All The Cool Kids Are Doing It

It’s the weekend. What’s the lazy blogger to do? Meme time!

Things I’ve done are in bold with parenthetical explanations.

1. Started your own blog. (Now that one’s just silly.)
2. Slept under the stars. (The first time was on a Bronx stoop.)
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower. (Also from a Bronx stoop.)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo. (Ugh, Annie in sixth grade.)
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. (The storm was at sea, I was safely on land.)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning. (Salmonella Saintpaul put me out of commission for 3 weeks this year.)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables. (Just tomatoes so far – more to come this spring.)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight. (Duh, I was a kid once.)
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. (Once, and I made myself sick with guilt.)
24. Built a snow fort. (Yep, snow castles too.)
25. Held a lamb. (Only on my fork.)
26. Gone skinny dipping. (Does an unintentional wardrobe malfunction count?)
27. Run a marathon. (Just a 5k mini marathon in fifth grade.)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset. (Too many to count.)
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise. (Does the three hour Circle Line count?)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
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.
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. (It was fun until I noticed the sand crabs. Ick.)
46. Been transported in an ambulance. (Twice, but I wasn’t the patient.)
47. Had your portrait painted. (I got my caricature done at a bat mitzvah.)
48. Gone deep sea fishing. (I caught nothing.)
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. (I’m working on it – keep your fingers crossed.)
58. Taken a martial arts class. (I met my husband in karate class when I was 14.)
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies. (I was a Brownie.)
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. (One or two. Fine, maybe ten or twenty.)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square. (Too many times to count.)
74. Toured the Everglades. (Ah, family vacations.)
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.
77. Broken a bone.
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. (Twice.)
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper. (Probably around a dozen times.)
85. Read the entire Bible. (But only a children’s version.)
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox. (THREE TIMES! Bet you thought that wasn’t possible!)
89. Saved someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one. (It doesn’t get any easier.)
94. Had a baby.
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone. (I haven’t had a land line since 2001.)
99. Been stung by a bee. (Right between the shoulder blades.)
100. Read an entire book in one day. (I wish I had time for this one more often.)

So, there you have it. I’ve done 41 out of 100 things that memesters deem meme-worthy. I’m tagging Rob Taylor to waste part of his Sunday on this list.

Published by Jenn Q. Public on December 7, 2008 at 12:33 am

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2 Responses to “All The Cool Kids Are Doing It”

  1. Bill Hennessy on December 7th, 2008 4:34 pm

    I’ve had chicken pox twice–once when I was 9 and again when I was 33. When I tell people that, they usually get sort of nervous and back away.

  2. Jenn Q. Public on December 7th, 2008 7:48 pm

    I’m sorry to hear that, but it’s comforting to know I’m not the only freak of nature.

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