Quarter of the Century

"Quarter of the Century" was the celebration of my twenty-fifth birthday. Following tradition, I created a list of 25 things that I wanted to accomplish on my birthday. Here's how my day went:

#1 - Wake up in my sleeping quarters

This isn't exactly what the bed looked like when I woke up, but you get the picture. Literally, you get this picture.

#2 - Flip a quarter to make decisions throughout the day

Let chance decide how the day will go.

#3 - Breakfast: Mini Spooners or Tootie Fruties

Heads.

#4 - Wear corduroy

Yes, I've moved to phonetics.

#5 - Find a 1987 quarter

I was worried that this one would take a long time and that I might not end up making it, but I found one in my jar of change. Lucky!

#6 - Shoot 5 rounds each from 5 different guns in 1 minute

This was probably the funnest item I've ever put on one of these lists.

#7 - Shoot a quarter from 25 feet

This isn't the how it happened. That's not quite 25 feet away. I didn't get a picture of it because it happened so fast, and the quarter was nowhere to be found.

#8 - Shoot 5 for 5 clay pigeons

Almost too easy.

#9 - Drive somewhere & don't go above 25 MPH

From my parents house to Burger King, I kept the car under 25 MPH the whole time. It was quite a bit harder than I thought it would be. I apologize if you were behind me.

#10 - Lunch: Burger King or Taco Bell or Panda Express

I used an elaborate equation to use a coin to choose between 3 places. In the end, we had it our way.

#11 - Buy something with only quarters

I apologized, but paid for my meal using 23 quarters.

#12 - Beverage: a quart of Dr Pepper or Sprite

Dr. Pepper, 25+ ounces of it.

#13 - Run a quarter mile

This did say .25 when I hit the stop button, by the time I got the picture taken I had drifted a little.

#14 - Fit 25 marshmallows in my mouth at one time

I got my mouth shut, they were in there. It counts.

#15 - Draw and quarter something

I chose to draw a golf course, and then I cut it into four pieces. These are now post cards being sent to various prominent places in England.

#16 - Do nothing for a quarter of an hour

Pretty self-explanatory.

#17 - Snack: 25 baby carrots or pretzels 

Not all at once, but I got through 25 of 'em.

#18 - Dinner: Brick Oven or Texas Roadhouse or Red Lobster

Another clever equation allowed us to choose between 3 dinner options by flipping a quarter. Yet, had I known how Logan ate pizza, I might have just flipped between the other two.

#19 - Talk to Chelsey for 25 minutes

Chelsey was in Kentucky for her cousin's wedding, so we relied on technology to help us communicate.

#20 - Play Bloody Knuckles with a quarter

This picture is misleading, because I didn't get hit all that much. We all had blood drawn but my brothers definitely got the worst of it.

#21 - Go into a store, use a quarter to decide where to go.

I went to WalMart and had a quarter guide me through the store, telling me when & which way to turn. I ended up in the garden area. 

#22 - Go people watching for 25 minutes

I sat in my car in the Provo Smith's parking lot and observed behavior for a while. Everything from bad parking jobs to near accidents, it was a good night.

#23 - Tell 25 people that it's my birthday

This took all day, but I made it. A random guy we met while shooting, grocery store clerks, Brick Oven staff, people gathered around a Red Box and a few runners on the street I shouted to while driving.

#24 - Watch a T.V. Show: How I Met Your Mother or Modern Family

I even used a quarter to decide which episode. Dual Citizenship.

#25 - Take a picture of each item on the list

I did it.

I can't even describe how much fun "Quarter of the Century" was. It was enjoyed by all who participated. I can't wait to do it again next year and I hope you will all join me for "An Alphabetical Birthday."