Since it was mostly overcast, so we skimped on the sunscreen. Super BAD idea. We are all dying on the couch because we are so red. Tonight we are nursing our wounds and going to bed.
Good Night!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
For me, Choice and Accountability will always be RED!
Today my cousins and I went to the beach. It was perfect weather: not too hot and not too cold. We spent a few good hours at this quaint little beach we found. We played a few games, got a in the frigid water a little and took lots of pictures.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
On Monday my cousins and I went to the Winchester Mystery House. I had forgotten how much I love that house. It is so fun. I have wanted to go on the midnight tour for a while now, but I won't be able to go until next year. Hopefully I will get to go next year.
We had a really awesome tour guide. He agreed with me in thinking that there needed to be a few slides on the tour and the showed us some "ghosts." We then played around in the garden. We took WAY too many pictures, but I am glad we have them all.
We are off to the beach tomorrow; I am super excited!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Love is like home cooking: good and wholesome, but all men need some mutton on the outside now and then.
I have been musing over writing a blog post for a few days now. I created this title and then left it as an empty draft for a while. I feel like I need to write in my blog more. In reality, I think I simply want my friends to write in their blogs and so I am trying to use blog karma to get everyone else to write. I understand why many of my friends don't write more, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Last night this woman in my ward hosted a dinner for all the girls in college. We helped her cook and then we tried everything we cooked and got all the recipes. I enjoyed myself. I really enjoy cooking and want to be a good cook; I simply don't know enough about it yet. I am now really ready to start cooking.
I really feel like my summer is getting super exciting. Tonight I am going with my good friend, WaterGirl, to a San Fransisco Giants game. Last time I went to a game, it was with her, and we had tons of fun. It was a good game. I am pretty sure that Bonds hit the winning run. I obviously don't pay that much attention to baseball games, but I do know how I ate. I can't believe the sickening array of food I consumed. It started with a large Sprite followed by peanuts, kettle corn, cotton candy, a slice of cheese pizza—which was my dinner—and for dessert, a Ghirardelli chocolate ice cream sundae and caramel corn. I am a little surprised I lived through that experience. Needless to say, I have learned from that experience, and I am excited for the opportunity to go to a game again.
On Saturday my two cousins are coming into town. They are staying for a whole week. I am flippin' excited to see them. I took all of next week off of work so that I could go do fun touristy stuff with them. Last year when they came out, a job fell into my lap and I had to work the whole week they were here. It was a total bummer. This time around, I get to party the whole week long. I am not sure about all the stuff we are going to do, but I am pretty sure that it will include San Francisco, lots of swimming in our pool, laser tag and very little sleep. Sounds like a great week!
Lastly—although, I am just as excited about this as the rest, it comes last chronologically—I am pretty sure I am going out to Chicago at the end of the summer to hang with my roommate from this past year. Not only do I get to hang with her sweet family, who I have heard so much about, but I get to go to Chicago for the first time! Since I am visiting a native, she is going to show me all the sites. I am pretty psyched! Actually, I am giddy with anticipation. Seriously, there is a Cupcake bar. What could be better?
Man, this has been/will be the best summer ever! I just need to spend some more time with the friends that are here and this will be a golden age. It is funny how time with good friends can really change a summer. Maybe that is why last summer was so boring...
Happy Summer Everyone!!!!
Last night this woman in my ward hosted a dinner for all the girls in college. We helped her cook and then we tried everything we cooked and got all the recipes. I enjoyed myself. I really enjoy cooking and want to be a good cook; I simply don't know enough about it yet. I am now really ready to start cooking.
I really feel like my summer is getting super exciting. Tonight I am going with my good friend, WaterGirl, to a San Fransisco Giants game. Last time I went to a game, it was with her, and we had tons of fun. It was a good game. I am pretty sure that Bonds hit the winning run. I obviously don't pay that much attention to baseball games, but I do know how I ate. I can't believe the sickening array of food I consumed. It started with a large Sprite followed by peanuts, kettle corn, cotton candy, a slice of cheese pizza—which was my dinner—and for dessert, a Ghirardelli chocolate ice cream sundae and caramel corn. I am a little surprised I lived through that experience. Needless to say, I have learned from that experience, and I am excited for the opportunity to go to a game again.
