Meme...
About what I have and haven't done, yoinked from
tijnat
1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins. Nope, not even tame ones.
3. Climbed a mountain (It was a small one)
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid. Someday, but I was really disappointed to hear they don't let you spend the night locked in there anymore like Napoleon and Aleister Crowley did. *grumbles*
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said “I love you” and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise. I've stayed up all night playing video games and watching horror movies, does that count?
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game. Seen a bunch of pro sports, but it depends on how you define huge.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper. I hope to get away with never having to do this one.
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon (something I've always wanted to do)
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne...well, champagne mixed wtih various and sundry other drinks.
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. Used to happen to me in class all the time, but it has yet to happen at a funeral. Or a wedding.
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger. Depends on how you define stranger, but I'd say I've asked out people who I didn't know all that well.
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb. Yep. It was served with mint jelly and was delicious.
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run. Just in a casual game though.
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. This is the only kind of dancing I do.
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states or 10 provinces and three territories
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had/Have amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland. Am intent on doing this.
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero. All the time.
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain. Also, I've kissed in the mud.
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken. In a way I guess.
69. Toured ancient sites, almost fell down a pit and broke my neck wandering around Knossos as a kid. That was the same vacation where a swordfish almost swam into me. Greece is dangerous, kids.
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight. Not D&D, but Shadowrun. Close enough for government work sez I.
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the snake river
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music. Using my home tape recorder as a kid.
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents. Well, my mom went to clean out my room one time when I was a kid and ended up buried in toys and crap, but I don't think that's what this one's referring to.
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in a Rocky Horror Picture Show
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication. I've written articles for large websites: 411mania.com/movies and www.thecommentary.ca
106. Lost over 100 pounds. Never needed to, as the most I"ve ever weighed was 220 pounds and I think I'd be underweight at 120.
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback. Yep, just like the flashbacks on TV. They rubbed their chin, looked thoughtful, and we faded out and then faded back into their flashback while a theremin played.
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray. *insert tasteless Steve Irwin joke here*
110. Broken someone’s heart (not that I know of...maybe from a certain point of view, I'd say I've disappointed and hurt people before, that should count)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Broken a bone
113. Gone on an African photo safari
114. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
115. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. Does that light gun that came with the NES count?
116. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
117. Ridden a horse. Hated it the first time as a little kid, actually really enjoyed it the second time, in a "My God I just did that" sort of way. Damned thing kept wanting to turn around and go back to the barn, I kept having to rein him over. Then he decided to try galloping, and it became a matter of "grip the reins and pray"...
118. Had major surgery
119. Had a snake as a pet
120. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (I always wanted to do that, too)
121. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours. (When sick or hungover)
122. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states (4 states, 8 countries)
123. Visited all 7 continents
124. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
125. Eaten kangaroo meat
126. Eaten sushi. As a resident of Vancouver, I don't understand why sushi's on a list of unusual/somewhat exotic things.
127. Had your picture in the newspaper. Once as a really little kid.
128. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
129. Gone back to school
130. Parasailed
131. Touched a cockroach
132. Eaten fried green tomatoes
133. Read “The Iliad”
134. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read. Does Tolkien count? My schooling covered most of the big literary names...
135. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
136. Skipped all your school reunions
137. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language. It's all about gesturing wildly. Do animals count?
138. Been elected to public office. Assuming student politics counts.
139. Written your own computer language
140. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
141. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
142. Built your own PC from parts
143. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
144. Had a booth at a street fair
145. Dyed your hair
146. Been a DJ
147. Shaved your head
148. Caused a car accident
149. Saved someone’s life (not that I know of)