100 Things I've Done

This is a pretty interesting list (from Facebook). Start a note, put "DONE" by the things you've done, and make notes if you want. Here are my answers:

1. Started your own blog - DONE, several
2. Slept under the stars - DONE, many, many times
3. Played in a band - well, I've always wanted to play drums of some sort and be a backup singer, but due to a missing musical gene, that's probably not ever gonna happen!
4. Visited Hawaii - not yet
5. Watched a meteor shower - DONE, several times; most memorable -- on the dock of the Oxbow Lagoon at Oxbow Summer Art Camp, with my art school pals, summer 1991.  We might have been a wee bit tipsy.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - does a political campaign count?
7. Been to Disneyland/world - not much interest anymore
8. Climbed a mountain - no...many small to not-so-small hills, though
9. Held a praying mantis - maybe?  I can't really be expected to remember everything, now can I?
10. Sang a solo - again, due to the missing music gene, that's also probably not ever gonna happen!
11. Bungee jumped – never have, never will
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea – no, plenty from the safety of my front porch, though; AND as a kid, we were caught in a terrible thunderstorm in a little boat on Lake Dallas, put down anchor in a small cove, while lightning struck trees on the land around us.  Several other people caught out on the lake during that storm lost their lives...
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - DONE
15. Adopted a child – no, but we're considering adopting some grandchildren.  :)
16. Had food poisoning - DONE
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - not allowed when I was there
18. Grown your own vegetables - DONE
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France - not yet
20. Slept on an overnight train - DONE -- in Russia & Lithuania, and several times back and forth to Chicago and LA
21. Had a pillow fight - DONE
22. Hitchhiked - DONE - one too many times :(
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - DONE, you know -- mental health days
24. Built a snow fort – DONE, well - my brother mostly built it, I just helped
25. Watched an episode of "Lost" - never
26. Gone skinny dipping - DONE, plenty o' times
27. Run a marathon – Can't run
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - not yet
29. Seen a total eclipse - I think it was total - back in the 80's with all sorts of accoutrements to view it w/o actually looking at the sun
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - DONE, many lovely times.   Best time -- sunrise in the Sahara  :D
31. Hit a home run! - maybe, when I was kid playing softball
32. Been on a cruise -
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person - DONE
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - DONE, for two whole months
35. Seen an Amish community -
36. Taught yourself a new language – Are there any new languages? I mean, even Klingon has been around awhile.  OTOH, I have tried to learn about 7 other languages besides English
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - is that possible?  I have been comfortable, though, once for a few years.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - not yet
39. Gone rock climbing - Climbed rocky escarpements, and tippled my way across a skinny path of wobbly volcanic rocks in Oregon with a long way to fall if you missed your footing -- do those count?
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David - DONE
41. Sung karaoke - never have, never will
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt - DONE
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant –
44. Visited Africa - DONE -- Morocco :)   Love it!
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - DONE, many times -- best time, in the Ocho Rios area of Jamaica
46. Been transported in an ambulance - DONE (as a kidlet)
47. Had your portrait painted - DONE
48. Gone deep sea fishing - that doesn't really float my boat, so to speak
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person - DONE
50. Been to the Virgin Islands - not yet
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - DONE, in Jamaica, mon (with a sprained ankle, even!)
52. Kissed in the rain - DONE
53. Played in the mud - DONE
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - DONE, lots of times as a kid and teenager -- favorite movie seen at a drive-in: "The Time Machine"
55. Been in a movie - no, but I once dated a guy who was in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
56. Visited the Great Wall of China - not yet
57. Started a business - DONE
58. Taken a martial arts class -
59. Visited Russia - DONE
60. Served at a soup kitchen -
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies - DONE
62. Gone whale watching -
63. Gotten flowers for no reason - DONE
64. Donated blood, platelets, plasma - not allowed; my blood is screwed
65. Gone sky diving - Now why would I jump out of a perfectly good airplane?
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp  - umm, not sure I could
67. Bounced a check – DONE, but never intentionally
68. Flown in a helicopter - that'd be kinda cool...
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy – DONE
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - not yet
71. Eaten caviar - DONE -- um-um, good!
72. Met a President - not yet, but this one I would love to meet!
73. Stood in Times Square - DONE
74. Toured the Everglades -
75. Been fired from a job - DONE - oh, well - only one out of many, many dozens
77. Broken a bone - DONE - fingers and toes only
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - DONE, 130 mph on the back of a Norton 750, heading down the BIG hill on 2222, in cut-offs and a halter top
79. Watched a Pauly Shore film -
80. Published a book - I have created several handmade art books - do those count?
81. Visited the Vatican - DONE
82. Bought a brand-new car - DONE - only one, still driving it 13 yrs. later -- I DID have to get it fixed once. :)
83. Walked in Jerusalem -
84. Had your picture in the newspaper - DONE
85. Read the entire Bible -
86. Visited the White House - not yet
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - don't think I could
88. Had chickenpox - DONE
89. Saved someone’s life -
90. Sat on a jury - Missed by a hair
91. Met someone famous - DONE
92. Joined a book club - DONE
93. Lost a loved one - DONE, several
94. Had a baby - no, I forgot to do that
95. Seen the Alamo in person - DONE (it's mandatory; I'm a Texan)
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake -
97. Been involved in a law suit - no, thank goodness
98. Owned a cell phone - DONE
99. Been stung by a bee - DONE, and wasps, too many times
100. Read someone else's "Things I've Done" List - DONE

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