To close 2008, this meme came from It's Alive! via GrrlScientist. 100 unusual experiences - let's see how I do... * means I want to!
- Started my own blog
- Slept under the stars
- Played in a band
- Visited Hawaii- Hell, I lived there.
- Watched a meteor shower
- Given more than I can afford to charity
- Been to Disneyland/world - World.
- Climbed a mountain
- * Held a praying mantis
- Sung a solo
- * Bungee jumped
- * Visited Paris - Does anywhere in France Count?
- * Watched lightning at sea
- Taught myself an art from scratch
- Adopted a child
- Had food poisoning
- * Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
- Grown my own vegetables
- * Seen the Mona Lisa in France
- Slept on an overnight train
- Had a pillow fight
- Hitchhiked
- Taken a sick day when you're not ill
- Built a snow fort
- * Held a lamb - does a fawn count?
- Gone skinny dipping
- Run a Marathon
- * Ridden in a gondola in Venice
- Seen a total eclipse
- Watched a sunrise or sunset
- Hit a home run
- Been on a cruise
- Seen Niagara Falls in person
- Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
- Seen an Amish community - They cover Barry's hometown area :)
- Taught myself a new language well... I'm trying to relearn French!
- * Had enough money to be truly satisfied - does anyone, ever?
- * Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
- Gone rock climbing
- * Seen Michelangelo's David
- Sung karaoke ... probably more than I should have ;)
- * Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
- Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
- * Visited Africa
- Walked on a beach by moonlight
- Been transported in an ambulance
- Had my portrait painted
- Gone deep sea fishing
- * Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
- * Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
- Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
- Kissed in the rain
- Played in the mud
- Gone to a drive-in theater
- Been in a movie
- * Visited the Great Wall of China
- Started a business
- Taken a martial arts class
- * Visited Russia
- served at a soup kitchen
- Sold Girl Scout Cookies
- Gone whale watching
- Got flowers for no reason
- * Donated blood, platelets or plasma - They won't take mine because my BP is too low (and usually my iron...)
- * Gone sky diving
- Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
- Bounced a check
- * Flown in a helicopter
- Saved a favorite childhood toy
- Visited the Lincoln Memorial
- Eaten caviar
- Pieced a quilt I've been a part of one...
- Stood in Times Square
- * Toured the Everglades - some of it, Ii guess... but I have no excuse, living in Sarasota
- Been fired from a job
- Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
- Broken a bone - not high on a to do list, either
- Been on a speeding motorcycle
- Seen the Grand Canyon in person from a plane, yes... but I'd love to see it from the ground
- * Published a book
- * Visited the Vatican
- Bought a brand new car
- Walked in Jerusalem
- Had my picture in the newspaper
- Read the entire Bible
- Visited the White House
- Killed and prepared an animal for eating
- Had chickenpox
- Saved someone's life EC-SAR
- Sat on a jury
- Met someone famous I still want to meet Mike Rowe and Dave Salmoni, though
- Joined a book club
- Lost a loved one
- Had a baby
- Seen the Alamo in person
- Swam in the Great Salt Lake
- Been involved in a law suit does my parent's divorce count? That was a drawn out one...
- Owned a cell phone
- Been stung by a bee
- * Ridden an elephant - THAT SOUNDS LIKE SO MUCH FUN!!!
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