Friday, January 30, 2009

Been There, Done That

I saw this a while back at inside number twenty. I'm going to be busy with some finishing tonight. Fingers crossed, pictures tomorrow.

Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize

Things you haven’t done and don’t want to - leave in plain font

1. started your own blog
2. slept under the stars
3. played in a band
4. visited Hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity; I believe in living within your means
7. been to Disneyworld
8. climbed a mountain (Don't worry; it was a small one)
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo --I played Margie in Bye Bye Birdie, it was only one line, but trust me that was all anyone wanted me to sing alone.
11. bungee jumped
12. visited Paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught yourself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning --Why would you italicize this?
17. walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty --Trust me, it's the walking down that was hard.
18. grown your own vegetables
19. seen the Mona Lisa in France --It's a lot smaller than you'd think.
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
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. seen Niagara Falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an Amish community
36. taught yourself a new language
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied --The trick is in being satisfied with what you have.
38. seen the leaning tower of Pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing
40. seen Michelangelo’s David in person
41. sung karaoke--Nobody wants that
42. seen Old Faithful (geyser) erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited Africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance --in a foreign country no less.
47. had your portrait painted
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. been to the top of the Eiffel tower in Paris
51. gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theater
55. been in a movie
56. visited the Great Wall of China
57. started a business --How about watched both my parents do it and learned my lesson!
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited Russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold Girl Scout cookies
62. gone whale watching --Inadvertently on our honeymoon.
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a check
68. flown in a helicopter --It was quite a honeymoon!
69. saved a favorite childhood toy --I haven't shown you the dolls lately, have I?
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
76. seen the changing of the guard in London--Windsor Castle counts even though it's not in London? Close enough, right. Plus one someplace in Canada--seen one, seen 'em all.
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 --surprised?
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 had a nice chat with Robert Downey Jr once.
92. joined a book club --isn't grad school in English enough?
93. lost a loved one
94. had a baby
95. seen the Alamo in person
96. taken a road trip
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee
100. met the love of your life

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I liked your answer to #16. Of course the smart alec in me instantly replies: Because everyone should experience it at least once. :)

Teresa said...

Thanks for a great list!

mainely stitching said...

I am much more surprised that you've killed and eaten your own dinner than that you've read the Bible. Seriously. Ick. Though ... if fishing counts.... I'm such a hypocrite. I should turn vegan. Ah, but then the poor wee veggies forced to give up their hold on life.... There's no solution!

Anna van Schurman said...

Of course fishing counts, Barbara. While I did learn to shoot a gun before I could ride a bicycle, my dad never took my hunting.