A Year in Review: 100 Things Meme
I've done 50 of the 100 things below; I'm quite surprised, actually. Well, some of them I'm highly confident I've done, even though I can't remember.... My lack of travel beyond family reunions has really accounted for missing a lot of the below so far, but the European tourist action will happen in the future. Eventually.
1. Started your own blog: If owning a livejournal counts, then... yes?
2. Slept under the stars: Awesome basement stairs when I was a child often let us sleep on or between the steps as well.
3. Played in a band: Erm, not counting my World Tour band of brothers, I think so.
4. Visited Hawaii: Never really need to again.
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland: Or so I've been told (I don't know if it counts if you're too young to remember properly).
8. Climbed a mountain: IN THE DARK and promptly slid back down again. Thank you, cruel youth leaders.
9. Held a praying mantis: Briefly.
10. Sang a solo: Karaoke totally counts. >.>
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm: Often, absolutely love the opportunity.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch: I started teaching myself life art and then there's writing, which is cruel and torturous enough at times I think it certainly qualifies.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables: Yes! And it is incredibly awesome to eat your own produce!
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight:
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill: *choke choke cough cough*
24. Built a snow fort: Yurr.
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon: Never again!
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse: Lunar eclipse by the docks of the lake with friends and family; what an outing!
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset: Please, I went through uni -- as though this is even a question!
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person: I would love to go back to see the lights they play over the falls as they freeze at Christmas.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors: Of the grandparents, yes, but if we go further back in the ancestry, we start shooting all over the world. Sadly, much of which I haven't been to.
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language: Unless they mean fluently, in which case this maybe a negative.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied: Actually, yeah. I am satisfied. I would love even more not to have to be paying back people's debts, but I can still do that and maintain a comfortable standard of living, so; yes!
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Gone rock climbing: There's something so fulfilling about pulling yourself up by strength you never realised you had (it does help to yell for assistance from your anchor).
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke: ... And I often rope friends along with me.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight: And gone fishing by moonlight! And shoved cousins into the surf! Despite the moonlight, you (*I*) walk into things a lot.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling: Yes to snorkelling.
52. Kissed in the rain: This rings bells, but I'm a poor rememberer of these things.
53. Played in the mud: This also rings bells? It's terrible how much I only *suspect* on this list.
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Been in a movie: Wow, yes. Most tacky and hilarious high school pieces, you could ever hope to avoid.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class: Tae Kwon Do.
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason: And it never gets old! ♥
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy: I repeatedly saved Barney the dinosaur from the abuse of my Dad; that purple T-Rex taught me unconditional irrevocable love. But I've still got most of my old toys in a suitcase.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial: Haha, yes! Even though I don't remember it, there are pictures for proof!
71. Eaten caviar: Not a fan.
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle: Go, Pinoy, go!!
79. Seen the Grand Canyon
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible -- Hahaha, no, for the shame!
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life -- Not that I'm aware of, but when I push aside a careening van with the pale strength of my awesome, I'll let you know.
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit: As of this month, yes, but I'm a bit confused as to whether we're the plaintiff or the defendant. We're contesting a decision, so... plaintiff?
98. Owned a mobile phone: Maybe this question should be "never owned a mobile phone".
99. Been stung by a bee: It was a wasp. Bastard.
100. Read an entire book in one day: Several times, though not recently.
1. Started your own blog: If owning a livejournal counts, then... yes?
2. Slept under the stars: Awesome basement stairs when I was a child often let us sleep on or between the steps as well.
3. Played in a band: Erm, not counting my World Tour band of brothers, I think so.
4. Visited Hawaii: Never really need to again.
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland: Or so I've been told (I don't know if it counts if you're too young to remember properly).
8. Climbed a mountain: IN THE DARK and promptly slid back down again. Thank you, cruel youth leaders.
9. Held a praying mantis: Briefly.
10. Sang a solo: Karaoke totally counts. >.>
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm: Often, absolutely love the opportunity.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch: I started teaching myself life art and then there's writing, which is cruel and torturous enough at times I think it certainly qualifies.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables: Yes! And it is incredibly awesome to eat your own produce!
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight:
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill: *choke choke cough cough*
24. Built a snow fort: Yurr.
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon: Never again!
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse: Lunar eclipse by the docks of the lake with friends and family; what an outing!
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset: Please, I went through uni -- as though this is even a question!
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person: I would love to go back to see the lights they play over the falls as they freeze at Christmas.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors: Of the grandparents, yes, but if we go further back in the ancestry, we start shooting all over the world. Sadly, much of which I haven't been to.
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language: Unless they mean fluently, in which case this maybe a negative.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied: Actually, yeah. I am satisfied. I would love even more not to have to be paying back people's debts, but I can still do that and maintain a comfortable standard of living, so; yes!
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Gone rock climbing: There's something so fulfilling about pulling yourself up by strength you never realised you had (it does help to yell for assistance from your anchor).
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke: ... And I often rope friends along with me.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight: And gone fishing by moonlight! And shoved cousins into the surf! Despite the moonlight, you (*I*) walk into things a lot.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling: Yes to snorkelling.
52. Kissed in the rain: This rings bells, but I'm a poor rememberer of these things.
53. Played in the mud: This also rings bells? It's terrible how much I only *suspect* on this list.
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Been in a movie: Wow, yes. Most tacky and hilarious high school pieces, you could ever hope to avoid.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class: Tae Kwon Do.
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason: And it never gets old! ♥
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy: I repeatedly saved Barney the dinosaur from the abuse of my Dad; that purple T-Rex taught me unconditional irrevocable love. But I've still got most of my old toys in a suitcase.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial: Haha, yes! Even though I don't remember it, there are pictures for proof!
71. Eaten caviar: Not a fan.
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle: Go, Pinoy, go!!
79. Seen the Grand Canyon
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible -- Hahaha, no, for the shame!
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life -- Not that I'm aware of, but when I push aside a careening van with the pale strength of my awesome, I'll let you know.
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit: As of this month, yes, but I'm a bit confused as to whether we're the plaintiff or the defendant. We're contesting a decision, so... plaintiff?
98. Owned a mobile phone: Maybe this question should be "never owned a mobile phone".
99. Been stung by a bee: It was a wasp. Bastard.
100. Read an entire book in one day: Several times, though not recently.