First post.

Seeing as this is my first post on this blog, I will give you a little bit more background detail about me.

I read an article on things to do before you die. No particular order. There are a few that would be on there but I have done them. ('Go to San Francisco' and 'Swim with dolphins' being the main two.) So...

1. Go back to San Francisco.
2. Spend at least a month there.
3. Travel around the world with only a ticket to fly out of the UK booked.
4. See Van Morrison live.
5. Drive Route 66.
6. Go to London and take part in a protest.
7. Bungee Jump.
8. Write some form of book.
9. Get another mention in a book.
10. Learn to surf.
11. Swim with sharks.
12. Fly a plane.
13. Own a horse.
14. See Paul Simon perform the ‘Graceland’ album in it’s entirety.
15. Have a conversation with Stephen Fry.
16. Make a difference to someone’s life.
17. Cover a major event either in a newspaper or on TV.
18. Own numerous properties.
19. Pick Louis Theroux’s brains.
20. Earn enough money to give some back to my parents.
21. Go on a holiday with just my siblings.
22. Meet Jack Nicholson.
23. Learn Latin.
24. Go from John O’Groats to Lands End using only buses, going via various British landmarks.
25. Own two Labradors.
26. Buy a clarinet and learn to play again.
27. Take the piano from my house and learn to play at a higher level.
28. Watch the Northern Lights.
29. Learn to ski.
30. Ski in Canada.
31. Scuba dive at the Barrier Reef.
32. Write for The Times.
33. Make my Dad so proud he cries.
34. Get married.
35. Ride a Harley.
36. Trace my family tree back as far as possible.
37. Give to charity (Time and/or money) and see the results.
38. Visit Egypt.
39. Live in Egypt for a period of time like my Dad did.
40. Go back to Rome.
41. Talk to a homeless person and write down their story.
42. Visit India/Thailand/China.
43. Have children.
44. Take them to all the places my parents have taken me all over the world.
45. Take my Nanny to Dunoon so she can show me where she was born.
46. Buy a house in Norfolk.
47. Own a boat.
48. Hear my granddad say he is proud of me.
49. Hitchhike.
50. Sleep under the stars.
51. Read the communist manifesto.5
2. Work for the BBC.
53. Share an embrace with Jeremy Clarkson.
54. Watch all the Coen Brothers films.
55. Visit a volcano.
56. Be successful in my chosen career.
57. Show my mother how much she means to me.
58. To wake up in the morning and have breakfast in bed, cooked by someone special.
59. Get a tattoo that actually means something (but isn’t garish or overly visible).
60. Talk to Eddie Izzard.
61. Learn to play acoustic guitar so I can play numerous José González songs.
To be continued.


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(Currently listening to: 'Seven Years' (Acoustic) - Saosin)