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Spooner

Lifer
Jan 16, 2000
12,025
1
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Originally posted by: weezergirl
Originally posted by: Spooner
whoa! weezergirl! long time no see :cool:
I'm almost always lurking! :)
how are we supposed to enjoy your engaging posts without the posts?!
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bleeb

Lifer
Feb 3, 2000
10,868
0
0
1. Become "Lifer Status" on AT.
2. Write a book.
3. Make some sort of contribution to society.
4. Figure out life's toughest questions.
5. Travel to many places in the world.
6. Run across the US like Forrest Gump.
7. Have the biggest DVD collection.
8. Write some songs.
9. Learn a BUNCH of instruments. I have 5 instruments so far.
10. Beat Kid Icarus for the Nintendo Entertainment System, I just recently beat Metroid.
11. Meet the president.
12. Contribute something to science.
13. See the reunification of North and South Korea.
14. Earn a M.A. and Ph.D.
15. Make one of those curriculm vital websites with a list of my publications.
16. Visit space.
17. Visit my property on the moon.
18. Learn to play tennis.
19. Make lots of money, while working less.
20. Clean my house sufficiently enough.
21. Own my own business.
22. Learn to dance, so I can be "In Da Club" and not be that guy who is sitting at the bar because he doesn't like to dance.
23. Date two girls at once and try to juggle it without getting caught.
24. Get married to "The One". (At this rate, seems like its never going to happen)
25. Snowboard New Zealand.
26. Become good at combinatorics and combinatorial optimization.
27. Read the entire bible. So far, I'm at the book of Esther.
28. Understand Revelations.
29. Find truths.
30. Invent something useful.
31. Make my own clothing line.
32. Learn photography.
33. Make my own website. (I have the domain, but no host) www.bleeb.com
34. Learn several languages (I know 4 so far)
35. Become a good cook.
36. Become a BBQ master.
37. Meet Xena and Gabrielle (Xena: Princess Warrior)
38. Have a Simpsons character be based on me.
39. ... (There are a lot more, but I figure I should stop before the list got too long.)
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
34,822
2,002
126
Have sex for one thing.

In order of decreasing likelihood:

-Achieve my doctorate
-Visit Alaska
-Visit Switzerland
-Move to Louisiana
-Restore an old car
-Build a house
-Go into space
-Walk on the moon
-Walk on Europa
-Visit the deepest, farthest galaxies
 

Quixfire

Diamond Member
Jul 31, 2001
6,892
0
0
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Quixfire
Restore one more classic muscle car for myself
Watch all three of my kids get married and have babies so I can spoil them. :)
Buy a yacht and retire to the Gulf of Mexico
Fund a missionary church
Understand woman
Have a better relationship with my wife
Learn how to fly a plane in BF1942

That means you're going to be immortal! :Q
I need time for all the research. ;)
 

Kyteland

Diamond Member
Dec 30, 2002
5,747
1
81
Originally posted by: bleeb
1. Become "Lifer Status" on AT.
2. Write a book.
3. Make some sort of contribution to society.
4. Figure out life's toughest questions.
5. Travel to many places in the world.
6. Run across the US like Forrest Gump.
7. Have the biggest DVD collection.
8. Write some songs.
9. Learn a BUNCH of instruments. I have 5 instruments so far.
10. Beat Kid Icarus for the Nintendo Entertainment System, I just recently beat Metroid.
11. Meet the president.
12. Contribute something to science.
13. See the reunification of North and South Korea.
14. Earn a M.A. and Ph.D.
15. Make one of those curriculm vital websites with a list of my publications.
16. Visit space.
17. Visit my property on the moon.
18. Learn to play tennis.
19. Make lots of money, while working less.
20. Clean my house sufficiently enough.
21. Own my own business.
22. Learn to dance, so I can be "In Da Club" and not be that guy who is sitting at the bar because he doesn't like to dance.
23. Date two girls at once and try to juggle it without getting caught.
24. Get married to "The One". (At this rate, seems like its never going to happen)
25. Snowboard New Zealand.
26. Become good at combinatorics and combinatorial optimization.
27. Read the entire bible. So far, I'm at the book of Esther.
28. Understand Revelations.
29. Find truths.
30. Invent something useful.
31. Make my own clothing line.
32. Learn photography.
33. Make my own website. (I have the domain, but no host) www.bleeb.com
34. Learn several languages (I know 4 so far)
35. Become a good cook.
36. Become a BBQ master.
37. Meet Xena and Gabrielle (Xena: Princess Warrior)
38. Have a Simpsons character be based on me.
39. ... (There are a lot more, but I figure I should stop before the list got too long.)

40. Prove 1 != 0.9999......

Although that'll never happen. ;)
 

StevenYoo

Diamond Member
Jul 4, 2001
8,628
0
0
1. Learn a buttload of languages

2. Meet the girl of my dreams

3. Marry her

4. play the Cowardly Lion in a major production of The Wizard of Oz