A few years ago, I wrote a “bucket list” for use as the focal point of a vlog series. For those who don’t know, a bucket list is a set of adventures, experiences and personal goals, that the writer wants to accomplish before they die (aka “kick the bucket”). For the purposes of social media, there was a time limit set on this list of 1001 days.
I made plans to launch the project on my 50th birthday back in 2021. What I hadn’t been able to plan for was a global pandemic which stifled a great many of my goals.
But as the original end date for the list approaches, I’ve decided to do away with the time limit all together. The notion of a “bucket list” already includes a sort of time limit, doesn’t it?
So I’ve taken that list of 101 Things and removed the items that were only included because I thought they’d make good vlog posts. I’ve also removed the ideas that just don’t mean quite as much to me: things that would be cool but aren’t really “must-do’s” for me. Instead, I’ve added a small handful of new goals and am giving myself until the day I shuffle off this mortal coil to accomplish them.
Over time, I may add more to this list. I may also lose my passion for an item or two and remove it. Below, you’ll find the entire list. Once each goal is accomplished, its listing will become a link to the video, photos or blog that details the experience.
Thanks for letting me share this with you,
Anthony
1 – Stop working at the strip club
2 – Weigh in at 220 lbs or less again
3 – Get my driver’s license renewed
4 – Buy a t-shirt press (30 August 2023)
5 – Chart a family tree with at least four generations included
6 – Finish writing my will
7 – Buy a home
8 – Organize and host a charity event for the Hero Initiative
9 – Run a one-day comic book show (21 October 2023)
10 – Run another Wrestlers Union event
11 – Publish two more volumes of Heroes of Homeroom C
12 – Reboot The First Hero
13 – Publish the first volume for a new graphic novel series
14 – Draw and publish one full length comic book
15 – Write a (non-comic) book (25 August 2022)
16 – Sign a new publishing deal
17 – Have a story published by either Marvel or DC
18 – Edit and publish “The Art & Life of Lee Moder”
19 – Option a property I’ve created for other media
20 – Write and produce a short animated cartoon
21 – Visit Japan
22 – Visit Newfoundland
23 – Visit British Columbia (19 February 2022)
24 – Visit the United Kingdom and/or Ireland
25 – Visit one new country
26 – Attend a wrestling event in a country other Canada, the US or the UK
27 – Witness the Aurora Borealis in person
28 – Fly somewhere on a private jet
29 – Fly in a helicopter
30 – Go fishing and catch at least one fish
31 – Sing a song onstage with a live band (02 October 2021)
32 – Referee a wrestling match
33 – Go skydiving
34 – Appear as a guest at New York Comic Con
35 – Appear as a guest at San Diego Comic Con
36 – Record an episode of HGC Radio in front of a live audience (25 August 2022)
37 – Ride a jetski
38 – Ride a snowmobile
39 – Ride a zip line