Homer Simpson is Funnier than Me.

Remember that episode of the Simpsons where Homer eats that messed-up fish and is told that he only has 24 hours to live? Well, last semester at school we had to write a response to that episode in one of my Religion courses...I know, what do the Simpson's have to do with religion? Well, read Mark Pinsky's "The Gospel According to the Simpsons" and you'll find that the Simpson's address religious issues all. of. the. time.

So, I’ve decided to take Pinsky’s advice and create a list of twelve things I would do if I only had 24 hours to live. I’ll call it The Bucket List. Here it is:

1. Don’t tell anyone I only have 24 hours to live
2. Make funeral arrangements
3. Play hockey with my step kids, even if I can’t skate and suck at the sport
4. Make a video for my niece explaining how lucky she is to have such a great family (i.e. my mother and sister)
5. Give my recipe box to my sister
6. Have a heart to heart with my brother. We haven’t gotten along in some time.
7. Say goodbye to my parents (they’re divorced so this should really count as two separate things)
8. Play one last game of soccer (it’s my passion)
9. Have a drink with my best friend
10. Go sliding with my boyfriend on the hill in back of his house
11. Make a nice dinner for the family
12. End the night with a bottle of wine, some rich cheeses, and my boyfriend.

I should say that as funny as I thought this was going to be, it took awhile, and now I don’t see the humour in it. I guess that’s why we leave the mockery to the Simpsons.