New experiences

scouttio

well folks, I'm halfway through a 2 week holiday from work and I've done nothing with myself other than waste precious hours doing nothing of any relevance.

Then I came up the idea of spending a year trying new things, new experiences. 52 new experiences in 52 weeks. They can be small, like changing a nappy, or big, like doing a bungie jump.
So far I've come up with a few like do a marathon, donate blood, first aid class, ride a horse etc.
Hopefully I do get around to actually going through with this list, instead of pushing it aside for the latest FIFA
I thought the best place to look for inspiration would be Boards, so what new experiences should I include? what would you lot like to try? what experiences have you already tried and would recommend?

nelly17

Try Geocaching as in I'd like to try Geocaching sounds like it coud be a fun thing to do with my kids

smash

In before anal.....

Useful.Idiot

DMT.

beano345

Hopping freights trains in Canada,an experience I'll never forget,seeing parts of the country not accessible by road,met some headbangers along the way too.

A marathon is on my list for next year, as is a triathalon, but you can't just show up and do those. They need work! If you're going to try fit 52 things in, you'll need to be realistic.

AnonoBoy

Have you tried that weird feeling you get when you accidentally type your password at the wrong time and you see it spelled out in front of you?


Sends shivers down your spine so it does.

scouttio

smash wrote: »

In before anal.....

Would certainly make an interesting edition if I did a video blog of events

solomafioso

smash wrote: »

In before anal.....

Teeheehee.

scouttio

Deleted User wrote: »

A marathon is on my list for next year, as is a triathalon, but you can't just show up and do those. They need work! If you're going to try fit 52 things in, you'll need to be realistic.

True, list is still in its early days yet so it will be revised (several times )

sashafierce

This post has been deleted.

Boom_Bap

Masturbate with the opposite hand.

Part your hair to the other side.

Two seemingly easy things to do.

scouttio

scouttio wrote: »

True, list is still in its early days yet so it will be revised (several times )

I like the concept

dr.bollocko

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/2a/2a5a040524a4838b13fc29c96bc13c5a4185a496e7be052904b982200be8dce4.jpg

smash

Wrestle an Alligator!

scouttio

dr.bollocko wrote: »

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/2a/2a5a040524a4838b13fc29c96bc13c5a4185a496e7be052904b982200be8dce4.jpg

As Whoopsadaisydoodle said, I need to be realistic :P

scouttio

scouttio wrote: »

As Whoopsadaisydoodle said, I need to be realistic :P

I would have been so proud of you if your response was "I said new experiences"

scouttio

Deleted User wrote: »

I would have been so proud of you if your response was "I said new experiences"

Experience number 12; become witty

dr.bollocko

scouttio wrote: »

As Whoopsadaisydoodle said, I need to be realistic :P

Two....
Dudes?

magicmushroom

I'm an old lady trapped in the body of a 27 year old.

I just recently took up crocheting! Didn't think I'd like it but I AM OBSESSED

As soon as I get home I'm straight up to my bedroom, even bought myself a fancy little basket at the weekend to keep all my wool in :eek:

Everyone I know is getting a blanket for Christmas (that's all I can make)
Haha

Maybe you should add it to your list to try too?! You'll love it!! :P

The Backwards Man

Go to one of those list generators that pick countries and figure out a way to go to the first one it picks.

Just did it myself and got Liberia.

dr.bollocko

magicmushroom wrote: »

Maybe you should add it to your list to try too?! You'll love it!! :P

Subtle advocating of drug use.

Donkey Oaty

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Go to one of those list generators that pick countries and figure out a way to go to the first one it picks.

Just did it myself and got Liberia.

You could bend the rules and go to the city of Liberia in Costa Rica.

caolfx

Deleted User wrote: »

A marathon is on my list for next year

I can't think of anything more boring than running for about 4 hours! :pac:

Ah f*ck it. I think I'll go back to college!

scouttio

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

You could bend the rules and go to the city of Liberia in Costa Rica.

Just go to a Liberian embassy, same thing as going to the actual country right?

The Peanut

Decided 2 summers ago to visit the counties in Ireland I had not previously visited. Fantastically enjoyable experience. Couldn't recommend it enough. Admittedly, I had the benefit of 2 great summers, but it was wonderful seeing this country at its best.

Would involve some planning for you, but you'll enjoy it no end.

jamesbere

smash wrote: »

Wrestle an Alligator!

Hospitalise a brick
Murder a stone

SuperOito

SuperOito wrote: »

I can't think of anything more boring than running for about 4 hours! :pac:

Yeh. Me either >.<

SuperGrover

Write a play.. "Kippers for breakfast, Aunt Helga? Is it Saint Swiven's Day already? - 'Tis, replied Aunt Helga"

MsBubbles

magicmushroom I hear crocheting is as addictive as crack cocaine ;-P

The Mammy is mad for crochet. she goes to 3 classes/groups a week. She crocheted 2 outfits this year, 1 for my Sister's wedding and one for mine.

I am pie

Learn a language, one from out foreign.

Davarus Walrus

Try and hit Level 77 with a Forest Elf in Skyrim. Know of a lad down in Galway who started playing the game a few months ago. He now looks like a ginger Rasputin and eats a diet almost exclusively made up of cider, microwave cheese burgers and doritos. But seems to have really taken satisfaction from this new experience.

scouttio

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

Try and hit Level 77 with a Forest Elf in Skyrim. Know of a lad down in Galway who started playing the game a few months ago. He now looks like a ginger Rasputin and eats a diet almost exclusively made up of cider, microwave cheese burgers and doritos. But seems to have really taken satisfaction from this new experience.

