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Things Wot I Have Done . . .
15 October 2004
4:25 pm

*annotated

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid � But I have been inside the replica at The Luxor in Vegas! Does that coun�t?
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said �I love you� and meant it � I do it all the time.
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease?
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris? � Yes and I was in tears both times but for different reasons!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea?
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise?
15. Seen the Northern Lights?
16. Gone to a huge sports game � baseball, soccer?
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables ?
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars?
21. Changed a baby�s diaper?
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne?
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope?
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment? � isn�t that when they always happen?
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse?
30. Called in sick when you were not ill? � More often than when I actually am ill!
31. Asked out a stranger � ?But I�ve been asked out by one! ?
32. Had a snowball fight?
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can � and I can�t do so very loudly it seems!
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy?
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath?
39.Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar?
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster � never again
42. ?Hit a home run?
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day? � Although not very convincingly I�m afraid.
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors � only those on my Father�s side.
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment.
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states--working on this one!
50. Loved your job
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced and have been taken care of � Who hasn�t?
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends � Everyone thinks this though, don�t they?
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road trip � One of my favourite things to do!
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government.s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat with a stranger and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day � I love my bed!
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to .Let.s Get It On. by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain - mmmmmmmmm
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who.s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog. � Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
83. Dropped Windoze in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class - I still want to take that sword karate class!
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest � Fire Island baby parade many times!
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo � two!
102. Found that the texture of some materials turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on a television news program as an 'expert'.
105. Got flowers for no reason � all the time!
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror � But I do know all the words to the entire soundtrack!
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. more than once? � NY to Boston 1999 and then Boston to London 2003.
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived and accident that you shouldn't have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds � Not all at once though. I lost 60 in 1997 and then gained it all back only to loose 40 of it this past year. That�s a hundred combined!
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild � I love wild mushrooms! Yummy.
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read the Iliad
181. Selected one important author you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups, because you apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86.ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. *annotated

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid � But I have been inside the replica at The Luxor in Vegas! Does that coun�t?
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said �I love you� and meant it � I do it all the time.
09. Hugged a tree
10. ?Done a striptease?
11. Bungee jumped
12. ?Visited Paris? � Yes and I was in tears both times but for different reasons!
13. ?Watched a lightning storm at sea?
14. ?Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise?
15. Seen the Northern Lights?
16. ?Gone to a huge sports game � baseball, soccer?
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. ?Grown and eaten your own vegetables ?
19. Touched an iceberg
20. ?Slept under the stars?
21. ?Changed a baby�s diaper?
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. ?Gotten drunk on champagne?
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. ? Looked up at the night sky through a telescope?
27. ?Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment? � isn�t that when they always happen?
28. Had a food fight
29. ?Bet on a winning horse?
30. ?Called in sick when you were not ill? � More often than when I actually am ill!
31. Asked out a stranger � ?But I�ve been asked out by one! ?
32. ?Had a snowball fight?
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. ?Screamed as loudly as you possibly can ?� and I can�t do so very loudly it seems!
35. Held a lamb
36. ?Enacted a favorite fantasy?
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath?
39.Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar?
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster � never again
42. ?Hit a home run?
43. ? Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day? � Although not very convincingly I�m afraid.
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors � only those on my Father�s side.
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment.
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states--working on this one!
50. Loved your job
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced and have been taken care of � Who hasn�t?
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends � Everyone thinks this though, don�t they?
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road trip � One of my favourite things to do!
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government.s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat with a stranger and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day � I love my bed!
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to .Let.s Get It On. by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain - mmmmmmmmm
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who.s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog. � Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
83. Dropped Windoze in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class - I still want to take that sword karate class!
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest � Fire Island baby parade many times!
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo � two!
102. Found that the texture of some materials turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on a television news program as an 'expert'.
105. Got flowers for no reason � all the time!
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror � But I do know all the words to the entire soundtrack!
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. more than once? � NY to Boston 1999 and then Boston to London 2003.
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived and accident that you shouldn't have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds � Not all at once though. I lost 60 in 1997 and then gained it all back only to loose 40 of it this past year. That�s a hundred combined!
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild � I love wild mushrooms! Yummy.
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read the Iliad
181. Selected one important author you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups, because you apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86.ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair � Too many times to count.
197: Been a dj � While at college � too much fun.
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game paper-based, not computerized
200: Been arrested

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