99 Things I've Done

I keep seeing this meme floating around of where you have to highlight the things you've done out of this list of 99. I haven't been to Europe so that automatically axes off a bunch of stuff. But, the thing is, just when I begin to think my life is a little boring and mundane, I realize, I've done a LOT of this stuff!

1. Started your own blog (that's how you're reading this list!)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
(does Mt. Hollywood count?)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (the world should be VERY grateful this has not happened.)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (I don't recommend it)
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 (it was infested with rats and roaches but I was TIRED!)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked (In China)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (Will knock this off soon)
28. Ridden in 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 (Nope, I get sick on boats)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (you could always have more but you could have less too)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke (the poor Chinese audience didn't know what hit 'em)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant (done this several times)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
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
(I miss drive-ins)
55. Been in a movie
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
(and ate more than I sold)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
(my teddy bear, Adam-12)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
(I don't like it)
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 Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (don't worry, it wasn't in the "wanted" section)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (this will never happen, by the way)
88. Had chickenpox (I have the scars on my forehead to prove it)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
(we ate more than we talked about the book)
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
(TWO!)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee


Yes, I've done a lot of these things and I want to do even more. I would like to avoid being involved in a lawsuit though. I think I'm going to tag some of you all for this! If you've done it before, I apologize, but I'm curious!

I'm tagging:

1) Ian at Or So I Thought
2) Jameil at Half Jameil Half Amazing
3) Citizen of the World at A Little Off Kilter
4) Neil at Citizen of the Month
5) 1969 at Nineteen Sixty Nine

Besides, they are all VERY good bloggers so go pay them a visit if you haven't yet.

Comments

Jen said…
This is a fun meme. It's got a lot of interesting aspects.
Shiona said…
This meme does make you realize that you have done a lot. Me not so much...Very fun. Hopefully I can do Europe and Times Square in the next five years.
Anonymous said…
I was reading through this list and thinking it looked like an interesting meme to do, only to get to the end and find I've been tagged with it!
Liz Dwyer said…
Jen,
It is fun! I was so tempted to tag you but I'll probably try to tag you for something else soon. But if you're down, give it a go!

Shiona,
I know some of the stuff I am NEVER doing. Like killing and skinning an animal... unless there's an apocalypse and I have to try to catch a squirrel because the grocery is shut down, no mas! Not happening! Times Square is fun. It was grittier back in the day when I first went but still fun. I thought Hollywood Blvd. would be like it as far as brightness and hype, but it's not really.

Citizen,
LOL, I meant to come over and tell you today but then I was running around all day and then had to sit through Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer! What a day! Can't wait to see what you've done though.
Hmmm I like this list. I think I've done at least 20 of these things. I wish I could swap out the Paris museum stuff for London.
Nerd Girl said…
Hmmm, I need something to blog today. Mind if I use this?? Thanks!!
You have done a lot!


Wait how have you not served on a jury? In L.A. I felt like I was being called all the freaking time. I had to serve once. It was a short trial. Thank god.
Ian Lidster said…
Thanks for thinking of me, dear Liz. Now I don't have to think of a self-generated blog today. Looks like fun.
Jameil said…
flower for no reason is the best! i want that! love meteor showers! you've never been on a jury? i've been summoned 3xs (in 6 years) and sat once.
Liz Dwyer said…
Faith,
Adopt the list and do it on your blog! I wish I could swap the Alamo for Paris or London! :)

Nerd Girl,
Not at all! Go for it!

NYC/CR,
I've had to report twice and been dismissed both times. Never got out of the waiting area. Knock on wood!

Ian,
Yes, not having to think too hard about what to write is nice sometimes!

Jameil,
Nope, no jury duty yet. I wouldn't mind having to do it, but I've never made it out of the waiting room at the courthouse.
Unknown said…
Since I live in Europe, I've gotten most of those things crossed off my list. But my favorite would have to be going to the top of the Eiffel Tower, where my husband proposed (and I said yes) and thus our oldest daughter is named Paris.

I'm definitely a kindred spirit with the girl scout cookies. In fact, I sold the most in my region one year and won a round-trip to Sea World in San Diego (from L.A) on the train.

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