meme thinggy
Seems like everybody's doing it (by everybody I mean Clara and Gwen) so I might as well. Hey, I'm at work and bored, what'd you expect? And I'm posting it here because this is a considerable hunk of junk data that I don't want in --my database (bold for those I've done, also comments to make it more interesting...).

01. Buy everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swim with wild dolphins
03. Climb a mountain - --serveral actually, including a glacier at Chamonix (France)
04. Take a Ferrari for a test drive
05. See the Pyramids at night
06. Hold a tarantula
07. Take a candlelit bath with someone... --yuck baths... but yay someone else?
08. Say 'I love you' and mean it --I thought I meant it... but recently I've been confused about this whole love thing
09. Hug a tree --photographic evidence
10. Do a striptease --Nope, and the world should thank me for it
11. Do a bungee or parachute jump --does paragliding count?
12. Visit Paris
13. Watch a lightning storm at sea
14. Clean behind the fridge
15. Stay up all night long, and watch the sun rise.
16. Ask a question you've always been too embarrassed to ask.
17. See the Northern Lights
18. Go to a huge sports game - football, rugby, baseball, American football, etc --Believe it or not, I've been to a baseball game once in California (when I was like 7) and once in Japan (when I was 8 or so). I'm glad I don't remember much about either occasions.
19. Create your own masterpiece
20. Grow and eat your own vegetables.
21. Touch an iceberg off the shore of P.E.I.
22. Have an office relationship
23. Sleep under the stars --although, I prefer sleeping on a picnic table under giant redwoods, under the star
24. Compromise --I'm full of compromises, and I also get compromised a lot
25. Change a baby's nappy/diaper
26. Take a rip in a hot air balloon
27. Watch a meteor shower
28. Get drunk on champagne --hey, I'm Asian...
29. Take a luxury holiday
30. Give more than you can afford to charity
31. Look up at the night sky through a telescope
32. Have an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
33. Have a food fight --wasting food is a cardinal sin
34. Bet on a winning horse
35. Take a sick day when you're not ill
36. Get a pet --I've had two turtles (not including Gwen) and half a cat.
37. Ask a stranger out --No, I've wished I had the guts to, though.
38. Have a snowball fight --Although, what I really want is an inter-dorm snow trebuchet battle
39. Photocopy your bottom on the office photocopier
40. Scream as loudly as you possibly can --maybe I should try that..
41. Hold a lamb --I roasted a 20lb leg of lamb last year...
42. Enact a favorite fantasy --I was given the opportunity, but chickened out...
43. Take a midnight skinny dip
44. Hear the words 'I love you'
45. Fly on Concorde
46. Take an ice cold bath
47. Have a meaningful conversation with a beggar.
48. See a total eclipse
49. Ride a roller coaster
50. Hit a home run --I've hit a home running...
51. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
52. Dance like a fool and not care who's looking --I need to work on this one...
53. Adopt an accent for an entire day
54. Visit the birthplace of your ancestors --well, I visited Chijiwa, a town in Kyushu where there's a castle that our ancestors used to own
55. Have a grand romance with costumes and everything
56. Made up a screenname to stalk someone. --last time I stalked anyone was before screennames existed
57. Gone shopping for no reason.
58. Actually feel happy about your life, even for just a moment. --not lately though...
59. Just be held
60. Have an adventure where nothing goes as planned.
61. Kissed someone you truly wanted to kiss --wait, why would you kiss someone you didn't want to kiss? well, I guess if you're an actor...
62. Went clubbing and thought to yourself "I could out-dance them if i wanted to" --the one time I went clubbing, I wrote a paper
63. Called your relatives by their relationship
64. Have two hard drives for your computer
65. Cuddled
66. Visited all the provinces/states in your country
67. Love your job --I hate all 5 of them
68. Taken care of someone who was shit faced --two words: mead night, in the Section 5 bathroom with Gwen... ahhh good times (well, okay, probably wasn't for her)
69. Had enough money to be truly satisfied --I'm a pinko commie, money sucks!
70. Have amazing friends
71. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country --I don't dance. Maybe someday, if I'm old and bored, I'll take dancing lessons or something. Actually, my parents and my friend Kathryn's parents schemed to sign us up for dancing lessons in High School... fortunately, the scheme never came to fruition.
72. Swim during a formal
73. Stolen a sign
74. Backpacked in Europe --Lived there for 8.5 years, but never went backpacking...
75. Taken a road-trip --I went on a road trip by myself last summer, which was fun...
76. Rock climbing --haven't recently, although at one point I was able to claim to be a 5.10 climber
77. Nose piercing --two holes is enough for my nose, thank you very much
78. Midnight walk on the beach --even better with a camp fire going
79. Sky diving
80. Visited Ireland
81. Saw what you wanted and did all it took to seize it. --I wanted to come to the UofC so I offered any deity that can make it happen a limb of their choice. Hasn't been claimed yet, fortunately.
