REALLY?
This is not acceptable. No, not being on the beach wearing a swimsuit that makes you look something different than what some EXTREMELY OPINIONATED AND PREJUDICED A-HOLES WOULD LIKE, but telling people they are ugly and shouldn't. What the F does it have to do with you what other people are wearing and what they do? If you don't want to see a skinny elderly woman in a string bikini DON'T LOOK AT HER! If you don't want to see a fat man in speedos DON'T LOOK AT HIM!

Uh. Be content enough with your body to go to a public beach in a bikini AS YOUR BODY LOOKS NOW, WITHOUT LOSING ONE OUNCE OF WEIGHT, ONE INCH OF GIRTH, WITHOUT ANY EXTRA EXERCISE.

Be in a blizzard / dust storm / Go to a place where these things happen usually, at the time of the year when they happen, and be prepared to survive it as long as it lasts

Be in extremely good health and shape / excellent physical shape
Define "good health and shape", write it down in measurable steps and go for it.

Be invited to the Playboy Mansion’s annual Halloween Party

Uh... I can't understand why anyone would WANT to do that, unless one is a male who sees women as objects. But - it's possible. You can win tickets if you subscribe to Playboy; you can buy the tickets in an auction; you can get invited if you are a very sexy and beautiful woman or a man Hugh Hefner likes, like a rock star or actor or something like that.

"Lingerie or less dress code" - I don't think I have ever seen a fat woman there, so the physical requirements for women are quite high.

Also, I assume every man in Playboy Mansion sees every female as free game and will grope anything they want to. On the other hand, if you are a female and want to go to Playboy Mansion, you probably won't mind.

I really don't give a crap about "Halloween at the Playboy Mansion is the world's sexiest, scariest and most renowned Halloween party. With 5 acres of scare, three graveyards, two haunted forests, a 4,000 sq. ft freaky haunted house, a huge party pavilion and over 100 actors and performers to scare you…" "body painted Kandy Models & Playmates and of course over 1,000 of the world's most gorgeous women!" "Our monsters, professional scare actors, expert set designers and lavish haunted décor were unsurpassed anywhere in the nation…it scared your pants off…or lingerie as the case may be ;-)" "it is by far the most popular adult-only Halloween party in the nation."


Be in a Full Moon Party in Thailand
In a way this is a "drunken tourist" thing, but... there seems to be a bit more to that than that...

Be interviewed by Oprah / on the Today Show / by a national news publication or show
You should do something big and important, then. Or something stupid and showy. Or something. You could also give them a hint of that you'd like the opportunity...
One thing to do is to see who has been interviewed and what kind of deed usually gets you the interviews. Being an actor is usually a good start. ;-)

The same with these:
Be invited to a dinner party at the white house
Be Known Throughout The World 
Be listed as one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People"/ Time Magazine's Person of the Year
Be in the Newspaper / in a magazine
Become important and change the world
Become an A-list Hollywood actor
Be one of CNN's Heroes
Be on the cover of "Rolling Stone" Magazine
Be on the cover of a magazine
Be on TV
Be inducted into a Hall of Fame
Be made fun of on South Park
Be on Ellen

If you become a politician, it might be easier. Politician, actor, rock artist...

Be in a couch race
That sounds like fun :-D
Get a couch, put some wheels on it and roll...

Be in the stadium when --- beats --- in ---
Be in the stands when two rival South American club teams play each other in soccer
Get the tickets and go

Be important to someone / Be in a long lasting relationship / Be in a relationship on Valentine's Day
Most of us already are important to someone.
To be in a relationship on Valentine's Day and all that, start preparing a good time ahead and get yourself a beloved, to kiss on the New Year's Eve ;-)
Make sure that e knows to stay with you on Valentine's Day, and if e plans to leave you, to leave it AFTER February.

Be in a food fight
Well... I'm in principle against using food to anything else but feeding people, with all the hunger and famine in this world, but...  I can imagine using porridge or mashed potatoes or cream pies or puddings used in this purpose... perhaps like in Hook :-D


Be and Become

There's a lot of goals that start with words "be" or "become".

"Be a animal trainer for a day at ---" "jet fighter pilot / pin-up model / zoo keeper"

- any experience like this is readily available.

