Have You Ever?

Da Goddess posted this list of "things to do." Bold items are on my "been there done that" list.

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
Of course, there were only three other people in the pub, and beers only costed a buck, so it's not that impressive a feat.
02. Swam with wild dolphins
JoJo, in the Turks and Caicos.
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
Well, I am married after all
09. Hugged a tree
If you count shinnying up one.
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
Spent a couple days there during a college "study abroad" program
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
During a dive trip in Key Largo.
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
Unintentionally!
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
Saw Clemson defeat Nebraska in the 1982 Orange Bowl.
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
See Number 12 above.
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
Passed out in a hammock in Key Largo and was eaten alive by mosquitos.

21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
It was the Leonids, I think.
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
The Orion Nebula is easy to find and amazing to see.
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
I grew up in Northern Jersey, after all.
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
trying to stay awake while driving late.
35. Held a lamb
As a little kid, on a trip to the Catskill Game Farm
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
Both solar and lunar.

41. Rode on a roller coaster
The Cyclone is still my favorite.
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
After too much imbibing at a NRBQ concert.
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
Every day.
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was extremely drunk
Came home one night to find my brother passed out in the front yard.
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
At one point, it only took a quarter (for baseball cards) to truly satisfy me.
53. Had amazing friends
Amazing for lots of reasons - some better than others.
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
A group of Italian girls at a disco in Genoa
55. Watched wild whales
Off the beach at Cape Hatteras.
56. Stolen a sign
Helped my father take a "Midgett Realty" sign for a practical joke on a friend.
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
Went from Clemson, SC to South Bend, IN in a Winnebago for a football game.
59. Rock climbing
Just once, and then never again.
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice

61. Midnight walk on the beach
In the Carribean, with a "lambada" instructor - wow!
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
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
At the Hofbrauhaus in Munich.
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
Weight: 155. Max bench: 235. But that was about 10 years ago.
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
Only under extreme duress. At a party, several of us architects were forced to sing "Brick House."
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
Heck, I've even been to an X-Rated drive-in!
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it.

81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
When I got my home computer, I bought a Mac.
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
Paestum, among others.
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
But not since I was about eight.
100. Rode a gondola in Venice

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
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
In fact, we were married there.
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship

121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
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
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
Left Greenville, NC for Norfolk, VA. Good move.
134. - More than once? - More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
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
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
With white knuckles, I might add.
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
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. Rode on a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
A Fiat, on the Autostrada between Genoa and Milan.
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Rode a horse
158. Had major surgery
I am taking this one because to a 4th grader any surgery is major.
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
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
175. Gone back to school
Twice
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
12th Grade English class. We also read The Brothers Karamazov and Beowolf. What a sadist.

181. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read
Ayn Rand
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
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
Figure drawing and acrylic painting.
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
I wasn't so thrilled when I figured out exactly what he was trying to communicate, either.
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
Just about every day.
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
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested