Things To Do before You Turn 30
Posted: November 9, 2008 | Author: Ruhi | Filed under: General ramblings | Tags: Blogging, general thoughts, myself, ramblings, tags |36 Comments »Bold the ones you’ve done.
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
-From here.
I tag the following people: Ash, Carrotmadman, Cat, Ish, Lallopallo, Raman, Rohan and Reema,Nita, and Shefaly. Anyone else who wants to take up this tag is welcome to do so- and it doesn’t matter if you are 30+
WOW! Thats some list and I think it should be extended “Things To Do before You Turn 50″!!!
And oh thanks for tagging me. Will do it surely.
I am reading the list. Will comment when done
oh my good lord….how uneventful my life is turning out to be….!
I feel so sad after reading the list….
but I have:
1) Been to thailand
2) Got into a street fight
3) Watched a lightning storm at sea
4) Eaten shark,octopus,jellyfish,kangaroo,ostrich
5) Asked out a stranger
6) Parasailed
7) Ridden a horse
8) Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
Lol.. you do realise that if your future hubby sees this list , he knows he is going to be dumped soon right ? Point 75.
And what about 92? Seriously. Before 30 ? Do you really want to
Interesting list though .
whew, what a long list! I prefer to write my own, and actually write the things which I have already done!
Wow, you’ve had a lot more fun than I’ve had anyway. But then again, there’s a long time to go before 30 comes, I’m hoping I’ll improve my score by then.
You’ve changed baby diapers? Facebook was right then after all. Best Mom.
Very nice! Very nice, indeed!
I’m gonna steal this meme!
@ Ruhi
Although I agree with Nita, I went through your list anyway and ticked 68 things off. Then I wonder where all this time went. I was doing all this stuff you see..
Cool! Thanks for tagging me, but Iam not even 20 yet, so you think I should do it? lol
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hey that was interesting…and thanks for tagging me….did it already
Reema- Yeah, it’s a humongous list for sure. Will wait for this tag on your blog.
Sakhi- There are some that I wouldn’t wanna do- age no bar
Suda- ok
Arjun- That’s what everyone thinks about his/her life. This is the best we’re gonna get…better get used to it.
Arpan- You ate a freakin’ shark?? Seriously? I know all about your broken heart.
Swen- I didn’t Bold #75.
(Not that it applies to me). And no, I don’t wanna do #92…ever.
Nita- Great
Why don’t you do that? I’ll tag you too.
Ish- You have been tagged btw.
Stop saying that
I’ll remove you from my Facebook friend list.
Nikhil- You are quite welcome.
Shefaly- 68 things done? Wow. Please consider yourself tagged! I’ll edit my “tag list”.
Lallo- Works! You are not yet 30.
Now please reproduce this tag on your blog.
Rohan- Great! thanks.
There’s so much to do that lazyness is actually keeping me from making my list!!! And what an benchmark you’ve set!!
Guess, I won’t turn inventive – I’ll just write 10 things that I really want to do before I turn 30…that should keep me up all night..:)
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Raman- I’ve merely ticked off stuff I’ve done. I haven’t gone about making my own list (like you did). That would require a lot of pondering.
#52 and #68 somehow conflict!!! And btw, who’s life you have saved???
Thats a pretty long list, I lost my motivation to read in betn, as I haven’t done many things
or the once I have done aren’t in the list. 
i wil be honest i dint read the whole list ..red only the things u have achieved already
Ok I got depressed doing the tag. I have done only a few things. So I decided to let u know here only instead of letting whole blogosphere know
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
19. Slept under the stars
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
33. Seen a total eclipse
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
59. Lounged around in bed all day
64. Played in the rain
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
98. Passed out cold
110. Broken someone’s heart
Thats it. Sigh!
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
132. Touched a cockroach
137. Skipped all your school reunions
146. Dyed your hair
Suda- Nobody said #52 and #68 have to be mutually exclusive
Might be two different incidents, right? Who’s life I saved? The very person who was with me during #104- remember my accident early this year? My presence of mind might have actually saved us. The fact that I didn’t shut my eyes and preferred seeing everything in “slow motion”.
Anshul- That’s all right
Why don’t you blog about the things you have done or want to do? I know you only blog about your comics. Not sure if it will go with the theme of your blog.
Arvind- That’s quite ok
Reema- Dang! That’s not a small list? I would have liked you to do something on your blog
Raman listed 10 things he wants to do before he turns 30. You wanna do that?
@Ruhi
Naah, leave it, its a loooong tag and I have nothing much to say.
Oh! the above comment had a link of a gapingvoid cartoon but looks like its broken now.
Thanks for the tag Ruhi!
Just did it. (link)
Why is – 92. Buried one/both of your parents, om your list?
That was one great list which the coming generations can refer to, so that they know how to live life.
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vow, that’s a long list !!!! I have more things to do
most of whats written on Suresh Gundappa’s blog is written by famous Osho, this guy shamelesly
rips all the rewards, like he wrote it all himself, he also pretends that those photos
are his own.
is this copycatting allowed on that site?
wouldnt it be honest to quote names?
no, he takes all the prases, hahaha!
“Suresh Gundappa” -just a tief
Amazing stuff, sure gonna add to my to-do list!
Thnx Ruhi!
I think you need to find more Amerian friends because we all know Indians can’t really party….they talk a big game but can’t put up. Get some Irish, German or Polish guys in there and watch that list change. Nerds.
And this one is just stupid
92. Buried one/both of your parents
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Hey even I have done a similar sort of thing…and I swear its really fun
http://lumuhuku.wordpress.com/things-to-do-before-i-die/
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