200 Things

We haven't updated for a while but we will update soon. Until then this can tie you over.

This is Chad doing this, so nobody wonders why Marcie might have done these things. (Especially number 197) Let us know if any of you do this also so we can read about it.

I saw this on a friend’s blog and thought it might be fun to do. The idea is to bold all the statements you have ever done out of all 200 of them!

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper (Wish I was like my dad who could say he never has)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped (A lot more scary than Sky diving)
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (Probably more relaxing than it should be)
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run (Actually hit three in one game)
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight (Only if the bar weighs 150 lbs)
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving (Actually got certified in college, but haven’t been since)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Evanpop Advertising, but is closed now)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie (I was in a local television commercial)
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (I’m assuming original nintendo games count as a toy)
70. Found out something significant about your ancestors (I found out that my Grandma had a shotgun wedding that my dad didn’t even know about)
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job (Still hate Gordon’s Guide)
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle (Currently drive a scooter)
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi (Wish I could eat more)
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (Nice thing about growing up in a small town)
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school (Currently getting an MBA)
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (Fishing and deer hunting)
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (Sometimes it feels like that when talking to Brookley)
97. Been elected to public office (Student Body President of my high school is kind of public)
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ (Dances during High School)
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe.
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band (All I can say is that Black Albino rocked!!)
119. Shot a bird (Just about cried since it was an accident and I was maybe 10)
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book (It was only published for the grandparents with pictures of the kids)
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in a historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Ran a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something (It was a solitaire game)
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo (It was actually a song I wrote for an assembly in High School)
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted (Does a chariciture count?)
148. Written a fan letter (Bo Jackson)
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight (I just did on #45)
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunch box
160. Gotten food poisoning (Still can’t eat a mexican taco at Taco Bell)
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission (Honduras San Pedro Sula)
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous (Bo Jackson sent me a letter and a signed picture, although it was a generic form letter)
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics (Salt Lake City)
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream (Saw a home I contacted on my mission)
173.. Thought you might crash in an airplane (Small plane on the way to Las Vegas for a training)
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life (It might be a stretch but taking Brookley to the hospital several times probably save her life)
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hotel (Used to be exciting, now it kind of grosses me out if I think about it too much)
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a camp fire (Easiest and most exciting with gasoline)
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced (Pierced my nipple in high school, I had to have at least one rebellious moment)
198. Built your own PC from parts
199. Written your own role playing game
200. Been arrested (Kind of. Had to got to the police station and call my mom to pick me up for paintballing)