the buried life..

The Buried Life by Matthew Arnold

Lines: 47-63...

"There rises an unspeakable desire
After the knowledge of our buried life;
A thirst to spend our fire and restless force
In tracking out our true, original course;
A longing to inquire
Into the mystery of this heart which beats
So wild, so deep in us--to know
Whence our lives come and where they go.
And many a man in his own breast then delves,
But deep enough, alas! none ever mines.
And we have been on many thousand lines,
And we have shown, on each, spirit and power;
But hardly have we, for one little hour,
Been on our own line, have we been ourselves--
Hardly had skill to utter one of all
The nameless feelings that course through our breast,
But they course on forever unexpress'd. "...

...gotta change that...

and with...

...that quarter century for me looming around the corner in a week and a half... and inspired by that poem by matthew arnold and that mtv show 'the buried life' where 4 guys try to accomplish a list of 100 things to do before you die.. i wanted to make my own list(in random order; and still in progress)..


Bucket List..(*bold/italicized = completed)

1. return to my birth city, Yokosuka, Japan
2. see where my parents grew up/meet fam in the philippines
3. challenge a number #1 world ranked pro in their sport (beat by Allison Fisher in 8ball)
4. skydive
5. paraglide
6. go to an NBA game
7. compete for an olympic sport
8. have a 'charming' adventure exploring the city i was raised in(in progress)
9. have a cameo in a major movie or tv show
10. learn how to swim
11. run and finish a marathon
12. flip the switch to implode a building
13. compete in a talent show and win (Kappa Kings!)
14. win a basketball tourney championship (RHOdeem Team '09!)
15. swim in the Great Barrier Reef
16. climb a big mountain
17. protest in a personally meaningful rally/march
18. earn a college degree (b.s. public health from sdsu)
19. go ghost hunting
20. be a gameshow contestant
21. fly thru a cloud
22. record a song
23. road trip thru the 48 contiguous states of america
24. get a meaningful tattoo
25. successfully complete a restaurants eating challenge
26. experience love..
27. build/create/develop/raise a Mini-Me(s)....if u nawmsayinnn haha

...27 is a good start for now...