Tuesday, September 12, 2006

I can never resist a list

As a bit of a list-lover, I just had to swipe this from Kate's place. And then I had to add the occasional bit of commentary...

Copy and paste the list and bold what you have done....Just bold the things you have accomplished in your life:
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
6. Held a tarantula Not ever going to happen
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped What are you, nuts?
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights Actually, the Southern Lights, but I'm a Kiwi gal so that should count
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg A guy called me one, once
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne Just don't ask me to count how many times
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country I don't dance
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them

54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow Not by hand
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero I don't need to pretend
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers But there's still time for this one
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain Naked
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain

65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

69. Toured ancient sites In NZ, if it's over 100 years old, it's ancient
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight I'm not a geek
72. Gotten married Never felt the need
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced Refer to 72
76. Gone without food for 5 days Yeah, right
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest

79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River But at least I can find it on a map!
82. Been on television news programs as an expert
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage

85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Eaten fugu (pufferfish)
89. Had a one-night stand
90. Gone to Thailand
91. Bought a house
92. Been in a combat zone Does a no-nukes demonstration with riot police count?
93. Buried one/both of your parents
94. Been on a cruise ship
95. Spoken more than one language fluently
96. Performed in Rocky Horror Picture Show Fishnet stockings and all
97. Raised children Child
98. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking Another uncountable one
103. Had plastic surgery Not that I haven't considered it, but I get keloid scarring
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Written articles for a major publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
And then some!
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111.Riden a bike

112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone Actually, 13!
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
The cause of one of my broken bones
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet There are none in NZ
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
That's easy, as I've never been to any US states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat Skippy burgers, yum
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school

131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach That's just disgusting
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions But it would have been a good idea
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language Like I said, I'm not a geek
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair Terracota pots
146. Dyed your hair Blonde, brown, red, orange, (and green and purple at the same time - the colours of the suffragette movement)
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head Looked like a kiwifruit
149. Caused a car accident But no-one was hurt
150. Saved someone's life

4 comments:

Kate said...

Hehe, I've had quite a giggle reading this - thanks!

Anonymous said...

You broke THIRTEEN bones? All at once or one at a time?

Rachel said...

Well well well......I feel like I know you much better now.

Loved number 57 (superhero) had such a giggle.....being one myself we must have met up at some time....haha

Who'd you play in the Rock Horror picture show?

Anne said...

Mmmmm - interesting.... Thanks for sharing:)