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It is thundering and POURING outside. I love it!
...aaaand there go the police sirens. Oh ,Raleighites and your total inability to drive in the wet!
Stolen from various blogs
1. Started your own blog - Does this one count?
2. Slept under the stars - My mom was big on camping. Also, I was a Brownie.
3. Played in a band - Erm...High School.
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower - Leonids!
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - I have not actually done this, but I have WORKED for charity organizations, and they can't always afford to PAY you, so maybe this counts.
7. Been to Disneyland - As of a year ago!
8. Climbed a mountain - I am counting Mt. Vesuvius. Because it's right there in the name. There was no rappelling or anything crazy involved, though.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo - I sound like a dying donkey being picked to pieces by rabid vultures. It is not so pretty.
11. Bungee jumping
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - technically speaking, I was self-taught. Those art classes in college were helpful, but awfully generic. I really need to look into life-drawing courses.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning - fuckin' sushi.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - have never been to New York, oddly enough.
18. Grown your own vegetables - I doubt the bean and the papertowel in the baggie count.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping - does it count if I was seven and we were in Italy? They don't really put swimsuits on their children, over there.
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - I was not allowed to go to Venice...mom brought me back a lovely jewelry box, though.
29. Seen a total eclipse - I vaguely remember this happening when I was small.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run - in YARNBALL!
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - if by "birthplace" you mean "Europe," and I do, because I am a Euromutt.
35. Seen an Amish community - Central PA? Hello?
36. Taught yourself a new language - I think I lack the hardwiring necessary for this.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - ...that says something sad about me.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - And then I spontaneously broke out in Chicken Pox. True story.
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
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 - Hello, Wilmington folks!
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted - did my own, does that count?
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - We didn't bother. The lines were humongous, and Coral was a fidgety eight year old.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain - Not that I recall. Nick?
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason - Hi mom, I love you!
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - They won't let me! I was overseas during the Mad Cow scare, and nobody knows how long that shit incubates. So I am banned. Which is sad, because I have considered donating/selling blood in the past.
65. Gone sky diving - I have promised Nick not to do this.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - No, surprisingly. Though we lived in Germany, my mother felt those places were far too upsetting for kids our age. Frau Helga and Herr Kurt were also adamantly against it. I think they might have had the right idea. By the time I was old enough to grasp what had happened during the Holocaust, we were moving.
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy - *still sleeps with Snowball SHUT UP SHE GUARDS MY VIRTUE FROM NIGHT-WANDERING HANDS!*
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt - in fourth grade. It was a community project thing.
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job - happily, no.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London - and I won a little model beef-eater from a street vendor!
77. Broken a bone - two in my left thumb! I was rollerblading, and there were cobblestones.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle moped - then Coral's foot slipped and got jammed in the wheel and we had to go the Caprisi emergency room. And pay to have the bike fixed.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - huh...you know, I've never been further west than the Dakotas.
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 -KI Sawyer Air Force Base corn-eating contest. I was 18 months old.
85. Read the entire Bible - I don't know why more people haven't. It's a morbidly entertaining read!
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - Mmm, rainbow trout.
88. Had chicken pox - see #38
89. Saved someone's life
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 in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone - that's a ludicrous question anymore.
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
49/100, with one or two iffies. I guess that's not too bad, although, as was pointed out, this isn't exactly the lexicon of life experiences.
The decision to merge with the Durham/Chapel Hill Federation goes before the board today. There's a great deal of defensive sniping going around the office, as no one is sure which positions would be eliminated, or who would be absorbed by their counterpart over thataway. It could be a tense year.
...aaaand there go the police sirens. Oh ,Raleighites and your total inability to drive in the wet!
Stolen from various blogs
1. Started your own blog - Does this one count?
2. Slept under the stars - My mom was big on camping. Also, I was a Brownie.
3. Played in a band - Erm...High School.
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower - Leonids!
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - I have not actually done this, but I have WORKED for charity organizations, and they can't always afford to PAY you, so maybe this counts.
7. Been to Disneyland - As of a year ago!
8. Climbed a mountain - I am counting Mt. Vesuvius. Because it's right there in the name. There was no rappelling or anything crazy involved, though.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo - I sound like a dying donkey being picked to pieces by rabid vultures. It is not so pretty.
11. Bungee jumping
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - technically speaking, I was self-taught. Those art classes in college were helpful, but awfully generic. I really need to look into life-drawing courses.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning - fuckin' sushi.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - have never been to New York, oddly enough.
18. Grown your own vegetables - I doubt the bean and the papertowel in the baggie count.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping - does it count if I was seven and we were in Italy? They don't really put swimsuits on their children, over there.
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - I was not allowed to go to Venice...mom brought me back a lovely jewelry box, though.
29. Seen a total eclipse - I vaguely remember this happening when I was small.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run - in YARNBALL!
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - if by "birthplace" you mean "Europe," and I do, because I am a Euromutt.
35. Seen an Amish community - Central PA? Hello?
36. Taught yourself a new language - I think I lack the hardwiring necessary for this.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - ...that says something sad about me.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - And then I spontaneously broke out in Chicken Pox. True story.
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
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 - Hello, Wilmington folks!
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted - did my own, does that count?
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - We didn't bother. The lines were humongous, and Coral was a fidgety eight year old.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain - Not that I recall. Nick?
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason - Hi mom, I love you!
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - They won't let me! I was overseas during the Mad Cow scare, and nobody knows how long that shit incubates. So I am banned. Which is sad, because I have considered donating/selling blood in the past.
65. Gone sky diving - I have promised Nick not to do this.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - No, surprisingly. Though we lived in Germany, my mother felt those places were far too upsetting for kids our age. Frau Helga and Herr Kurt were also adamantly against it. I think they might have had the right idea. By the time I was old enough to grasp what had happened during the Holocaust, we were moving.
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy - *still sleeps with Snowball SHUT UP SHE GUARDS MY VIRTUE FROM NIGHT-WANDERING HANDS!*
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt - in fourth grade. It was a community project thing.
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job - happily, no.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London - and I won a little model beef-eater from a street vendor!
77. Broken a bone - two in my left thumb! I was rollerblading, and there were cobblestones.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle moped - then Coral's foot slipped and got jammed in the wheel and we had to go the Caprisi emergency room. And pay to have the bike fixed.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - huh...you know, I've never been further west than the Dakotas.
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 -KI Sawyer Air Force Base corn-eating contest. I was 18 months old.
85. Read the entire Bible - I don't know why more people haven't. It's a morbidly entertaining read!
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - Mmm, rainbow trout.
88. Had chicken pox - see #38
89. Saved someone's life
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 in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone - that's a ludicrous question anymore.
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
49/100, with one or two iffies. I guess that's not too bad, although, as was pointed out, this isn't exactly the lexicon of life experiences.
The decision to merge with the Durham/Chapel Hill Federation goes before the board today. There's a great deal of defensive sniping going around the office, as no one is sure which positions would be eliminated, or who would be absorbed by their counterpart over thataway. It could be a tense year.