There are a lot of things I want to do in this life and a lot I just could not care less about. Over the past few days, I've written about things I want to do, particularly in the coming year, but here are a few things I could go my entire life never doing and still be perfectly happy.
- Sky-diving. No desire. Don't like heights, certainly don't need to jump out of a plane and plummet to the earth. I'm sure it's lovely if you're into it, but I can skip it.
- Learn to like brie. I've tried it multiple ways. I've eaten it hot, cold, warm, baked, with ham on a sandwich, with fruit, and slathered on sourdough. I just don't like it.
- Run a marathon. Or a 5K. Or jog around my neighborhood. I don't like to run and I look like a goofball when I do it. I don't experience a "runner's high" and honestly, it kind of bores me. I'd much rather walk fast or get a nice bike to ride to stay in shape.
- Experience New Year's Eve in Times Square. Bet that one surprised those of you who know me. This seems like something I SHOULD want to do, like something I would love. I guess I was a NYC resident for too long, which means my survival instinct would kick in on December 31 and I'd stay as far away from Times Square as I could get. I remember trying to hail a cab at 72nd St. one year and it taking almost an hour. Once I got back to my apartment, Marcus , our friends and I ate mini tacos and watched the ball drop on TV.
Anything you could live forever without doing?
So with you on the sky-diving. My sister keeps trying to make me like Brie and I just. can't. do it. And NYC on NYE? Thinking about all those people crawling all over the street like ants makes me nauseous.
I could live my whole life without singing kareoke in public. I think I'd rather lick a spider and I have no desire to do that either as you can probably imagine...
Posted by: rkmama | January 02, 2012 at 04:29 PM
You don't like brie? But it's a CHEESE, y'all! That is like me with eggs. I never want to like eggs. Yuck. They smell bad and taste worse as far as I'm concerned. This makes me a less than ideal brunch companion.
I went sky diving! In 1996 in New Zealand, which for some reason is a famous place to sky dive. Never again, thank you very much, although it was an amazing rush.
I never want to go downhill mountain biking. Or free-diving. Or hold a spider, especially those hairy ones that for some reason are a trend to pay some guy to bring to kid birthday parties.
Great list!
Posted by: eva | January 02, 2012 at 09:40 PM
I actually like brie, but I'm with you on the rest of that list. :-)
Posted by: Dusty | January 03, 2012 at 02:45 PM
I've done 3 and 4 and they're over-rated. :)
Posted by: Alissa | January 05, 2012 at 11:13 PM
YOUR MOM
(I'm sorry, I know I'm late with this, but I couldn't help myself.)
Posted by: Frema | January 27, 2012 at 12:14 PM