I need your help: challenge me something!

Mmm, yeah. Some of them aren’t *that* difficult I don’t think. I’m slightly wary of setting the bar too high for swimming ones given that I’ve not done serious swimming for a few years. I’d prefer to complete it in just a few weeks and be able to get a new one, than face with myself with something that I can’t see as realistic. To be honest, the cold water one, I’d be surprised if I couldn’t do that now, but setting it up in a semi-safe way requires a little more thought.
I guess, actually, the best way to do it would be down a slow flowing section of fairly deep river where I was still in my depth and not, out-currented. :S
OR actually, a lot of lakes and tarns are actually relatively shallow.
Probably not something I should attempt on my own perhaps…. or maybe I should just go for it and stop scaring myself.
You’re right about the weightloss one – I suspect that’s mainly about eating correctly which might take some resolve/getting used to.
Hmm. I’ll keep thinking..
Thanks! 😀

Hi Cath! Thanks for the suggestions!

I read Falkland Islands not Faroe Islands but all the same, neither are actually *that* hard to get access to:

Difficulty = time + money
http://wikitravel.org/en/Falkland_Islands#Get_in

Difficulty = [not that much] money
http://wikitravel.org/en/Faroe_Islands#Get_in

Difficulty = money
http://wikitravel.org/en/Greenland#Get_in

Difficulty = time + some visa bother forms + money
http://wikitravel.org/en/Mongolia#Get_in

I mean, it’s actually completely possible to visit the South Pole for $:
http://wikitravel.org/en/South_Pole#Get_in

I mean if you want to *work* on the Antarctic Amundsen-Scott station, and can somehow persuade Raython that they want you, even though you’re not a US citizen, it’s not impossible:
http://mananath.livejournal.com/415578.html
http://timrileylive.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/who-wants-to-be-a-janitor-in-antarctica-this-a-a-real-ad-from-craigslist/
http://www.vagabumming.com/how-to-get-a-job-in-antarctica/
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Community/find_a_job_in_antarctica.htm

Or if you’re something I’m not:
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/index.php

As it is, I’m quite happy working in locations without internet via satellite. 😉

What’s a beamer? Some kind of projector? Projectors are frustrating devices (generally replacement bulbs are worth more than the projector), but projector + media centre really is just about making the laptop aware of the projector. Converting display formats can usually be solved with ebay + an adapter. 🙂 You should have a go! 🙂

$DayJob contract doesn’t allow me to paid IT side projects. I’ve no real desire to test patience for £365/year – if I wanted to be a consultant sysadmin (the easiest, least stressful route) I wouldn’t work for these guys. I suspect if I wanted many many many headaches I could start advertising myself as desktop support but I will never do that and I will never let anyone use me as Windows End User support.

In terms of hypothetically creating a product – yup that’s a good challenge – but I’d prefer the end game wasn’t money – otherwise half the work will be about working out which dodgy ad networks offer the best PPC and how many users I can pile onto a site.

On the other hand, if you’d like to buy a groundbreaking, new social network, that’s revolutionized the lives of its users, do give me a shout! 😉

I’d like to be able to do an unsupported handstand, but I think more upper body strength (and possibly weight loss!) lies between me and there and should probably come first… then hah, yeah, making myself a bit more flexible. Splits? Hah, I’ll leave you to it! 🙂

I’m going to Shuffle at some point, I suspect developing my foot muscles will make T-boning and Running man easier. Hmmm..

Thanks! 😀

It’s funny. I’m not keen the term “bucketlist” because it’s defined a list of stuff to do “before you die”.
I guess you could either assume that I’m not going to speculate when I’m going to die and take a very pessimistic view ‘to be safe’, or, more optimistically, I don’t really think “a lifetime” into the future and would prefer to try something today, so if I liked it, I can do it again tomorrow. 🙂

BASE jumping clearly goes right at the bottom of any list, specifically, “after completing basic skydiving training”, and “after completing every other list, ever”.
It’s so cool… yet so something I think I have to stand back and let other people do it. There’s plenty of dangerous adrenaline sports that don’t involved 180’s into cliffs… err… like speedflying.. erk. no, not that!!

Hmmm, you’re right that most of those skills are fun, but they open new doors and aren’t really that much less fun than most of the fitness ones (just probably a bit less tiring!) 😀

I’m nervous about doing too many things that are the same, partly because I get bored easily, and partly because when combined, they don’t seem all that challenging and varied – just ” a fitness program” or “Tim picking up badges at snail herding” etc. 😉