It’s my birthday today. 36! Some of the major events that are happening today:
The PC party has a majority government for the provincial election which means Doug Ford is the Premier.
Anthony Bourdain has committed suicide, just days after Kate Spade took her life as well.
And I have injuries and bruises from rugby. Who would have thought that I would be playing with kids still in high school on my team? This is definitely a new era in hitting your mid-thirties.
As a challenge to myself, and to defy that saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” I am going to do/learn/explore 36 new things this year. It’s a revamped idea to a bucket list, which I am calling my birthday list. At the moment I have 20 items and will look to fill another 16 in the coming months. Check out my list:
- Learn to solve a rubix cube
- Learn to play the drums
- Learn to cook pancit
- Learn a new language
- Learn to code
- Learn to fly a plane
- Write a screenplay
- Learn to ride a motorcycle
- Go hunting
- Learn to knit
- Learn to silk screen a t-shirt
- Re-learn Chopin Waltz Opus. 64 No.2
- Get the confidence to sing
- Complete a spartan race
- Try to solve Einstein’s house problem
- Learn to decorate a cake
- Learn to shoot video footage with a drone
- Exhibit video mapping and projection
- Go rock climbing
- Speak at a conference
