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I don't normally do Meme but I thought I might like to try this one so I pinched it from hilde, sgamadison and newwaytowrite.
Bold the ones you've done, italicize the ones you want to do. I have also added the strikethrough like sgamadison for the things that made me say No how No Way, as well as pinch a few of her extras to add to my extras.
1. Started your own blog Yes I got 3 now, LJ, DW and Tumblr
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 Disneyworld
8. Climbed a mountain I hope Snowdonia counts
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris and it looks amazing from above too
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. Ceramic painting, I was quite good at it until my father got me painting Regimental Cap Badge plaques and it became more of a chore than a hobby.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train bus – Travelling to Britany by coach when on the French trip with Senior school
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked too many weirdos around now
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill. In the 30 years I have been working I have never taken a day sick unless Ive gone into work and arranged for time off. If I did it now I would have the boss on the doorstep wondering what was wrong with me.
24. Built a snow fort Tried to but ran out of snow
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse 11 August 1999 over Cornwall and British Isles. The lighting was so strange and the silence as all birds stopped singing
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run Does Rounders count?
32. Been on a cruise Around the Greek islands in the Aegean
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person Oh yes 2 September 2003 One of the most amazing things Ive seen
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors Oh yes and I still live in the same city
35. Seen an Amish community
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 I managed 20 feet before I panicked and had to get down
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant Not exactly a restaurant but a takeaway meal
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 snorkelling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud Mud pies with sketti on the side (worms) Well I was only 3
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre.
55. Been in a movie Not a movie but I have been on the tv news
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. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma then they told me not to come back because I fainted 3 times in 30 mins afterwards
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque. Whats a cheque? No seriously I don’t even own a cheque book but I have written hundreds of cheques in my life and not a single one has bounced
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square / Stood in Trafalgar Square/Piccadilly Ive been to both Trafalgar Square/Piccadilly many times and Nottingham Old Market Square is second largest in the UK next to Trafalgar Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job I have only ever had one job and I am still there
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone No but came close though
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle and what a rush it was
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person Not yet but I am hopeing in a couple of years when I go with my friend to Las Vegas that we take a stop there
80. Published a book Technically my photography group and I published our own book of photographs earlier this year so yes
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper and on TV
85. Read the entire Bible Yes in Religious Education at Senior School
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating do fish count?
88. Had chicken pox July 1976 in the middle of a heatwave and drought and one week before the end of the school year. AT least I got to see the Montreal Olympics on TV and watch my then heroine Nadia compete in gymnastics
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous quite a few actually after seeing them on stage and I physically collided one of them (Sean Bean at London St Pancras Station) Almost collided (Robert Lyndsay on Clumber Street in Nottingham)
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
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a mobile phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day. The quickest was Seven Sacred Stones and it took me 4 hours. I almost did with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
These are my extra bits
101. Travelled across an entire country by train or car. I would love to travel across Canada
102. Gone down a mine (Hollinger Gold mine in Timmins.)
103. Held in the palm of your hand an item over 2000 years old. Only last week an Iron Age broach that had been dug up only 3 days before by an acquaintance of mine.
104. Rode in a speed boat
105. Explored in a of a network of Caves. Tigguo Cobauc. Beneath Nottingham lie hundreds of caves. Some people in Nottingham know of this labyrinth underneath the city streets but now they can be visited. I first saw them and walked through them in 1983. Nottingham has more man-made caves than anywhere else in Britain. People have worked and lived in them for over 1,000 years. Also Cova de Can Marca in Ibiza.
106. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
107. Stood in an ancient citadel (Athenian Acropolis in1987)
108. Swim with dolphins
109. Had a role in a play My first role was a little angel in the Nativity play at infant school and a couple of other roles. couple of Senior School plays.
110. Had a role in a musical. I was in Oliver
111. Go On Safari
112. Sang in a choir
113. Spoken in public before and audience or a group of over 50 people. And I shook both times
114. Visited the North or South Pole
115. Taken the perfect photograph
116. Bought a house.
117. Used a chainsaw
Bold the ones you've done, italicize the ones you want to do. I have also added the strikethrough like sgamadison for the things that made me say No how No Way, as well as pinch a few of her extras to add to my extras.
