I've bolded the things that I have done on the list. Considering the mishmash of positives and negatives on the list, I'm not sure how I feel about being able to claim so few.
- Bought everyone in the bar a drink
- Swam with wild dolphins
- Climbed a mountain
- Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
- Been inside the Great Pyramid
- Held a tarantula
- Taken a candlelit bath with someone
- Said “I love you” and meant it
- Hugged a tree
- Bungee jumped
- Visited Paris
- Watched a lightning storm at sea
- Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
- Seen the Northern Lights
- Gone to a huge sports game
- Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
- Grown and eaten your own vegetables
- Touched an iceberg
- Slept under the stars
- Changed a baby’s diaper
- Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
- Watched a meteor shower
- Gotten drunk on champagne
- Given more than you can afford to charity
- Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
- Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
- Had a food fight
- Bet on a winning horse
- Asked out a stranger
- Had a snowball fight
- Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
- Held a lamb
- Seen a total eclipse
- Ridden a roller coaster
- Hit a home run
- Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking
- Adopted an accent for an entire day
- Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
- Had two hard drives for your computer
- Visited all 50 states
- Taken care of someone who was drunk
- Had amazing friends
- Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
- Watched whales
- Stolen a sign
- Backpacked in Europe
- Taken a road-trip
- Gone rock climbing
- Midnight walk on the beach
- Gone sky diving
- Visited Ireland
- Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
- In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
- Visited Japan
- Milked a cow
- Alphabetized your CDs
- Pretended to be a superhero
- Sung karaoke
- Lounged around in bed all day
- Played touch football
- Gone scuba diving
- Kissed in the rain
- Played in the mud
- Played in the rain
- Gone to a drive-in theater
- Visited the Great Wall of China
- Started a business
- Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
- Toured ancient sites
- Taken a martial arts class
- Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
- Gotten married
- Been in a movie
- Crashed a party
- Gotten divorced
- Gone without food for 5 days
- Made cookies from scratch
- Won first prize in a costume contes
- Ridden a gondola in Venice
- Gotten a tattoo
- Rafted the Snake River
- Been on television news programs as an “expert”
- Gotten flowers for no reason
- Performed on stage
- Been to Las Vegas
- Recorded music
- Eaten shark
- Kissed on the first date
- Gone to Thailand
- Bought a house
- Been in a combat zone
- Buried one/both of your parents
- Been on a cruise ship
- Spoken more than one language fluently
- Performed in Rocky Horror
- Raised children
- Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
- Passed out cold
- Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
- Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
- Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
- Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
- Had plastic surgery
- Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
- Wrote articles for a large publication
- Lost over 100 pounds
- Held someone while they were having a flashback
- Piloted an airplane
- Touched a stingray
- Broken someone’s heart
- Helped an animal give birth
- Won money on a T.V. game show
- Broken a bone
- Gone on an African photo safari
- Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
- Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
- Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
- Ridden a horse
- Had major surgery
- Had a snake as a pet
- Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
- Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
- Visited all 7 continents
- Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
- Eaten kangaroo meat
- Eaten sushi
- Had your picture in the newspaper
- Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
- Gone back to school
- Parasailed
- Touched a cockroach
- Eaten fried green tomatoes
- Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
- Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
- Killed and prepared an animal for eating
- Skipped all your school reunions
- Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
- Been elected to public office
- Written your own computer language
- Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
- Had to put someone you love into hospice care
- Built your own PC from parts
- Sold your artwork to someone you didn't know.
- Had a booth at a street fair
- Dyed your hair
- Been a DJ
- Shaved your head
- Caused a car accident
- Saved someone’s life
Most awesome. And I'd say you've done quite a number of them. You and I overlap on several. Here are the ones I've done:
ReplyDeleteClimbed a mountain - Just a small one. Sugarloaf. But it was a mountain, dammit. Says so right in its title.
Held a tarantula - A girl I knew in elementary school had one as a pet.
