Saturday, August 22, 2009

Getting back into it

Well, I've been away from this blog for a while. Mainly because I start my MBA studies this coming Thursday. I've been either reading the books that Queen's sent me or trying to take care of the things that would distract me from my studies (like washing baseboards...)! Anyway, I was visiting a friend's blog and she had this "meme" on hers, and I thought it would be a good way to jump back in!

99 things meme
Nicked from Kniterary.

Things you've already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
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.

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.

9. Held a praying mantis.

10.
Sang a solo.

11. Bungee jumped.


12.
Visited Paris. (Can I put it in italics if I want to go back?)

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.

14.
Taught yourself an art from scratch. Knitting

15. Adopted a child.

16. Had food poisoning.

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.

22. Hitch hiked.

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. Oh you must be joking.

28.
Ridden a gondola in Venice.

29.
Seen a total eclipse.

30.
Watched a sunrise or sunset. Several.

31. Hit a home run. ...Being able to hit a ball first would be good...

32. Been on a cruise.

33.
Seen Niagara Falls in person

34.
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.

35.
Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language. Tried to learn German once.

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied.

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing. Only at a rock climbing gym.

40.
Seen Michelangelo's David in person.

41. Sung Karaoke. Don't ask.

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.

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 theatre.

55. Been in a movie. (I might have been in an obscure IMAX film that was being filmed when I was in St. Anthony, NL.)

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. I have sorted food for the Food Bank.

61.
Sold Girl Guide cookies.

62.
Gone whale watching.

63.
Gotten flowers for no reason.

64.
Donated blood. My veins are small. They asked me to not come back.

65. Gone sky diving.

66.
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.

67.
Bounced a cheque.

68. Flown in a helicopter.

69.
Saved a favorite childhood toy.

70.
Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt.

73.
Stood in Times Square.

74. Toured the Everglades.

75. Been fired from a job. It was really downsizing. They closed my office.

76.
Seen the Changing of the Guard in London.

77.
Broken a bone.

78.
Been on a speeding motorcycle

79.
Seen the Grand Canyon in person.

80. Published a book. (I have had an article published in a magazine!)

81.
Visited the Vatican.

82.
Bought a brand new car.

83. Walked in Jerusalem.

84.
Had your picture in the newspaper. Lots of times when I was a kid. I must have been cute!

85. Read the entire Bible.

86.
Visited the White House.

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating. (Do fish count?)

88.
Had chickenpox. Twice. Really.

89. Saved someone’s life.

90. Sat on a jury.

91.
Met someone famous.

92.
Joined a book club. Started a book club no less.

93.
Lost a loved one.

94.
Had a baby.

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.

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