Scott O'Brien

The Bucket List

The bucket list was started back in February, 2013. The idea is to create a list of all the things that I'd like to accomplish and experience over the years.

I hope this list being in a public place will want people to experience these with me. This list is ever growing, shrinking, and changing (and yes, was inspired by the movie)

Outstanding

  • Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef ...
  • Paramotor Horseshoe Bend ...
  • Picnic under a tree watching clouds from above ...
  • Learn to Kite Surf
  • See something majestic
  • Ski down a double black run at Perisher (confidently)
  • Learn Flight of the Bublebee on Piano ...
  • Write a piece of music I'm very proud of
  • See flowing lava ...
  • Visit the Maldives (Nathan Hu recommends Tahiti instead)
  • Maintain a bee hive
  • Snow Mobile ...
  • Bake a loaf of sourdough from Scratch (more scratch than you'd imagine) ...
  • [Paragliding] Get to 15,000 ft of altitude

Completed

  • White water rafing down a river ...
  • Sky Diving (done twice, Completed last in 2012)
  • Skydive Solo (completed late 2013) ...
  • Hang Gliding (completed 20th December, 2012)
  • CCNA Certified (Completed early 2012)
  • Fly a plane (Completed early 2012) ...
  • Fly a glider ...

Completed Paragliding Bucket List

  • Cove Club
  • Mission to Ed Levin

Yearly Challenges

A new life goal is to set and try and achieve a little challenge every year. Past challenges have been as follows.

  • 2012 - NO coffee
  • 2013 - Enter a gym at least 2 days a week
  • 2014 - Learn Pirates of the Caribbean (Jarrod Radnich Version) [Fail!]
  • 2015-2023 - Stopped.
  • 2024 - Play the piano at least 2 days a week

2024 Goals

2024 Paragliding Challenges

  • [] Mission to Ed and back
  • [] Finish a sprint league task
  • [] P4 certified
  • [] Fly Mt. Tam
  • [] Fly Windy Hill Preserve
  • [] Fly Potato Hill (if open)
  • [] Palo Buque to Iquique (if weather and travel permits)

Project Work

  • [] Document Website
  • [] Family Tasks Habbit and Streak tracker
    • [] Project Website
  • [] Finish Chessboard Bugfixes
    • [] Project Website
  • [] A (Working) Autonomous RC Plane
  • [] CNC Machine Proof of Concept
  • [] Design custom keyboard.
    • [] Project Website