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so on our recent team event, we got a list of scavenger hunt items to track down in the city. a bunch of them were “get a picture of…” items where you had to go do something uniquely san franciscan. that got me thinking…a running list of things i want to do in the next five years, along with scavenger hunt point values:

1. get into a business school that i want to attend — 500 points
2. consume the best rib eye steak ever — 50 points for each new best. current leader: ruth’s chris san diego
3. live somewhere new — 400 points
4. drink a guinness in ireland — 100 points for first guinness, 1 point for each subsequent (not trying to die here, you know…)
5. travel to a new continent — 250 points per continent
6. win a $5000+ pot — 100 points for each such pot
7. quit a job — 150 points for each job
8. lay on a steaming hot beach in mexico — 45 points for each day on such a beach
9. consistently use the word “neat” instead of “cool” — 2 points per usage
10. ski somewhere outside of california — 20 points per lift ticket purchased
11. be in a las vegas sportsbook the first morning of march madness — 150 points
12. eat ice cream — 1 point per scoop
13. have a meal of paella and sangria in spain — 100 points per meal
14. run from the cops — 900 points per occasion. kidding…
15. watch as many *great* live stand-up acts as possible — 45 points per act, ‘great’ subjective
16. punch phillip lehman in the face — 100 points per punch
17. see a stanford bowl game victory in-person — 250 points
18. get into “game shape” — 5 points per day in such shape
19. sell a boat — 200 points
20. cash in a World Series Of Poker event — 650 points

anyway, now you’ve seen the list. let me know if you’re interested in doing any of the above, except for #14.