82. Fell in love then fell harder and faster from heartbreak. --after that I started trying not to fall in love, but it appears that's not particularly effective and you can still fall hard nonetheless
83. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had lunch/ dinner with them
84. Visit and/or tour Japan.
85. Benchpress your own weight. --okay so this might sound crazy, but I used to go to the gym with my roomie in Chico. One time I benched 180lb, so that's actually like 1.5x my weight.
86. Stolen from your parents --depends on who you ask, but they might claim that my tuition is stealing their retirement funds
87. Alphabetized your records --I work with databases, does that count?
89. Pretended to be a superhero --why pretend when you are one? wait... nevermind
90. Sang karaoke --I lived in Japan and managed to avoid it. I'm rather proud of that fact
91. Made someone cry for no good reason --I think the last time I made someone cry was when I broke up with my girlfriend after she cheated on me... I don't know if that's a good reason, but it's probably not a "no good reason" either.
92. Lounged around in bed all day.
93. Posed nude in front of a room full of strangers. --I didn't pose, and I did have a strategically placed cushion, but I didn't have a single article of clothing on. Yes, I was drunk. Yes, there are pictures of it on the web. No, you don't want to see it
94. Dressed sexy for no reason. --if by sexy you mean 10 year old t-shirts and holey shorts, then yes... all the time
95. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
96. Kissed in the rain --I think so, although I'm pretty sure I wasn't hanging from a fire ladder
97. Played in the mud --yay mud!
98. Played in the rain --when I was younger, one of my favorite games was to build damns in the park
99. Gone to a drive-in theater
100. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it... --I think I do the opposite, and regret things I shouldn't regret
101. Visited the Great Wall of China
102. Fell in love with a job that has nothing to do with the degree you're pursuing
103. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog. --I assume random people read my blog, although I think this one's less public...
104. Dropped Windows in favor of something better. --I never used Windows, so I never had to drop it
105. Started a business. --failed, obviously, but I'm working on it
106. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken. --Hm... not too sure, so I'll refrain from answering until I know for sure.
107. Toured ancient sites around the Mediterranean --I've been on the Mediterranean coast in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Turkey and Tunisia... although I'm not sure how many anciet sites I toured in those areas.
108. Taken karate. --sorry, ki-aikido all the way
109. Swordfought for the honor of a woman.
110. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight.
111. Gotten married
112. Been in a movie. --Ducky was actually my directoral and acting debut
113. LARPed
114. Loved someone you shouldn't have. --Sometimes I feel like I've only loved people I shouldn't have, but that's probably not true.
115. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy. --According to my ex-girlfriend, I kiss weird...
116. Gotten divorced
117. Had sex at the office --well... no, but... nevermind
118. Surprised yourself with a talent you didn't know you had
119. Been to Macchu Picchu
120. Gone without food for 5 days
121. Never left the continental United States.
122. Made cookies from scratch.
123. Won first prize in a costume contest.
124. Ridden a gondola in Venice. --I was in Venice, but sadly missed the whole gondola thing
125. Gotten a tattoo
126. Got another tattoo the next day because you didn't feel balanced
127. Find that the texture of some materials can turn you on --And no, I'm not talking about my PowerBook (even though I do pet it on occasion...)
128. Rafted the Snake River
129. Blazed it up at Burning Man
130. Gotten flowers for no reason.
131. Masturbated in a public place.
132. Gotten so drunk you don't remember anything. --I'm fairly certain I'm incapable of that, although I've tried
133. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug.
134. Traveled the world.
135. Performed onstage with a famous symphony orchestra
136. Been to Las Vegas
137. Met Madonna
138. Recorded music --during Scav I recorded Nick playing Hitchcapocalyptic Death Snell.. does that count? I also recorded Claire playing piano for the Ducky sound track, in the Green Room, no less. I also used to do audio tech, so I've done better than that too.
139. Eaten Shark --In Soviet Russia, shark eats.. wait, nevermind
140. Had a one night stand --hm... I'm not entirely sure if what I'm thinking about qualifies, but whatever
141. Gone to Thailand
142. Had the courage to speak your mind --I still need to work on this in some situations, though
143. Saw Robert Smith and Siouxsie live
144. Bought a house
145. Earned my degree
146. Broke my neck
147. Been in a combat zone --I was in what used to be the front line between Croatia and Serbia, not long after the war in '97. And I hiked around in a landmine infested park, so I think that counts.
148. Buried my father
149. Earned a *living* through my creativity --earned a fat living as a programmer... okay, so not entirely creative
150. Visit the remaining continents on my list
151. Had my pubic hair waxed off
152. Been on a cruise ship
153. Speak more than one language fluently
154. Worn see-through clothes in public
155. Bounced a cheque
156. Performed in Rocky Horror
157. Moved over 1000 miles by yourself --I've moved from one continent to another by myself a couple of times, although I didn't haul everything on my own back...
