OK, a long time ago I decided I didn't want to post memes on my blog. I wanted to keep the focus on my kids, not me, and after all everyone else was doing it.
But today I saw such a neat list on Moxie-Mom's blog that I had to steal it. It's a list of 150 things. Some I have done, some I haven't. I think what tickled me so much about the list is the inclusion of "Performed in 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,'" which I have indeed done.
This is a lot like one of my favorite drinking games, "I Never." First you can read the 150 things. Then, if you're as fascinated in me as I am, you can guess which ones I've done. Then I'll list the ones I've done at the bottom.
I did about 91 out of the 150 things, which means, I guess, that I have slightly more than 1/3 of a lifetime's accomplishments ahead of me. At this rate, I bet I can finish by age 50 and sit back and play DVD "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" for my remaining years.
01. Bought everyone in the bar 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
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Parasailed
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
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
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
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 didn't care 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 drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a 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
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
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
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
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
82. Been on a television news program as an "expert"
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
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
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray on my honeymoon
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
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.
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
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. Touched a cockroach
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
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
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
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life
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I have done:
3. Climbed a mountain (with 100,000 other people in China)
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
11. Visited Paris
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights (I think I have seen this in Wisconsin)
15. Gone to a huge sports game (huge? like a lot of people there or like really important. i'll say yeah i've been to a Cub game and how can that not be huge?)
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
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
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
34. Ridden a roller coaster
36. Danced like a fool and didn't care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (forsooth, the Renaissance Faire!)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing (only in the gym)
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
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
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business (um, I guess I started a freelance writing business)
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (gosh, i can't remember how long we played)
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest (well, i remember winning a prize, couple times)
82. Been on a television news program as an "expert"
83. Gotten flowers for no reason (Once my friend Hollie and I were in a shopping mall and we met a sailor in his dress uniform, holding flowers. We were 13 and we thought it was funny to hang out with the sailor and strike up what we felt was a very amusing conversation. After about half an hour, the sailor gave us the flowers and left.
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark (I can't remember but I may have in China)
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand (honeymoon)
90. Bought a house
93. Been on a cruise ship (well I have been an a ferry with private cabins)
94. Spoken more than one language fluently (sort of)
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
98. Passed out cold
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
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
(I don't know if I should have survived but at around age 13 I fell off a horse on the shoulder of a country highway and landed on my head. I certainly could have been paralyzed at least. My neck was really sore and I had a concussion but otherwise was fine.)
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
109. Touched a stingray (well some kind of ray, at the Monterey Aquarium)
110. Broken someone's heart
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours.
(probably like when sick as a kid)
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States.
(possibly an equal number, about 24 to 27 each)
126. Eaten kangaroo meat (OK I'm not sure but since I spent a couple weeks in Australia I figure I might have)
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey (OK, maybe only one of them but I can't remember which)
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read (more than one)
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (just fish)
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without a common spoken language.
141. Thought you were living your dream.
As a writer, especially when I was at Beijing Scene in China, and as a mother.
146. Dyed your hair.
I put a TEMPORARY wash in my hair in 9th grade to dress up as a black cat in an attempt to impress the student teacher I loved.
I have not done:
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula (I recently saw one at a wedding reception though)
10. Parasailed
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
28. Bet on a winning horse
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
35. Hit a home run
40. Visited all 50 states
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
56. Alphabetized your CDs
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
70. Taken a martial arts class
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice (we were there but the gondola rides were too expensive)
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
103. Had plastic surgery
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears (Funny story: I went with a coworker in SF to get my nose pierced, but they wanted me to sign a form pledging that I would not get pregnant within one year. Apparently there is some risk that an unknown blood infection from the piercing could damage an embryo or fetus. Anyway, I wasn't pregnant yet at the time but opted not to pierce for that reason, and my friend was the first person at work to know that we were planning to have kids soon. Later at a party when she'd had a few drinks, she blurted out to everyone what a great mother I was going to be. I didn't mind though, it was pretty funny.)
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet (my brother did though, while we were living together)
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts (no but I am typing this on one my husband built)
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life
Saturday, December 08, 2007
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I'm impressed! I didn't know you were such a world traveler. I don't even own a passport.
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