Wednesday, December 17, 2008

'Tis the season!

Why the heck not?  The season for inane lists and funny ideas!  Came across this on a couple of blogs - thought it could be fun.

So, here's a list of things one should accomplish before dying.  

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 (DisneyWorld) (Eurodisney)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo

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
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

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
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person (I tried but ran out of time!)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (a couple, even.. if only basically)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (in general)

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (but it wasn't for me!)

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 (and the bottom, even)
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
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. Got 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
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 (I asked to be laid off, even!)
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
85. Read the entire Bible
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

92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit (I was sued for 1 million dollars!  Honest!  Fortunately, we settled for 1 dollar!)
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

And here's a few things I'd like to add to the list, which are far more adventurous.
  1. Built or created something entirely from hand, and then gave it away anonymously
  2. Sang Christmas carols on the street, complete with candles and funny hats
  3. Carved your initials in a tree
  4. Eaten with a stranger, bought their food, and chatted with them
  5. Conducted a scientific experiment entirely on your own, complete with write-up and pictures
  6. Went to a lecture on an obscure subject completely out of your field without a friend
  7. Attended a funeral for someone you didn't even know
  8. Crashed a wedding, and ate a piece of wedding cake
  9. Issued a public apology
  10. Sold something to buy someone a gift
  11. Hosted a concert at your house
  12. Attended a public demonstration, complete with sign and chanting
  13. Washed someone's dishes without being asked
  14. Broken a record of any kind
  15. Given a public performance of any kind, complete with hat
  16. Mowed a message in your lawn
  17. Changed a diaper in an airline bathroom
I can personally attest to to the difficulty of #17... and I'm 6'4".

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow -- your list #17! I suppose the baby was still a young, little thing, as I can't imagine trying to change a squirmy, crawling older baby in an airplane restroom!
:-)

Convivialdingo said...

Ok, I'll reveal my secret... You have to do it as they are standing. Practice at home... LOL.

Johnny Ong said...

do u know that u can't get people to come out with such list almost 99% of the time

u are the special 1% and normally people with such dreams will go achieve many things

btw, a great happy new year to u