This is my list of awesome things to do at some point in my life. If you can think of anything let me know in the comments below.

Computers and IT

I work in IT and have been messing around with computers since I can remember so I have a few things related to IT stuff that I want to eventually do. This section is IT stuff that is not related to work.

• Publish a blog site...
• ...and use it
• Publish an iPhone App
• Publish a Good iPhone App
• Learn Xamarin and make a cross platform app
• Convert this blog site to ASP.NET Core
• Learn python
• Use NGINX HAProxy somewhere
• Run this blog in a docker container
• Learn SEO and apply it to this site
• Try out Node.Js
• Learn .Net IL and do some low level stuff in C#
• Learn a .Net Micro bench-marking framework and explore the language performance

Cooking Stuff

Food is awesome and nothing is better than food made just the way you like it. Here is a list of food stuffs I need to learn how to make really well and the eat :)

• RIBS!! BBQ Pork Ribs are the best and I need to make some nice slow cooked sweet sticky BBQ Baby back ribs
• Pork Belly!! Slow cooked fall appart Pork Belly with crispy crackling
• Pancakes from scratch
• Buttermilk pancakes from scratch
• Banana Bread from scratch
• Banana Mud Cake
• A loaf of bread
• Home made Choc Chip Cookies

Diet and Health

This is everything diet and health related that I want to do or try

• Lose Weight. Back to my HighSchool weight of 77kgs (or less).
• Go Paleo for a month.
• Get colesterol checked to establish a base line before I get too old.
• Get A DEXA scan to see how everything is going.
• See a dietitian who knows what they are doing and get my diet sorted.

Eating Stuff & Restaurants

Sometimes the best meals are the ones you don't have to cook yourself. Here is a list of restaurants and foods I really want to try.

• A perfect wagyu steak at the Prime Restaurant in Sydney
• Eat in a pitch black restaurant
• Deep fried ice cream
• Deep fried mars bars

Hobbies, Relaxing and Entertainment

Anything related to hobbies or relaxing that is not food or computer related. Entertainment that isnt crazy and adrenaline related fits in here too, like movies and TV.

• Swim in the ocean
• Float in a sensory deprivation tub
• Chill out in a natural hot spring
• See a drive in movie
• Write movie reviews on my blog
• Plan a gold class movie night out for a special day
• Make a Top 5 Movies list and keep it up to date

Home and Family

All things related to my home life and my family

• Find my perfect woman
• Get married
• Have kids
• Buy a house (maybe downgrade this to an apartment based on how the housing price in Sydney is going)
• Have a white Christmas
• Make a snowman with my boys
• Teach my boys to ride a bike
• Build a go-kart with my boys
• Go canoeing as a family in our very own fleet
• Go camping as a family in a massive tent

Personal Development

Stuff I need to do to grow as a person and new skills to learn (not computer related)

• Learn another Language (Spanish)
• Complete a university degree
• Complete a masters degree at uni
• Learn to juggle
• Learn to dance
• Learn Krav Maga
• Make a fire with sticks
• Learn to draw
• Discover my signature dish
• Learn how to cook my signature dish without messing it up

Sport, Fitness and Adrenaline

Sport and Fitness related goals and experiences that I would like to achieve

• Jump out of a perfectly good plane.
• Jump out of a no-good plane.
• Rock Climb outdoors
• Lead Climb outdoors
• Rock climb the tallest indoor wall in Australia
• Rock climb the tallest indoor wall in the world
• Rock Climb an ascent that requires multiple pitches
• Climb at every indoor place in NSW
• Climb at every indoor place in Australia
• Fire a handgun
• Fire a full auto assault rifle
• Fire a shotgun
• Drive a Ford GT
• Drive a Tesla in LUDICROUS mode and see if it makes your brains go into your feet
• Survive an Earth Quake
• See a tornado up close and in person
• Smash out a tough mudder
• Abseil down a waterfall
• Go white-water rafting
• Ride a Quad Bike over sand dunes
• Go in a hot air balloon
• Swim with dolphins
• Do a proper free standing handstand
• 1 Arm Chin-Up
• 1 Arm Chin-Up while doing bicep curls in the other hand
• 1 Arm Push Up
• A Pistol (1 leg squat)

Travelling and Exploring Australia

Places to see and things to do in Australia

• Visit the theme parks in the Gold Coast, QLD, Aus
• Go again with my boys
• Visit Ayers Rock (Uluru)
• The Great Barrier Reef (before it gets ruined)
• See the Kiama Blow Hole in action

Travelling and Exploring Colombia

Places to see and things to do in Colombia

• San Andrés
• Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
• Climb the Rock of Guatapé (El Peñón de Guatapé)
• Serranía de la Macarena

Travelling and Exploring everywhere else

Places to see and things to do everywhere else

• See the Grand Canyon
• Walk on a beach with black sand
• Stay in an old castle
• Drink a cocktail from an ice glass in a 0 degree ice bar while wearing shorts
• Attend an Olympics
• Set foot on every continent