My Bucketlist

Although, I don’t like the term “bucketlist” – it seems so final – these are a lists of things I want to accomplish. They are things I want to learn, people I want to meet, or things I want to do.

To Learn:

• First-aid – Accomplished: 28th January 2011 with St. John’s Ambulance.
• Stand-up Paddle Boarding – Accomplished at The Cotswold Water Park.
• Kayaking – Accomplished: in Falmouth, Cornwall.

To Do:

• Fly first or business class
• See a show on Broadway
• See Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” in person at MoMA in NYC.
• Helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon
• Spend Christmas in New York
• Go to a midnight movie release – Accomplished 18th December 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
• Make a t-shirt blanket from my convention and musical t-shirts.
• Cruise through the Norwegian Fjords.
• Ice Skate in Central Park, New York, USA
• Stay in The Plaza Hotel, New York, USA
• See a show at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London
• Visit Torrance High School, California (the set for Sunnydale High in Buffy)
• Road trip across America (preferably Route 66)
• See Niagara Falls
• Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef.
• Cruise in Antarctica.
• Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
• Hike to Everest Base Camp
• Hike Mt. Vesuvius
• Hike Hadrian’s Wall
• Hot Air Balloon Ride
• UK Three Peaks Challenge
• Go on a safari in Africa
• Snorkel with Sharks
• Swim with Sea Turtles
• Travel the Galapagos Islands
• Climb to the top of the O2 (Up at The O2)
• See Penguins in the Wild
• Walk (over the top of) London’s Tower Bridge.
• Gondola in Venice
• See the Northern Lights
• See the Pyramids
• Visit the Grand Canyon.
• See the Waterfalls in Iceland.
• Visit Copenhagen, Denmark.

To Meet:

• Joss Whedon – Accomplished: Apple Store, London 2013
• Stephenie Meyer – Accomplished: Met her at a book signing in London on 5th March 2013.
• Alyson Hannigan (Denisof) – Accomplised: London Film and Comic Con 29th & 30th July 2017
• Sarah Michelle Gellar
• Seth Green – Accomplished: Manchester Comic Con July 2023.
• Eliza Dushku

Pets

• A tarantula – Accomplished: 21st February 2008. Hermy, a chilean rose.
• A Snake – Accomplished: November 2012, Ekans, a lavender corn snake.