The Life List...

Found this on some high schooler's site. I had to check off my own accomplishments! Some of them are not relevant. I'm curious to know where it came from...

1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink - not yet
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula - no thanks
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree How else are you supposed to get found when you're lost?
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped - no thanks
12. Visited Paris - not yet!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sun rise Does while I was on call count?
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game What do you suppose is meant by 'huge?' I remember going to MN Twins games in '87 (with Kiiiiiirby Puckett!) and have been to several Blazers games...
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa - not yet
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg - unfortunately, no. I was really close, though...
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper Thank you, Lindsay. Wait. You should be thanking me!
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon - oooh! I wanna do that!
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity At this point, anything I give is more than I can afford! I'm living on loans, people! Not real money.
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope - I don't think so... Maybe?
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment Me and Elizabeth. Band. Practically every day in 9th grade.
28. Had a food fight - not yet...
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill - I never take sick days, even when I am ill.
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight Um. Yeah.
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier - hee-hee...
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly could See #32. And other times. Like now: AHHHHHHHHHHH!
35. Held a lamb - Mary had it.
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath - why??
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster Just a few days ago, in fact.
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days - ah, yes, with my amazing time-travelling machine
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking Alllll the time.
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day - not an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - not sure where they were born...
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment Most moments.
48. Been to the top of the World Trade Center - old list?
49. Visited all 50 states - not yet
50. Loved your job for all accounts - haven't had a 'real' job yet
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied Why do I need money to be satisfied? See #25
53. Had amazing friends Every day
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country - not yet
55. Watched wild whales Versus all those tame ones?
56. Stolen a sign Not a sign per se, but a mail box, yes.
57. Backpacked in Europe - only from the airport to transportation
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbed
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Went for a midnight walk on the beach
62. Gone sky diving - Not yet!
63. Visited Ireland - home of the Most Depressing Literature Ever
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records/CDs
70. Pretended to be a superhero Every day!!
71. Sung karaoke Thanks to Susan!
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Gone scuba diving - not yet... Snorkeling, but not scuba...
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud There was the most amazing clay/mud at the house we lived at in Minnesota. I really loved it. ::moment to reminisce::
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater I remember seeing Gremlins at the drive-in.
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China - not yet
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog Hi Mom. :)
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class - no, but I taught at a martial arts summer school. Figure that one out!!
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman - Why would I do that?
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight - Why would I do that?
90. Written "For Sexual Favors" on the memo line of a check - hee-hee...
91. Been in a movie - not yet!
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Laughed so hard you spit milk through your nose Not as often as Lindsay...
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days - why? Food is good.
98. Made cookies from scratch And made a huge mess every time, right Ma?
99. Won first prize in a costume contest - fun!
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice - Not yet!!! Good Honeymoon activity...
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert" - someday!
105. Got flowers for no reason For myself!
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything Not 'anything.' Just SOME things.
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug - never
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas - not yet!
111. Recorded music Not professionally. Not for anyone else to listen to.
112. Eaten shark - maybe?
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand - not yet
115. Seen Siouxsie live - who/what?
116. Bought a house - not yet
117. Been in a combat zone - a FORMER combat zone...
118. Buried one/both of your parents - I don't think they'd appreciate that too much
119. Dyed your hair
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone Verbal only
123. Bounced a check Bank error.
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children - not yet!
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy Actually... Rainbow Brite, anyone?
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars - cool!
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person - hmm. Maybe I should...
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over - kind of...
134. ...more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking. Every day.
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds Not all at one time...!
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray.
145. Broken someone else's heart. I guess I did...
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle Thanks, Dad!
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol - no, but I want to...
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild - mushrooms are gross.
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing - I wish!!!
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions - I tried...
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name - I try all the time, but it never sticks! No one will call me Brennafer.
178. Petted a cockroach - does it count if you 'pet' it forcefully with the bottom of your shoe?
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one -important- author who you missed in school, and read their work Not the complete BODY of their work...
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them - no, but I took a spoon from Hogan Bros. because I liked it so much
183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch. Does crochet count? Mom started me, but I've done the rest. And I taught myself how to knit.
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating Fish
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions - haven't had any yet!
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language. Dolor = pain; confused looking face = are you having any problems; gross face while pointing at stomach = any nausea or vomiting?
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language - no, but Yuhki and I made up a written language in 6th grade
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you - not yet! Ask me again after the first week of December
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Traveled more than 200 miles for a hookup
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal/Blogger - huh?
199: Attended a presidential inaugural ball
200: Been arrested - not yet...