Saturday, June 28, 2008

200 things I have and have not done

All you have to do is copy the list below and bold the things you HAVE done and un-bold the things you HAVE NOT done.
200 Have and Have nots!
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper (daily)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise (all night road trip to the Grand Canyon to watch the sun rise at 5am with Mark, and we've done that twice)
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (prayers seem to bring it out)
21. Had a pillow fight

22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Taken an ice cold bath (it was not by choice, no water heater in the Andes)
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
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2. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke (once is enough)
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain (sprinklers count?)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't

56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days

61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (Lincoln Logs)
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight:
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
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6. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name (from Boston to Howard)

90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep (sometimes still do)
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours (it wasn't REALLY high)

106. Raked your carpet

107. Brought out the best in people

108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse (Basic Equestrian 101 at Ricks College)
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap

112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child

114. Gone to a Broadway play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket (played all through Jr High, High school and intramurals in college)
117. Danced at a disco (Discoteque in Ecuador)

118. Played in a band

119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone

122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant

127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating (I'm terrible at it)
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something (I invented Thin to Win- which is essentially strip poker backwards, adding on layers instead of taking off, however my roommate swears it was her idea)

138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo (one line in Jr High choir)
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight (I've lied in both directions)
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera (Does Phantom of the Opera count?)

165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers (my first day of kindergarten)
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life (I like to think that by being good at my job I keep people from getting aspiration pneumonia)

176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator (Ecuador in 1998)

180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing (I love this one of a bear at the San Diego zoo, we enlarged it and put it in Michael's room)181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel (Ecuador once again)
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma (passed out the last time I gave blood though)
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation (The last one was for my thesis presentation in 2003)
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
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96. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible (Drove a boss's gold convertible Jaguar back in college, and was worried the whole time)
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

3 comments:

Rachael said...

Prayers are always the time that I want to bust up laughing. Alexis says cute things and random things. She kept praying for Tawny (our dog) to gain her strength and after countless nights I just couldn't hold back anymore. I have no idea why Tawny needed to gain her strength back since she never lost it.
Fun things to read!

Sarah said...

Thank goodness you have been to Equador. It helped you accomplish so many things.

carterclan said...

Great Blog Rachel. So glad we got back in touch and hope to grow closer as time goes on.