40 for 40

For once I am not writing about disappearing off to an unknown location or trying not to fall into a crevasse. This is about a collection of eccentric challenges to mark 40 eccentric years of being on this earth. I may not complete them all, but I am going to try. Some things I'm doing for the first time and some things I'm going to be doing all over again this year, just to prove to myself that I still can. Others are to try and get to a better place at 40 than I was in the previous 39 years. We'll see how that goes throughout the year. I'll be writing about my progress towards each of these and you can find the posts at the links below for each of the items on my 40 for 40 list.

1. Complete a triathlon

2. Publish a book

3. Do a handstand

4. Finish a 10k+ puzzle

5. Beat all the (main) Zelda games (It's Zelda's 40th anniversary this year!)

6. Make a croquembouche

7. Make a full dinner set

8. Make an alchemy jug

9. Get an italian greyhound tattoo

10. Finish watching all the National Film Registry movies produced since 1986

11. Donate blood

12. Host a sleepover

13. Create a piece of street art

14. Learn to pick a lock

15. Try therapy

16. Make my own pasta

17. Memorize a monologue

18. Make a blanket fort

19. Make cherry bounce

20. Learn to (snow) ski

21. Run a marathon

22. Learn a song on my (bagpipe) chanter

23. Take a self defense class

24. Go to drag brunch/party

25. Learn glassblowing

26. Go to a drive in movie

27. Write a letter to my future self

28. Cook a five course meal

29. Paint a mural

30. Make a self portrait

31. <<Embargoed until post-birthday mystery trip>>

32. Bike to Mt. Vernon

33. Bind a book

34. Host a renaissance feast

35. Stay in a lockhouse on the C&O canal

36. Make a pair of shoes

37. Design a cross stitch pattern

38. Celebrate the seasons

39. Read 52 books (equivalent to 1 per week)

40. Write a letter to someone who hurt me and burn it