The exact lifestyle I'm trying to get away from :P

Summer wind

Learn to play an instrument.

scouttio

Summer wind wrote: »

Learn to play an instrument.

Would love to, I even have a harmonica lying around somewhere but it would take more than a week to make it worthwhile

Donkey Oaty

scouttio wrote: »

Just go to a Liberian embassy, same thing as going to the actual country right?

Not strictly true, but as the nearest one is in London you will be going abroad.

For the country itself, the Irish Dept of Foreign Affairs says :

If you’re planning to arrive at Roberts International Airport, we strongly advise you against using the public transport and taxis available there. Make sure that you have pre-arranged your transport and that you will be met by a vehicle from your organisation or hotel, or from a reputable car company (with a driver).

It sounds like the kind of place where adventure is never very far away.

Real Life

Get someone pregnant

mike hilux

Go to a different country and embrace their culture. I went to America (1st experience). did the grain harvest (2). rode some bulls in a rodeo(3). eat mountain oysters (bulls testicles)(4).drove a lorry from Texas to north decota(5).went to Vegas(6).got in to country music(7).bought a pair of cowboy boots which I still wear(8).foaled a horse(9)

Some were big experiences for me and some were small. But they are all fond memories.

Why not do like that film "yes man" just be open to doing as much as possible that's new for a year and see where it takes you. In order to do one thing every week will put you under pressure and take from the experience.

Take horse riding. Will you just go and ride a horse for an hour some week and forget about it or take it up for a year and it might become a fantastic experience that you always have..

But a few other suggestions
Cycle to work.
Take up dancing
Learn a song and make it your party piece
Get a cat/dog
Volunteer for something.
Ice bucket challenge
Plant a tree.

I wish you all the best with it and keep us informed if possible.

Mike

Sauve

Do something really lovely and over-the-top nice for someone you care about.

Could be anything from getting a plumber into your mams house to fix that dodgy tap, or take someones car away to get valeted. Or sort out your mates garden.
It'll make you feel like a right happy aul fool

ghogie91

I have a couple of suggestions:
Hillwalk a big 3 to 5 peak munster mountain/trail
Sea swimming
Sea fishing
Surfing
Craft beer tasting
Charity cycle
Drive an expensive in mondello
Grow something edible at least once
Try a new invention/improve existing item
Try new food

nelly17

nelly17 wrote: »

Try Geocaching

sashafierce wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

I am pie wrote: »

Learn a language, one from out foreign.

mike hilux wrote: »

Go to a different country and embrace their culture.
Cycle to work.
Volunteer for something.
Ice bucket challenge

Sauve wrote: »

Do something really lovely and over-the-top nice for someone you care about.

ghogie91 wrote: »

Hillwalk a big mountain/trail
Sea swimming
Craft beer tasting
Charity cycle run
Drive an expensive in mondello
Grow something edible at least once
Try new food

I've done all these in the past year! No wonder I'm tired

mike hilux

What language did you learn??

Putin

smash wrote: »

Wrestle an Alligator!

Always somebody itching to put the boot in on Harney.

mike hilux

mike hilux wrote: »

What language did you learn??

I took French classes! I'm not very good at it though!

The Dagda

beano345 wrote: »

Hopping freights trains in Canada,an experience I'll never forget,seeing parts of the country not accessible by road,met some headbangers along the way too.

Did you really do this?

It sounds amazing, tell us more...

youtube!

Learn how to do a basic service on a car

Sort out your DVD and CD collections

Clean and tidy your house from top to bottom and do a complete declutter (I did that earlier this year and honestly the feeling of lightness and energy flowing is tangible!)

Read about stuff you never normally would

Get fit !

beano345

The Dagda wrote: »

Did you really do this?

It sounds amazing, tell us more...

Yep got a serious pain in my b*lox in Toronto,was about to be evicted from my apartment,no work,fairly skint and hadnt travelled around canada so after talking to a fella who did it in the states and canada in a bar one night I packed a bag and hung around a freight train yard, was waiting a good few hours and eventually caught out on a canada pacific train to montreal,its actually a fairly underground culture over there,you meet plenty of train hoppers along the way some are runaways others just vagabonds sick of the rat race,I only wished I'd brought a camera....there's something about not knowing were your going to end up or what lies ahead that gives me a buzz,the freedom of it I suppose...I'm actually contemplating doing it again, only in the states this time.

The Dagda

beano345 wrote: »

Yep got a serious pain in my b*lox in Toronto,was about to be evicted from my apartment,no work,fairly skint and hadnt travelled around canada so after talking to a fella who did it in the states and canada in a bar one night I packed a bag and hung around a freight train yard, was waiting a good few hours and eventually caught out on a canada pacific train to montreal,its actually a fairly underground culture over there,you meet plenty of train hoppers along the way some are runaways others just vagabonds sick of the rat race,I only wished I'd brought a camera....there's something about not knowing were your going to end up or what lies ahead that gives me a buzz,the freedom of it I suppose...I'm actually contemplating doing it again, only in the states this time.

Wow kudos for having the stones to do that.

You must've seen some amazing places?

How long were you travelling that way for?

ToddyDoody

Live like a hermit for a while.

beano345

The Dagda wrote: »

Wow kudos for having the stones to do that.

You must've seen some amazing places?

How long were you travelling that way for?

Some amazing sights alright,was just over three weeks I think,I did Toronto to Montreal twice and a few short hops up into northern ontario,then my visa expired and I had to leave canada.

The Dagda

beano345 wrote: »

Some amazing sights alright,was just over three weeks I think,I did Toronto to Montreal twice and a few short hops up into northern ontario,then my visa expired and I had to leave canada.

Wow. Super jealous.