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Saturday, January 31, 2009

99 Things (on the wall, la la la)

Thanks to a friend and her infectious boredom of a typeface nature, I am joining in with this list-atastic, um, list. So now you can learn some trivial aspects of my life. Enjoy the info y'all!

If you join in, please leave a comment so that I can read yours.
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. (On #5 currently)
2. Slept under the stars. (Passed out in the yard, oh, and camping also)
3. Played in a band. (Played the trumpet in school, um, do boys count too?)
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland/world.
8. Climbed a mountain. (I get dizzy standing on a chair)
9. Held a praying mantis. (I'm a farm girl)
10. Sang a solo. (Shower super rock star)
11. Bungee jumped. (Hell no, see #8)
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. (Makeup counts, right?)
15. Adopted a child..
16. Had food poisoning. (The way I cook I have lost count)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables. (Farm girl, remember)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked. (Run a car into a ditch during winter & you'll ride with anyone)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort. (Midwest lake effect snow fort, so ha!)
25. Held a lamb. (Yeah, farm girl is getting repetitive)
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. (I didn't know we had teams until my little sister started playing)
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. (The Virginia back hills count?)
35. Seen an Amish community. (They make lovely quilts)
36. Taught yourself a new language. (Planning on Latin)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied. (Yeah, I'm a greedy little bitch, lol)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing. (Dizzy just thinking about it)
40. Seen Michelangelo's David in person.
41. Sung Karaoke. (Someday when I have the confidence, or am just really drunk, lol)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant. (I am surprisingly nice on occasion)
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.(And I even hate sand)
46. Been transported in an ambulance. (Gotta love failed suicide attempts)
47. Had your portrait painted. (Good ole high school art class)
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. (ooh la la)
53. Played in the mud. (Farm girl, & sounding like a broken record, lol)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater. (Have never gotten around to it, maybe with my next b/f?)
55. Been in a movie. (The fun with home video cameras)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class. (Ah, when I was young & learned to beat people up)
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Been given flowers for no reason. (That would be soooo sweet)
64. Donated blood.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a check. (Yeah, when I was a young and irresponsible girl)
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar. (I can easily pass on that)
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job. (Just a month ago was the most recent occurrence)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London.
77. Broken a bone. (Keeping my fingers crossed)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle. (Scary & exhilarating, but mostly scary)
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.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life. (A few people but the most important one died again later that day, my Dad)
90. Sat on a jury. (I am excused from ever doing that due to my schizophrenia)
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one. (Quite a few family members)
94. Had a baby. (Awww, I wish)
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swum in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit. (Settled out of court years ago)
98. Owned a mobile phone.
99. Been stung by a bee. (& wasps, yellowjackets, ants, etc.)

(Afterthoughts)
Interesting, but too much like work, however, since it was still fun I enjoyed it.

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