i’d like to order an adrenaline rush. make that a double.
I love a good challenge. Such as defying death to obtain an adrenaline rush, for example. How else can you truly say you’ve lived without experiencing something scary, risky, dangerous, difficult and/or clinically insane at least once in your lifetime?
You can’t! Exactly.
What’s that you say? You don’t know what to do?
You’re killing me smalls…seriously.
Have no fear, your adrenaline fairy godmother is here to kick start your craving for the best high of all….L I F E.
Jump out of a plane 14,000’ in the air above Hawaii.
This guy is clearly an expert.
And he’s clearly a bad ass.
Expert bad ass.
You can’t do this on your first jump. Obv.
First time skydivers must go tandem, meaning, you’re strapped on to a USPA pro who will do all the hard work for you so you can just sit back & enjoy the ride. If you’re going to jump out of a plane, Hawaii is the place to do it. The view itself will be breathtaking. And, if you end up plunging to your death..it cannot be beat for the best final resting place in the world. Just saying. Skydive Hawaii offers tandem skydives for $150 if you book online. This is on my to-do list for March 2011. See you when I land.
Play Cirque du Soleil for a day on the flying trapeze.
You know those daydreams you have about running away to be with the circus? Yeah, me too. How rad would it be to dress up in cool costumes, get your face painted all fancy & put on a show that proves that the humanly impossible is possible? Rad as rad can be, that’s how much. Trapeze School of New York offers flying trapeze classes in Santa Monica, California on the pier. There, you can learn how to swing, catch & hang 23’ off the ground and unleash the inner aerial acrobat within. They also offer trampoline and silk rope classes. Check out their schedule for more info & pricing.
Learn how to fly (so high that you can kiss the sky).
Now, you, too can be Maverick from Top Gun. Or at least pretend to be for an hour. Mach 1 out of Van Nuys, California offers flight training in a cirrus aircraft. Bring your iPod to calm your nerves. I insist you include this and that.
Now I’m feeling so high on a zero-g ship!
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut. We’ve all been there in our dreams. Then came responsibility and reality and status quo.
Blah.
Thankfully, the dare devils at incredible adventures can give you a taste of how astronauts feel. For a few minutes, you can truthfully say that you weigh zero pounds. Flip, somersault, do the dougie, go ($2,500) nuts! Cruise their website, they also offer tons of other unique experiences. Train to be like Bear Grylls in their Special Ops Survival program. Cage dive with great whites the size of cars. Bottom line is, this company knows how to party.
Their motto?
“Life is either an incredible adventure…or nothing at all”.
Word.
Play in the mud.
Camp Pendleton Mud Run. So much dirty fun and a big kick in your ass. This isn’t one of those wannabe city mud runs. It’s a 10K race with jump walls, mud pits, hills, a river to cross & obstacles-a-plenty. Often imitated, never duplicated, this race is the real deal. I’ve done it twice and plan to do it again. They have 3 races every June. Registration begins January 1st of each year and sells out quick so don’t procrastinate.
How often can you say you took an outdoor communal shower at the finish with a bunch of dirty hot athletes and military staff?
Never.
Unless you come here.
Hooah.
Bust a cap in that ass.
Here I am, shooting a glock for the first time. Or was it my second? In any event, guns are fun. Having all that power in the palm of your hand is exhilarating. But with great power comes great responsibility. Wait, did I just quote the advice Uncle Ben gave to Spiderman? Yep, sure did. Practice makes perfect, so go to a range like this one in Las Vegas. What I like about this place is they offer machine gun & exotic rentals in addition to hand guns & rifles. And remember, turning your gun sideways makes people think you’re going for a kill shot. So don’t do it.
I’m like a bird, I want to parasail away.
See that dot on the right? That’s me. Beside me is my then boyfriend who I forced to parasail with me. Once he got up there, he was glad I made him. Wuss. LOL. This was taken in Maui, Hawaii on the gorgeous Kaanapali Beach. I went through UFO Parasail. They take you 800’ if you go with the deluxe ride, and even throw in a simulated “free fall” where you get to dip your toesies in the water before they pull you back up again. Once you’re in the air, it’s the most peaceful experience ever. It’s just you, the ocean below, a to-die-for view of the island, the sound of wind and nothing else. I got lucky and saw a school of dolphins swimming while we were sailing. I think this is the closest thing to what it must be like as a bird gliding through the sky.
So there you have it.
Are you amped up yet??
You better be gahdammit. Hopefully these ideas have inspired you to live a little.
Or a lot.
You can thank me later.
