Thursday, December 11, 2008

Found this on Krista's blog

This was on Krista's blog and I thought I would try this also. I, like Krista, will highlight the things I have done. There are 200 of these so sorry if it takes forever to read.

Have you ever:

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris- I planned to and even took 3 years of French in High School but they went to Spain instead of France the year I was eligible so I didn't get to go.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty- when I was 13 with the church group only reason I did was because Johnny Herbie Pratt said I couldn't which was just a ploy to get me to do it.
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort-does a snow commode count
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run-only because the people kept dropping the ball so I made all the way home
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors- if the little cabin where my mom was born counts
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied- every time I pay my bills and have enough left over to do me until I get more money
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight-no but I could bench press 145lbs at one time
46. Milked a cow-no but I have milked a goat when I was a little girl
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke-at home with my family
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest-no but does second count, 4th grade went as Cindy Lauper
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently-like I said 3 years of French but can't do it now.
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone - physical
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy-didn't buy it but play with my dolls and stuff with my niece
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did-Shelton Laurel Masacre
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone

78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover-haven't finished but have tried 2 years in a row to do this maybe this year
86. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name-as in Alias since I was doing something I shouldn't have been, not illegal but probably was immoral, young and stupid at the time
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad-started an English translation but just couldn't do it
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch - does sewing count?
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair-I have had blonde, crayon red, purple, hot pink, black, brown, and auburn colored hair, natural is dark brown graying
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four-and the cat was mad at me forever, when I was a kid
106. Raked your carpet - when I was a kid
107. Brought out the best in people- or so I was told by supervisors and ex boyfriends
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe.
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket-actually won the women's three point shoot out at the factory where I worked in KY, only two men in the whole company did better and I wasn't even trying, my mom is a great basketball player and played center on her elementary school team and she taught me to shoot.
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird-no but I have hit one with the car
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone-used to volunteer to teach people to read and also volunteered at an after school program helping children who were academically challenged
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style- helped bring the poof to my high school but Chanda, my sister, had the best poof we called it her bunker

124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book-self published a silly story for one of my sister's when she was sick.
128. Pieced a quilt- (a very small one!)
129. Lived in a historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one - does Putt Putt count?- I beat Jaron just don't remind him because he will say I cheated and I didn't
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating-fell three times before I even got into the rink so I gave up 135. Ran a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo- a brother at church asked me to and I am tone deaf but he seemd to think I could sing so I gave it a try and almost fainted
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment-just today I said thank you to a compliment instead of my first thought of making a joke about it
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David-on same church trip some of the ladies were scandalized and didn't want me to look even though I was 13 and totally clueless about why
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury-does mock trial in school count
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunch box
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers-the definition is short like underpants
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator- for a short time during a power outage probably why I am terrified of them now
172. Had a revelatory dream

173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life-Chrissy would disagree but she fell in the ocean when I was 12 and she was 8 and I pulled her out by her long red hair. The tide was taking her out and everything. She was more mad at me for pulling her hair.
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint-know how to needlepoint-badly, have a tatting shuttle and some tatting my grandmother made
178. Laughed till your side hurt-just tonight at Jaxon throwing a fit

179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier-in high school helped run the store in Marketing and I ran the cash register then.
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a camp fire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube-finally
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend-just recently
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

This was fun and I hope informative.

2 comments:

Krista said...

We do have a lot in common! If I had gotten to go on that church trip then I would have had a lot more things I could count.

Val said...

This is so neat. We do find out more about you. I told Krista my life is not that interesting. Everyone would be bored with my lists!