Said “I love you” and meant it - You betcha.
Hugged a tree - Yes, but only in a platonic way.
Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise - I'm fairly sure this is known as "college."
Gone to a huge sports game - I was dragged to see the Redkins once.
Grown and eaten your own vegetables - Still do, every year.
Slept under the stars - There was a tent between me and them. I hope that counts.
Changed a baby’s diaper - More than one, sister.
Watched a meteor shower - Done this several times.
Gotten drunk on champagne
Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment - I think "during my wedding vows" probably qualifies.
Had a snowball fight
Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
Held a lamb
Seen a total eclipse
Ridden a roller coaster
Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking - The only way I am capable of dancing is like a fool.
Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
Had two hard drives for your computer - Just two?
Had amazing friends
Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
Watched whales
Backpacked in Europe
Midnight walk on the beach
Milked a cow
Alphabetized your CDs
Pretended to be a superhero - I'd like to point out that I was six years old at the time.
Sung karaoke - I believe this was actually during the "drunk on champagne" incident.
Kissed in the rain
Played in the mud
Played in the rain
Gone to a drive-in theater
Started a business
Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
Toured ancient sites
Taken a martial arts class
Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
Gotten married
Gotten divorced
Made cookies from scratch
Won first prize in a costume contest
Performed on stage
Been to Las Vegas
Eaten shark
Bought a house
Been in a combat zone - Does my teenage daughter's room count?
Raised children
Passed out cold
Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
Wrote articles for a large publication
Touched a stingray
Broken someone’s heart
Helped an animal give birth
Broken a bone
Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
Ridden a horse
Had major surgery
Had a snake as a pet
Eaten kangaroo meat
Eaten sushi
Had your picture in the newspaper
Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
Gone back to school
Touched a cockroach
Eaten fried green tomatoes
Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
Killed and prepared an animal for eating - My father's side of the family is all farmers in rural Nebraska. Hence the lamb-holding, cow-milking, and animal-greasing experience.
Skipped all your school reunions
Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
Had to put someone you love into hospice care
Built your own PC from parts
Sold your artwork to someone you didn't know
Dyed your hair
Caused a car accident - Uh. Heh.
Saved someone’s life - By proxy. I'm a regular blood donor.
I have to say there are some of these I just don't want to do, but there are some I hope to still cross off, mostly travel related. And scuba diving, which has been on my list since I was little.
ReplyDeleteHere's my done it list:
Climbed a mountain
Held a tarantula
Taken a candlelit bath with someone
Said “I love you” and meant it
Hugged a tree
Visited Paris
Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
Grown and eaten your own vegetables
Slept under the stars
Changed a baby’s diaper
Gotten drunk on champagne
Given more than you can afford to charity
Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
Had a food fight
Bet on a winning horse
Had a snowball fight
Held a lamb
Seen a total eclipse
Ridden a roller coaster
Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
Had two hard drives for your computer
Taken care of someone who was drunk
Had amazing friends
Taken a road-trip
Gone rock climbing
Midnight walk on the beach
Milked a cow
Pretended to be a superhero
Played touch football
Kissed in the rain
Played in the mud
Played in the rain
Started a business
Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
Toured ancient sites
Taken a martial arts class
Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
Gotten married
Made cookies from scratch
Been on television news programs as an “expert”
Gotten flowers for no reason
Eaten shark
Kissed on the first date
Bought a house
Raised children
Passed out cold
Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
Touched a stingray
Broken someone’s heart
Helped an animal give birth
Broken a bone
Ridden a horse
Had a snake as a pet
Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
Eaten sushi
Had your picture in the newspaper
Gone back to school
Touched a cockroach
Eaten fried green tomatoes
Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
Killed and prepared an animal for eating
Skipped all your school reunions
Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
Dyed your hair
Caused a car accident
holy crap... i have done 104 of those things.
ReplyDeleteInteresting list. Guess I'll have to look it over and see what I have done.
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