Blog Meme AKA Filler Content
I need to think of something funny soon, or this website will die! Here’s a blog meme I got from Happy Jihad’s House of Pancakes. It’s a list of 100 things, and you highlight the ones you’ve done. I don’t think I’ve done very much.
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (several!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables (it was a complete failure, but I did it!)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
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
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors (they weren’t very distant ancestors)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
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
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 (looking for sea turtle hatchlings)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my 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 (Well, I bussed tables. Still counts.)
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 (Five note streak!)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (fired, rehired, then refired from the same job)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (someone else’s 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 my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible (I won’t bold the whole thing, b/c I’ve only read most of it)
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 (I walked in it a little bit. It smells too bad to swim in.)
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Ridden an elephant
I guess I’ve done more than I realized. Please feel free to post your own in the comments!
Stumble it!
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:12 am
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (several!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Watched lightning at sea
12. Taught myself an art from scratch
13. Had food poisoning
14. Grown my own vegetables
15. Had a pillow fight
16. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
17. Built a snow fort
18. Held a lamb
19. Gone skinny dipping
20. Seen a total eclipse
21. Watched a sunrise or sunset
22. Been on a cruise
23. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
24. Taught myself a new language (partially)
25. Gone rock climbing
26. Sung karaoke
27. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
28. Walked on a beach by moonlight
29. Had my portrait painted
30. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
31. Kissed in the rain
32. Played in the mud
33. Gone to a drive-in theater
34. Been in a movie
35. Started a business
36. Taken a martial arts class
37. Served at a soup kitchen
38. Gone whale watching
39. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
40. Saved a favorite childhood toy
41. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
42. Pieced a quilt
43. Been fired from a job
44. Broken a bone
45. Been on a speeding motorcycle
46. Had my picture in the newspaper
47. Read the entire Bible
48. Visited the White House
49. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
50. Had chickenpox
51. Saved someone’s life
52. Met someone famous
53. Lost a loved one
54. Been involved in a lawsuit
55. Owned a cell phone
56. Been stung by a bee
57. Ridden an elephant
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:14 am
This put my life into perspective…thanks, Jason!
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 am
Well, nothing’s highlighted (highlit?). Is it supposed to be like that? I feel terrible.
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:10 am
Oh, sorry, I don’t know how to highlight (now I feel terrible), so I just deleted the ones that I haven’t done. That way, it also takes up less room in your comments section…except that now we have had to discuss it, so that took up ample room…but it doesn’t matter, because I STILL don’t know how to highlight things. Also, its a good thing that you did here!
December 23rd, 2008 at 8:51 am
Oh, of course, duh! I don’t know how you’d highlight either! Wow! You’ve done so much!
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 am
Is it just me or is this a terribly expensive list of life accomplishments? I think I missed the point.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:59 am
There are a lot of travel related stuff, which is expensive.
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
*1. Started my own blog
*2. Slept under the stars
*3. Played in a band (several!)
4. Visited Hawaii
*5. Watched a meteor shower
*6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
*8. Climbed a mountain (not with ropes and such, Stone Mountain in Georgia you can walk up)
*9. Held a praying mantis
*10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
*13. Watched lightning at sea (watched it at sea FROM land)
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
*18. Grown my own vegetables (it was a complete failure, but I did it!)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
*21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
*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 (of the moon)
**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 my ancestors (I have been to the birthplace of my father, mother, and some of my grandparents)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
*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
*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
47. Had my 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 (not while it was in operation)
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 (no, but I have eaten a lot of them)
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
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 my 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 (not a book club where everyone reads the same book. A book club that operates like Columbia House and such)
*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 lawsuit
*98. Owned a cell phone
*99. Been stung by a bee
100. Ridden an elephant
39! Yay.
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I am proud of you, Nick.
December 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pm
1. Ran from the awesome power of a fully operational battle station.
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
I’ve been at or below poverty level my entire life. These things aren’t really all that expensive…you just have to be open to try new things, often at high-risk to your health and safety!
January 3rd, 2009 at 7:14 am
How could NOT have completed # 52. Kissed in the rain
(you LIVE in Seattle after all) :)