99 Things

I don't usually do things like this but maybe it's time to start, particularly since I haven't got anything better to say lately.

Here are the directions:
THE 99 THINGS MEME
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. - no one wants to see me in a band - I can't sing and I am not musically inclined.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity. - I gave more than I could afford to a co-worker who became ill with a horrible disease and had a wonderful wife and young daughter.
7. Been to Disneyland/world. - September 2007
8. Climbed a mountain. - all the time! on foot and on bike!
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo. - at the 8th grade Christmas pageant.
11. Bungee jumped. - Never going to happen!
12. Visited Paris. - Oui!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child. - Never going to happen!
16. Had food poisoning. - Horrible horrible horrible. I thought vegetarians weren't supposed to get food poisoning?
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France. - C'est magnifique!
20. Slept on an overnight train. - From Sapporo to Hiroshima.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked. - If I knew I could do it safely and not be murdered, etc and have an On the Road-like adventure, I would.
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. - As part of an Ironman, does that count?
28. Ridden 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.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language. - I can swear quite competently in Spanish thanks to my studies.
37.Had enough money to be truly satisfied.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David in person.
41. Sung Karaoke.
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 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. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood.
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. - Can't find it now though . . .
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.
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.
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. - Please pick me!!!
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. Swum in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.

Clearly I have a lot of living still to do!