Nearly halfway there!

Found a list of 30 things you apparently have to do before you're 30, so I'm going to show you guys which ones I have/haven't done.
(the bolded ones I have done)




Move out of your parents' home

Dye your hair/have an unwise haircut/shave your head.

Women: purchase your first pair of Manolo Blahnik or Jimmy Choo shoes. Men: purchase, then dispose of, some deeply unsuitable footwear (cowboy boots, winkle pickers, brothel creepers)

Lose a fight.

Attend a wedding/funeral of a contemporary

Start writing a novel/film script/slim volume of deeply embarrassing poetry ...

Spend a night sleeping outside

Stay up for 48 hours Believe me, you will never be able to do this after you've turned 30.

Have your heart broken If this hasn't happened by the time you're 30, you're clearly emotionally subnormal.

Kill an animal A bird, a fish, a terminally ill family pet.

Drive a sports car extremely fast while wearing sunglasses Get it out of your system before the grey hairs appear.

Lose a week's wages in a casino See above.

Make your first million Wishful thinking, perhaps, but if you plan to be seriously rich, it's good to start early.

Have a pregnancy scare An important part of the emotional maturing process.

Have a one-night stand See above.

Have an office romance See above.

Have sex somewhere peculiar

Be naked in public Streaking, skinny-dipping or just simple forgetfulness.

Have, at the very least, a flirtation with a minor celebrity It's important to be able to point at the television screen and say: "I've snogged him/her." NB this does not apply to Blue Peter pets.

Take a "work-break" to find yourself ... before succumbing to a life of soul-eroding wage slavery.

Have a quarter-life crisis Probably as a result of the above.

Do a McJob Something deeply menial but soul-improving.

Be so short of cash you have to sell something Record collection, family heirloom, kidney, sexual favours.

Work your way around Australia It takes a while, and you can't get a permit to do casual work once you're over 30. Other continents are also acceptable.

Grow out of cannabis (did this a while ago, it was silly in the first place)

Get arrested For a minor offence, obviously: something like disturbing the peace, which suggests you're not a terminal conformist. At the very least, you should have been breathalysed.

*Get a tattoo Absurd if you're over 30.

Start your own dotcom ... and see it fail. You'll have a chance to bounce back into a proper job.

Drink yourself unconscious And wake up with only the haziest, shabbiest memories of the night before.

Have embarrassing photographs of you posted on a website by friends Possibly as a result of the above. Oh facebook, what a love/hate relationship we have.

*Shall be done this coming Saturday.

So, nearly halfway there on the list, pretty good so far. And just really not going to do the McJob one :P

- xox Venus