On Saturday my two cousins are coming into town. They are staying for a whole week. I am flippin' excited to see them. I took all of next week off of work so that I could go do fun touristy stuff with them. Last year when they came out, a job fell into my lap and I had to work the whole week they were here. It was a total bummer. This time around, I get to party the whole week long. I am not sure about all the stuff we are going to do, but I am pretty sure that it will include San Francisco, lots of swimming in our pool, laser tag and very little sleep. Sounds like a great week!
Lastly—although, I am just as excited about this as the rest, it comes last chronologically—I am pretty sure I am going out to Chicago at the end of the summer to hang with my roommate from this past year. Not only do I get to hang with her sweet family, who I have heard so much about, but I get to go to Chicago for the first time! Since I am visiting a native, she is going to show me all the sites. I am pretty psyched! Actually, I am giddy with anticipation. Seriously, there is a Cupcake bar. What could be better?
Man, this has been/will be the best summer ever! I just need to spend some more time with the friends that are here and this will be a golden age. It is funny how time with good friends can really change a summer. Maybe that is why last summer was so boring...
Happy Summer Everyone!!!!
Friday, July 18, 2008
I kissed a girl
This week I have been working with my family to move into a new house. It is a little bizarre moving all the stuff from the house I have spent a good majority of my life into this random new house. This is the longest we have ever stayed in a house. It is a strange to have "home" be somewhere new.
Today I finished Wuthering Heights. I have been working on this book for a while. I had to force myself to read a little bit everyday so that I would actually finish instead of abandoning it which is what I do with most books I don't like. It wasn't really that the book was terrible, I just found it hard to read about people who were hoplessly determined to be unhappy. I just can't handle books like that. My soul dies a little when I try.
The last part of this post is about this ridiculous song. I really don't like the song "I kissed a girl" and yet, I can't get it out of my head. Why are the most annoying songs always the ones that are the most catchy?
Today I finished Wuthering Heights. I have been working on this book for a while. I had to force myself to read a little bit everyday so that I would actually finish instead of abandoning it which is what I do with most books I don't like. It wasn't really that the book was terrible, I just found it hard to read about people who were hoplessly determined to be unhappy. I just can't handle books like that. My soul dies a little when I try.
The last part of this post is about this ridiculous song. I really don't like the song "I kissed a girl" and yet, I can't get it out of my head. Why are the most annoying songs always the ones that are the most catchy?
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Fun, Fun, Fun!
CPM tagged me to do this, so here it goes!
Taste: Watermelon, pineapple, corn on the cob, cotton candy and snow cones
Touch: grass between my toes, water in a swimming pool and sitting in a hammock
Sight: sunlight
Smell: barbecue, sprinklers and a breeze
Auditory: laughter, campfire, and kids playing
Friday, July 11, 2008
I don't know this could break my heart or save me...
So, while I was "working" today, I was looking at some puzzle websites. One thing led to another and I ended up looking at rings with my birthstone. So, I was born in June so my birthstones are pearl, moonstone and Alexandrite. Mostly, I was looking for moonstone jewelry because I had never heard that moonstone was a June birthstone. As I was looking, I stumbled on the most beautiful ring ever.
Significant for a few reasons. I don't usually get obsessed with jewelry, but there is something about this ring that just completes me. Long story short, it is a vintage ring and it is already sold. My heart is a little broken inside, but I will get over it.
Significant for a few reasons. I don't usually get obsessed with jewelry, but there is something about this ring that just completes me. Long story short, it is a vintage ring and it is already sold. My heart is a little broken inside, but I will get over it.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The way your make-up stains my pillowcase, like I'll never be the same.
So, I do have things going on in my life, and I will update soon. Partially I haven't updated because I have something really exciting coming up and I want to wait until later to talk about it. So, in the mean time, I will do this book thing.
Here’s how it works:
The Big Read says that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read (I am going to make them Black)
2) Italicize those you intend to read. (I am going to make these Red)
3) Make the ones you loved obnoxiously large (I am not going to do this.)