-- Find out what you wish to "be for a day".
-- Find out the criteria
-- Find out where you can do that. 
-- Find out how you can get there.
-- Find out how much the travel, living costs at site and the experience itself cost, and save the money.
-- Go for it.

Now, if you wish to be a marine mammal trainer at Sea World, you need to get yourself to Sea World. Sea World Resort is in Queensland, Australia.

There is a list of participation criteria you need to read and understand and fulfill before you can have this experience. For example:
- you have to be 14 or older
- you have to know how to swim
- you should know English
- you must be able to control your movements, be able to quickly get in and out the pool unassisted and be able to follow directions quickly and well.
- you may not wear any jewellery but you must wear closed in footwear.
(I can imagine you have to have your own wetsuit as well, but I can also imagine that they can provide you with one - find out about this. Might be that if you are unusually large or small, they don't have your size.)
- you may not be pregnant or have any open cuts or infections.

I'm sure there are such requirements about all the other stuff you'd like to do. Find out these requirements, and see that you fulfill them to your best ability.

"Be a cow / Playboy Bunny / Jessica Rabbit / Corpse Bride / or anything you like for Halloween"
- find photos of such costumes and create yourself one.


"Be a better friend" "Be a friend who listens" "be a good friend to all the women and men in my life who are so good to me" "Be someone's best friend"
- how do you define that? Create yourself an action plan, like "call my friends once a week" or what ever it is you consider being a better friend.

How to be a good friend

"Be a flower girl / bridesmaid / maid of honor"
For this you just need to have friend who plan to marry.
Flower girls are usually little girls, so if you are older than 10, it's probably not going to happen.
But - who knows. Never let things like that stop you from dreaming ;-)

Be an uncle/aunt to a nephew/niece
Technically you need to have siblings who want kids to achieve this goal, but it's possible that you could become a surrogate aunt/uncle to someone

Be a captain in marching band
Now, I don't remember there ever being any marching bands where I grew up.
Also, I thought the correct term is "drum major" or "field commander"...

Be a clothes designer / deacon / midwife / any other occupation
There are two roads to any occupation. You can be self-taught or get an education. 

Be a clown at the Manhattan clown parade

I don't have the slightest idea what "the Manhattan clown parade" is. But what ever it is, I'm sure there's a way.
Find out more about the event, contact the arranger/organizer and ask what's required, and get those requirements.

Be a contestant on a game show / reality show / Be a guest on a morning radio show / Be a member of the audience in a tv show / Be a seat-filler at the Oscars / Be an extra in a movie or television show / Be in a live studio audience while a show is being filmed / Be in a movie / Be in a music video / Be in a commercial
The requirements/application procedure is explained on the home page of the television channel that has the show you wish to participate in.
Or find out the movie company and apply as an extra.
It's actually easier than one could think, and less exciting. You probably won't meet any celebrities or talk to your idols, and quite possibly will be cut off the final product or not even recognize yourself, but - hey, you did it. And you can take photos of yourself and everything around you.

Be a Designated Driver
- get your driver's license and inform people of your intention. I'm sure you'll get a lot of offers.

Be a featured artist at a local gallery or business
- become an artist at a local gallery or business. You'll find the requirements at the gallery/business. Then you just need to find out how the featured artists are chosen at your local gallery/business and produce a good amount of work.


Be a flashmobber / Be part of a Flash Mob

Be a foreign exchange student

Be a foxy red-head
- dye your hair red
- get a costume that enhances your cleavage, waist and hips/bottom and shows a lot of skin
- get a strong makeup with red lips and dark lashes

You don't need to do anything else. You don't need to get bigger boobs or lose weight or have a perfect skin or be of any specific age. Makeup, hair color and revealing clothing, and you will be a foxy red-head.

To be a sex symbol, all you need to do is that except that you can have any color hair.
Or to be a pin-up. That and have someone take a photo of you. Or take your own photo. That will do as well.
You really don't need to be anything different from what you are right now, except show skin and wear makeup.

Be a human guinea pig

Find out about the medical research in your area and ask.

