What to do…
by Anton Piatek
Dark had this on his blog, and I almost wasn’t going to fill it in… but I gave in
- Bought everyone in the pub a drink
- Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain - Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid - Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree - Done a striptease
- Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise - Seen the Northern Lights
- Gone to a huge sports game
- Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables - Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars - Changed a baby’s diaper
- Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne - Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope - Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight - Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight - Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can - Held a lamb
- Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath - Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster - Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking - Adopted an accent for an entire day
- Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer - Visited all 50 states
- Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced - Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country - Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign - Backpacked in Europe
- Taken a road-trip
- Rock climbing
- Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving - Visited Ireland
- Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
- In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
- Visited Japan
- Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow - Alphabetized your records
- Pretended to be a superhero
- Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day - Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving - Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
- Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain - Gone to a drive-in theater
- Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
- Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better - Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class - Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (does a D&D RPG count?) - Gotten married
- Been in a movie
- Crashed a party
- Loved someone you shouldn’t have
- Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
- Gotten divorced
- Had sex at the office
- Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch - Won first prize in a costume contest
- Ridden a gondola in Venice
- Gotten a tattoo
- Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
- Rafted the Snake River
- Been on television news programs as an “expert”
105. Got flowers for no reason - Masturbated in a public place
- Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
- Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage - Been to Las Vegas
- Recorded music
- Eaten shark
- Had a one-night stand
- Gone to Thailand
- Seen Siouxsie live
- Bought a house
- Been in a combat zone
- Buried one/both of your parents
119. ***
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently – Depends if my Italian was really fluent… probably not
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone - Bounced a check
- Performed in Rocky Horror
- Read – and understood – your credit report
- Raised children
- Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
- Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
- Created and named your own constellation of stars
- Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
- Found out something significant that your ancestors did
- Called or written your Congress person
- Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
- ….more than once? – More than thrice?
- Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
- Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
- Had an abortion or your female partner did
- Had plastic surgery
- Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
- Wrote articles for a large publication
- Lost over 100 pounds
- Held someone while they were having a seizure
- Piloted an airplane
- Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone’s heart - Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job - Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone - Killed a human being
- Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph - Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
- Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse - Had major surgery
- Had sex on a moving train
- Had a snake as a pet
- Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states - Visited all 7 continents
- Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat - Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
- Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper - Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
- Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
- Gotten someone fired for their actions
- Gone back to school
176. Parasailed - Changed your name
- Petted a cockroach
- Eaten fried green tomatoes
- Read The Iliad
- Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
- Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
- …and gotten 86’ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
- Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
- Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language - Been elected to public office
- Written your own computer language
- Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
- Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts - Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
- Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested