99 things meme
Making the rounds; this time from Suse…
Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven’t done and don’t want to – leave in plain font
1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band. Concert bands count, right?
4. Visited Hawaii. Not particularly impressed.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity. If I gave it, then I afforded it. ???
7. Been to Disneyland/world.
8. Climbed a mountain. (It was small, as mountains go.)
9. Held a praying mantis. (It was on a leaf –does that count?)
10. Sang a solo. (sans audience!)
11. Bungee jumped. No freakin’ way.
12. Visited Paris. Twice!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. I teach myself almost everything from scratch.
15. Adopted a child. Started the process then got knocked up! May still do it.
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. Was rudely ‘toed’ by some horny Italian.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked. Only in a small town with people I knew.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. We can take them if our kids are ill, or if we have medical appointments…
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a marathon. Are you crazy?
28. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse. Not directly of course – didn’t want to burn the retinas!
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. A smattering of Greek and some French.
37.Had enough money to be truly satisfied. Is there such thing as enough? Hello, I’m married to Mr. Gadget. There will never be enough to satisfy him. I, however, feel just fine right now. But I wouldn’t mind a gourmet kitchen with a huge pantry, a laundry room with space to fold clothes and not get stuck between the wall and the door of the washer, and a big shower with built in seating…
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David in person.
41. Sung Karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant. No, but tried to give away an untouched meal to about three homeless people on my way from a restaurant, and was turned down. Apparently something to do with spicy food? Or they just wanted money. Hrumph.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted. Does a badly executed self portrait count?
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistene chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Just looked at it.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling. Mexico.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre. All summer long! Until they shut it down, we will keep on going as often as we can!
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. Need to go again, because we didn’t see any!
63. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood.
65. Gone sky diving. Lunacy!
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a cheque.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy. No, but I’ve been entrusted with my mother’s favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar. Fish eggs. Blech!
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 Guard in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem. Got as far as Corinth!
84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating. Do fish and crab count as animals?
88. Had chickenpox. Luckily, I developed immunity anyway.
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. Swum in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.
