Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
at 3:10 p.m.
I'm painfully aware that I have not updated this for eons. Blame it on first the laziness inspired by spring break, and then unfinished assignments taking out their wrath on me. . .
I swear I will do better! In the meantime, some filler: The idea is, out of this list, you indicate which you've done, I think.
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
6. Held a tarantula.
7. Taken a candle lit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree (Possibly under the influence.) Which it was.
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
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 (Isn't it closed, or has it reopened yet?)
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's nappy EWWW. I abhor it.
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne Every new year!
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope Really incredible.
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 were not ill. Hahah right now!
31. Asked out a stranger Kind of. . .enough to count, I say!
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.
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 Sun and moon.
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 Last Thursday at Ten Room, in fact.
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day An Irish one, and the Irish guys bought it, lol!
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors I even live there!
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment This happens often enough, but yesterday in particular I experienced a huge swell of happiness and content as I was taking a walk.
48. Had two hard drives for your computer (Huh?)
49. Visited all 50 states (Not yet, but I'm getting there, though state-visiting has been put on hold while I country-visit in Europe).
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced Many, many times coughAlyssaNabilacough!
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends Awwwww!
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country Oh, so many times, haha!
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign As an accomplice to Mindy.
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 (I'm confused by the working of this.)
61. Midnight late night 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 Benihana's though, which is kind of the set-up, I'm not just a freak!
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records One day when I was REALLY bored and, of course, procrastinating doing something else.
70. Pretended to be a superhero When I was a kid, but it still counts!
71. Sung karaoke Of course!!
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude
74. Gone 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 Or someone, heh. . .
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 Never even had Windows--I've always been a Mac girl.
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 (How about never?)
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party (Nope, always been invited, hehe. . .but actually my friends and I plan on getting super dressed up next year and somehow making out way into a BAFTA party. We're not sure how yet, but we'll get in.)
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy (Maybe? I'm not sure)
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office.
97. Gone without food for 5 days (No, the most I've gone is 3, and it was completely accidental.)
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." (No, but my dad was for BBC on Bloomsday in Dublin for Ulysses.)
105. Got flowers for no reason.
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything Once, last semester. It was terrible!
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 (This summer I am going though!)
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 (I'm sure no one wants to know that, so I'm abstaining from this one)
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone Not a physical fight though.
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 Well, not really to 'start over,' but I did move from San Francisco to London.
134. ...more than once?
135. - More than thrice?
136. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge Haha it's right outside my doorstep, you can see it through our back windows!
137. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
138. Had an abortion or your female partner did
139. Had plastic surgery
140. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
141. Wrote articles for a large publication
142. Lost over 100 pounds
143. Held someone while they were having a flashback (This is an odd question)
144. Piloted an airplane
145. Petted a stingray
146. Broken someone's heart (Not to my knowledge.)
147. Helped an animal give birth
148. Been fired or laid off from a job
149. Won money on a T.V. game show
150. Broken a bone
151. Killed a human being (Scary!!)
152. Gone on an African photo safari
153. Ridden a motorcycle So fun!
154. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
155. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
156. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
157. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
158. Ridden a horse
159. Had major surgery
160. Had sex on a moving train
161. Had a snake as a pet
162. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
163. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing The more of these, the better--they're the best!
164. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
165. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states (No, but I'm getting there.)
166. Visited all 7 continents
167. Eaten kangaroo meat (Yuck).
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground (Wow, obscure. . .)
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi YUM, I want some now. . .
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 After one year away, but I always intended to resume, so I don't know if it counts.
176. Parasailed (NO! Foiled! We intended to do it on our last day at Tenerife last month and it was the ONE day when the winds were too high. BITTER).
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach (Why would you want to touch it? I'm not squeamish about bugs at all, but that just seems unsanitary).
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read I guess. . .but I read all the time so usually I want to read them anyway.
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 (Haven't had any to miss yet.)
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
197. Been a DJ
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game
200. Been arrested
The End.
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Keane's Last Time
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Denim pencil skirt, chocolate-brown top with a lace scoop neck, and dark brown leather knee-boots.
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