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Random Things

I used to think I hadn't done a lot with my life, or that I had any fancy aspirations...then I decided to complete this meme. And wouldn't you know it? I've actually done some stuff on the list. Enjoy!

Rules of the meme: Things you've already done: bold face type

Things you want to do: italicize

Things you haven't done and don't want to do: leave in plain font

1) started your own blog

2) slept under the stars

3) played in a band

4) visit Hawaii

5) watched a meteor shower

6) given more than you can afford to charity

7) go to Disney land/World

8) climbed a mountain

9) held a praying mantis

10) sang a solo

11) bungee jumped

12) visit Paris

13) watched a lightning storm at sea (from land, over a lake)

14) taught yourself an art from scratch (knitting)

15) adopted a child

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

21) had a pillow fight

22) hitch hiked

23) taken a sick day when you're not ill

24) built a snow fort

25) held a lamb

26) gone skinny dipping - in the ocean, no less (in Italy)

27) run a marathon

28) ridden a gondola in Venice

29) seen a total eclipse

30) watched a sunrise or sunset

31) hit a home run

32) been on a cruise

33) see Niagara Falls in person

34) visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35) seen an Amish community

36) taught yourself a new language (French)

37) had enough money to be truly satisfied

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

44) visit Africa

45) walked on a beach in the moonlight

46) been transported in an ambulance (with The Beavis...who was having a sever allergic reaction)

47) had your portrait painted

48) gone deep sea fishing

49) seen the Sistene Chapel in person

50) been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (halfway up...I couldn't get to the top. I'm afraid of heights)

51) gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52) kissed in the rain

53) played in the mud (every Sunday, during outdoor soccer season)

54) gone to a drive-in theater

55) been in a movie

56) visit the Great Wall of China

57) started a business

58) taken a marshal arts class

59) visit Russia

60) served at a soup kitchen

61) sold girl scout cookies

62) gone whale watching

63) gotten flowers for no reason

64) given blood

65) gone sky diving

66) visited a Nazi concentration camp

67) bounced a check

68) flown in a helicopter

69) saved a favorite childhood toy (stuffed Sock Monkey)

70) visited the Lincoln Memorial

71) eaten caviar

72) pieced a quilt

73) stood in Times Square

74) toured the everglades

75) been fired from a job (well, laid off)

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

84) had your picture in the newspaper

85) read the entire Bible (in college, for class)

86) visited the White House

87) killed and prepared an animal for eating

88) had chickenpox

89) saved someone's life

90) sat on a jury

91) met someone famous (Tracy Chevalier, Josh Ritter, AJ Roach, Jimmy Dale Gilmore)

92) joined a book club

93) lost a loved one

94) had a baby (one)

95) seen the Alamo in person

96) swim in the Great Salt Lake

97) been involved in a law suit (custody, traffic, small claims)

98) owned a cell phone

99) been stung by a bee

Tag, Kari! You're it.

Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 07:21AM by Registered CommenterBad Hippie in | Comments1 Comment

Reader Comments (1)

100. Seen Josh Ritter in New York
March 31, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterlunchguy

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