Stuff I've Done

Stole this from someone else's blog. The idea is to bold each of the things you've done.

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight - I wish!
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped - no way, not in this scared of heights body that I currently inhabit
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - Lake Texoma, pretty close
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty - see #11
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment - too many to count
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb - lamb? I've held a coyote
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold shower
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster - currently retired from this activity. See #11
31. Hit a home run - ahh...Wii sports
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking - DDR Universe, baby!
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time - only when I lifeguarded, coached swimming, and worked on the morning show at the EDGE...but they didn't pay well
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing - contemplating retirement. See #11.
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving - #11 again!
42. Visited Ireland
43. Survived a Hurricane
44. Visited India - maybe in the next year or two
45. Bench-pressed your own weight - metabolism of a racehorse certainly helps
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files - way too disorganized for that
48. Ever worn a superhero costume - no comment
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business - Grassbusters. I was 12. It was before its time, unfortunately.
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie Extra in "An American Story"
60. Gone without food for 3 days - close...E. Coli will do that to you
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone - Every time I log onto Call of Duty
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy - bought the die-cast scale replica of the Spaceship Yamato from StarBlazers
70. Found out something significant about your ancestors - handcart company, German WW2 military officers, few other "blacksheep" discoveries
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone - no idea how this isn't really bolded
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph - ahh...the good old days when you didn't worry about felony wreckless driving
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days - 63 miles in 3.5 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover - not in one sitting
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about - Liesl's changing her mind about Battlestar Galactica :)
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ - I was "Intern Buff Chris" on the New Morning EDGE before my mission and had my own night/weekend shift a few times. I did NOT choose that ridiculous name.
104. Rocked a baby to sleep - every night lately
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four - more like throw than drop, but that brings in #55 (no animals were harmed)
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people - no idea
108. Brought out the worst in people - more inclined to believe this one
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket - probably only 2-3 times...quit laughing, David
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone - does your stepmother count?
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style - I claim the scarf thing
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book - someday
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in a historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage - Macbeth, 5th grade
131. Asked for a raise - via instant messenger...and it worked!
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Ran a marathon - I only run if I'm being chased
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something - The idea for Redbox was my senior thesis in college. Unfortunately, I didn't market it and I get ticked every time I walk into Tom Thumb and see one.
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo - the shower makes everyone sound good
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter - I wrote a fan letter to Chris Heimerdinger on p-day on my mission...was sort of a dare
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet - www.skinnyguy.net
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunch box
160. Gotten food poisoning - worst experience of my adult life
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks - looking forward to that with our kids
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous - Chuck Norris asked me to vote for Senator Cornyn last year
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics - olympic time trials only
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books - read them all
171. Been stuck in an elevator - Polish elevators don't respond well when you jump in them
172. Had a revelatory dream - of course, it didn't come true
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane - every time I fly
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert - "There she goes"...sort of a joke from one of the other DJ's as I was leaving a shift
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n6zO_FnnIw
183. Spent the night in a hotel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a camp fire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
198. Built your own PC from parts
199. Written your own role playing game - uhh...no
200. Been arrested

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