Things to do before I die...

The whole "bucket list" topic has been coming up a lot lately. MTV had a new show called "The Buried Life," where a bunch of guys go around trying to check things off their bucket list. Then, recently, Cathy over at Antsy Pants posted her bucket list.

I started my bucket list a few years ago in college and right now it's too long to list, but I thought I would go through all of the ones I have actually checked off (or the interesting ones, at least)! Here's what I have done so far:

#13: Eat bugs and/or really weird stuff.
Very eloquently written, I know. I don't know why I actually WANTED to do this, but I thought it would be a fun adventure. I added this to my list right around Christmas, and actually asked the old boyfriend if he would get me some edible bugs for Christmas. And Christmas morning, what is in my stocking but chocolate-covered ants and toasted crickets! Mmmm. The ants were DISGUSTING- even with the chocolate- they tasted really smoky. And the crickets tasted fine, but there was nothing covering them, so I was faced with each and every leg and eyeball and wing. They were...crunchy. I also ate chicken feet in a Chinese restaurant in NYC last summer and they were SOOOO GOOD!

#33: Smoke weed in Amsterdam.
I didn't actually smoke it, because I'm not good at smoking things, but I bought a medium-to-high strength piece of pot bread and munched it down. Two hours later, when I was at a Mexican restaurant, I looked down and couldn't figure out whose hands were cutting up my food. They were mine. That was when I realized it had kicked in...

#37: Eat a deep-fried Mars bar.
Now, I lived in Scotland for 4 years and the one thing about Scottish people is that they ADORE fried food. Deep-fried sausages, pizza, Cadbury eggs...these are things they eat on a regular basis. A deep-fried Mars bar was a treat that I had never tried (mainly because I wanted to live for a few more years), but finally decided to give in. Shockingly, it was absolutely amazing- think melted chocolate bar with a crispy outer layer. Will I ever have one again? NO WAY. I value my heart too much.

#40: Do the May Dip.
One tradition in St. Andrews, Scotland is that at dawn on May 1st, all the students from St. Andrews University flock to the beach (completely drunk) and jump into the North Sea as the sun comes up. I could never get myself to do it until my final year there, and still amost chickened out. Scotland is COLD and the North Sea is frigid, so it was hard to make myself do it. But copious amounts of booze helped with that and soon I found myself throwing on a bikini and plunging myself into the sea. After that, I went home, dripping with saltwater, went to sleep, and skipped class, claiming that I was ill.

Evidence:

#54: Ride an ATV.
The less said about this the better. I went on a "beginner's course" which involved crazy slanted roads, hills, jumps, and other tricks that no beginner should be doing. I flipped my ATV. Well, I make it fall on its side. Everyone else had to stop and watch as an instructor came and picked me and my ATV off the ground. Embarrassing.

#65: Eat a Chicago-style hot dog.
I was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, and until last year, I had not eaten a Chicago-style hot dog. Finally had one last summer and was not too impressed. Plain hot dogs all the way! I want my hot dog to taste like a hot dog, not a salad.

I have tons and tons more things to do before I die, so I better get on it. I'll keep y'all updated!