October 20, 2004

Oh, the places you'll go...

This list is borrowed from thegirl (some are omitted)

The bolded statements are true about me.

1. Swam with wild dolphins
2. Climbed a mountain
3.Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
4. Been inside the Great Pyramid
5. Held a tarantula
6. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
7. Hugged a tree
8. Bungee jumped
9. Visited Paris
10. Watched a lightning storm at sea
11. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sun rise
12. Seen the Northern Lights
13. Gone to a huge sports game
14. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
15. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
16. Touched an iceberg
17. Slept under the stars
18. Changed a baby’s diaper
19. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
20. Watched a meteor shower
21. Given more than you can afford to charity
22. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
23. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
24. Had a food fight
25. Bet on a winning horse
26. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
27. Asked out a stranger
28. Had a snowball fight
29. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
30. Held a lamb
31. Taken an ice cold bath
32. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
37. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
38. Adopted an accent for an entire day
39. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
40. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
41. Had two hard drives for your computer
42. Visited all 50 states
43. Loved your job for all accounts
44. Had amazing friends
45. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
46. Watched wild whales
47. Stolen a sign
48. Backpacked in Europe
49. Taken a road-trip
50. Rock climbing
51. Midnight walk on the beach
52. Went sky diving
53. Visited Ireland
54. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
55. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
56. Visited Japan
57. Benchpressed your own weight
58. Milked a cow
59. Alphabetized your records
60. Pretended to be a superhero
61. Sung karaoke
62. Lounged around in bed all day
63. Went scuba diving
64. Played in the mud
65. Played in the rain
66. Gone to a drive-in theater
67. Visited the Great Wall of China
68. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
69. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
70. Started a business
71. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
72. Toured ancient sites
73. Taken a martial arts class
74. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
75. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
76. Gotten married
77. Been in a movie
78. Crashed a party
79. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
80. Gotten divorced
81. Gone without food for 5 days
82. Made cookies from scratch
83. Won first prize in a costume contest
84. Ridden a gondola in Venice
85. Gotten a tattoo
86. Rafted the Snake River
87. Been on television news programs as an “expert"
88. Gotten flowers for no reason
89. Performed on stage
90. Been to Las Vegas
91. Recorded music
92. Eaten shark
93. Gone to Thailand
94. Bought a house
95. Been in a combat zone
96. Buried one/both of your parents
97. Been on a cruise ship
98. Spoken more than one language fluently
99. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
100. Bounced a check
101. Performed on Broadway
102. Read - and understood - your credit report
103. Raised children
104. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
105. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
106. Created and named your own constellation of stars
107. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
108. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
109. Called or written your Congress person
110. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
111. ...more than once? - More than thrice?
112. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
113. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
114. Had plastic surgery
115. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
116. Wrote articles for a large publication
117. Lost over 100 pounds
118. Piloted an airplane
119. Petted a stingray
120. Broken someone’s heart
121. Helped an animal give birth
122. Been fired or laid off from a job
123. Won money on a T.V. game show
124. Broken a bone
125. Killed a human being
126. Gone on an African photo safari
127. Ridden a motorcycle
128. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
129. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
130. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
131. Ridden a horse
132. Had major surgery
133. Had a snake as a pet
134. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
135. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
136. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
137. Visited all 7 continents
138. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
139. Eaten kangaroo meat
140. Eaten sushi
141. Had your picture in the newspaper
142. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
143. Gotten someone fired for their actions
144. Gone back to school
145. Parasailed
146. Changed your name
147. Petted a cockroach
148. Eaten fried green tomatoes
149. Read The Iliad
150. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
151. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
152. ...and gotten 86’ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
153. Taught yourself an art from scratch
154. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
155. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
156. Skipped all your school reunions
157. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
158. Been elected to public office
159. Written your own computer language
160. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
161. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
162. Built your own PC from parts
163. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
164. Had a booth at a street fair
165. Dyed your hair
166. Been a DJ
167. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal or Blogger
168. Written your own role playing game
169. Been arrested
170. Have ever made your last will and testament or a living will
171. Asked your significant other to marry you

2 comments:

Mike said...

Oh no...not you too. The list is spreading!

the reeser said...

sweet. i see you have done most of the ones that require long sleeping. i'm not implying anything, just making note.