100 things to do in 2012

it's that time again! though i've been doing this list since 2010, last year was the first that i actually blogged about it and kept track of my progress. it was pretty fun, so i decided to do it again. i got pretty ambitious for 2012 (mostly just to piss off the mayan apocalypse believers, if there are even any left). as always, i'd love to hear what's on your lists!

1. go to europe

2. make my own ice cream

3. learn to say hello in 50 languages

4. visit san francisco

5. go to a talk show taping

6. go to a show at the social

7. take a boat ride

8. meet a celebrity and take a picture with them

9. go to the south beach wine & food festival

10. make $2,000 in freelance

11. take a pottery class

12. go to an open house (with no intention of buying)

13. get VIP treatment at a nightclub

14. visit nashville

15. swim with dolphins

16. go to the icebar in orlando

17. be in a music video

18. go out to a sit-down dinner by myself

19. eat alligator

20. get a massage

21. visit the location of a TV/movie scene

22. take pictures in a photobooth

23. go to tampa & st. petersburg

24. drink a specialty martini at blue martini

25. make my own sushi

26. go to the rock & roll hall of fame induction ceremony (jacob's idea - i'm on the fence)

27. read a whole book in one day

28. send christmas cards

29. watch 26 new movies, one for each letter of the alphabet

30. go roller skating

31. go to universal studios

32. be part of a dance-off

33. attend a midnight movie showing

34. make my own bread

35. drink absinthe

36.make a wish at the trevi fountain

37. stay at a bed & breakfast

38. memorize busta rhymes' verse in "look at me now" (note to self: watch THIS for help - 1:04)

39. go to an orlando magic game

40. visit a citrus grove

41. drive the sunshine skyway bridge

42. give more than a 20% tip

43. see a bruins game in florida

44. see a musical

45. have a candlelight dinner

46. make a painting

47. dance in the street

48. bake and decorate a cake

49. cook my way through a cookbook

50. tour the everglades

51. go to a mass at the church around the corner from my apartment

52. wear red lipstick

53. roast marshmallows over a fire

54. take a bubble bath

55. stay in a beach house

56. pop champagne (...'cause we got that dough)

57. shake anthony bourdain's hand

58. party in miami

59. successfully submit an essay i wrote to another anthology

60. clean out my purse

61. watch one of the harry potter movies

62. use a fake name at starbucks

63. go speed dating

64. maintain a 4.0 GPA in grad school

65. practice gratitude every day

66. participate in a sing-along

67. visit a friend in another state

68. feed the ducks in the pond at my apartment complex

69. hang out with a band after a show

70. leave an inspirational note for someone else to find

71. take a tennis lesson

72. ride a bike

73. try on clothes i can't afford

74. have a ryan gosling movie marathon

75. laugh so hard i cry

76. win a trip

77. find one new song that i like each week

78. go completely soda-free for a month

79. make my nails look really awesome

80. go to a local punk show (like the good ol' days)

81. eat chicken and waffles

82. give money to a busker

83. fall in love

84. crash a wedding

85. read 5 classic novels

86. finally get my cheeseburger tattoo!

87. take a spontaneous day trip

88. initiate conversation with a guy at a bar (a.k.a. "grab somebody sexy, tell 'em 'hey!')

89. use a coupon at the grocery store

90. secure a literary agent

91. buy a scratch ticket

92. perform a song in public (live or youtube)

93. go to a fashion show

94. go without TV and internet for 24 hours

95. visit the home i was born in (now a B&B)

96. eat at a hibachi steakhouse

97. make my mom's potato salad recipe

98. nap in a hammock

99. play a dance game on wii

100. buy a pair of impractically high heels