Residentvagabond’s Weblog

At the time of writing this post I am a single male aged twenty-nine years and six months.  I have no regular job although my future seems to be taken care off so I’m not worried.  I’m assured. 

However, I can’t help but feel like there’s something terribly grown-up about being thirty something.  When the twenties have passed we no longer have the right/freedom/excuse to be irresponsible, fool-hardy and adventurous.  Therefore the time has come for me to write down some achievable ‘tasks’ which may enhance my life experiences over the next six months.  This list of ‘things to do before I’m 30′ helps to legitimise some of my hankerings and challenge my comfort zones.

Thank you to my friends for your helpful comments and suggestions.  I have decided to omit: shooting something; sleeping rough; speed-dating; parachute jumping; buying a PHD and getting married.  These suggestions were - after much contemplation - either too expensive, too desperate or too uncomfortable.  But thanks anyway!

Hopefully this ”to do” list will generate enough material to keep my blog alive for a bit longer!

1. Do some overseas travel by myself
2. Go to a ballet
3. Learn a second language (excluding biblical Greek and Hebrew)
4. Grow vegetables
5. Ride a motorbike
6. Play guitar in church
7. Own a pet
8. Test drive an expensive car that I have no intention of buying
9. Make friends with a celebrity
10. Climb a mountain
11. Take up a sport
12. Start a society
13. Become a volunteer in an organisation
14. Apply for a T.V. show
15. Cook dinner for a stranger
16. Sell something on ebay
17. Organise a street party
18. Go busking for an afternoon
19. Send flowers to a girl who’s not related to me
20. Go on a road-trip in Ireland and camp somewhere which isn’t a campsite and cook breakfast in the morning on a trangia stove
21. Broaden my friendship circle to better represent the cultural and religious differences in society
22. Lead someone to Jesus
23. Go to a music festival
24. Eat at a Michelin starred restaurant
25. Read “Cloud Atlas” (I chose this at random from a list)
26. Record my family history
27. Watch the “Star Wars Trilogy”
28. Get something published
29. Visit London
30. Sing Karaoke