So I was browsing twitter one evening and came across an amazing idea.  An Impossible List.  It’s kind of like a bucket list but it differs in that it will include items that may seem impossible and unrealistic.

I got the idea from Bryan Lafond who got it from Joel Runyon, who I believe created the world’s first impossible list and defined the difference between it and a regular bucket list.

Life

• Mentor someone younger than me
• Build my own house
• Get Married
• Buy a BMW
• Learn to play the piano
• Allergy Shots
• Get a dog

Minimalism

• Go without internet for a month
• Go without tv / movies for a month
• Go without a car for a month
• Count & document all my crap
• Get rid of 100 things [2013-02, I think this was closer to 150!]
• Get rid of 100 things.. again

Fitness/Health

• Weight: 220 lbs
• Weight: 200 lbs
• Weight: 180 lbs
• Do a backflip
• Do 50 consecutive push-ups
• Do 20 consecutive pull-ups
• Hold the Planche for 5 minutes
• Do 10 consecutive planche push-ups
• Get a 6-pack
• Cook every meal for a month
• Run a mile in under 7 minutes

Travel

• Places / Things to Visit
  • London
  • Prague
  • Paris
  • Pyramids
  • Eiffel Tower
  • Heaven’s Trail, Ireland
• Visit Every Continent
  • North America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Antarctica
• Swim in Every Ocean
  • Atlantic
  • Pacific
  • Indian
  • Arctic
  • Southern
• Drive the Transfagarasan Highway (car TBD)
• Spend a month living outside the US

Professional

• Find the job of my dreams
• Interview at Facebook [2012-08]
• Work for Apple
• Work for Amazon
• Work for Facebook
• Certifications
  • CCNA [2011-04]
  • ICSP
  • DD
  • VCP
  • Linux+

Adventure

• Go Skydiving
• Go Bungee Jumping
• Go Parasailing
• Go Base Jumping
• Learn Parkour
• Learn to Surf
• Learn to Ski
• Learn to Snowboard
• Sit on the edge of Manhattan skyscraper
• Go to the airport and buy a ticket without knowing where I’m going

Events

• New Years: Times Square
• New Years: Las Vegas
• New Years: London
• See the Northern Lights and photograph / record a time lapse

Projects

• Fully Automate my Home Control [2013 in process]
• Install serial addressable LEDs controlled by a RaspberryPi