Life of 'Pie

The animals may be smaller, but I'm still all at sea.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Meme a la Mary P

A fun little meme I borrowed from one of my favourite blogs, It's Not All Mary Poppins. (If you don't know her, go read her. Now. Or, you know, after you read the meme.)

Life Experiences Meme

Bold the ones you've done..

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula(yeah, that's likely. We all know how I feel about spiders...)
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars (For half of last night, in fact - I'll tell you about it tomorrow.)
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne.
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run (SOOO not sporty! Hitting and getting to first was a major accomplishment that one time I managed it.)
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (why?)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe (no, but road-trip in Europe? Four weeks, and got engaged while we were there! Fun.)
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving (won't be happening.)
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero (what? This is too bizarre. How does one pretend this if not at Hallowe'en or if #73 is not true?)
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day (god, yes)
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites (just a couple minor ones, but so many more I want to see)
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (WTF? I thought this was about LIFE experiences?)
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days (who would choose this? Not me.)
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand (does a one-week stand count?)
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone (again, not interested, thanks)
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children. (working on it, anyway)
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over (just for getting a job - but only for three years)
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery (my eyes were considered cosmetic, also had a spot cut out of my nose by a plastic surgeon so my nose wouldn't be changed as a result)
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds (50 after Pumpkinpie was born, though.)
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart (would I know?)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet (rat yes, snake no)
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours (I'm pretty sure, I'm a good sleeper.)
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about (??? would I know?)
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head (Ha! I would look like the Gerber Baby with the round cheeks I've got.)
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone's life

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5 Comments:

Blogger Gabriella said...

Just did mine, some of those were a little bit off!!!

July 18, 2006  
Blogger Chag said...

Looks like you've lived a pretty full life so far!

July 18, 2006  
Blogger sunshine scribe said...

Good for you! I love this list and sooo many things are bolded! You've been a DJ and havea Tattoo??? Love that :)

I think I might do this one too. (the list meme not the tattoo)

July 19, 2006  
Anonymous Izzy said...

What do you MEAN you haven't been to the Great Wall of China?

This was fascinating. You've done some interesting things!

July 19, 2006  
Blogger creative-Type Dad (Tony) said...

Sad to say, I actually met someone who played D&D 'til the cows came home. (it wasn't me though...I'm not that much of a freak)

July 26, 2006  

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