99 Things

I've seen this list on a few blogs, so I thought I'd do it, too. I wanted to include pictures with more of these, but I'm too lazy to track them down and scan them. You bold the ones you've done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band - Played percussion in middle school band and my housemate Cara and I had a "band." ;)
4. Visited Hawaii

 5. Watched a meteor shower
 - Almost every summer.

 6. Given more than you can afford to charity


 7. Been to Disneyland - Only Disney World.


 8. Climbed a mountain


 9. Held a praying mantis


 10. Sang a solo
 - A few in choir.

 11. Bungee jumped


 12. Visited Paris
 - Fall of 2003.

 13. Watched a lightning storm


 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch


 15. Adopted a child


 16. Had food poisoning
 - That deserves its own blog post.

 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
 - No, I've only seen it. Another good reason to go back to NYC.

 18. Grown your own vegetables - No, but I have a blueberry plant.


 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France - Too crowded. Overrated.


 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 - How have I not done this?

 25. Held a lamb


 26. Gone skinny dipping


 27. Run a Marathon


 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
 - Too expensive. Reason to go back.

 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 - Not yet. Spain and Norway, anyone?


 35. Seen an Amish community


 36. Taught yourself a new language

 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied


 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
 - Summer of 2010. Held it up like a champ.



39. Gone rock climbing

 
 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
 - Summer of 2010. Drooled all over him.

 41. Sung karaoke
 - Only twice. "My Heart will Go On" and "Like a Virgin."

 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
 - Can't remember when.

 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


 47. Had your portrait painted


 48. Gone deep sea fishing

 
 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person - Summer of 2010.
 Took a secret picture.

 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
 - Fall of 2003. Pretty scary up there.

 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
 - Both.

 52. Kissed in the rain


 53. Played in the mud


 54. Gone to a drive-in theater
 - I went with Jenn on Saturday! We saw The Avengers and 5-Year Engagement.

 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
 - I want to more than anything.

 60. Served at a soup kitchen


 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies


 62. Gone whale watching
 - Twice. Once in Seattle (saw tons), once last year in San Diego (saw none).

 63. Got flowers for no reason


 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - I'm such a wuss.


 65. Gone sky diving


 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - On my bucket list.

 67. Bounced a check


 68. Flown in a helicopter
 - Never again.

 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - The real question is, "Have I ever thrown a childhood toy away?"


 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - Multiple times.

 


71. Eaten Caviar


 72. Pieced a quilt


 73. Stood in Times Square
 - Multiple times. Never gets old. Especially with Chipotle in hand.



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 a passenger on a motorcycle


 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person


 80. Published a book - Had a poem published in a book. Does that count?


 81. Visited the Vatican
 - Summer of 2010.

 82. Bought a brand new car
 - Not with my own money.

 83. Walked in Jerusalem


 84. Had your picture in the newspaper

 85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve


 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 - Define 'met.'

 
 92. Joined a book club


 93. Got a tattoo


 94. Had a baby


 95. Seen the Alamo in person


 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
 - I've been there, but didn't swim in it.

 97. Been involved in a law suit


 98. Owned a cell phone - Against my 
will.

 99. Been stung by a bee - I don't remember it. I was a baby.

Do it.