Thursday, January 29, 2009

A Few Things About Me Both Interesting and Not

I am trying to catch up on some old post assignments/activities and this is one that I have not done yet so here goes.
Here's how it works: All the ones that are 'bolded' are things I've done or seen or whatever because I just KNOW you wanted to know all this about me. I'm tagging Carrie and Amanda (if you want to do it) and anyone else who wants to play along.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (flute)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
7. Been to Disneyland/world (both actually)
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
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
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (while in Europe)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill (the kids were sick)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (those of you who know me, know the story)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in 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 (studied German in high school & college so I didn't actually teach myself the language but I practiced it)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (a replicated statute in Europe)
41. Sung Karaoke (not very well I might add)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant (I didn't purchase the whole thing just provided the additional money that they needed)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (for a disaster exercise)
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
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (several - as long as my mom hasn't thrown them away)
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 Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (it was actually at crawling speed but it felt like speeding to me)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (my masters thesis)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (on a way to a friend's wedding)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (seen the outside of it--was never inside)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (choking incident)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit (the anti-tipping mechanism on our oven--from Sears)
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I learned that while I have thought that I have done alot with my 30 years there is still so much that I want to do! My list is pretty boring if you ask me!

No comments: