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August 30, 2006

Wednesday is Meme Day

Today's meme goodness comes courtesy of Kapgar.

Checklist Meme: Just bold the things you have accomplished in your life.
Seems a bit of an odd collection of things, but I'm game...

  1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
  2. Swam with wild dolphins
  3. Climbed a mountain
  4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
  5. Been inside the Great Pyramid - Not yet, but soon.

(I can't figure out how to change the numbering to start at 6, so we're starting over again with 1. Oh well.)

  1. Held a tarantula
  2. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
  3. Said "I love you" and meant it
  4. Hugged a tree
  5. Bungee jumped - Hell no, not ever.
  6. Visited Paris
  7. Watched a lightning storm at sea - I've watched a lightning storm over the sea while I was on the shore, does that count?
  8. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise. - I did this once for fun, the rest of the times were because I had worked all night long.
  9. Seen the Northern Lights
  10. Gone to a huge sports game
  11. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
  12. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
  13. Touched an iceberg
  14. Slept under the stars
  15. Changed a baby's diaper
  16. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
  17. Watched a meteor shower
  18. Gotten drunk on champagne
  19. Given more than you can afford to charity
  20. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
  21. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
  22. Had a food fight
  23. Bet on a winning horse
  24. Asked out a stranger
  25. Had a snowball fight
  26. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
  27. Held a lamb
  28. Seen a total eclipse
  29. Ridden a roller coaster - Before they started to make me sick, yes.
  30. Hit a home run
  31. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
  32. Adopted an accent for an entire day
  33. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
  34. Had two hard drives for your computer - What kind of geek would I be if I hadn't?
  35. Visited all 50 states - Not yet, but I'm working on it. 38 so far!
  36. Taken care of someone who was drunk
  37. Had amazing friends
  38. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
  39. Watched wild whales
  40. Stolen a sign
  41. Backpacked in Europe
  42. Taken a road-trip
  43. Gone rock climbing - Someday
  44. Midnight walk on the beach
  45. Gone sky diving
  46. Visited Ireland
  47. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
  48. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
  49. Visited Japan
  50. Milked a cow
  51. Alphabetized your CDs
  52. Pretended to be a superhero - When I was little, of course!
  53. Sung karaoke
  54. Lounged around in bed all day
  55. Posed nude in front of strangers - I'll be doing this by the end of the month most likely.
  56. Gone scuba diving
  57. Kissed in the rain - This is on my 101 in 1001 list, too
  58. Played in the mud
  59. Played in the rain
  60. Gone to a drive-in theater
  61. Visited the Great Wall of China
  62. Started a business
  63. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
  64. Toured ancient sites
  65. Taken a martial arts class
  66. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
  67. Gotten married
  68. Been in a movie
  69. Crashed a party
  70. Gotten divorced
  71. Gone without food for 5 days
  72. Made cookies from scratch
  73. Won first prize in a costume contest
  74. Ridden a gondola in Venice
  75. Gotten a tattoo
  76. Rafted the Snake River
  77. Been on television news programs as an expert
  78. Got flowers for no reason
  79. Performed on stage
  80. Been to Las Vegas - Many, many times...
  81. Recorded music
  82. Eaten shark
  83. Eaten fugu (pufferfish)
  84. Had a one-night stand
  85. Gone to Thailand
  86. Bought a house
  87. Been in a combat zone
  88. Buried one/both of your parents
  89. Been on a cruise ship
  90. Spoken more than one language fluently
  91. Performed in Rocky Horror Picture Show
  92. Raised children
  93. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
  94. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
  95. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
  96. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
  97. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
  98. Had plastic surgery
  99. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
  100. Wrote articles for a large publication
  101. Lost over 100 pounds - Not quite yet, but getting there.
  102. Held someone while they were having a flashback
  103. Piloted an airplane
  104. Petted a stingray
  105. Broken someone's heart
  106. Helped an animal give birth
  107. Won money on a T.V. game show
  108. Broken a bone
  109. Gone on an African photo safari
  110. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
  111. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol - Not yet, but the Gunslinger has promised to teach me soon.
  112. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
  113. Ridden a horse
  114. Had major surgery
  115. Had a snake as a pet
  116. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
  117. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
  118. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
  119. Visited all 7 continents
  120. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
  121. Eaten kangaroo meat
  122. Eaten sushi
  123. Had your picture in the newspaper
  124. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
  125. Gone back to school
  126. Parasailed
  127. Petted a cockroach
  128. Eaten fried green tomatoes
  129. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey - Both in English and in Latin
  130. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read - I feel like there's some part of this sentence missing.
  131. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - Do fish count?
  132. Skipped all your school reunions
  133. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
  134. Been elected to public office
  135. Written your own computer language
  136. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
  137. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
  138. Built your own PC from parts
  139. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
  140. Had a booth at a street fair
  141. Dyed your hair - No, the pink streaks are totally natural...
  142. Been a DJ
  143. Shaved your head
  144. Caused a car accident
  145. Saved someone's life

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