so this is gonna be super long.
you can skip past it to the next-most-recent post if you want.

i was tagged by him.

it's always fun to revisit the moments of one's life and so i'm doing it, but i am stopping the insanity too. i mean that i refuse to tag anyone else; to do so would be a bit hypocritical, i think, as i once chastised my mother for sending me a chain email.

HAVE YOU EVER…

01. Bought a round of drinks in a bar

no. i don't think girls really do that?

02. Swam with dolphins in the ocean

nope

03. Climbed a mountain

yes! (i think half dome counts...it should...)

04. Drove a Ferrari

haha no

05. Visited the Great Pyramids

no, would love to though

06. Held a tarantula

HELLS NO
i'm afraid of spiders
i can't even think of it without shuddering
damn you, jake jakob. damn you.

07. Taken a bath with someone in candlelight

yep

08. Said “I love you” and meant it

oh yes. more than my fair share of times, i would say.

09. Hugged a tree

yep

10. Played elastic

whothewhat?

11. Been to Paris

mais oui

12. Watched a storm on the sea

not sure...definitely on a lake though.

13. Stayed up all night to watch the sun rise

yes

14. Seen the aurora borealis

yes, i am from a northern clime

15. Been to a large sporting event (Grey Cup, World Series Final, Canada Cup, Stanley Cup)

haha! no

16. Climbed the steps of the St. Joseph’s Oratory

no. am i supposed to know what that is?

17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

yes

18. Touched an iceberg

no, unless you count my car the morning after a blizzard

19. Slept under the stars

mmm yes

20. Changed a baby’s diaper

millions (worked in a daycare center)

21. Traveled in a hot air balloon

no

22. Seen shooting stars

oh yes

23. Gotten drunk on champagne

certainly!
i have blogged while drunk on champagne.

24. Given more than you could to charity

yes, after the tsunami

25. Observed the night through a telescope

yes

26. Participated in a world record event

not that i'm aware of

27. Had a food fight

yep

28. Bet on a winning horse

no, i don't think so

29. Asked directions from a stranger

reluctantly, yes (i have the dude gene in that respect)

30. Had a snowball fight

of course

31. Yelled as loud as you could

yes

32. Carried a lamb

no. david did though, and told me about it

33. Seen a total eclipse

i feel like i have...but i'm not sure, so maybe not

34. Climbed a sand dune

yes

35. Run over an animal with your car

no way man. i brake for pigeons.

36. Danced like a crazy person with no regard to who might be watching

yes

37. Adopted an accent for a whole day

no, i'm not that good at accents
but now i want to try

38. Felt truly happy, even in a short moment

oh yes yes yes

39. Had two hard disks on your computer

what a nerdy question! does an external HD count?

40. Taken care of someone drunk

yes. ... yeah.

41. Danced with a stranger

yep

42. Whale-watched in the ocean

yep

43. Stolen a street sign

nope

44. Back-packed across Canada

nope

45. Taken a road trip

of course, lots of them

46. Rock-climbed outdoors

no

47. Sung a ballad on the beach at midnight

*exactly* midnight? probably not

48. Gone paragliding

no

49. Been to Ireland

no

50. Had a broken heart for much longer than you were with someone.

oh well, i think we all know the answer to that one
yes.
most definitely.

51. Sat at a table at a restaurant with strangers and eaten with them.

yes, i'm strangely good at that

52. Been to Japan

no

53. Milked a cow

maybe...

54. Organized your CD’s alphabetically.

alphabetically by artist, chronologically within artist

55. Pretended to be a superhero/ine

well i tell people about my superpower sometimes

56. Sang karaoke

"all right, stop. collaborate and listen."
yes!

57. Spent all day in bed

oh yes

58. Played football

touch football

59. Scuba-dived

no. snorkelled lots though

60. Kissed in the rain

yes

61. Played in the mud

yes

62. Played in the rain

yes

63. Been in an open-air theatre

yes

64. Been to the Great Wall of China

no

65. Started your own business

haha no

66. Fallen in love without suffering from a broken heart

yes

.67. Visited ancient monuments

yes! forum, colosseum, pantheon, etc.

68. Taken a martial arts class

tae kwon do

69. Played XBox for 6 hours straight

not xbox but i solved Myst in 1 day, 13 hours straight

70. Been married

yes

71. Been in a movie

no

72. Organized a surprise party

yes

73. Been divorced

yes

74. Fasted for 5 days

no, but i'm thinking about doing it just to up my score

75. Made cookies from a package mix

yes

76. Won first prize in a costume contest

no

77. Driven a gondola in Venice

no

78. Have been tattooed

no

79. Canoed or kayaked

yes, both

80. Been interviewed on TV

i don't think so

81. Gotten flowers for no particular reason

yes :)

82. Been in a play

yes, "our town" at my first college
haha

83. Been to Las Vegas

only the airport...

84. Recorded music

well if you mean singing drunkenly into my iTalk with karen then yes

85. Eaten shark

no!

86. Kissed on a first date

of course

87. Been to Thailand

not yet...

88. Bought a house

no but h&h just did (in berkeley yay!)

89. Buried one of your parents

no

90. Been on a cruise

no

91. Spoken more than one language fluently

well, sort of, i guess
not anymore though
workin' on it

92. Raised children

no.

93. Followed your favourite singer on tour

does driving to sacramento count?

94. Cycled in a foreign country

yes

95. Moved to a new city for a new life

yes! a few times

96. Eaten ants

ew no.
but almost, by accident

97. Walked on the Golden Gate Bridge

of course

98. Sang at the top of your lungs in the car without a care as to who might be watching

always!

99. Had plastic surgery

uh no. not my thing

100. Survived an accident you statistically shouldn’t have

no

101. Written articles for a large publication

high school newspaper? haha

102. Lost 40 pounds

not in a row :)

103. Helped an unconscious person

yes, group this with the one about taking care of drunk people i guess

104. Piloted a plane

co-pilot and my dad let me fly on my own for a few minutes

105. Touched a live (manta) ray

yes

106. Broken someone’s heart

yes.

107. Helped birth an animal

no

108. Won money in a TV game show

no

109. Broken a bone

no

110. Pierced another part of your body other than your ears

yes, nose (don't have it anymore) and labret

111. Handled a revolver or firearm

yes

112. Eaten mushrooms you collected yourself

no

113. Ridden a horse

yes

114. Undergone a major operation

no

115. Had a pet snake

for a few days, we caught it in the yard

116. Slept for more than 30 hours straight

oh no, is that physically possible?

117. Been to all the continents of the world

i wish

118. Been on a canoe trip for more than 2 days

i wish!

119. Eaten kangaroo

i do not wish

120. Eaten sushi

mmm, constantly

121. Had your picture in the newspaper

yes

122. Changed the opinion of someone with regards to something you’ve felt strongly about

yes

123. Gone back to school

again, i think we all know the answer

124. Parachuted

no

125. Worn a snake

well i've let snakes crawl on me but i didn't use the poor things as accessories or anything

126. Built your PC from different parts

yes! and ran linux!

127. Sold something you created to someone you don’t know

no

128. Dyed your hair

yes: blonde, black, red, magenta, orange, blue...

129. Shaved your head

no

130. Saved someone’s life

i don't think so.

wow, that was long.