THE 99 THINGS MEME

From Stephen Abram and Walt Crawford...this was fun! Try it yourself!

Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italics
Things you haven’t done and don’t want to - leave in plain font

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band. (high school and college, clarinet)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland/world. (both)
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo. (it wouldn’t be a pretty sight—I can’t sing, but I played a clarinet solo)
11. Bungee jumped. (not bloody likely!)
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.(Italian)
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning. (twice)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight. (to celebrate our engagement!)
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. (they’re not sick days, they’re mental health days)
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a marathon.
28. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. (in France and Germany)
35. Seen an Amish community.(in Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri)
36. Taught yourself a new language. (Italian)
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 in person.
41. Sung Karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.(trust me, you don’t want to do this)
47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
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.(assuming that home movies don't count)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood.
65. Gone sky diving. (and not likely to—I hate heights)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a check.
68. Flown in a helicopter. (in Australia)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy. (I have my first toy—a turtle)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar. (yech!)
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle. (motorcycle yes, fast, no)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car. (always)
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible. (Old Testament only)
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox.
89. Saved someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous. (several)
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby. (again, no chance)
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swum in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee. (twice)