4) Reprint this list so we can try and track down these people who’ve read only 6 or less and make them read.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And now….. THE BIG READ TOP 100
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. The Harry Potter Series JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12. Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19. The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh .
27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34. Emma - Jane Austen
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen
36. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Atonement - Ian McEwan
51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov
63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68. Bridget Jones’ Diary - Helen Fielding
69. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72. Dracula - Bram Stoker
73. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75. Ulysses - James Joyce
76. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78. Germinal - Emile Zola
79. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80. Possession - AS Byatt
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry .
87. Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94. Watership Down - Richard Adams
95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Read : 16
Want to read: 8 (well, I have italicized 8. I would love to read a lot more, but I haven't specifically thought about it.)
Here’s how it works:
The Big Read says that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read (I am going to make them Black)
2) Italicize those you intend to read. (I am going to make these Red)
3) Make the ones you loved obnoxiously large (I am not going to do this.)
4) Reprint this list so we can try and track down these people who’ve read only 6 or less and make them read.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And now….. THE BIG READ TOP 100
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. The Harry Potter Series JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12. Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19. The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh .
27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34. Emma - Jane Austen
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen
36. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Atonement - Ian McEwan
51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov
63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68. Bridget Jones’ Diary - Helen Fielding
69. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72. Dracula - Bram Stoker
73. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75. Ulysses - James Joyce
76. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78. Germinal - Emile Zola
79. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80. Possession - AS Byatt
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry .
87. Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94. Watership Down - Richard Adams
95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Read : 16
Want to read: 8 (well, I have italicized 8. I would love to read a lot more, but I haven't specifically thought about it.)
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Surfin' Safari
I didn't go surfing today, but it was really fun today. We decided that since we have visitors, we would go "see" California.
We decided we wanted to go to San Francisco and walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Shortly after we started driving up there, we decided that we were going to drive the scenic route and stop by the beach for lunch. We stopped a little north of Half Moon Bay and we had lunch. Then we walked down to the beach and played around for a while.
It was silly to walk down to the beach with little kids and not bring a change of clothes. The majority of the people got wet. I was really fun to play there and I really enjoy the beach. I want to go there more often.
We then finished our drive up to San Francisco. We then walked across the golden gate bridge. It was super foggy. We could see part of the bridge when we were walking from the parking lot onto the bridge. Once we got to the first tower, we were completely shrouded in fog. It was really cool to be on the bridge like that. I had a ton of fun taking pictures. I think a lot of them turned out well.
I am sunburned, tired, full and very happy. Tomorrow's the 4th and we're having a party. Yippee!!!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
This is what work (or lack thereof) has driven me too...
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars (Every year that I went to girls camp.)
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper (I am the oldest of 5. It wasn't a choice)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (Paris is Yummy!)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort (Um... this is probably the best story ever. Ask me if you want to know.)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun (Everyday. Okay, not everyday, but a lot. I am a thespian...)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India (I want to SO SO SO SO SO SO badly)
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain (sadly, no. Someday maybe...)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (I live here, so not a big deal. I walked it multiple times.)
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph (I haven't driven one, but my dad does this all the time in his new bmw)
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands (it didn't live... )
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse (I even got sneezed on by a horse. How many people can say that?)
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone (it is a great paying gig)
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (in mini-golf)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube (And Rubik's Revenge. Yes, I am a nerd)
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter
2. Slept under the stars (Every year that I went to girls camp.)
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper (I am the oldest of 5. It wasn't a choice)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (Paris is Yummy!)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort (Um... this is probably the best story ever. Ask me if you want to know.)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun (Everyday. Okay, not everyday, but a lot. I am a thespian...)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India (I want to SO SO SO SO SO SO badly)
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain (sadly, no. Someday maybe...)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (I live here, so not a big deal. I walked it multiple times.)
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph (I haven't driven one, but my dad does this all the time in his new bmw)
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands (it didn't live... )
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse (I even got sneezed on by a horse. How many people can say that?)
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone (it is a great paying gig)
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (in mini-golf)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube (And Rubik's Revenge. Yes, I am a nerd)
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter
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