HELLO!!!
this is my blog for 50@50! what is 50@50, you ask! well, let me tell you.
i turned 50 years old on december 19, 2011. and during the weeks and days leading up to that date, i became more and more excited (considering the alternative) and energized. and i thought of all the things i've done, haven't done, regretted and embraced. and i thought, hey, i'm going to be FIF-TAY!!! (thank you
sallie o'malley, aka the talented molly shannon from SNL)
then i thought (two thoughts in a row), what can i do to make it a special year. and that's when i came up with 50@50. in the next year, i am going to try to do 50 things that i have never done before.
BIG things, little THINGS, anything that i've never done before.
so far i have:
- worn a long sleeve t-shirt under a short sleeve t-shirt (hey, don't judge)
- eaten a scallop (i'm not a big seafood eater - and that scallop didn't change my mind)
- had an amp energy drink (didn't get amped)
- attempted to make bread pudding (epic FAIL)
- learned there are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, not 2 (hmph)
- had khurma (a snack from Trinidad - thanx to tabby me
here are some things i DEFINITELY want to get done this year:
- visit washington dc (i'm gonna do it!!!)
- go snowboarding (thanx to fred david)
- run a half-marathon (yes, run)
- do a sprint triathlong
- do a mud run
- eat some more yucky food (like mussels or oysters or something)
but that's still a long way from FIF-TAY! here are some of my friends suggestions:
- whitewater rafting (possible)
- visit a moonshine distiller (???)
- karaoke (in front of people???)
- bungee jumping (i don't think so)
- read the decline and fall of the roman empire (another i don't think so)
- snow skiing (possible, after snowboarding)
- go to a dave matthews concert or skillrex concert (what's a skillrex??)
so, if you are reading this blog, please feel free to throw out some suggestions. no international travel unless you are funding it :-).
and i'll keep trying stuff and keeping track of it right here. thanx for participating and being a part of this epic moment in my life. xoxo.