Epic Quest

The Quest Begins

The epic quest idea is basically a bucket list; first create a starting list of things to achieve over the next few years. With each item crossed off, advance 20% toward the next ‘level’. I’ll be adding things to the list as I go along, as well as (hopefully) crossing plenty off. Writing them here keeps me accountable – a surprising number of people ask how different goals are going so I keep aiming for them!

I’ve done plenty with my life so far, including travelling around the world, swimming with seals in Australia, finishing a food challenge and working on a sci-fi B-movie about a transvestite superhero. But there’s always more that I want to do, so I’ll be tracking it here.

Completed

Level 5 – Master Quest (worth 100% exp.)

• Get married – 04/09/2021

Level 4

• Set up a YouTube channel – 27/09/2019
• Stream a game on Twitch – 30/09/2018
• Take a dog-friendly weekend break – 20/10/2017
• See Radiohead live in concert  – 04/07/2017
• See The Cure live in concert – 29/11/2016

Level 3

• Complete a woodworking project –26/05/2016
• Buy a brand new car – 25/04/2016
• Rebuild this website – 05/01/2016
• See KISS live in concert – 14/06/2015
• Bake a really good homemade loaf – 11/01/2015

Level 2 – Master Quest (worth 100% exp.)

• Own a house – 30/06/2015

Level 1

• Create a silly side-project – 28/05/2015
• Take part in an organised 5km running event – 22/11/2014
• See The Hold Steady live in concert – 07/05/2014
• Go for a fancy afternoon tea – 16/03/2014
• Bake a homemade loaf – 21/11/2013

Personal side-quests

• Take part in a 10km event
• Travel fully around the world again
• Make a wearable, fitted hit – knitting or crochet
• GM a tabletop game for some friends
• See AC/DC live in concert
• Take a martial arts class
• Hire a classic Volkswagen Beetle
• Take a Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) motorcycle course
• Build something from wood
• Get married – Completed: 04/09/2021
• Set up a YouTube channel – Completed: 27/09/2019
• Stream a game on Twitch – Completed: 30/09/2018
• See Radiohead live in concert – Completed: 04/07/2017
• See The Cure live in concert – Completed: 29/11/2016
• Rebuild this website – Completed: 05/01/2016
• Own a house – Completed: 30/06/2015
• See KISS live in concert – Completed: 14/06/2015
• Bake a really good homemade loaf – Completed – 11/01/2015
• Take part in a 5km running event – Completed: 22/11/2014
• See The Hold Steady live in concert – Completed: 07/05/2014
• Bake a homemade loaf – Completed: 21/11/2013

Professional side-quests

• Launch my own business
• Create a side-project
• Make my own front-end framework (for either personal use or general release)
• Complete Codecademy JavaScript track
• Create a silly side-project – Completed: 28/05/2015

Thieves Guild side-quests

• Blag an upgrade (flight, hotel, train, meal, whatever)
• Fly first-class
• Stay in a five-star hotel
• Test drive a ridiculous car
• Buy a brand new car – Completed: 25/04/2016

Confederate Zone (United States)

• Drive Route 66
• Check out the view from the top of the Statue of Liberty, New York City
• See a Broadway show in New York City
• Go to an NBA game
• Eat at Musso & Frank Grill, Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles

Ancient Zone (Europe)

• Have a Scandinavian Christmas
• See the Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis
• Stay in a city apartment, Paris, France
• Visit a Christmas Market in Germany
• Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

Meadows Zone (UK)

• See a big theatre production
• Walk the Three Peaks
• Go on a seaside break in autumn/winter
• Take a dog-friendly weekend break – Completed: 20/10/2017
• Go for a fancy afternoon tea – Completed: 16/03/2014 at Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley