What do you want to do before you die?

Live in London. Adopt a child. Travel the world. Visit every continent at least once. Sing on Broadway. Buy my dad a Cadillac. Go on a cruise with my entire family. Significantly improve the life of a stranger. Skydive. Go to an international rugby match in Europe. Go to Australia. Find my soulmate. Pay my parents back for all they've given me. Go to India. Ride a hot air balloon. Go to the Louvre in Paris. Fly a plane.

These are the answers I got when I surveyed a group of about 15 people via the ever popular method of mass texting. Well, those and my older sisters perfectly honest answer of, "Well...I want to give you a profound answer but I don't really have one."

MTV has been somewhat of a disappointment to me lately...but I'll elaborate on that at a later time. Today I'd like to focus on what they've done right. One of my new favorite shows is MTV's latest The Buried Life about a group of 4 (super cute) guys checking off a list of things to do before they die. Their list consists of a plethora of things such as: get a college degree, help someone build a house, start a dance in a public place, give a stranger $100, do a sketch with Will Ferrell, and start a television show. However, it's not just about them crossing off items on their list, they seem to be all about inspiration. For every item that they cross off, they want to help a stranger cross something off their list. That ranges from getting a new computer for a school in need, taking a girl on a rollercoaster ride, and reuniting a dad with his sun. I'm not sure I'll ever meet these guys (which I would love because I'm sure we'll be BFFs) and so I don't know what the chances of them helping me with my list is, but watching The Buried Life and watching them help others is enough help for me. I am inspired to write my list down and just go for it. I am very impressed by Ben, Dave, Duncan, and Jonnie (those are their names ;)) and their initiative. Don't think that this project was all about getting on MTV and fame, because according to their website (>>> http://www.theburiedlife.com/ <<< check it out!) this project started years before MTV got word of it.

I've never really given much thought to dying or what I want to do before I die. I guess I've always had a list of goals that I want to accomplished and as silly as it sounds, I've never really realized that these things need to happen before I die ;). So here are some things on my list...what's on yours?

Travel the world. Live in another country. Marry the man of my dreams. Adopt a child...or more! Buy my dad a Cadillac. Pay off my college debt...graduate from college. Build a house with my bare hands. Go to Peru (Summer 2010!) Meet JK Rowling. Visit Hogwarts (or at least the movie set). Learn to surf. Go skydiving. Learn how to cook like my mom. Have my own talk show. Roadtrip across the US using nothing but a map...and the compass in my car. Be happy :)(check)

I'm Penelope and I am, to say the least, obsessed with all things POP CULTURE. I'd like to take a little time every Thursday to share with you a little tidbit of my thoughts on all things pop culture.