Another meme…

By breagha

I saw this at Fabulously Broke in the City’s blog and figured I’d give it a try, too :)

1. Started your own blog — After a few attempts, I’m trying to do better by posting a big more frequently in this one.

2. Slept under the stars – Yes, mostly camping  in the backyard when I was younger.

3. Played in a band — Yes — flute

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain — Yes (though it was no Everest, of course)

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo — Many.

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris — Yes :)

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning — not sure, but very possibly

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty — yes

18. Grown your own vegetables  — tried, not all came out

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France  — yes

20. Slept on an overnight train — VERY uncomfortable and surrounded by snorers since I was too poor/cheap to get a “cabin”

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill — Um… maybe :)

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping — Uhem. When I was a much younger and slightly thinner breagha :)

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 — Yes, Scotland, Ireland, working on going to England at some point…

35. Seen an Amish community — Well, not a community at large, but a family at work, yes.

36. Taught yourself a new language — with varying degrees of success

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  — Stunning.

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance — Embarrassing. Broke a bone in my foot.

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. Got 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

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 — (See “ambulance” above.)

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life — I count my dear pets, since they were adopted from shelters.

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous  — a famous PhD in my field

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one — too many to list here… all loved and sorely missed

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person– This is random. I just HAPPENED to see it on a business trip a few years ago.

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a lawsuit

98. Owned a cellphone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day

Wow! I made 48?? I think that’s the highest I’ve ever scored on ANY type of meme thing.

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