The "Bucket" List

new Updates

2009-10-08T06:52:00.000-07:00

Ticked off "ahve a long term relationship" -- I IS GETTING MARRIED!!!

I guess i can kinda tick off own a house/condo -- i moved in with my fiance

Might as well take off the dog thing too -- we have a wonderful french bulldog

Went to A beerfest... not GABF like i wanted...and my 1001 days will be up just a few short days before GABF 2010 (which we are going to)

Read the Q'aran mostly so i can take that off the list too

Got someone to quit smoking (if only for a little while)

And most certainly got back into the heavy rail industry

Slept on the beach in florida at the Limetree Resort

STILL A LOT LEFT TO DO

A Long Needed Update

2009-01-05T09:05:00.000-08:00

#4 Compelte - 12/21/08 Graduated from the Fairfax County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Fire School to become a fully certified FF I/II

#7 Volunteered at shelter a while back never updated - Completed Thanksgiving 05

#92 - Make an informed selection for the Presidential election - I read and read and read and well basically came to the same conclusion i come to every time, its the lesser of two evils. But at least i was educated about my own personal choice of evil this time around

Donate Blood and Donate Money to the ALS Foundation

2008-08-13T13:44:00.001-07:00

COMPLETED 8/13/08

#94: Get someone to quit smoking...

2008-07-02T07:14:00.001-07:00

Well my boss says he quit smoking today, we'll see how this works. I know he's on that chantix pill, we'll see how cranky he gets.

Take a cruise

2008-07-02T07:13:00.001-07:00

Going on a cruise with some fire dept people in january... so we'll have that one checked off in short order

#99: Attend a lecture on an EMS topic

2008-06-02T10:23:00.002-07:00

Attended a symposium on trauma and the use of the definitive airway.

#8, #9, #10 Raise Money for St. Baldricks

2008-06-02T10:21:00.001-07:00

Thanks to some last minute donations i've completely met my goals for this year

$2000+

Thanks to all who donated

EVOC Certification

2008-06-02T10:20:00.001-07:00

Finished the lecture part of the class, just need to pass the practical on 6/21

#5: pass the CPAT

2008-03-17T08:07:00.000-07:00

PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS

8 Minutes 21 Seconds.... 10:20 is failing

one second faster i technically would have wound up breaking the 8 minute mark since 20 seconds is a warmup.

#25: Go to the Final Four

2008-03-06T07:50:00.000-08:00

I'm leaving at 7pm today with Jon and Brynn to head down to Greensboro for the ACC Final Four.

PEACE!!!

COMPLETE 3/6/08

#46: Be able to do 250 pushups

2008-03-04T09:40:00.001-08:00

3/3/08 No sweat!!!! COMPLETED

#100: Solve a Rubik's cube without the book

2008-02-26T03:28:00.001-08:00

FINISHED 2/26/08 - evidently i have too much free time on my hands at the firehouse

#1: Become a certified EMT

2008-02-26T03:26:00.000-08:00

Passed 2/26/08 COMPLETE

#13: Help Save a truly sick patient

2008-02-19T11:23:00.000-08:00

Ran an attempted suicide call the other night, dropped her off at the hospital alive and breathing, not great but breathing.

Latest prognosis is she'll come out of her coma and be OK. but who knows, shes got a lot in her.

Tennatively Complete 2/18/08

#50: Learn how to read an EKG

2008-02-12T06:51:00.000-08:00

Lots of reading, ok, I'm nowhere near being able to diagnose what part of the heart an MI has affected or anything, but i can identify the parts of the wave, what part is what part of the heart DOING what. I can identify STEMI, Bradys, Blocks, I know what the different leads look like.

I have to work on this more knowing what the "normal" ranges are for depressions, elevations, durations, abnormalities etc.

The Med Lieutenant and Tech on C shift are helping me....

#61: Get my EVOC Certs

2008-02-04T09:56:00.000-08:00

Evoc II comes up the first week in March.

#3: Pass the CPAT and get into Fire School

2008-02-04T09:52:00.000-08:00

40 days and counting.

The next testing date is the 15th of march!!!

#1: Become a certified EMT

2008-02-04T09:51:00.001-08:00

17 days as of this morning until I take the state test!!!!!!

#49

2008-01-30T06:51:00.001-08:00

Learn to knit....again

Well went over this stuff with my roommate last night, learned how to crochet, started a scarf in University of Maryland Colors.....looks like it might come out girlish... might give it to Brynn.

Oh well, COMPELTE 1/29/08

#84

2008-01-29T13:29:00.001-08:00

Leave Flowers/Pebbles at the gravemarkers of all of my dead relatives

Completed this In NOVEMBER 07, but i'm counting it even though it was before the list was started. I know i will do this again next time i'm in Cleveland in March though

#82: Give Clothes to GOODWILL

2008-01-29T13:27:00.000-08:00

I'm finishing this tonight, sorting out my mess of a room and putting together a bag of clothing i never wear. COMPLETE 1/29/08

#94: Get someone to quit smoking

2008-01-29T13:24:00.000-08:00

My boss Todd has said he'd quit smoking.

I'll say thisis completed if he's smoke free for 3 months.

#2: Get Voted In As A Member Of My Department

2008-01-29T13:21:00.001-08:00

DONE!!!! 1/28/08

#8, #9, #10: Raise Money for St. Baldricks

2008-01-17T09:01:00.000-08:00

Lets see how far i can get, might be able to knock out 3 in one shot with this one. Lofty goal but a goal none the less.

#36: Lose 60 Pounds

2008-01-17T09:00:00.000-08:00

Ok, a slow start, but a start none the less, down 10 pounds to 248 on the scale in the gym at the fire station.

#93

2008-01-11T21:27:00.001-08:00

ok, i'm not going to cross this off my list just yet, but starting now no more sodas, diet or otherwise.

Can YOU help?

2008-01-11T10:02:00.000-08:00

OK, so i'm taking a cue from some of the blogs i read on a daily basis with this new one.

Medic 61 has made a list of 101 things she will accomplish in 1001 days. That is wonderfully inspiring and putting the list out online will help me keep up with it.

So now what do I want to do?

On the right hand side of this page I will make a list, a list of 101 things I would like to accomplish before September 1, 2010. It might take me a couple days to get this list posted up but I think the way i'm going to work it is number everything and then as i finish them I'll bold them out or strikethrough the text with the date completed.