my bucket list

  1. Visit the Kremlin, and try to find a former KGB policeman.
  2. Beat Sunday's New York Times crossword.
  3. Visit London, and then travel across the countryside of England to visit old chapels.
  4. Get my M.A. in History. (05/2010)
  5. Get my Ph.D. in American History.
  6. Move to another state and establish residence (including voting). (5/2006)
  7. Tour the WWII battlefields of Europe.
  8. Marry the man of my dreams.
  9. Meet a member of the Kennedy family (preferably RFK, Jr., or Ted).
  10. Write a book.
  11. Become a professor of history.
  12. Learn to play the banjo.
  13. Sing the "Star Spangled Banner" at a hockey game.
  14. Attend a fashion show in Bryant Park during Fashion Week.
  15. Take a train across the country.
  16. Pay off credit cards and my school loans.
  17. Work in the Smithsonian or the Archives.
  18. Visit all of the cities on my "American Cities to Visit List."
  19. Go to a game at Madison Square Garden. (3/2005)
  20. Visit Spain.
  21. Give a lecture at an Ivy League school.
  22. Go to Los Angeles and attend a movie premiere.
  23. See Philadelphia and experience its brotherly love… but mostly the history bits.
  24. Experience an NFL game, preferably the Redskins, Ravens, or Seahawks.
  25. Tour the Pyramids.
  26. Go on a safari in Africa.
  27. Visit Hawaii.
  28. Visit the United Nations. (3/2005)
  29. Go bungee jumping.
  30. Read (on average) 100 books a year.
  31. Learn to play golf.
  32. Run a marathon.
  33. Get back to (and maintain) my high school weight.
  34. Meet a Supreme Court justice.
  35. Visit India.
  36. Become a consulting historian on a History Channel series or special.
  37. Build a piece of furniture from actual wood, etc., and not an IKEA set.
  38. Be completely debt-free.
  39. Buy a house.
  40. See Chicago, and go to a Cubs game.
  41. Visit St. Louis, and see the Arch and the Courthouse where the Dred Scott case took place. (3/2001 & 1/2008)
  42. Tour the MLB stadiums of the U.S.
  43. Visit all of the SEC football stadiums and see Alabama play.
    • Alabama (9/1998 & others)
    • Arkansas (9/1999)
    • Auburn
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Kentucky
    • LSU
    • Mississippi State (11/1999)
    • Ole Miss
    • South Carolina
    • Tennessee
    • Vanderbilt (9/1999)
  44. See Las Vegas, eat lots of food, and see tons of shows.
  45. Spend 2 weeks in NYC and see a show every night (except the off night).
  46. See a taping of "The Daily Show."
  47. Visit all the cities that were a major element in the Civil Rights Movement.
    • Albany, Ga.
    • Birmingham, Ala. (3/2005)
    • Chicago, Ill.
    • Detroit, Mich.
    • Jackson, Miss.
    • Los Angeles (Watts), Calif.
    • Nashville, Tenn.
    • Orangeburg, S.C.
    • Washington, D.C. (5/2005)
  48. See Richmond, and the former capital of the Confederacy.
  49. Visit all of the Civil War Battlefields still in tact.
  50. Learn to sew and alter my own clothes.
  51. Meet all of the living presidents.
    • Jimmy Carter (04/1998)
    • George H.W. Bush
    • Bill Clinton
    • George W. Bush
    • Barack Obama
  52. Visit Montreal: see Old Montreal, skate on a pond, and see all the Habs sites.
  53. Visit Toronto, and especially see the Hockey Hall of Fame.
  54. Get my picture made with the Stanley Cup (better yet if it's a year the Capitals win it!).
  55. See all the presidential burial sites and national cemeteries. 
  56. Spend an hour reading in each presidential library.
  57. Visit Boston, see the Revolutionary sites, and hang out in the Green Dragon.
  58. See the Green Monster for myself and sing Sweet Caroline in the 7th inning in Fenway Park.
  59. Go sailing.
  60. Visit Seattle. See the sites. Ride a ferry boat.
  61. Become a seasonticket holder for multiple seasons for the local hockey team.
  62. Learn how to bake exquisite cakes… just to share with friends and eat.
  63. Eat at wd50 in NYC.
  64. Eat at Jar in Los Angeles.
  65. Eat at Graham Elliot in Chicago.
  66. Live in a city with great public transportation, and sell my car.
  67. Attend a National Christmas Tree Lighting. (12/2008)
  68. Attend a Presidential Inauguration.
  69. Meet some hockey players.
    • Donald Brashear, WAS (03/2009)
    • Alexandre Giroux, HBH (04/2009)
    • Graham Mink, HBH (04/2009)
    • Dean Arsene, HBH (04/2009)
  70. Date a hockey player (but not in a puck bunny sorta way). [former players do apply] (6/2009-present)

This list can be seen also at a wiki developed for your own lists! :) My original version is here

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