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insaner's bucketlist



you've probably heard of the concept before, especially since there's a movie with the same title.. well, a bucketlist is basically a list of things you want to do before you "kick the bucket" (in other words, "die"). and so one day i was thinking, "man, theres so much i would like to do before i die.. i should make it official and write up a bucket list!" and so here it is (not in order of importance):

click here to see my 2011 list of goals!

bucketlist:

education:

  • finish learning hebrew (to the point where im fluent)
  • finish learning german (to the point where im fluent)
  • finish learning french (to the point where i can now actually get mugged in.. err)
  • learn koine greek well enough to read the new testament
  • learn another non-latin language (japanese, korean, russian, etc..)

the arts:

  • learn to draw well (not sure what level i would need to achieve to consider this "done")
  • have a speaking part in a feature length wide distribution movie (like hollywoood)
  • sell and get a movie script made into a wide distribution movie
  • direct a movie (im not counting "matt")
  • get a book published
  • release a CD
  • learn to play the drums
  • learn to read music for harmonica and/or recorder
  • make a couch from scratch

life experiences:

  • see a polar bear in its natural habitat
  • see a penguin in its natural habitat
  • see a whale in its natural habitat
  • see a lion in its natural habitat
  • go sky diving
  • bungee

travel:

  • do a tour of africa
  • do a tour of south america
  • do a tour of north america
  • do a tour of asia
  • visit antarctica
  • visit australia
  • live in israel for a year

general:

  • start a self-sustaining company
  • get some code committed to the linux kernel tree
  • share the full Gospel with someone famous (president, actor, etc..)
  • have 3+ kids and be an exemplary father to them
  • adopt an older kid
  • go to a closed muslim country as a missionary (and most likely die there as such)
  • show the love of Christ to someone who hates Him
  • glorify God in everything i do

retroactive list

(ie, stuff i had already done when i wrote the list)
  • get married
  • pastor a church
  • become financially independent
  • get a university degree
  • sponsor a missionary
  • see an erupting volcano





2011 list of goals to achieve:

measurable goals for 2011:

  • get my own business rolling (have an independent income within the first 3 months)
  • 15 youtube videos up
  • finish reediting my movie
  • see a bear (hopefully polar bear too), beaver, in natural habitat
  • see the aurora borealis
  • see one of those urban possums!
  • go to the zoo here!! (yeah, in 7 years ive never gone!!)
  • finish drafts of both screenplays
  • finally read through the whole bible (and blog through it!)
  • finally get my driver's license (yeah seriously, im only 10 years late on this one)
  • learn how to use a sewing machine and make something useful with it

general goals for 2011 (not really measurable):

  • get a little more drawing done
  • learn to play ice hockey
  • learn some basic greek (koine)
  • take up parkour as a sport (whoa, seriously??)
  • learn how to make simple electronics circuits (FM radio etc)








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