Be a loving and supporting wife to my husband / Be a role model
This is like being a better friend. Find out what this means, enhance those qualities in you, work with those you can get, try to get rid of the negative qualities or turn them into good qualities.

Be a photographer at a wedding / wildlife photography /
Learn photography

Be a polyglot
Learn languages

Be a secret helper - do a nice deed for someone, and don’t tell them about it!
Just do it!

Be A Spectator At ---
Find out what the -- is, how to become a spectator (most likely achievable with money), save the money and go.

Be a YouTube hit!
Create YouTube videos. You can start by copying, by having a vlog, by putting up some tutorials on things you know or want to learn, or product reviews - make videos. Sooner or later you'll create something interesting and original enough for people to get interested.

Be able to climb up a rope, the whole way
Be able to do a pull-up / 10 pull-ups / 30 consecutive pull ups
Be able to do 10 / 50 / 100 pushups at a time
Be able to do over 300 consecutive sit ups again
Be able to do a no hand cartwheel
Be Able to Do a Roundhouse Kick
Be Able to Do Half Moon Yoga Pose
Be able to do the splits
Be able to 'Starfish' and/or 'Iron X'
Be able to run a mile easily
Be able to swim 5K / without stopping / in one laps session / again
Be able to touch my toes without bending my knees

Be able to sing/rap/recite an entire song (by a certain artist) from memory
Start learning. Get the lyrics, read, read, read, until you remember, sing/rap along with the original artist until you learn to sing/rap/recite the song as you like, move on to a "karaoke" version - a music version without any singing - and there you are

Be able to drive / do what ever else you wish to be able to do
Learn. Simple as that.
Most skills are being taught. You just need to find out by whom and where and what are the requirements/cost/etc. and see that you have what it takes - the money or preliminary skills or what ever it is, like instruments or tools or materials or equipment.

Be able to fill a world map with pins of where I've been
1) Get a world map, attach it on a pinnable base like corkboard, and get a lot of pins
2) travel

Be able to tell if someone is lying
Frankly, you can't.
But you can learn body language and get observant and all that.

Be able to read and understand corporate balance sheets, income statements, and other financial documents
Become financially literate

Be all the results on the 1st page when my name is typed into Google
1) Get a unique name
2) Get REALLY active on-line - blog, social medias, everywhere

Be at --- / at night / on ---
Some place or another at any time of the day, on any day of the year, during this event or that happening. Just write it down and make it happen.

Be awarded a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame
To be awarded a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, you need to do something for the entertainment industry in USA. Best chances you have if you are a popular actor/actress. You need to work for five years at least and be known for "charitable contributions" and/or have received awards.

Be elected to political office / Become a senator / governor of your state / mayor / president of your country
Politics... just join a party and get active with the politics.
Study political sciences, human and civil rights, sociology, ecology, economics, law... It's easier if you do this at a University, but there are "layman" politicians, who have become professional politicians without "formal" education. You need to study these subjects in any case.

Be Interviewed as an "Expert" on something
Become an expert on something. The more rare, unusual, stupid or specific "something" you choose, the better chances you have on being interviewed.

The weirdest, funniest, most awesome job titles ever
You do WHAT for living?

Be a part of a huge revolution or activist event
I suppose this is one of these "I was there when that happened!" wish. The thing is that one never knows what will become a huge revolution or activist event...

Be as happy as I can be
- be content with what you have. Be content with what you are. Be content with what you know, who you are, the weather, everything.
- don't worry. Get a worry doll or worry stone or a worry Goddess that you will allow to worry for you, and every time you notice you are worrying, give the worries back to your worrying entity.
- don't stress. Write down the things you stress about, you dwell in, you sweat, and make an action plan, and then do something. Stop stressing, dwelling and sweating.
- care more about others than yourself. Care about the people you care about, not about the people you really don't even like.
- never blame anyone. Not even yourself. Things happen. If you are OK with the consequences, fine, if not, change something. "It" or your attitude. You are 100% in control.
- same thing, never complain. There are three things to do if you find something you want to complain about: change it, change your attitude or ignore it.
- be with people who make you happy. Don't spend time with people who make you miserable, more than necessary
- laugh every day. Find something to laugh at.
- be honest. Don't lie. Don't pretend.
- Smile often. Laugh often. Enjoy things.
- do what you love
- the cliches that unfortunately are true. Keep smiling. Turn negatives into positives. See challenges, risks, dangers, catastrophes, crises etc. as possibilities, and Death as New Beginning.
There is a Finnish poem that goes something like this "it's time to rip everything that is rotten, damaged, old, so that the new growth has space to expand".
- express your feelings.
- write, create, write a journal, diary, express your thoughts in some creative way every day
- be grateful
- focus on the present. Live in the moment. Practice mindfulness.
In Terry Pratchett's Thief of Time there was a monk who was "constantly amazed"... he lived in the moment in such a way that everything he saw was as if he saw it the first time... and in a way it is.
I also thought about the quote “If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you were dying, what would you miss... what would you mourn for never having seen? Or when someone you love dies, what do you miss? What will the raven's words, "nevermore", make you think?

