Dec 08 2007

have you ever?

Published by jess at 12:05 am under holidalies, jess

ok, i totally stole this from sjsfalter, but i’ve seen a different list on bipolarlawyercook, too. and since i don’t feel like writing something of substance, you’re stuck with this. basically, it’s a list of things and i’ve bolded the things that i HAVE done.

i’ve also played this as a drinking game, where you say something you’ve never done, and everyone who HAS done it has to drink. some of the things are clever (like, i’ve never french kissed a girl) and then all the men have to drink. ha ha ha!

ok, so here’s the list…and it’s long, i’m sorry.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula (this will NEVER EVER happen. see why here.)
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree (who the hell has done this? i’ve done it figuratively…but literally? no)
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights (i’ve been to alaska three times…in the winter, which is supposedly the best time to see them and i’ve NEVER seen them. what a crock)
15. Gone to a huge sports game (jazz vs. sonics, 1996 playoffs. no one sat at all the entire game!)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne (here’s to you mom! happy turkey day!)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity (is the power company considered a charity??)
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (if you haven’t you suck)
27. Had a food fight (oh, that’s a post in and OF itself! i’ll do it, i promise!!)
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer (ha! but i know someone who has FOUR. true story!!)
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign (also another post..and i’ve stolen more than one.)
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs (who the eff has time for THAT??)
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke (damn, my secret is out)
59. Lounged around in bed all day (if i could double bold this, i would.)
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party (my 10th high school reunion!! and why do i keep using TWO exclamation points instead of just one?)
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch (is there another way?)
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River (almost drowned in it, in fact)
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror (as in participating in the time warp? yelling at the screen?)
96. Raised children (not done yet)
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray (at sea world!)
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol (all three)
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school (earned my BS when i was almost 29)
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (do fish count?)
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair (often!)
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head (just underneath. not bald. does that count?)
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

there you go. i’m EXCITING, i know.

Stumble it!

6 Responses to “have you ever?”

  1. Bipolarlawyercookon 08 Dec 2007 at 2:12 am

    Hugged a tree? *Raises hand* I went to a hippy dippy camp for a few summers.

  2. loraleeon 08 Dec 2007 at 2:53 am

    Why the hell are we all up so damn late?????

  3. Alon 08 Dec 2007 at 10:36 am

    FYI- I’m posting MY version of this list on my own little “Al” page…

  4. jesson 08 Dec 2007 at 8:52 pm

    blc - of course you did.

    lor - i’m a night owl. i can’t help it.

    al - good for you, chica. good for YOU.

  5. Amyon 10 Dec 2007 at 10:59 pm

    totally stole this one from you…public flogging shall how insue.
    Good stuff sister!!

  6. The Daveon 11 Dec 2007 at 4:22 pm

    WOW I’ve actually done alot of those.. and most of them with my wife.. Thats gotta add coolness points..

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