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Missions Accomplished….For Now

Haven\’t done an internet meme for awhile and it seems like a harmless and brainless activity to do today.  Which is nice because I can\’t brain today, I have the dumb.

Got this one from Mitch, bold means \”Mission Accomplished\”.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula – Some sort of field trip when in grade school
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree – Sarcastically yeah, but I suppose that still counts
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea – Yeah it was very interesting.
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights – It never fails to be a fascinating sight
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables – I don\’t like it but I do on occasion.
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper – For some reason people find it amusing to make me take care of kids
21. Taken a trip on a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Got drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking – Not suprising that it involved copious amounts of alcohol
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day – Sure, for Talk Like A Pirate Day.
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer – Always had at least one computer with multiple drives for the last ten years.
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was s**tfaced – Oh yeah, been on both sides of that setup.
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales – You don\’t realize how big they are until you seen them in the wild
45. Stolen a sign – Pretty sure it\’s still sitting in my parents basement somewhere.
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing – Wasn\’t very tall but it was enough to scare/excite the hell outta me.
49. Midnight walk on the beach – Although it was broad daylight at the time because the beach was located in Alaska and it was summer.
50. Gone sky diving – Someday!
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken for longer than when you were in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving – That\’s one thing I\’d love to do more often.  But I only allow myself so many expensive hobbies.
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken – So far so good.
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight – Oh yeah.  Good times were had.
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days – While sick last summer I went over a month eating once every week or so…and by eat I mean a solitary bowl of watery soup.
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest – No but I would have.  Just ask my friends.  I\’ve had some pretty killer Halloween costumes.  Ostrich jockey and Britney Spears were probably my favorites.
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo – Never….not ever.
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark – Would love to try it sometime.
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house – I think it\’s called a house, sometimes I think it\’s probably better labeled \”never ending opportunity for improvement\”
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship – Great fun.  I highly recommend.
94. Spoken more than one language fluently – I\’m using fluently very loosely.  Enough to converse with my grandmother, and haven\’t spoken it since.
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Live in a foreign country, even for a brief time
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery – Baring some disfiguring injury/accident I have no interest
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived – And I wouldn\’t have if not for the aid of a friend
105. Wrote articles for a large publication – For one of IEEE\’s publications
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth – Somewhere in Minnesota is a bull named Kevin
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone – Fractures yes, broken no
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced – Don\’t intend to ever
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol – Well duh
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery – Not sure the definition of \”major\” but it was major for me.  Enough that the surgeon delayed the surgery because my heart rate was too high to begin.
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours – Yeah, last summer when I was sick, most of the time I slept more than 40 hours in the course of 48 hours.
123. Visited non-US foreign countries – We haven\’t annexed Canada yet have we??
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days – Longest one was a week.  I\’m looking to eventually improve on that.
126. Eaten kangaroo meat – Interesting, I\’ll give it a try
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school – For my Masters
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach – Petted????
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – Every year
137. Skipped all your school reunions – Never attended one….I might attend my 20 year high school but skipped the 5 and 10.
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts – Wish I had time to keep up with the technology
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone’s life

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