Spend ≥1 night
Act like I own the joint - any can pay for it.
See Waldorf scene in "Scent of a Woman" for context.
Bucket List Entry - See a broadway show
Possibilities:
The Lion King
Marry Poppins
Phantom of the Opera
The Lion King
Marry Poppins
Phantom of the Opera
Bucket List Entry - Stay in an over-water bungalow
One of those ones with poles over the water. Like what Yrm & Madooa stayed at for 1-2 nights for their Honeymoon.
See: 
Secondary challenge: jump into the water within 5 seconds of waking up.
Bucket List Entry - Sleep in a hammock in the Tropics
Qualifiers:
- Get a good nights sleep
- Strung between 2 palm trees
- Setup is not provided by a resort
- Don't have to sleep alone :D
Bucket List Entry - Take train to Jasper
Ideally right from Vancouver.
Hmmm, end in Calgary? Or start there and end in VanCity?
To/From Kamloops is OK, but not preferred.
Bucket List Entry - Drive Canada
Take the Trans-Canada from one end of the country to the other.
Yes this would mean going backwards to start on the Island.
Alternative: Terry Fox run route (ummm, don't run it you fool; that'd be stupid of you).
Q: does Terry Fox follow the #1?
Bucket List Entry - Visit Waikiki
See where mum & dad honeymooned
Q: Is it as over tourist-ed as they say?
Qualifier: Gotta show mum & dad the photos upon getting home.
Bucket List Entry - Run an 8 minute mile
= 1600m = 4 x 400m = 4x WVSS's track (duh).
Stretch goal: Do it again, in 7 minutes.
Preferred: Do it at WVSS. There's something to be said for doing it at "home".
Bucket List Entry - Go to a Strip Club in Vegas
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Bucket List Entry - See a Show in London
Done!
Review:
Saw "Wicked!" with Madooa on night #2 of EurpTip. Bought tickets at pretty last minute cuz I didn't think it would happen. Knew Yrm wasn't interested as he'd "done his duty" when they first moved to London. However, at the last minute Yrm got called to Toronto so he wasn't going to be around for my first 3 days in London.
Oh well, guess there's no reason to not see the show eh? hehehe.
I liked it - was surprised that it's housing theatre, The Apollo, was so small. I don't think it's as big as the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. And apparently it's one of the, if not the, biggest stages in London (O2 Arena doesn't count).
Good show - really enjoyed it. Good production value and cast. I'd see it again. For 80/seat thought? Hmmmm, not quite as spur of the moment me thinks.
Bucket List Entry - See a Show Off Broadway
Qualifier:
- Must be a really good one. Or maybe that should be "really bad one" (hmmmm, choices, choices...)
Bucket List Entry - Stand in the middle of Times Square
Ideally right in the middle. I think that's between cross-streets.
That'll teach dad to tell me to go play in traffic!
Bucket List Entry - See a Show in Vegas
Done!
Saw "Ka" by Cirque Du Soleil at the MGM Grand. Was on Pfab "g..'s stag in April (-ish?) 2004 - night #2 of 3.
Review:
OMG! the stage was on a knuckle! it rotated down/up stage, down/up, rotated clockwise/counter-clockwise and tilted towards the audience. Oh and it lifted up/down on huge rails too.
I had shotgunned 2 beers right before the show (we were already buzzed and weren't paying attention to house opening time; it was festival seating). Damn american beer - I thought I was going to burst I had to pee so bad by the end. It actually hurt; and of course I was the one sitting farthest in the row of us.
The booth ran the length of the theatre, and was two freakin' floors! I was impressed already - the show just proved why.
The final battle sequence took place with the stage vertical and the performers on harnesses. The idea was that we were above them looking down on the action. This allowed them to do insane "jumps" over each other as they just pushed off the "ground". The coolest part though was the projection on the ground. It was as if the scene took place on TOP of a lake. Each time a performer's foot touched the "ground" it would ripple like water. This was a projected real-time image from out in the house. Because of the movement of the performers and their costume designs you did not notice they were in a projection - their shadows weren't noticeable.
We then went and played blackjack and Pfab & Bcjt developed their penchant for playing roulette. That is, before we went to the next strip club ... or did we play roulette when we came back from the strip club? hmmm.
Bucket List Entry - Own isolated property
Own some big chunk of property in the middle of nowhere – make it an unspoiled paradise.
Context: Thomas Crown's Island in "The Thomas Crown Affair".
Secondary Goal: Own the 6x6 Jeep and Shelby Cobra too.
Bucket List Entry - Go to a Stanley Cup Final Round Game
Ideal: Game 4 or 5 of a good series (not a known blow out)
Expected cost: 1x Kidney and 0.333x Liver
Bucket List Entry - Be Conversational in Another Language
Suggestions: Mandarin
Qualifier:
- Must be a useful language. (aka, not French) :P
Bucket List Entry - Witness Cliff Divers of Acapulco
No visiting the local drunk tank where the new guy got thrown after parting too hard doesn't count. Even if you're in there with him (her/them).
Bucket List Entry - Organize big Vacation
Organize a vacation for a group of friends (the bigger the group the better), and pay for all of it
Bucket List Entry - Run with the Bulls
In Pamplona. Chasing an NBA player in Chicago doesn't count; unless Jordan comes back (again).
