Milwaukee Record has only been around for a month, but it’s already time to celebrate a milestone: our 100th post! To mark this momentous occasion, we’ve compiled a list of 100 things to do in Milwaukee. How many have YOU tried?
1. Take a walk
2. Eat some food
3. See a movie
4. See a show
5. Have a drink
6. Ride a bike
7. Jog
8. Work out
9. Say “nope” to dope
10. Listen to the radio
11. Rent an apartment
12. Clean your apartment
13. Buy a house
14. Clean your house
15. Fall in love
16. Breathe in deep. Hold it. Okay, now breathe out again. Good.
17. Sing! Sing! Sing!
18. Get a new shower curtain. I mean, come on, you’re 28 years old. It’s about time your place didn’t look like a goddamn dorm room
19. Feed your cat
20. Hang out with friends
21. Drink coffee
22. Paint something
23. Take yourself back with Time Life’s “Soft Sounds Of The ’70s,” featuring 130 digitally remastered songs from the original artists
24. Write down your thoughts in a journal
25. Dance like no one is watching
26. Surf the Internet
27. Watch some Netflix
28. Immediately close Twitter when you see someone talking about last night’s episode of Mad Men
29. Buy some milk
30. Read a book
31. Take a nap
32. Collect stamps?
33. Go swimming
34. Make small talk with your co-workers
35. Do something nice for a neighbor in need
36. Start a band
37. Play some shows
38. Don’t ask and/or demand that the audience come closer to the stage when you play. That’s really lame.
39. Take a nice, long bath
40. Change the toner in your printer
41. Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle
42. Have a nice night in with your significant other
43. Recycle
44. Get some laundry done
45. Tip generously
46. Ride the bus
47. Legalize, don’t criticize
48. Catch up on some podcasts
49. “Like” something on Facebook
50. Sweep your kitchen
51. Explore your neighborhood
52. Believe it…or not
53. Text a friend
54. See a play
55. See a comedy show
56. Watch out for pranks on April Fools’ Day (submitted)
57. Go to school
58. Finish school
59. Think about going back to school
60. Don’t go back to school
61. Make a funny meme (that “Awkward Moment Seal” is kind of good)
62. Help someone open a jar of pickles
63. Watch some daytime TV when you call in sick to work
64. Change the batteries in your Xbox controller
65. Charge your phone
66. Activate space
67. Read a newspaper
68. Read a website
69. Grow up
70. Stare out the window
71. Relax
72. Start your own business
73. When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV
74. Frame some pictures of friends and loved ones
75. Clean the fridge
76. Quit smoking by slowly cutting back. Going cold turkey and making a big deal out of it never works.
77. Chill
78. Download Chrome for your parents
79. Visit your neighborhood library
80. Eat outside at a restaurant
81. Okay, eating inside is fine
82. Keep an eye on the weather
83. Watch Edward Scissorhands and see if it holds up after all these years
84. Fucking parking tickets
85. Write a poem
86. Start a neighborhood watch program called “Citizens On Patrol,” or C.O.P. for short. Wait for hilarity to ensue.
87. Live a little
88. Remember that girl from freshmen year? What was her name…Carrie? Kelly? No, Heidi! That was her name!
89. Write a to-do list
90. Wait. Wait. Wait. Walk sign is on.
91. Get a haircut
92. Update your wardrobe
93. Pizza!
94. Hold hands with someone
95. Enjoy a park
96. Run for office
97. Stay up late
98. Go dancing
99. Always tell the truth
100. Summerfest