Bucket List

You know, since that movie came out, bucket lists have become fairly popular? Do you have a bucket list? I have one that I'm in the process of making. The thing about these type of lists is that they evolve over time. Interests change as does various wants of mine.

Here's a current version of my bucket list.

• Drive an F1 Car.
• Skydive.
• Base jump.
• Bungee jump.
• Fly a fighter jet.
• Climb Mt. Everest.
• Surf in Australia
• Surf in Hawaii
• Set foot on every continent.
• Set foot in every country.
• Attend Oktoberfest.
• Attend a Rally
• Drive the Monaco circuit.
• View the night sky in total darkness
• Visit all 50 states.
• Snorkel the Maldives.
• Machu Picchu, Peru.
• Restore/build a car.
• Walk across a continent.
• Walk across all continents.
• Learn to mix techno.
• Ride a motorcycle from Phuket to Bangkok, Thailand
• Ride a motorcycle from Ho Chi Minh to Halong Bay, Vietnam
• Watch the sun rise over Angkor Wat, Cambodia
• Live in S.E. Asia for a season.
• Live abroad for one year.
• Learn Spanish to fluency.
• Learn Japanese to fluency.
• Learn German to fluency.
• Learn Italian to fluency.
• Learn French to fluency.
• Learn Russian to fluency.
• Photograph all around the world.
• Get a photography sponsor.
• Camp in the Australian outback.
• Kiss a girl under the Eiffel Tower.
• Ride a gondola in Venice.
• Visit the stops from Bizarre Foods.
• Ride a motorcycle across I-94W to I-5S to I-10E to I-95N.
• Tour the world via Work Away with a friend

 Do you have a bucket list?

Wishes

I am positive that I am not alone in mulling over the idea of finding some magical diety, like a genie, that would grant you a number of wishes. Of course, there are always rules to follow and the common ones seem to be:

No wishing for love.
No wishing for more wishes.
No wishing for someone to die.
No wishing for someone already dead, to return to life.

You know, the ones that are classically explained in Disney's Aladdin?

So without further adieu, here are my current three wishes. With reasons and potential Monkey's Paw.

I wish that I could seduce anyone, at any time, for any duration I deem fitting
Reason: By seduce, I don't necessarily mean in a sexual or romantic way, but more like having an irresistable charm that I can turn on to use on anyone at any time, male or female. I suppose another term would manipulate... but that has very negative connotations, ones that don't apply to the ways that I am thinking.

Monkey's Paw - The charm/seduction being too great and it breeds jealousy with violent retributions. Or I become an arrogant, cocky, bastard.

I wish that I had the correct amount of money in my pocket for any purchase, at any time
Reason: Fairly simple, I think. Money makes the world go round and if I could have the correct amount for any purchase, I could have anything I wanted. I want to go buy a new car for $500,000? I have that in my pocket. Purchase a meal at a fancy restaurant? Sporting event? etc. etc. You get the idea.

Monkey's Paw - Someone thinks I am loaded and kills me in an attempted robbery, or I get extremely bored and lazy at being able to buy anything I want and life becomes a boring shade of mediocre grey.

I wish I had the ability to learn anything, instantly
Reason: Surely, this one would be a great asset, no? Learn any new subject to mastery, instantly. Think of all the job skills or language skills you'd have? The plethora of knowledge that would spew forth from your mouth... although I wonder, would being able to learn anything, instantly, to mastery, make you intelligent? I doubt it. You may seem to be a genius but are you really intelligent?

Monkey's Paw: Like the previous wish, I can see it breeding boredom.