Monday, October 18, 2010

Blogtoberfest Day 18 - 99 things about me...

Running thin on items to talk about for day 17. How many posts can I do about binding?! Above is what is happening under the machine at the moment. So I borrowed this meme from Ad's blog. It has bit of an American angle to it. I have crossed out some of the things and made them a bit more Australian for me. Things you've already done in bold. Things you want to do in italics. Things you haven't done and don't want to, leave in plain font. Let me know in the comments if you have played along!

1. started your own blog (several!)
2. slept under the stars
3. played in a band
4. visited Hawaii visited Purnululu National Park (next year definitely!)
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity
7. been to Disneyland/World
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo (does karoke count?)
11. bungee jumped (no bloody way!)
12. visited Paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught yourself an art from scratch
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 (she was so tiny!)
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight 22. hitch hiked (naughty!)
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 a gondola in Venice (thanks Contiki!)
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
36. taught yourself a new language (I can say hello my name is Helen in Italian, where is the train station, does that count?)
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 in person (his thingy is BIG!)
41. sung karaoke (every day!)
42. seen Old Faithful Geyser erupt watched a sun set at Uluru
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited Africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance (sirens weren't flashing though)
47. had your portrait painted
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the Sistene Chapel in person

50. been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (lovely!)
51. gone scuba diving or snorkeling (Ningaloo Reef)
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre
55. been in a movie (my name in the credits of The Adventures of Gracie Lou, does that count?)
56. visited the Great Wall of China
57. started a business (Feral Ceramics!)
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited Russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold Girl Guide cookies
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a Nazi concentration camp (Dachau)
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the Lincoln Memorial climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt (LOL too funny this one! Yes, yes, yes!)
73. stood in Times Square
74. toured the Everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the Changing of the Guard 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 your 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 (yes! Just this month too)
91. met someone famous (Ben the Wiggly dancer, remember here?)
92. joined a book club
93. lost a loved one
94. had a baby
95. seen the Alamo in person seen a platypus in the wild
96. swum in the Great Salt Lake (closest to that one is a dip in the Dead Sea)
97. been involved in a law suit (thankfully no!)
98. owned a cell phone (who hasn't?)
99. been stung by a bee
Your turn.

6 comments:

Tine said...

Wow! That's a lot of info...maybe I'll play along too...

Sarah Craig said...

What fun! I'll play along and post mine sometime this week....

AJ said...

ahhhhhh Paris.....one day!

Poppyprint said...

We need to talk. You don't want to build a snow fort????!!! Really woman, come to Canada, skip Niagara Falls and build a snow fort. You won't regret it. You'll feel 10 again.

Agreed, the Mona Lisa must have shrunk with age.

thehummingcat said...

No karoke does not count. And Ben the Wiggly Fish is not really famous.

Helen said...

See my meme! I've replied as requested :) Just click on this URL: http://helenkamphuis.blogspot.com/2010/10/meme.html
Happy blogging, Helen