158. Been to art school
159. Read - and understood - your credit report
160. Raised children. --Does my inner child count?
161. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy --I recently bought a stuffed Nemo, and since I'm still a child, I think that counts
162. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
163. Created and named your own constellation of stars
164. Bucked stigma or trends to follow your heart
165. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
166. Found out something significant that your ancestors did. --Not a direct ancestor, but Miguel Chijiwa (one i, instead of double i) was one of 4 Christian convert youths sent to meet the Pope in the 16th century. They were one of the first from Japan to visit Europe, and there's a picture of them in the Vatican, which I've also seen.
167. Called or written your Congressman
168. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
169. ...more than once?
170. Run the Golden Gate Bridge
171. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you know someone is looking
171. Had an abortion (or your female partner did)
172. Had plastic surgery --I like to perform surgery on gummy bears though
173. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived. --survived an accident that killed the other guy, but fortunately I was fine. I was 4 or 5 and the guy had run a red light. If my mom had entered the intersection a split second sooner, or the guy had been a split second later, my mom, I, or both of us would've been killed.
174. Wrote articles for a large publication
175. Lost over 100 pounds --damn, I lost 60lb compared to when I was in high school... but 100?
176. Held someone while they were having a flashback
177. Flown an airplane --Some day...
178. Petted a stingray
179. Broken someone's heart. --seems like I get preempted before I get the chance
180. Helped an animal give birth
181. Been fired or laid off from a job you loved.
182. Won money on a T.V. game show.
183. Broken a bone.
184. Killed a human being.
185. Had a threesome (or moresome.)
186. Ridden a motorcycle.
187. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph. --on the autobahn. Would've gone faster if my mom's cheap diesel Mercedes went faster than that...
188. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced.
189. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. --my dad shoots at competitions. only .22s though.
190. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild.
191. Ridden a horse. --there was a riding school just down the street from our first house in Dusseldorf. I quit because I was a wuss and this one horse kept throwing me
192. Had major surgery.
193. Had sex on a moving train. --Why have sex on a moving train when sex feels like a moving train already anyway?
194. Had a snake as a pet.
195. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
196. Joined the army
197. Gotten Food Stamps / Welfare
198. Been to a tapas bar
199. Read "War and Peace"
200. Bought a childhood favorite book on eBay
201. Worn a strap-on.
202. Been in an abusive relationship. --hm...
203. Had fertility problems.
204. Crewed a sailing ship. --I went to sailing camp the summer of 7th grade, although when we had a real sailing _ship_ I was sea sick the whole time
205. Hunted Bookfinder for a favorite book
206. Seen a play on Broadway
207. Written a Novel --In high school I wrote a trashy story which, in terms of quantity, might've qualified as a 'novel' (at 45,000 words). But it's so bad, I won't even try to claim it was anything like a novel
208. Been a film or TV extra --No but I know a guy who's a professional extra. He was in "Last Samurai" and "Starsk and Hutch" recently..
209. Seen a rodeo
210. Spiked the punch at a formal event
211. Experienced the world standing still, for one glittering and perfect moment. --that's more or less the feeling you get after a long difficult climb up a rock face, and stand at the top.
212. Successfully introduced two friends to each other for romantic purposes
213. Gone swimming in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
214. See the Arctic (or Antarctic) Circle
215. Buried a sibling
216. Participated in a spontaneous street party after a favourite pro sports team's championship win
217. Danced all night with the one you came with.
218. Watched someone cook for you. --I used to help my mom cook all the time; I think I actually learned a good chunk of her repertoire (which is considerable)
219. Seen a Queen/King or other head of state at a Royal Palace or Presidential building event
220. Been to Moscow during the Cold war
221. Flown in an Army helicopter
222. Stayed overnight in a castle
223. Ran a complete programme on a aeroplane or supertanker simulator
224. winter camping in -17C --I think it got just about that cold here a few times, but no, no camping
225. lived in the woods for two weeks only taking matches and a small knapsack of essentials --This is one of my dreams...
226. taken yoga classes --Some of the things we do in ki-aikido are officially referred to as "Japanese yoga", but no real yoga, I don't think.
227. watched all the Star Wars movies back to back
228. run a marathon
229. Romantically loved someone of the same gender
230. Been atop Ayres Rock
231. Had an imaginary friend --Actually, I just saw him the other day, so we're still good friends.
232. Sung onstage
233. Made cheese --Mmmm... cheese
234. Visited Scotland
235. Spent the night in a railway station because there were no trains until the morning and you were too broke for a hotel --I spent a night in the baggage claim area of Midway when I came to prospie, because my flight arrived on the night before I was supposed to show up, and I couldn't afford a hotel. And since this was January and the area's rather drafty, it was a long, cold, miserable night...
236. Competely filled up your hard drive from downloading TV shows/movies/music --No, but my hard drive filled up once while rendering scenes for Ducky
237. Been in a paint fight and enjoyed it.
238. Had a plastic sword fight in public.
239. Came to the realization that you live in one of the most beautiful places on earth and never want to leave. --Unfortunately I've never lived in such a place... although I think some areas out in the middle of nowhere in Northern California might quality. The best place I've ever lived, is probably Hitchcock though.