The Bucket List

So my 23rd birthday has finally arrived; I never thought it'd get here as I watched the rest of friends reach 23 or 24 (or 32 if you’re Drama). I can honestly say I'm not overly ecstatic about it coming (“that’s what she said…”) because let’s be honest, absolutely NOTHING great happens on your 23rd birthday. There all these so-called “milestone” birthdays, 13, 16, 18, 21, etc. but really, after you turn 21, it’s all downhill from there. What’s my next milestone? I can rent a car without an extra fee when I turn 25? Awesome! I can’t wait to go out and rent cars just for the sake of not paying an extra service fee!
Since I’ve decided that 25 is my next “milestone,” I decided to brainstorm and find ways to make the next 2 years of my life more exciting. After eliminating ones I deemed weak, I have created a list of 10 items I’m going to attempt to accomplish over the next four years. Yeah I know, it should be 2 but one of them doesn’t even take place until 2012 so it’d tough to check that one off the list before I turn 25. Some of them are also a relatively pricey and this will allow me to spread the $ I spend over a longer time frame. Think of this as my Bucket List. But unlike Jack Nicholson, I’m not dying, just getting older.
Without further ado, my Bucket List:

1. The Masters – The Masters is the ultimate golf tournament. There is no comparison to walking the plush course on a Sunday or sitting in Amen Corner waiting for your favorite golfer to get there. Some people who don’t appreciate golf probably think this is stupid, and you know what I say to that: you’re dumb. There’s nothing like attending a golf tournament in person – Just ask Sim Simma, he’s can’t even play golf and enjoyed his day. I’ve been to many U.S. Open’s and PGA Championships, but nothing really compares to the Masters. My Dad got to take a golf cart tour of the property and was in awe. I’d love to finagle my way into a pair of tickets and take him for father’s day one year.
2. Running of the Bulls in Spain – It's no Running of the Jew, but it's pretty close. Probably one of the most exhilarating activities ever. The adrenaline rush that comes with sprinting down the streets of Spain avoiding bulls charging is unparalleled. We’ve been told it’s actually more about not falling and getting trampled over by people than it is avoiding the bulls. Either way, I’m there. Sim Simma and I have talked about doing this for a couple of years now. We will get this done.
3. US Olympic Trials, Eugene, Oregon – Yeah I get it, I’m a track nerd. As I sit here typing this, I’ve got an IAAF Golden League track meet from Paris in my ear. I know you have no clue what that is; regardless, Drama and I will be there in 2012. Olympic Trials in Track Town USA and a visit to Pre’s Rock would be an unforgettable week.
4. A week of backpacking/ traveling through Colorado – I’ve been to a lot of places in the US, but I’ve never been to Colorado. It looks beautiful and I’d love to get out there to backpack/travel/run trails for a week. Palosaurus Rex talked about when we were in Saratoga, and I’d def be down for that.
5. Boston Marathon – One of the oldest and most respected marathons in the world. Boston is arguably the most historic city in the US and is in my old stomping grounds of New England. It takes a qualifying time to get in, which means I can’t get hurt running Philadelphia in November. I don’t know how long my knees are going to hold up, so I need to get this done ASAP.
6. Shoot the hooch – We have been talking about doing this for a solid 2 months now. It may happen tomorrow. It may never happen. We shall see. At some point we’re going.
7. Stay in an underwater hotel – Ever been to Dubai? Me neither. But thanks to a little natural resource called oil, they have more money than they know what to do with. Don’t believe me? Check out their tourism site. Let’s go visit and stay in this hotel.
8. Visit the Playboy Mansion – Do I need to say anything more?
9. Drive a Maserati – Ever since I became obsessed with Entourage, I’ve wanted a Maserati. Why couldn’t one of my childhood friends grown up to be a rich and famous actor I could mooch off? I was wasting time looking up cars and I found a used Quattroporte, 2006 model with 35,000 miles, for less than 50 G’s. That made me think my dream of owning one may actually be attainable. For now, I’d just settle with test driving one. Do they let you rent them anywhere? There has to be a place in Buckhead that does right? Maybe I should find a dealership and show up in suit to look important? I’m creative so I’ll keep working on that one.
10. European Travels – England, Spain, Italy, Greece, etc. – I think this one is pretty self-explanatory as well.

Well folks, there’s my bucket list for the next four year. Obviously, there’s more ridiculous shit I could put on here. I tried to make them at least slightly attainable goals. Yes, I’d love to go on a date with Marisa Miller, but is that really going to happen? Anybody got any other cool ideas? No, Rambo, I’m not going to recognize traveling to South America to do recreational drugs a bucket list item. And Drama, I expect one of these from you when you hit your midlife crisis next year…