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