924 Things I've done...

Yeah, these things are silly, but I feel like I have to do them anyway just to "see what I get". Sorta like opening the prize package in the cracker jacks box - you know it's junk, but you have to see it anyway. And then compare it to what your buddy got.

Meme lifted from True. Items in bold are things that I've done. I took it a step farther by "explaining" some.

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink.
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain. I think climbing Red Rock before there was a trail should count.
   
4. Took a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Rode in an airplane.
6. Been inside the Great Pyramid.
7. Held a tarantula.
8. Took a candlelit bath with someone. I suspect the questions means a romantic episode. But I'm counting the time our electricity was out for almost two weeks, and we had to heat snow on a camp stove to bathe. You bet Jay and I shared a candlelit bath!
9. Said “I love you’ and meant it.
10. Hugged a tree.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise.
15. Saw the Northern Lights.
16. Went to a huge sports game.
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa. Nope. But I've been to the top of the Eiffel Tower, and I've climbed to the top of the Washington Monument.
18. Grew and ate your own vegetables.
19. Touched an iceberg. ...But I've touched a glacier. That's the mother of icebergs....
20. Slept under the stars.
21. Changed a baby’s diaper.
22. Took a trip in a hot air balloon.
23. Watched a meteor shower.
24. Got drunk on champagne.
25. Gave more than you can afford to charity.
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope.
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment.
28. Had a food fight.
29. Bet on a winning horse.
30. Asked out a stranger.
31. Had a snowball fight.
32. Screamed as loudly as you possibly could.
33. Held a lamb.
34. Saw a total eclipse.
35. Rode a roller coaster.
36. Hit a home run.
37. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking.
38. Adopted an accent for an entire day.
39. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment.
40. Had two hard drives for your computer.
41. Visited all 50 states.
42. Took care of someone who was drunk.
43. Had amazing friends.
44. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country.
45. Watched wild whales.
46. Stole a sign.
47. Backpacked in Europe.
48. Took a roadtrip.
49. Went rock climbing. Not the kind with the ropes and stuff.
50. Midnight walk on the beach. ... and the sand fleas ate us alive!
51. Went sky diving.
52. Visited Ireland. Wales, but not Ireland. Tsk. I guess Ireland just has a better tourist board.
53. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love.
54. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them.
55. Had a stranger ask you to dance.
56. Visited Japan. This is a sore point. I was promised a trip to Japan if I accepted the last internal transfer. They renegued.
57. Milked a cow.
58. Alphabetized your CDs.
59. Pretended to be a superhero.
60. Sang karaoke.
61. Lounged around in bed all day.
62. Went scuba diving.
63. Kissed in the rain.
64. Kissed on a first date. Not if I considered it a "first date".
65. Played in the mud.
66. Played in the rain. When I was teaching high school math my students used to laugh at my sailing paper boats in the gutters during summer showers.
67. Went to a drive-in theater.
68. Visited the Great Wall of China.
69. Started a business.
70. Fell in love and not had your heart broken.
71. Toured ancient sites.
72. Took a martial arts class.
73. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight.
74. Got married.
75. Been in a movie.
76. Crashed a party.
77. Got divorced.
78. Went without food for 5 days.
79. Made cookies from scratch.
80. Won first prize in a costume contest.
81. Won first prize in a limbo contest.
82. Rode a gondola in Venice.
83. Got a tattoo.
84. Rafted the Snake River.
85. Was on television news programs as an “expert”.
86. Got flowers for no reason.
87. Performed on stage. Amateur.
88. Have been to Las Vegas.
89. Recorded music.
90. Ate alligator.
91. Had a one-night stand.
92. Bought a house.
93. Have been in a combat zone.
94. Buried one/both of your parents.
95. Looked out onto the Atlantic Ocean.
96. Looked out onto the Pacific Ocean.
97. Have been on a cruise ship.
98. Spoke more than one language fluently.
99. Performed in Rocky Horror.
100. Raised children.
101. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour.
102. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over.
103. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge.
104. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking. Doesn't everyone sing along with Miss American Pie? People in the next car recognize it even if they can't hear it, and they join in!
105. Had plastic surgery. Removal of a wen on my nose, and reduction of hooded eyelids. It must have been plastic surgery, 'cause insurance wouldn't pay for it.
106. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
107. Thanked God that He got you home safely.
108. Lost over 100 pounds. Not all at once. Does it count if I lost the same ten pounds ten times?
109. Held someone while they were having a flashback.
110. Piloted an airplane.
111. Petted a stingray.
112. Broke someone’s heart.
113. Helped an animal give birth.
114. Won money on a T.V. game show.
115. Broke a bone. My own, and someone else's.
     
116. Went on an African photo safari.
117. Bailed a friend out of jail.
118. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced. They pierced four holes on my belly when they removed my gall bladder. Does that count?
119. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol.
120. Ate mushrooms that were gathered in the wild.
121. Rode a horse.
122. Had major surgery.
123. Had a snake as a pet.
124. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours.
125. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states.
126. Rode a mechanical bull
127. Visited all 7 continents.
128. Took a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days.
129. Had a specific prayer answered.
130. Ate kangaroo meat.
131. Ate sushi.
132. Had your picture in the newspaper.
133. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about.
134. Went back to school.
135. Parasailed.
136. Ate fried green tomatoes. I missed them this summer, because unless you grow them yourself, it's almost impossible to find green tomatoes.
137. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey.
138. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
139. Skipped all your school reunions.
140. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language.
141. Was elected to public office.
142. Wrote your own computer language. Not quite. I wrote a compiler.
143. Had a true spiritual experience.
144. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream.
145. Had to put someone you love into hospice care.
146. Built your own PC from parts.
147. Changed a tire.
148. Skinny dipped.
149. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you.
150. Have been friends with someone longer than 30 years.
151. Dyed your hair.
152. Have been a DJ.
153. Shaved your head.
154. Traveled to a tropical island.
155. Caused a car accident.
156. Faced a fear.
157. Saved someone’s life.