Perils of assimilation

If only life came with subtitles.

Monday, March 05, 2007

I better get started on these

Long meme, sorry.
What I've done is surrounded by brackets, comments in parenthesis

01. Bought everyone in the pub 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 ( yes, it is true! When Lila and I were little we would take bubble baths together and lit candles and talked about everything in the world.)]

[08. Said 'I love you' and meant it(I will not say it if I don’t mean it. ]

[09. Hugged a tree (I hug them all the time)]

[10. Done a striptease (I’m not going to elaborate on this one)]

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris 

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 

[14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise(one of my favorite things to do, since it’s so rare)]

15. Seen the Northern Lights.

[16. Gone to a huge sports game]

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa

[18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (yes, and it sucked ass. The worst part is picking the damn green beans because they are SO MANY of them)]

19. Touched an iceberg

[20. Slept under the stars]

21. Changed a baby's diaper

22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon 

[23. Watched a meteor shower]

24. Gotten drunk on champagne 

[25. Given more than you can afford to charity]

[26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope]

[27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment]

[28. Had a food fight]
29. Bet on a winning horse

[30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill ]

[31. Asked out a stranger]

[32. Had a snowball fight] 

33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier

[34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can]

[35. Held a lamb (my neighbors had two lambs, one white and one black)]

36. Enacted a favorite fantasy

37. Taken a midnight skinny dip

38. Taken an ice cold bath

[39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar]

40. Seen a total eclipse

[41. Ridden a roller coaster]

42. Hit a home run

[43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days] 

[44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking]

[45. Adopted an accent for an entire day]

46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 

[47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment]

48. Had two hard drives for your computer

49. Visited all 50 states 

50. Loved your job for all accounts 

[51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced (cough…David)]

52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 

[53. Had amazing friends (I love my friends dearly)]

54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

55. Watched wild whales 

[56. Stolen a sign]

57. Backpacked in Europe 

[58. Taken a road-trip] 

59. Rock climbing

60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice

[61. Midnight walk on the beach]

62. Sky diving

63. Visited Ireland

64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love

[65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them]

66. Visited Japan

67. Benchpressed your own weight

68. Milked a cow

[69. Alphabetized your records ( oh yeah, and I also helped catagorize my dad’s collection, which was a huge task.)]

[70. Pretended to be a superhero (back in the day)] 

71. Sung karaoke.

[72. Lounged around in bed all day] 

73. Posed nude in front of strangers 

74. Scuba diving 

75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye

76. Kissed in the rain

[77. Played in the mud]

[78. Played in the rain]

79. Gone to a drive-in theater

[80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it]

81. Visited the Great Wall of China

[82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog ]

[83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better]

84. Started a business

85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken 

86. Toured ancient sites

[87. Taken a martial arts class]

88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman 

89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight

90. Gotten married

[91. Been in a movie] 

[92. Crashed a party]

93. Loved someone you shouldn't have

94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy (can one really be sure of that?)

95. Gotten divorced

96. Had sex at the office

97. Gone without food for 5 days

[98. Made cookies from scratch] 

99. Won first prize in a costume contest

100. Ridden a gondola in Venice

101. Gotten a tattoo

[102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on]

103. Rafted the Snake River

104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"

105. Got flowers for no reason

106. Masturbated in a public place long long ago

107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything

108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug

[109. Performed on stage]

110. Been to Las Vegas

111. Recorded music

112. Eaten shark 

113. Had a one-night stand

114. Gone to Thailand

115. Seen Siouxsie live

116. Bought a house 

117. Been in a combat zone 

118. Buried one/both of your parents 

[119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off] 

120. Been on a cruise ship 

121. Spoken more than one language fluently 

[122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone] 

123. Bounced a check 

124. Performed in Rocky Horror

125. Read - and understood - your credit report 

126. Raised children 

127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy

128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

129. Created and named your own constellation of stars

130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

[131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did]

132. Called or written your Congress person 

133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over 

134. ...more than once? - More than thrice? 

135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

[136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking] 

137. Had an abortion or your female partner did

138. Had plastic surgery

139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.

140. Wrote articles for a large publication 

141. Lost over 100 pounds 

[142. Held someone while they were having a flashback]

143. Piloted an airplane 

[144. Petted a stingray]

145. Broken someone's heart

146. Helped an animal give birth 

147. Been fired or laid off from a job 

148. Won money on a T.V. game show

149. Broken a bone 

150. Killed a human being

151. Gone on an African photo safari

152. Ridden a motorcycle 

[153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph( do not get in a car with me when I’ve had a bad day)] 

154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced

155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol

156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

[157. Ridden a horse] 

158. Had major surgery

159. Had sex on a moving train 

160. Had a snake as a pet( my babysitter did, and it scared the shit out of me)

161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing

[163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours] 164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states

165. Visited all 7 continents

166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

167. Eaten kangaroo meat

168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground 

169. Been a sperm or egg donor
(I’m not healthy enough to donate)
[170. Eaten sushi ( es yummy!)] 

[171. Had your picture in the newspaper] 

172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime 

[173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about]

174. Gotten someone fired for their actions 

175. Gone back to school 

176. Parasailed

177. Changed your name 

178. Petted a cockroach 

179. Eaten fried green tomatoes

180. Read The Iliad 

[181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read]

[182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them]

183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you

184. Taught yourself an art from scratch 

185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

[186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt]

187. Skipped all your school reunions 

[188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language]

189. Been elected to public office

190. Written your own computer language

191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream 

192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

193. Built your own PC from parts

194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you.

195. Had a booth at a street fair

[196: Dyed your hair (red and strawberry blonde)] 

197: Been a DJ(kinda)

198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal

199: Written your own role playing game

200: Been arrested (this is on my list of things to do before I die, no joke)

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