After wrapping up the last remaining tidbits in the back of my head for the month of sex, I found myself stumped for blogging topics. Then I came across this post by April, and though I've filled out variations of this before, it's been a while since I've partaken of a meme, and thought I'd see if I could warm back up to the blogging routine by posting this.
So here we are: a list of 99 potential things you've done in your life. I've bolded the ones that I have, and added commentary when applicable :-)
1. Started your own blog -- several, in fact: Grab, Myspace, LiveJournal, Blogger, Tumblr, and here.
2. Slept under the stars -- yes, but not by choice-- during Army field training exercises.
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney -- both Disneyland and California, and Disney World in Florida.
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
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
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice -- and it's true what they say about the canals of Venice-- smelly!
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language -- well, learned in school. I don't think that counts as "teaching myself", though.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing -- again, though, not by choice. Army training again ;-)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David in person
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted -- well, do caricatures count? ;-)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris -- not quite the top, but halfway. Considering you still got a splendid view of Paris, I'd say this counts ;-P
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling -- no, but would love to dive with sea turtles someday!
52. Kissed in the rain -- brrr! I'd rather be snug indoors, thank you very much :-P
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie -- I tried to audition as an extra for "Sgt. Bilko". They wouldn't let me, for the STUIPDEST reasons! To this day, I refuse to watch the movie out of principle. Boycott!
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class -- I don't think my current gym kickboxing class counts ;-)
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching -- would definitely love to!
63. Got flowers for no reason -- no, but that's probably because anyone that knows me knows that I'm not much of a flowers-and-candy type of girl. Although the sentiment is sweet!
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Been sky diving
66. Visited a Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter -- again, Army days ;-) But this was a fun ride, with the pilot trying to scare us with some more daring maneuvers
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy -- *a* toy? Try several! Some of them my son has now inherited :-)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job -- does a layoff count?
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone -- dislocated pinky. Never fixed. Sticks out an an angle now. Love squicking hubby out with it whenever he annoys me :-D
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car -- my 1998 Plymouth Neon. Got it in Augusta, GA
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper -- do school papers count?
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Gotten a tattoo
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
99. Been stung by a bee
Got an IM from someone asking me to elaborate on the "Sgt. Bilko" commentary on #55.
ReplyDeleteBack when they were filming the movie, they sent out requests to local military establishments for extras. Since I was in ROTC at the time, I went in with my uniform to audition. But they wouldn't let me, because I was under 18, and their rules stipulate that they have to have a teacher on set if anyone is under 18. Never mind that I was already a sophomore in a university at the time. I mean, if it was a whole "minor under 18 requiring supervision" type of deal, I could maybe understand. But a *school* issue? I found it ridiculous and overly rigid. I walked out and never looked back-- my boycott on the movie still holds to this day :-)