Qualifier:
- Don't die.
Bucket List Entry - Watch the F1 in Monaco
Yup, the Gran Prix.
Optional: Sitting with the Royal Family.
Bucket List Entry - Watch Professional Sumo
Doesn't have to be in Japan. But if it was that'd be cool!
Bucket List Entry - Watch an All Blacks Rugby Game in Person
ummm, the Kiwi’s (www.allblacks.com)
Secondary Challenge: Don’t shit yourself in fear they’ll eat you after the game
Bucket List Entry - Go to the Calgary Stampede
Hopefully you won't have to crash at Alan's. But going with him would be cool.
Note: Gotta get a hat first though
Bucket List Entry - Visit all Disney Theme Parts
Visit all Disney theme parks
- Disneyland @ Disneyland Resort
Done! - June 1990, w/ family for Summer Vacation - Disney’s California Adventure @ Disneyland Resort
Done! - May 2001, w/ Yrm for his family wedding/vacation - Magic Kingdom @ Walt Disney World
- Epcot Center @ Walt Disney World
- Animal Kingdom @ Walt Disney World
- Hollywood Studios @ Walt Disney World
- Hollywood Studios @ Disneyland Paris
Done! - May 2008, on Contiki Tour, during my free day alone - Disneyland Park @ Disneyland Paris
Done! - May 2008, on Contiki Tour, during my free day alone - DisneySea @ Tokyo Disney Resort
- Disneyland @ Tokyo Disney Resort
Done! - March 1996, on exchange, with home stay family and others on the exchange - Disneyland Park @ Hong Kong Disneyland
Bucket List Entry - See Tulips in Netherlands
Ideally huge fields of them, not just a grocery store.
Qualifier:
- In full bloom
- In the field. Stores don't count. Especially photos of the fields in stores.
Bucket List Entry - Drive the Florida Keys
Qualifier:
- Drive to the very end.
There has to be some music that goes with it. Kokomo?
Bucket List Entry - Create A Citywide Scavenger Hunt
Organize a massive city-wide scavenger hunt for friends
– make the final prize worth it
- include a portion that includes driving into the back of an unmarked semi truck, to an unknown location, an unknown distance.
– make the final prize worth it
- include a portion that includes driving into the back of an unmarked semi truck, to an unknown location, an unknown distance.
Bucket List Entry - Fly a Cessna
Qualifier:
- Pilot solo, from take-off to landing. Others can be onboard though.
Bucket List Entry - Build Your Own Home
Expected Features:
- 2x secret rooms. Ideally one is a Batcave via a pole.
Bucket List Entry - Bench Press Own Body Weight
Whatever it happens to be at the time of the pressing of the bench.
Bucket List Entry - Drive Across North America
Qualifier:
- Can't use an Interstate Hwy. Trans-Canada is OK if necessary (hell, it's kinda the only road in many places)
Prefer to do a criss-cross of as much of it as possible.
Bucket List Entry - Drive Route 66
Qualifier:
- All of it. No I don't know what that means if it's replaced with Interstate's.
Bucket List Entry - Drive the PCH
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH).
Qualifier:
- All of it. Around the Olympic peninsula all the way to the Mexican Border (bring your passport, or at least your Costco Card [that's a joke about mum's experience in 2008]).
Bucket List Entry - Ride a Horse
And definitely NOT a cowboy. ... A cowgirl however is totally acceptable - and she's allowed to do the riding.
Guess this will confirm if the allergy still exists.
Bucket List Entry - Put $100 To Win, on a Long-shot
Qualifier:
- In Vegas
Most likely sport to do this with is horse racing.
Bucket List Entry - Go on an African Safari
The more conservation this aids the better. Don't do one that encourages poverty if at all possible.
Hmmm, maybe some form of ecotourism.
Secondary goal: Do some of the driving while passing animals (driving in the bush, while cool, won't count).
Bucket List Entry - Milk a Cow
Qualifier:
- Drink it right away, or very soon after
I heard it’s kinda gross when still warm
Bucket List Entry - Obtain a Scuba Diving License
Doesn't have to be a legit North American one.
Any Mexican or other resort nation certification will do.
Bucket List Entry - Watch a World Cup Football Match (In Person)
Qualifier:
- One team playing must be Brazil.
It doesn’t have to be a final; qualifying will do.
Bucket List Entry - Go Bungee Jumping
Optional:
- Get a shot of posing mid-air like Superman flying.
- Bring a video game system and pose mid-air playing it as if bored and distracted.
Bucket List Entry - Bike One Leg of Tour Du France
Really, do you expect to survive doing more than that. It's impossible to recover enough, ever.
Bucket List Entry - Watch an Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Metal Match
In this case, nose-bleeds are probably better than lower down; they'll give a better view of the game.
Preferable: Have it be Canada vs. Russia (after Canada destroys the USA)
Bucket List Entry - Watch an Olympic Men's 100m Sprint Final
Ideally should be on side of stadium with the run. But the far side will count too.
Bucket List Entry - Watch an Olympic Men's 100m Freestyle Swim Final
Ideally as low as possible. Gets the best angle to be able to see the action/performance of the athletes.
Bucket List Entry - Watch the Kentucky Derby
Pretensions can happily be left at the door. Although I think there is a minimum degree which one's nose must be upturned without attracting unwanted attention from the organizers.
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