Spring Break
21 things to do before turning 21
Megan McWethy, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
Issue date: 9/30/05 Section: Lifestyles
7) NOT get married. Yes, yes, I know I have preached this before in my column, but for 99.9 percent of the 20-and-under population, getting married is just a baaaad idea. Just don't do it. There, that's all I have to say.
8) Watch the one movie that you haven't seen but everyone else has. For me, it's "Breakfast at Tiffany's." For my friends, it's "Shawshank Redemption" and "Dirty Dancing." There is one movie out there that you haven't had the pleasure to view, but the person sitting next to you has seen 80 times. Find it. Watch it.
9) Own a pet. Fluffy and Feido will always love you, always think you are smart enough, pretty enough, cool enough and will always be there. But they can't be your new best friend if you don't adopt them.
10) Learn how to play rummy. I will be a Texas Hold 'Em girl 'til I die, but when my wallet is suffering and I can't afford to lose to pocket aces, I join in a family - and bet-free - game of rummy. It's simple to learn, as I found out last month in my first hand, and it relies heavily on luck, so unskilled card-players should rejoice
11) Eat at Copeland's. Copeland's in Rogers is the best restaurant, hands down. Every year, my friends who live in Louisiana and Colorado fly home to visit family and we always, always schedule time to eat at "our" restaurant. One year, my Louisiana friend couldn't make it, so my Colorado buddy and I went without her, but ordered her favorite dish and took pictures with our arms around her imaginary body. Yes, we are strange.
12) Get a job. This may sound like a "well, duh" comment, but one of my close friends whose grandparents are gazzillionares just got his first job a few weeks ago. He is 22. If you don't know the meaning of a hard-day's work by the time you turn 21, then what is the point of being able to drink if you are not drinking off your hard day, hmm?
13) Run a marathon. I have kind of cheated on this one. I have run twice in the annual "Race for the Cure" fundraiser, but I wouldn't call it a marathon. Let's just say 5K counts as a marathon.
8) Watch the one movie that you haven't seen but everyone else has. For me, it's "Breakfast at Tiffany's." For my friends, it's "Shawshank Redemption" and "Dirty Dancing." There is one movie out there that you haven't had the pleasure to view, but the person sitting next to you has seen 80 times. Find it. Watch it.
9) Own a pet. Fluffy and Feido will always love you, always think you are smart enough, pretty enough, cool enough and will always be there. But they can't be your new best friend if you don't adopt them.
10) Learn how to play rummy. I will be a Texas Hold 'Em girl 'til I die, but when my wallet is suffering and I can't afford to lose to pocket aces, I join in a family - and bet-free - game of rummy. It's simple to learn, as I found out last month in my first hand, and it relies heavily on luck, so unskilled card-players should rejoice
11) Eat at Copeland's. Copeland's in Rogers is the best restaurant, hands down. Every year, my friends who live in Louisiana and Colorado fly home to visit family and we always, always schedule time to eat at "our" restaurant. One year, my Louisiana friend couldn't make it, so my Colorado buddy and I went without her, but ordered her favorite dish and took pictures with our arms around her imaginary body. Yes, we are strange.
12) Get a job. This may sound like a "well, duh" comment, but one of my close friends whose grandparents are gazzillionares just got his first job a few weeks ago. He is 22. If you don't know the meaning of a hard-day's work by the time you turn 21, then what is the point of being able to drink if you are not drinking off your hard day, hmm?
13) Run a marathon. I have kind of cheated on this one. I have run twice in the annual "Race for the Cure" fundraiser, but I wouldn't call it a marathon. Let's just say 5K counts as a marathon.
