I will admit that throughout the years a number of items have been re-written or replaced — which only goes to show you how one changes throughout life — since what was exceptionally important to me at one time is now pretty much laughable and embarrassing. By and large, however, most of the major items have stuck around. Therefore, without further adieu, I present you my personal list in no specific order.

The List

1. go sky diving
2. go bungee jumping
3. go surfing
4. visit Australia
5. visit Texas
6. hit a homerun in a real baseball diamond
7. go to a Laker game
8. try mountain climbing
9. get my M-class (motorcycle) license
10. drive a Ferrari or Aston Martin around town
11. learn to shift seamlessly
12. fall in love, all over again. and again.
13. get married
14. buy a house
15. live in an apartment
16. have room-mates
17. show my parents how much I really appreciate them
18. become a father (planned-fatherhood)
19. drive my kid(s) to school
20. go to a parent-teacher interview night
21. give stand-up comedy a try
22. learn to golf
23. earn a PhD in a field of interest
24. bowl 200 or more
25. visit Hawaii
26. furiously quit some job
27. work for Microsoft
28. go back and visit my old schools (Henry Munro, Trillium, etc)
29. take my car to the track (and race it)
30. learn to salsa, really well
31. buy myself a sports car
32. go scuba diving
33. put the huge backseat of my Highlander to good use
34. some sort of (romantic, or rather, memorable) engagement proposal
35. visit Mexico
36. get a piece of work published
37. meet the President (whomever it may be at the time)
38. take a wine appreciation class
39. go to Six Flags, Disneyland, Knottsberry Farm, Wonderland
40. smoke a fat cuban cigar
41. own my own business
42. own a pool table
43. publish a novel
44. devote a good portion of my spare time to volunteering
45. appear on the frontpage of a national newspaper
46. backpack through Europe
47. date a college girl
48. save someone’s life
49. join the Libertarian Party

Where is #50, you dirty liar?

Ah.. yes.. the ever elusive number 50. I’m not sure where it went but I’m sure when it returns it’s going to be fantastic. Always keep ‘em guessing.

Relinquished Progress

As of my last update on Jan 27 2008, I have knocked off 12 of the listed 49 items. I must admit that although I have not pursued this list as aggressively as I had originally anticipated, I’m thinking that even at a modest 1 item per year pace, I should be in good shape (given that I live the average life expectancy of ~78 years).

Adieu. Navid.