Tuesday 6 January 2009

100 Things

The list of '100 things' is going around in Blogland where you highlight the things you've done. Here's my list:

1. Started your own blog (voila! If this isn't proof *g*)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9. Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (4 times!)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (love to)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (on my to-do list)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
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
25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping (I'm too prude)
27. Run a marathon (on my to-do list)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (Almost! We wanted to, but it was so expensive!)
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 (I'd like to)
36. Taught yourself 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 Michelangelos 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 your portrait painted
48.Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person (the waiting line was at least 2 hours!)
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (almost!)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (the later)
52. Walked in the rain (one of my favourite things)
53. Played in the mud (love it!)

54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China (on my to-see list)
57. Started a business (as mini as it is)
58. Taken a martial arts class (they used to call me Karate Kid Ü)

59. Visited Russia (not yet..)
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (do dolphins count as well?)
63. Got flowers for no reason (all the time)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving (what I'd like to do for my comming birthday)
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 (I'm vegetarian ;))
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 in a book
81. Visited the Vatican (stunning!)
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem (something I'd love to do one day)
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible (still reading Ü)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (I'm against all kinds of cruelty, so an definite no!)
88. Had chickenpox (I think.., mum can't quite remember)
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one (several :( )

94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day (The Boy in Striped Pajamas! A must read)

5 comments:

Silvia said...

Ohh, I'd love to visit the Vatican too!

Irma said...

That's cool! I'll have to do that one too of these days.
Just curious:
Which mountain(s) did you climb?
Which art did you teach yourself?
Where and when did you hitchhike?
What's the birthplace of your ancestors?
What language did you teach yourself?
Can we see a picture of that portrait?
What business did you start?
Which famous person(s) have you met?

Liesel said...

Wow a lot of questions Irma! Ü

Which mountain(s) did you climb?

We've climbed quite a few mountains in Wales, Germany and France. Too many to list here. I think the highest one I think was 'Pen y Fan' in Wales


Which art did you teach yourself?

I guess I highlighted this one because I love being creative and discovering new ways to use and create things. Paper crafting, painting, gilding etc


Where and when did you hitchhike?

Last June on Kythira. There was no public transport at all on this tiny island and our landlady told us 'it's relatively save'. We were 'picked up' by to Albanian boys - loud music, smoking cigarettes- you get the idea!


What's the birthplace of your ancestors?

Rotterdam and Katwijk-Aan-Zee. Purmerend I have yet to visit


What language did you teach yourself?

I wasn't quite sure what they meant with this question. Taught yourself or just a language you learned apart from your father's tongue.


Can we see a picture of that portrait?

If I can find, yes of course! It's a drawing made my resident in the Nursery Home where I used to work. It's pretty neat!


What business did you start?

As I said it's very minor and I'm not sure it qualifies as a business but I started a shop on Etsy =)


Which famous person(s) have you met?

André van Duin, Mary-Lou van Steenis (she is friends with my drama teacher and she came over to give her opinion and advice on our performance)'. I'm quite sure there was someone else by I who was it??

Satisfied :p

Irma said...

What's the name of your Etsy shop? I'd love to see your creations!

Patience Frost said...

Very impressive list there Isa :)