#21

So you might have noticed an item on my list that didn't make sense: #21.

If there is one thing I have realized recently, it is that I haven't seen a lot of movies. So my fellow press box posse of Adam and Derek (who I consider the masters of all things pop culture), put together a list of 53 movies I need to see. Some of these are on the AFI Top 100 list, some of them definitely are not.

I started the list off today with Dr. No, the very first James Bond movie. I had never understood the fascination with Sean Connery, but now I do... WOWZA! What a fox! I can't wait to watch the rest of the James Bond movies on the list!

(Sean Connery is my new favorite fox)

Here is the list of movies that Adam and Derek think I should watch. What do you think?

1 Top Gun completed 11/8/15
2 Ghostbusters 8/7/17
3 Ghostbuster 2
4 Dr. No  completed 10/24/15
5 Skyfall
6 Goldfinger completed 12/15/15
7 Citizen Kane
8 Godfather
9 Rocky completed 12/25/15
10 North By Northwest
11 Sixteen Candles 1/3/16
12 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (got for Christmas)
13 Young Frankenstein 8/18/17
14 Man on Wire
15 The Terminator 11/23/15
16 Aliens
17 How To Train Your Dragon
18 Raiders of the Lost Ark
19 Back to the Future completed 9/25/16
20 The Right Stuff
21 Fight Club
22 Wayne's World
23 Groundhog Day
24 The Fugitive
25 American Beauty
26 Pulp Fiction
27 Saving Private Ryan 8/20/17
28 Up 10/14/16
29 Shawn of the Dead
30 Million Dollar Baby 12/12/15
31 Argo
32 Rocky Horror Picture Show completed 10/31/15
34 Avatar
35 Wolf of Wall Street 12/4/15
36 The Life Aquatic 1/28/17
38 Casablanca
39 Jaws
40 Metropolis
41 Big Trouble in Little China
42 Chef completed 9/14/16
44 Karate Kid 7/22/2020
47 Mallrats 12/25/15
48 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
49 Mad Max
50 Mad Max: The Road Warrior
51 The Sting
52 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves completed 11/6/15
53 Tin Cup
54 Gone Baby Gone 8/6/17
55 Blood Diamond
56 Gran Torino
59 An Office and a Gentleman
60 Bambi 1/3/16
61 Mulan 11/20/15
62 Lady and the Tramp
63 Saturday Night Fever
64 The Kingsman 10/1/17
65 Die Hard
66 Hot Fuzz
67 Dumbo 12/13/15

In My 30s

So, it looks like I didn't finish my 30 before 30 list.

However, I did get to accomplish a lot of things. I went vegetarian for a month. I applied for Big Brother (sadly I did not get on). I found a wine I like, I talked to my mom everyday and I wrote letters to people who matter to me. The biggest accomplishment from the list was I grew my hair out and donated it to Wigs for Kids!

Some big things in my life happened before I turned 30. After 12 years in Tallahassee, I left and moved back home. I spent 10 amazing seasons in Florida State's Sports Information Department, but it was time for something new. I'm now working in the crazy world of minor league baseball for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos while living with my amazing mom and sister (who graduates high school this year!). I also get to be closer to my brother and sister-in-law. I love it!

But, now it's time to make a new list. 39 things to do in my 30s. My next milestone is 40, and since it's far away, it gives me a chance to actually accomplish the items below. If you have any tips or want to be a part of any of the things on my list, just let me know!

Disclosure: Sure, there are things I want to do that aren't on the list, I want to get married, have kids, etc., but this is a list of things to do that I can control. As crazy as some of them sound, I can do them and I can control if I accomplish it or not.

Traveling
1) Get my passport 10/23/2017
2) Visit all 50 states
3) Visit Mexico 11/15/17
4) Stand in four states at one time
5) Ride a train
6) Go on an Alaskan cruise
7) Visit five continents
8) Visit the Grand Canyon
9)  Visit Ireland and meet my relatives
10)  Visit one of the Great Pyramids
11)  See the Northern Lights

12)  Go on a roadtrip with my sister (roadtrip with my sister neighbor) June 2020 

13)  Go to Niagara Falls

Sports

14) Visit every Major League Baseball park
15) Finally go to a NFL game accomplished 12/6/15 Jacksonville at Tennessee

Movies/Music/Books
16) Read 500 books
17) Finish a book in one sitting
18) Listen to this whole list of 1000 songs
19) Watch every AFI top 100 movie
20) Read the entire Bible
21) Watch all the Adam and Derek movies

Personal Accomplishments
22)  Do a 10k
23)  Take boxing lessons
24)  Learn how to speak Spanish
25)  Give up soda
26)  Pay off my student loans  2019
27)  Work on buying my first house April 24, 2019 I bought my house!
28)  Learn to drive a manual car
29)  Own a pair of Jimmy Choo Shoes
30)  Make 30 new recipes

Personal Relationships
31)  Handwrite a letter to 12 people who have inspired me or helped me in my life July 2020

32)  Get rid of anyone negative in my life, forgive them, and move on

Something Fun
33)  Get one more tattoo 2/9/16
34)  Hold a panda

35)  Treat myself to a massage 3/14/17 - Thanks Heather! 

36)  See Cirque du soleil 10/22/17

37)  Finish a coloring book

38)  Put mentos in diet coke 12/25/15
39)  Find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop 11/10/17 (396 licks)

Time to get started!