The year of firsts: My list

So, if you missed this blog post, you may not know about Jade’s Daring Plan To Experiment.

Experiment with what, you may ask? Well, you could just click on that link and read the journal entry explaining the plan’s purpose and inspiration. However, if you’re one of those strange people who follow the philosophy of “2l:dr,” let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

I read a cool book and now I’m trying new things (“firsts”).

My “first” goal was to create a list of “firsts” to try. Activities must either be ones I’ve never tried, or haven’t done in more than a decade. After about a week of brainstorming, here’s what I came up with:

* Avoid saying anything negative for a whole day.
* Become a patron of the arts.
* Build a snowman.
* Block the sense of hearing with noise-canceling headphones.
* Build a sand castle.
* Buy a house.
* Buy a rubber stamp that symbolizes me.
* Create a geocache treasure box.
* Create a list of firsts.
* Figure out a way to eat brussels sprouts.
* Fly a kite.
* Get chased by zombies.
* Get free passes from the library to visit a museum.
* Get a henna tattoo.
* Get a massage.
* Go geocaching.
* Go jetskiing.
* Go letterboxing.
* Go on a picnic.
* Go on a roller coaster.
* Go vegetarian for a day.
* Go whale-watching.
* Launch a talk show.
* Learn French.
* Learn German.
* Learn Italian.
* Learn how to make fresh pasta.
* Learn how to make gnocchi.
* Learn how to play the piano.
* Learn sign language.
* Learn to drive a motorcycle.
* Make a pie in my own kitchen.
* Make chalk art.
* Make a sour dough starter.
* Move out of the country.
* Open a bookstore.
* Pay for a stranger’s toll.
* Pay for a stranger’s coffee.
* Plant and single-handedly maintain an outside garden.
* Play in a drum circle.
* Play laser tag.
* Put a quarter in 100 parking meters.
* Publish a novel.
* Read 50 books in a year.
* Read a novel that’s more than 100 years old.
* Rent a boat for the day.
* Rent a scooter.
* Ride go-karts.
* Roast marshmallows over a fire.
* Share a migraine photo.
* Share Oscar predictions.
* Sing on Broadway.
* Sound a barbaric yawp.
* Spend several hours blindfolded.
* Spent a whole day without looking in a mirror.
* Stand up for a cause I believe in.
* Take a class about the nature of terrorism.
* Take a class in astrobiology.
* Take a class to improve my social media skills.
* Take a class in archaeology.
* Take a cooking class at King Arthur Flour.
* Take a cruise of the Mediterranean.
* Take a dance class.
* Take a drum lesson.
* Take a hot air balloon ride.
* Take a sleigh ride.
* Taking care of someone after surgery.
* Throw a dinner party at midnight.
* Try a chef’s tasting menu.
* Try a fondue dinner.
* Use a Youtube video to learn a new skill.
* Visit an aquarium.
* Visit a butterfly museum.
* Walk 15,000 steps in a single day (previous record is about 13,000)
* Write a biography.

Have any additional suggestions for interesting “firsts”? Feel free to share ‘em in comments.