Saturday, December 04, 2004

The "Did I Do" List...

Snagged this from Heather W's blog, 'cuz thought it was a cool idea, so here ya go (with ones I have done in bold, and comments in parenthesis)...

1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid (Does the MGM Grand count?)
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said 'I love you' and meant it (A few times, actually.)
9. Hugged a tree (Um, I don't think I have...and if I did, it was strictly platonic)
10. Done a striptease (Uh, no. Please, no one get that image in your head. Give ya nightmares.)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sun rise (A few times, actually.)
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game (Huge for me - a few Indians games, and SummerSlam)
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (Well, my mother's...)
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon (Once upon a time at a fair...)
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity (Damn MDA Telethon...)
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope (For Astronomy class)
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 (Oh, come on, who hasn't?)
31. Asked out a stranger (Well, a sort-of stranger...long story, I tell you all sometime.)
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (A man can get pretty frustrated at the end of a long shift.)
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy (No comment.)
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar (Not really, though I have given to quite a few...)
41. Ridden a roller coaster (Only the Iron Dragon and Mill Race)
42. Hit a home run (Well, in a video game, but there's no specifics so I'm counting it!)
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days (Studying for any final, I think, qualifies.)
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (Pretty much any time I dance.)
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day (Any Valentine's Day. You ladies remember Geoff, right? :) )
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (My best days are like this.)
48. Had two hard drives for your computer (One installed, one on the desk.)
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts (My first job I loved. Also only job I was fired from. Coincedence?)
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced (Long story. Her name starts with a K.)
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (Whenever I get more money than my bills demand, I'm satisfied.)
53. Had amazing friends (All of you. SMOOCH!)
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign (No, but I had a friend once WANT me to steal one...hmm, Miss NWO? :) )
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip (Once every year. Ask Elizabeth, Jess, Jeanine, Mell...)
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach (Every condo at least once.)
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love (Kinda still ongoing. But not nearly as bad as it has been.)
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench pressed your own weight (There are times I think that Barry Bonds couldn't bench my weight.)
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records (Most of my DVDs and CDs have been alphabetized. Then they get messed up again.)
70. Pretended to be a superhero (I had a Spider-Man mask as a kid, and also there was that one Hawaiian Day where I went around as "Captain Aloha," with my sidekick Poi (Julio) and Miss Wanaleia (Jodie). (Say the last name aloud to get the joke.))
71. Sung karaoke (Actually supervised karaoke at the Hydro, and performed myself once - "Superheroes" from RHPS.)
72. Lounged around in bed all day (Some of my worst days were like this.)
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 (Lots as a kid.)
78. Played in the rain (Ditto.)
79. Gone to a drive-in theater (The Sundance Kid by Maumee Bay. If you've never been, do so. As soon as possible.)
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it (I have a lot of regrets. But there are a few that should be bigger than they are.)
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your diary has discovered your diary (Just this week, actually...)
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business (Technically self-employed as a performer for the Hydro, so I'm counting it.)
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites (Not quite ancient, but a lot of historical sites like Gettysburg and Indian burial grounds)
87. Taken a martial arts class (Way back as a kid, from my dad's friend.)
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman (Who wrote this list?!?!?)
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (Not D&D, but Delta Green with the group.)
90. Gotten married (No, but once someone asked Jeanine if I was her husband. No joke.)
91. Been in a movie (Yep. Student film. Less said, the better.)
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have (A few times, I think.)
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch (Oh, yeah. Best kind.)
99. Won first prize in a costume contest (Back in elementary school. Also still feel I was robbed when I went as "Guy on a Milk Carton"...)
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" (Been on radio a few times...)
105. Got flowers for no reason (Nope. Give 'em all the time, never get 'em.)
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage (Duh, naturally.)
110. Been to Las Vegas (Hell yeah, love Vegas. Hate gambling, but love Vegas.)
111. Recorded music (This one I'd really like to change.)
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live (Wha?...)
116. Bought a house (Well, Castle Greyskull...)
117. Been in a combat zone (140 years or so after the conflict ended, but still...)
118. Buried one/both of your parents in your backyard (What kind of childhood did the writer of this list HAVE?!?!)
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently (Still pursuing my dream of learning how to say, "I don't speak this language, do you speak English?" in every language.)
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone (Never fisticuffs, but verbal fights.)
123. Bounced a check (A few too many times, for my taste.)
124. Performed in Rocky Horror (Been to the show a few times, but never performed. Would have loved to be Dr. Scott...)
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (Bought a He-Man, and Greg gave me an Optimus Prime.)
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 (Both my grandfathers fought in WWII...)
132. Called or written your Congressional Representative
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over (No, but considered it a few times.
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 (Lots.)
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 (Well, The BG News...)
141. Lost over 100 pounds (Close - more like 80 or 90.)
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart (Don't think so, but if anyone wants to correct me, please do...)
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job (See above.)
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone (Toe. Also dislocated my knee. Still pops out with no notice. Not fun.)
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
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol (Not a chance.)
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse (Camp back in Elementary school. Loved every second.)
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
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 (How else do you recover from an all-nighter of studying?)
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 (Okay, whoever wrote this list seriously needs to seek help.)
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper (A few times, actually. Once for getting my name in a book, another for winning a state speech contest.)
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 (I'm a persuasive speaker, I think.)
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school (After being suspended. Long story.)
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name (Only on Valentine's Day. :) )
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 (Lots and lots of Poe.)
182. Dined in a restaurant and stole 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 (Writing, basically.)
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt (For a few things.)
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (Guy at work speaks geek. It's been a slow process.)
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language (Well, HTML.)
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream (Picasso.)
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 (Sorta. Church social. Did magic.)
196. Dyed your hair
197. Been a DJ (Hydro gig. I got better as I went along but still pretty much stunk.)
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game (Well, maybe...does the Theta Hardcore Title count?)
200. Been arrested

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