One of the many notes floating around Facebook is The Bucket List, which, I presume, is based on the movie. I haven’t seen the movie, but I gather it’s about the things you have to do before you die. I filled out the list, but I was underwhelmed. It didn’t even have an actual bucket on the list! I mean, how can you have a bucket list without a bucket?
So, I have decided to come up with my own bucket list of things I would like to do before I die. Since I am not entirely clear as to the rules of said list of buckets, I will make it up as I type. Here we go.
Oh, before I start, here is my mini-crush for the day, Charles Blow. No, this is not going to be a daily feature–just whenever I crush out on someone. And no, that is NOT every day. Back to the List of the Bucket.
- Have a torrid affair with Alan Rickman which may or may not end up well.
- Have a meeting of the minds with Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow. Then, kick out Keith and have some corporal fun.
- Get the lolrus his bucket back (see, I have an actual bucket on my list).
- Write a bestselling novel.
- Write a musical for Broadway.
- Star in a musical on Broadway (5 & 6 are not necessarily related, though they might be).
- Win a Pulitzer or Booker or some such for best book evah.
- Win a Tony for best musical evah.
- Win an Oscar for best adaptation of a musical evah.
- Have sex on the other four continents.
- Travel around the world, visiting friends I’ve made on the web along the way.
- Try every dessert known to womankind, especially the kinds with chocolate in it.
- Meet President Obama and bask in his loveliness.
- Ditto his wife.
- And his VP.
- Start a sanctuary for black cats.
- Learn to speak Chinese and Taiwanese fluently.
- Find a way to enjoy pizza again without spending the rest of the night on the toilet.
- Find the right balance between love, lust, and an overwhelming desire to be left alone.
- Pick up the cello again and reacquaint myself with my love for playing music.
- Become Obama’s Word Czar and the Keeper of the English Language.
I think that’s it. Looking at the list, I am struck by how many are attainable and how many are pretty much fantasy. I would say it’s a pretty equal balance of the two categories. I’m gonna start with number one and work my way down the list. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Find a way to fix the holes in the world’s proverbial buckets–or, let’s at least all keep working on patches.
And, love the lolrus and theater. Let’s get you up on stage, girl!
Kat, I was gonna add something similiar to your first response, but I thought it sounded too grand and epic, even for me.
As for number two, I am taking baby steps in that direction. You’re gonna get to see me do JAZZ HANDS!!!!!
Jazz hands???
Yeah. See my post, I Hope I Get It. It’s a running joke about musical theatre. I’ll demonstrate the next time I see you.