1. Started your own blog Yes I got 3 now, LJ, DW and Tumblr
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 Disneyworld
8. Climbed a mountain I hope Snowdonia counts
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
12. Visited Paris and it looks amazing from above too
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. Ceramic painting, I was quite good at it until my father got me painting Regimental Cap Badge plaques and it became more of a chore than a hobby.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train bus – Travelling to Britany by coach when on the French trip with Senior school
21. Had a pillow fight
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill. In the 30 years I have been working I have never taken a day sick unless Ive gone into work and arranged for time off. If I did it now I would have the boss on the doorstep wondering what was wrong with me.
24. Built a snow fort Tried to but ran out of snow
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse 11 August 1999 over Cornwall and British Isles. The lighting was so strange and the silence as all birds stopped singing
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run Does Rounders count?
32. Been on a cruise Around the Greek islands in the Aegean
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person Oh yes 2 September 2003 One of the most amazing things Ive seen
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors Oh yes and I still live in the same city
35. Seen an Amish community
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 I managed 20 feet before I panicked and had to get down
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant Not exactly a restaurant but a takeaway meal
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 snorkelling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud Mud pies with sketti on the side (worms) Well I was only 3
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre.
55. Been in a movie Not a movie but I have been on the tv news
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. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma then they told me not to come back because I fainted 3 times in 30 mins afterwards
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque. Whats a cheque? No seriously I don’t even own a cheque book but I have written hundreds of cheques in my life and not a single one has bounced
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square / Stood in Trafalgar Square/Piccadilly Ive been to both Trafalgar Square/Piccadilly many times and Nottingham Old Market Square is second largest in the UK next to Trafalgar Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job I have only ever had one job and I am still there
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone No but came close though
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle and what a rush it was
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person Not yet but I am hopeing in a couple of years when I go with my friend to Las Vegas that we take a stop there
80. Published a book Technically my photography group and I published our own book of photographs earlier this year so yes
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper and on TV
85. Read the entire Bible Yes in Religious Education at Senior School
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating do fish count?
88. Had chicken pox July 1976 in the middle of a heatwave and drought and one week before the end of the school year. AT least I got to see the Montreal Olympics on TV and watch my then heroine Nadia compete in gymnastics
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous quite a few actually after seeing them on stage and I physically collided one of them (Sean Bean at London St Pancras Station) Almost collided (Robert Lyndsay on Clumber Street in Nottingham)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
98. Owned a mobile phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day. The quickest was Seven Sacred Stones and it took me 4 hours. I almost did with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
These are my extra bits
101. Travelled across an entire country by train or car. I would love to travel across Canada
102. Gone down a mine (Hollinger Gold mine in Timmins.)
103. Held in the palm of your hand an item over 2000 years old. Only last week an Iron Age broach that had been dug up only 3 days before by an acquaintance of mine.
104. Rode in a speed boat
105. Explored in a of a network of Caves. Tigguo Cobauc. Beneath Nottingham lie hundreds of caves. Some people in Nottingham know of this labyrinth underneath the city streets but now they can be visited. I first saw them and walked through them in 1983. Nottingham has more man-made caves than anywhere else in Britain. People have worked and lived in them for over 1,000 years. Also Cova de Can Marca in Ibiza.
106. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
107. Stood in an ancient citadel (Athenian Acropolis in1987)
108. Swim with dolphins
109. Had a role in a play My first role was a little angel in the Nativity play at infant school and a couple of other roles. couple of Senior School plays.
110. Had a role in a musical. I was in Oliver
111. Go On Safari
112. Sang in a choir
113. Spoken in public before and audience or a group of over 50 people. And I shook both times
114. Visited the North or South Pole
115. Taken the perfect photograph
116. Bought a house.
117. Used a chainsaw