Be called up onto stage at a concert / be in a front row at rock concert / be backstage at a major concert / be in a screamo moshpit / be in a VIP space
As far as I know, most of these experiences can be bought. Some of them are then a question of courage and "going for it". Go to the front row. Go in the moshpit.

Be bitten by a wild animal (and survive)
Frankly... an ant is a wild animal. Define better.
Also, being bitten by a wild animal usually signifies that you have been in wrong place at wrong time doing wrong things, and is nothing to brag about or an experience to desire... but you could become a wild life veterinarian or wild life conservator.
I suppose that one of the "safest" wild animals to go to just to be bitten are the big water birds, like geese and swans. Their bite will hurt, you will know you have been bitten; they will bite you if you go near their nests or young ones; and you most likely will survive the attack. (Or defense of their babies, to be correct...)
Nevertheless, I suppose you are talking about predators and venomous animals.

Become a 24 hour a day stoner
"I did not go through a phase in my youth where I was a totally irresponsible pot head.  I would like to take a month or two to get high continuously."
Frankly, I'm OK with this.

This, on the other hand, I am NOT OK with:
Be drunk at a zoo

Friday, April 10, 2015

Zombie related bucket list goals

Be in a Run for Your Lives event as a runner / as a zombie
Do the Zombie Charge
Do the Zombie Mud Run
Do the 5K Zombie Run
Take part in Zombie Evacuation


Do a Zombie Walk
Do a Zombie walk on Halloween
Have a really awesome costume for Zombie Walk
Get a group of friends to dress as Zombies. Walk around the mall.
Hang a sign around my neck dressed as a zombie that says "honk if you love zombies"


Dress Up as a Gory ZombieHave a Zombie Photo Shoot
Have a zombie themed wedding
Take a family portrait dressed as zombies

I have to say that I don't like the "monster zombie" rave out there. Like the zipper face, people with non-human teeth; people with claws and weird alien hands, or characters from horror movies or comic books, like Hellraiser. In my opinion people should look dead, but people nevertheless. Normal, ordinary people. Not sideshow freaks or Halloween monsters and nightmares, but zombies. 
I appreciate more inventive and original ways to die and depict the rotting corpse.
Someone was carrying sea shells and such on her face, as she was depicting a drowned person.
I also liked the beauty queen with a tiara stuck into her eye.
And, no, Corpse Bride is not a good costume for a Zombie walk, even though she was sort of a zombie.


Be chased by zombies / Kill a zombie / become a zombie killer /

Be Prepared to Survive Zombies
Build the perfect Zombie survival kit
Plan For The Zombie Apocalypse (make a meeting place, pack a bag, everything)

Do a zombie survival experience day out


Meet a real zombie in Haiti

Have my kids grow up with zombies

Celebrate National Zombie Day

Hug a Zombie in a Theme Park Haunted House

Play 10 different zombie video games

See the Top 100 Best Zombie Movies Of All Time
Make my own list of best zombie movies / tv series

Be a Zombie Extra in a Film or TV Show

Write a Zombie Chum list

Dance to thriller dressed as a zombie!


Make a zombie snowman


Thursday, April 9, 2015

Language related ideas


I'm not going to talk a lot about learning foreign languages, the internet is full of advice and ways to learn foreign languages.

