Ok, it's time to log my progress on the 40 new things I committed to doing for my 40th birthday. Here you go:
- Wear a party hat while climbing - changed to feather boa and tiara - DONE! (Thanks Anne!)
- Attend a work meeting wearing a feather boa and tiara - DONE!
- Ride a paddle boat at Greenlake - DONE! (Thanks, John!)
- Send a message in a bottle - DONE! (Thanks Rod and Lee!)
- Fix a major home appliance with my own hands and tools - DONE! (Fixed my clothes dryer!)
- Go for a trail run - DONE! (at Cougar Mountain, no pictures)
- Drive barefoot - DONE! (no pictures - that would have been too dangerous!)
- Roast coffee - DONE! Thanks Velton at Velton's Coffee Roasters (www.veltonscoffee.com)
- Go skateboarding - DONE! (at Magnuson Park) Thank you, Brian!
- Get a pedicure. DONE! (at Hoa Salon) Thank you Lisa!
- Go salsa dancing - DONE! (at Century Ballroom) Thank you Anne, Rod, Loni, Ric, Mabel, and all of the dancers at the Century Ballroom!
- Win a Halloween costume contest - DONE! (at Vertical World Seattle) Best Group Costume! Thank you Justin, Anne, Monique, and Jayashree!
- Skip around the office.
- Milk a cow or goat.
- Have drinks on top of the Space Needle.
- Get a tattoo.
- Watch the sunset at Alki Beach with friends and beer.
- Plant a tree.
- Have a food fight.
- Try a new ice cream flavor.
- Pickle something.
- Sell something on craigslist.
- Go to a horse race.
- Shoot a gun.
- Learn how to tie a Monkey's Fist.
- Go to Olympus Spa (http://olympusspa.net/).
- Create a new drink and drink it.
- Sing Karaoke.
- Go surfing.
- Go clamming.
- Create a CD with my top 40 songs.
- Ride my bike for 40 miles.
- Eat a meal in total darkness.
- Play Whirly Ball.
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