Adding to my previous post, and I know this sounds really out of left field, but I would love to get shot in the chest while wearing a bullet proof vest. I am not one for roller coasters or sky diving, but when it comes to actually dangerous/painful-but-survivable real life situations, I am all over it. Tasers, pepper spray, rubber bullets, I'm down. Basically anything and everything that they should be implementing in London, I'd be a willing test subject. And fuck if I know why. One day, I will do this. Hopefully before I have offspring, because that'd be kind of irresponsible. But regardless, I just feel like it's something I need to experience.
As for me, I want to make one work of art. Just one. Write a novel, record an album, make a film, write a screenplay, storyboard an anime, whatever. Just one thing to prove to myself I can do it. I've got a few other seemingly unattainable goals, but I don't really have the luxury of time with those.
Learn Korean and Hebrew. Climb a v7. Hit an out of the park home run. be able to jump and touch the bottom of the net on a basketball goal. Just the bottom. I dont even want to touch the rim. Edit... I'm short. 5'3" short. And a girl. 9' is really really high to me. I can throw a basketball into the hoop but I wanna touch the net! So I'm working on my power cleans. So there.
I want to publish a paper in an academic journal and have the article be cited. I've always wanted to contribute to mankind intellectually in some rigorous way. I can't even imagine the amount of joy and pride I would feel. It already feels good to know that my current research project has the potential to do just this. Of course it is still very much in the beginning stages so there is a long way to go but at least I know I'm on the right path. I just need to keep it up for a few more years and I'll have a good shot at it...though I'm a little afraid that if/when I accomplish the goal I'll have zero desire to go through that gauntlet again. I'd be perfectly happy with getting one publication then heading off into industry to actually contribute to society though.
I want to learn yoga here in Indonesia. This is in the works, and it's really fucking hard. I want to learn muay thai in Thailand. Looks like that's where I'm going next. I want to learn another language (French is looking likely) I will have a doctoral degree is something, I don't care what. I could be Dr. of Finger Bangage from Fishy Palms U, and I'd be happy.