Here's some resources: Language Muse

The language related goals can be:

Learn --- / become fluent in --- / study --- (language) / learn to speak --- / teach myself --- / teach myself to speak --- / in --- ( a foreign country)

Use --- in --- ( a foreign language in a country where most people speak it)

learn 2 / 10 / 40 foreign languages

learn sign language

learn to read braille

Speak pig latin

Speak with an accent for an entire day / learn a foreign accent

Teach Someone a Language / Teach ---- language in ---- country / Become a language tutor / teacher

Learn to curse in --- / learn 10 curses in ---
Learn how to insult people in ---

Learn enough --- to understand --- ( foreign language, to understand songs, books, etc. written in that language)

Learn to say --- / a hilarious phrase / in --- / 5 / 10 / 20 languages

Learn a new language / a second language / a foreign language

Learn a rare language / an ancient language / a dead language / an endangered language
Learn a language my ancestors spoke / a language spoken where I live 
Learn a fictional language (Elvish, Klingon...) / a constructed language (like Esperanto)

Learn a New Word from an Unknown Language Every Day For 30 Days

Learn all 6 Official UN Languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish)
    If you want to learn a language with a large number of speakers and which is spoken in many countries, the ones to choose in order of 'usefulness' are: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Japanese, Portuguese and Hindi/Urdu.
Which language should I learn? at Omniglot
...........The 5 Best Languages to Learn for the 21st Century

Learn morse code

Learn a programming language

Learn the alphabet in --- / learn the --- writing / learn to write my name in ---

Learn to sing --- in --- / Learn to rap in --- / Know 30 songs originating from 30 different countries

Choose a country and learn the language that is spoken along with its customs, cuisine, art, and its history

Travel somewhere you don't speak the language and figure it out.
Manage with sign language until you can use the local language. Don't use any language you know.

Be/become a polyglot 

Be a interpreter
Be a translator

Learn [language] to Flirt as a Pro

Be more confident about speaking [language]

Read books in [language] / Watch movies in [language]/ without subtitles



Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Tattoo related goals

Be a tattooed bride
Be featured in a tattoo Magazine
Become a tattoo/alternative model
Check out the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
Cover One Full Body Part With Tattoos / Cover your whole body with tattoos
Follow a course to learn the art of tattooing
Get 1/5/10/20... tattoos
Get a spine tattoo / neck tattoo / sleeve / wings / ---
Get a tattoo on a specific body part
Get two tattoos on different body parts at one time
Get a word tattoo (saying something meaningful)
Get a quote tattoo
Get a tattoo for a medical condition/ribbon/illness/something similar
Get a --- tattoo
Get a tattoo by ---
Get a tattoo at ---
Get a tattoo with --- /sibling / child / lover / friend /...
Get a tattoo in the memory of --- / child / ancestor / parent / grandparent / spouse...
See someone get a tattoo
Get tattooed in a different country / on a trip
Get a small tattoo
Get a large tattoo
Get a tattoo in different language / script / invented language like Kryptonian, Elvish, Klingon...
Get an UV tattoo / white ink tattoo



A lot of people want a tattoo.

Things to think about

* tattoo is to be considered "for ever". Don't get a tattoo just because you want one, or because someone else has one, or because it's "cool" or you want goals on your list.
(Or do. Your business)

* Start with something small in a place that isn't very visible or painful.

PAINFUL PLACES TO GET TATTOOED
- TOES AND FINGERS
- BACK OF THE KNEE AND INSIDE OF THE ELBOW
- ARM PITS
- RIBS
- NIPPLES AND GENITAL AREA/GROINS
- FACE

The whole head and neck, hands and feet, stomach, sides and chest and inside or arms, knees and elbows, and along the spine are not easy places either.

Start with buttocks, thighs and calfs or shoulders and outside of arms, or the little triangle between shoulderblades.
Don't start with a toe, a finger or an earlobe.

After a small thing, you can choose to get something bigger or be satisfied with that.

