#49- Go to a Movie Alone

First thing on the list. Now I would like to say that I planned this one ahead but in all reality my plans were cancelled on Friday night (Adam Zubowsky... yes. called out.), so I decided to try out something on the list. #49- Go see a movie alone.

Now this was probably one of the first things on my list when I started to think of things. I read somewhere that one of the biggest confidence builders is being able to go to dinner or a movie by yourself. You have to rely on yourself for entertainment, thought, etc. I also knew this would be something that would be somewhat difficult for me. I tend to rely on my phone whenever I happen to end up alone... just to keep myself distracted.

SO to this one I added that I could not use my phone (text, twitter, call, ANYTHING) the whole time I was in the movie theater. I walked up to the ticket man, asked for one ticket to Despicable Me (3D) and waited for him to say, "Just one?" with a puzzled look. Didn't happen. I asked for one ticket, he took my cash and gave me my ticket and that was it. Hm. I guess it isn't as rare as I thought.

After getting my popcorn and drink combo (Twilight cup with Bella on it... YES!) I headed into the theater. Now I can honestly say that one of the best parts of the experience was not worrying about choosing a seat, who sat where, etc. I went to where I wanted to sit and I... sat.

I put my 3D glasses on and enjoyed. It was a great movie (I recommend you all see it) and to tell you the truth I cried a little but no one was there to make fun of me :)

This was a good one to start off with. An icebreaker. and if you haven't seen a movie by yourself, go do it!

The BIG (Before I Graduate) Project

One more year of college and one year to complete the list below... I didn't realize how much I was missing during the first three years of college until I took a year off for my internship at the Fairfax County Republican Committee.

I have learned a lot this past year but probably the one thing that will stick for a long time is to not take advantage of time.

I am going to try my best to complete this list by August 1, 2011 and document it all as I go along :) Hopefully this should be fun...

Here's what it is so far:

1. Run a 5k and raise money for a cause (October 23rd in Jacksonville, FL, to sponsor me go http://www.komennorthflorida.org/goto/BeforeIGraduate )

2. Volunteer at the Humane Society

3. Eat a whole UFO at the Taco Shop on St. George Street

4. Do a Novena

5. Visit the alligator farm

6. Bake cookies for my neighbors

7. Take a ballroom dancing class

8. Go to South of the Border and take a picture in a sombrero

9. Help 10 people register to vote

10. Sing karaoke... alone

11. Become a vegetarian for a week

12. Buy a Powerball Lottery ticket

13. Donate my hair to Locks of Love

14. Send a message in a bottle

15. Ask a stranger on a date

16. Write apologies to 3 people and mail them

17. Throw a wine and cheese party

18. Take a surfing lesson

19. Write Birthday cards to Facebook friends on one random day and mail them

20. Paint a picture

21. Grow a plant from a seed

22. Go to a Bingo night

23. Win big in Vegas

24. Donate blood

25. Give to a charity

26. Try to find my birthmother

27. Go to a drive in movie

28. Purchase a Star Registry

29. Write a thank you note to a company for a great product

30. Skydive

31. Horseback ride on the beach

32. Go deep sea fishing

33. Take a yoga class

34. Bake a cake for someone random

35. Give $20 to a stranger

36. Go to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios

37. Have a 24 hour movie marathon

38. Learn to play a guitar song all the way through

39. Send a package over to the troops overseas

40. Be in a wedding

41. Go to a broadway show

42. Go sailing

43. Take a photography class

44. Go to a psychic

45. Write a letter to the editor about something I'm passionate about

46. Raft down a river

47. Volunteer at a soup kitchen

48. Buy someones food behind me in a drive thru

49. Go to a movie alone

50. Invest in the stock market

51. Help out at Big Brother/Big Sister

52. Donate clothes to the Salvation Army

53. Go on a ghost tour

54. Do a pub crawl

55. Air boat ride on the Everglades

56. Hike a Mountain

57. Do a ride along with a police officer

58. Knit a scarf

59. Take a armed weapons course

60. Be in a newspaper

61. See OAR in concert

62. Buy a complete outfit at the Salvation Army and wear it out that night

63. Go see Congress in session

64. Ride in a hot air balloon

65. Be a member of the audience at a TV show

66. Write my own will

67. Turn my cell phone off for a week

68. Learn to change a flat tire

69. Go to a Nationals game

70. Go to the Daytona 500 (Feb 20th, 2011)

71. Take a cooking class

72. Learn to drive stick shift

73. Phone bank for a candidate in Florida

74. Paint my own pottery

75. Have a picnic by the Old Fort in Saint Augustine