Alright, I’ve been denying it for months but I am finally going to admit it: my time at Cal Poly is just about over. I could sit here and write some heartwarming story about all the great times I’ve had, all the people I’ve met, and how much I’m going to miss it all but I won’t. The biggest thing on my mind (besides my obvious concern over employment after I graduate) is that I have so much left to do! I remember reading an article in the Mustang Daily about the 100 things to do before you graduate and wanted to see what I had done and what I had not. After some searching I found the list and have crossed out the tasks I have already accomplished. Since I’m not officially done until the summer I have a few extra months to finish. My overall goal is to complete at least 75% of this list. I will keep everyone updated and if you’d like to join me in my quest, feel free to tag along.
1. Go to a free local concert
2. Find “your” coffee shop hangout
3. Go to the Sycamore Hot Springs at Avila under a starry sky
4. Sit on the sidewalk and eat fresh fruit and tri-tip sandwiches at Farmers’ Market
5. Get lost in the “spider building”
6. Dress up like a fool and ride your bike around town for the Bike Happening
7. Go skinny dipping… just that once
8. Have a bonfire on the Oceano dunes or at Port San Luis
9. Host a costume party
10. Enjoy free tacos on the beach at The Cliffs
11. Pile as many friends into the back of a pickup as possible to watch a movie at the Sunset Drive-In
12. Go horseback riding at Montaña de Oro
13. Go to the Nipomo swap meet with your roommates and buy something completely random for your apartment
14. Strike up a conversation with the stranger next to you at Barnes n’ Noble
15. Karaoke
16. Hike Bishop Peak under a full moon or at sunset
17. Take a Sunday bike ride to Morro Bay
18. Say hi to the flamingos at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero
19. Take at least one “just because I want to” class that doesn’t count for anything
20. Go on a Poly Escapes trip
21. Join an intramural sports team
22. Take ballroom dancing lessons for a quarter
23. Study abroad, even if only for a summer
24. Go camping at Big Sur for a weekend during the school year
25. Don’t forget to call home
26. Finish the Rec Center’s triathlon
27. Find a friend and rooftop and stay up there all night, sipping wine and philosophizing about life
28. Go line dancing at The Grad on a Thursday night… even if you hate country music
29. Watch the Monarch butterflies at Pismo Beach in spring
30. Do a random road trip: just good friends, a map and Highway 1
31. Take a picture with the Puck statue downtown
32. Go to the Mid State Fair in Paso Robles
33. Eat a burger from Sylvester’s in Los Osos
34. Go around the world by finishing all 40 beers at Spike’s
35. Ooo and ahhh at Fourth of July fireworks at Cayucos or Pismo Beach
36. Stick some gum on the wall in Bubblegum Alley. Creativity is encouraged
37. Serve as an officer of a club
38. Go to ASI’s Dusk ’til Dawn event
39. Buy your mom a gift at the spring craft fair in University Union Plaza
40. Go to free craft Friday at the Craft Center
41. Get obsessed with a new TV show and marathon it
42. Make a beer pong table out of something random
43. Go to a midnight movie at the Fremont Theatre in costume
44. Go to office hours and get to know a professor
45. Cheer for the Mustangs at a Cal Poly sporting event
46. Stay up all night for no reason
47. Go to Another Type of Groove slam poetry
48. Picnic at the Poly P
49. Attend the SLO Film Festival
50. Eat cereal for dinner
51. Advocate Top Ramen as an acceptable meal
52. Tour Hearst Castle
53. Drink a 6 a.m. beer on St. Patty’s Day downtown
54. Have a pumpkin carving party for Halloween
55. Have a game night
56. Write a letter to the editor to the Mustang Daily
57. Vote!
58. Check out a book from the university library. Textbooks don’t count
59. Go to Trivia Tuesday at Woodstock’s Pizza
60. Fly a kite at the beach
61. Read a book for fun
62. Make a good resume
63. Go surfing at least once
64. Have friends or siblings visit
65. Visit the on-campus arboretum
66. Finish a crossword puzzle and sudoku by yourself
67. Volunteer for Wildflower
68. Get some friends together and make a team for Relay for Life
69. Eat a late night burrito
70. Ride the bus or bike to school instead of driving
71. Actually study 25 to 35 hours for a week
72. Go to Pint Night downtown
73. Talk your way out of a parking ticket
74. Donate blood
75. Be a WOW leader
76. Go kayaking at Morro Bay
77. Take a foreign language class
78. Learn to cook something well
79. Become political
80. Debate with someone about something you care about
81. Spend hours online procrastinating your homework
82. See a show or performance at the Performing Arts Center
83. Go swing dancing at Madonna Inn
84. Play a game of Ultimate Frisbee or disc golf
85. High five the peace guy downtown
86. Visit your adviser
87. Explore Poly Canyon
88. Go to the University Art Gallery in the Dexter building
89. Visit the Equine Center in spring to see the foals
90. Go to the Open House booths and tractor pull
91. Find your favorite sushi place
92. Spend a day at Lopez Lake or Laguna Lake
93. Go see the elephant seals at San Simeon in spring
94. Protest something
95. Mini golf at Boomer’s in Santa Maria
96. Go to the shooting range
97. Go wine tasting
98. Take lots of pictures
99. Buy your cap and gown
100. Brace yourself for the real world
Well, I guess 47 out of 100 isn’t that bad but I’ve definitely have work to do.