* Remember that a tattoo is damaging your skin. A tattoo is dozens if not hundreds of small cuts, and must be kept clean and dry for as long as it heals.
Consider how to keep yourself clean, and try to time the tattoo to spring or autumn, when it's not too cold so that you need to use a lot of clothes that might irritate the tattoo, or not so hot that you want to go swimming or expose your skin for sun.
Also, you won't be able to shave that area for several weeks, or use any hair removal creams. Get your tattoo on an area that doesn't need to be shaved.
Also, see that you have had your hepatitis and tetanus shots.
If you have any medical concerns, talk about it with your tattoo artist. He/she should know.
Also, if you don't heal well or get spread scarring, you might not get a tattoo, because the risk of it not healing right is big.

* You might be allergic to tattoo inks. Some of the dyes are also used in make-up, so test some eye shadows and lipsticks, and if you are the least uncertain, go to a dermatologist to run some tests beforehand to know if you are allergic to dyes and which dyes.

* Cheap is not a good thing when it comes to tattoos. You want someone professional to do the job so that you can trust the safety measurements, cleanliness of the tattoo parlour, that the tattoo artist knows what he/she is doing, that he/she IS an artist and can adjust your design to fit your body and wishes, etc.
Ask how they sterilize the equipment. They should have an autoclave. (That's a high-pressure desinficting machine.)
Check the practicing licence and ask for references.
Make sure that you see what he/she has done previously.
It would be best if you can get a recommendation and see his/her tattoo on a person. Find out as much as you can about the artist.
If you want a tattoo by a certain artist, remember that the more famous an artist is, the more expensive and harder it is to get an appointment.

* Do not tattoo a girl/boy friend's name on your body, unless you are in a marriage severity relationship. Having been together for a year is not steady enough. World is full of people who have been forced to remove or disguise a name that once was the most beautiful in the world but isn't anymore.

Get plenty of examples of what you want.
Get examples of the font you want to be used, if you want something written.
Listen to your tattooist. He/she actually does know best what will look good and as you like.
Nevertheless, if there are any details you don't like, ask it be changed. You will be the one carrying the image on your skin the rest of your life, you won't like getting irritated by the detail you didn't change when you still had time.
If the artist gets upset, irritated, defensive, unwilling to change the detail or starts arquing about it, don't go through it. Don't let him/her talk you over to accept something you don't really like.

Also, know that if you have seen it on the internet, thousands of others have also seen it, and there will be a lot of people with the exact same tattoo.

* Give yourself a temporary tattoo of the kind you want and wear it for a week. You can also have a henna tattoo or draw it with a roller point pen, to know if that is something you won't regret.

* When you have made up your mind, go through it, as soon as possible.

* Get some rash cream or antibiotic ointment you can use to care the tattoo with, so that it won't develop into something nasty and painful.
Follow the care instructions. Ask to get them on paper, if you are the least uncertain of what is meant.
Don't use alcohol, peroxide or petroleum jelly on the tattooed area. Clean it with soap, pat it dry, don't pick any scabs, don't scratch it, don't rub it.
Don't go bathing or swimming as the tattoo heals. No hot tubs, bath tubs, pools or lakes.

* Take it easy. It's not as bad as you imagine.
Also, take a buddy with you.

* Ask questions. It's better to ask too many times than too few. If there's ANYTHING you want to know, ask. Make sure you know what's happening and what is being applied on you or what instrument is being used on you. It's your skin, you have the right to know.
Make sure that the tattoo artists washes his/her hands first, and desinfect your skin in the area where the tattoo is supposed to come.
The needles should be single-use and you should see how the artist opens the package.
The artist should be using new ink for you. You don't want him/her to dip the needle in ink that's already been used on someone else.
The cloth the blood is cleaned during the tattoo should be clean in the beginning.
When finished, the tattoo will be cleaned once again and bandaged.

* Tip your artist. 15-30% is nice.

* Go back for a touch-up. It's better to do too little than too much, so it's possible that the tattooist has been a bit too careful. That is a good thing. If you notice that the tattoo isn't quite as good as you thought, after it has healed, it's OK to expect that the tattoo artist touches the work up. He/she will also want the best possible result. After all, you will be a walking advertisement for his/her work.

* Prepare for the social consequenses. Some people see tattoos as very flammable subject and cannot let it be your business. Just remember that you don't owe any explanations to anyone.

Read this:
Beginner's Guide to Getting a Tattoo


This isn't really tattoo related...