30 Before 30

As a personal challenge of sorts, I tried to complete 30 New Things Before I Turn 30.

I was able to tick off 27 things by October 13. That's 27 new things I achieved in a six-week time frame. Obviously that means I failed to achieve the overall goal, but I think I did well to come close. I will attempt to complete another three in coming weeks.

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#30Before30 Tasks (Completed by 13 October 2010)

Be in a flashmob
Watch an adult film
Do street photography
Eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant
Trapeze sailing
Drink a cup of tea
Visit an abattoir
Go one normal day without wearing a bra
Climb Brisbane's Story Bridge
Pole Dancing
Ride a Harley
Perform stand-up comedy 
Play poker for money
Listen to a "classic" record (Dark Side of the Moon)
Walk up Mt Coot-tha
Write and perform a song
Read a "classic" novel (1984)
Morris Dancing
Drink alcohol to the point of intoxication
Learn a piece of music on the cello
Revisit my childhood and recall key events
Become a minor hate figure
Buy an Apple product
Drive a sports car
Get cleaners to clean my house
Gliding
Hang out with Marilyn Monroe

Things to Do (Subject to Change, & Depending on Time, Cost... all those things)

Pose as an nude life drawing model
Recreate a Madonna video
Skate a half-pipe on a skateboard
Walk around a disadvantaged neighbourhood & write about it
Hot Air Balloon ride
Swim with dolphins
Busking
Write the first chapter of a detective novel
Spend 60 minutes searching for the most disturbing thing on the internet (think quirky disturbing, not illegal)
Try burlesque or circus
Play Geek Sports (jugger and triads)

Each completed task will be hotlinked to the relevant entry. Entries can also be found by searching the label "30before30".