30 Things I Wanted to do Before I was 30.

So remember that list? 30 things to do before I’m 30? Well, 30 has come and gone and I’m sure you all are dying to know how it turned out. (Or you completely forgot, and/or never cared that much to begin with.) Either way, I have finally published the results:

1. Get married √  Done, and happily done.

2. Adopt a dog 

Ugh, no. Curtis doesn't want a dog. He doesn’t want to take care of it. I don’t really either, but it still seems like one of those things you have to do at some point in your life. Ah well, there’s more life to live I guess.

3. Travel to China 

Ha! When I win the lottery, sure.

4. Write and illustrate a story √

Welll, I did adapt and illustrate the Comanche Nation’s story of How the frog became a Toad for a project for my Native Arts class. It was well received. So I’m counting it.

5. Reread the Bible 

I’ve read parts of the Bible over again many times, but I’ve yet to actually tackle some of those Old Testament books again. So this one’s a no.

6. Cut my hair really short √ 

And recently grew it back out again. My hair is now the longest it’s been since before I joined to Navy.

7. Go whale watching 

Sadly never did. Maybe never will.

8. Learn how to make Salteñas 

Still want to, still haven’t.

9. Participate in a political campaign √ 

Well, I did attend a Ron Paul rally, and signed a petition, and voted for the first time since I voted for Bush in 2000. (Oh the naiveté!)

10. Host a Christmas party 

We visit friends, they don’t visit us. Ah well.

11. Finish reading the Wheel of Time series 

No, after failing twice to make it through the 3^rd book, I finally gave it up. Too boring. I did make it through all five of the Game of Thrones books however.

12. Earn an Associates Degree√ 

Useless, but fun to say.

13. Buy a rat and train it to be friendly 

You know, I got another hamster and loved it, but haven’t gotten around to a rat just yet.

14. Beat one of my Wii games 

Never did. And I gave away my Wii. But I did play a video game to completion. I beat all of the main quests and sub-quests of Skyrim on the PS3. Ironically, it’s one of those games where you can never “beat” it, because it never ends. So I’ll still have to say no on this one.

15. Learn how to type properly 

Ha! I am hunting and pecking as I type this… so No.

16. Get involved with a church ministry √ 

Well, I did go to Bolivia and volunteer in a Christian children’s home, so yeah, I’m saying yes to this one.

17. Attend a science fiction convention 

Nope.

18. Buy, assemble, decorate, and furnish a miniature house 

Sadly, no. We don’t have room in our house right now.

19. Talk to a doctor about my social anxiety√ 

Yes, didn’t really help. But maybe I wasn’t bad enough to be helped. Introversion is not a disorder.

20. Grow vegetables in a garden 

Still no backyard.

21. Dye my hair a different color√ 

Well, the many grey hairs popping out of my head forced my hand on this one. I do it every month now.

22. Go to an NHL game√ 

Yes, it was very fun, and I’ve already blogged about it.

23. Quit smoking for good 

Sure, I did this loads of times.

24. Take karate again for at least a year√ 

Actually taekwondo, but I’m still counting it.

25. Start a retirement fund 

Ha! That’s a good one. No, it looks like I’ll be in the workforce until the day I die.

26. Have the guts to donate blood 

Never had the opportunity. In the Navy, they asked us all the time, but as a civilian, strangely I’m never given the chance.

27. Get another piercing 

What, am I 16 years old? Grow up. Please.

28. Kill a centipede 

Still never faced that fear. But I still have nightmares about them sometimes.

29. Put together a 1000 piece puzzle√ 

Yes!

30. Visit Mexico 

Does Bolivia count? It doesn’t. In my defense, shortly after I wrote this blog, the kidnapping rate sky-rocketed in Mexico, so the Marines were forbidden to go there.