Have you ever…?
Bought everyone in the pub a drink. Not EVERYONE…but everyone I knew.
Swam with wild dolphins. no
Climbed a mountain. Yes. The Shenandoah. But they really aren't that big
Taken a Ferrari for a test drive. No. And it doesn't really interest me.
Been inside the Great Pyramid. No. But I've been to Chichen Itza. That should count for SOMETHING.
Held a tarantula. Yes
Taken a candlelit bath with someone. No. Not much of a bath person.
Said 'I love you' and meant it. Yes.
Hugged a tree. Yes. But not in ernest.
Done a striptease. No. When I strip I'm not teasing.
Bungee jumped. No thank you.
Visited Paris. Almost. But I don't feel like I missed anything.
Watched a lightning storm at sea. No, but it sounds cool.
Stayed up all night long and watched the sunrise. Yes.
Seen the Northern Lights. YES!! At Gene's Stabbin' Cabbin'!
Gone to a huge sports game. I don't know enough about sports to know if it was huge. I'm assuming a Mariners game counts though. They're a big team, right?
Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa. No.
Grown and eaten your own vegetables. Mostly. But never eggplant.
Touched an iceberg. Does the lettuce count.
Slept under the stars. HAHAHA! No.
Changed a baby's diaper. Only the once. Never again.
Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. No. But my mom really wants me to for some reason.
Watched a meteor shower. Yes.
Gotten drunk on champagne. SOOOO many times.
Given more than you can afford to charity. Yes. To HRC during the last election.
Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. Yes.
Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. I used to get in trouble for that in chapel at school all the time. I'm sorry but sometimes the bible is just hilarious.
Had a food fight. How I long to.
Bet on a winning horse. No.
Taken a sick day when you're not ill. Probably more often than when I WAS ill.
Asked out a stranger. No. And saying yes to a stranger that had asked me out has proven time and time again to be a horrible mistake.
Had a snowball fight. Yes!
Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier. No.
Screamed as loudly as you possibly can. Yes.
Held a lamb. No….why?
Organized and planned a surprise party for a loved one. No.
Taken a midnight skinny dip. No. I had the opportunity to go at hippie camp when I was a youngster, but the body of water was dirty and snake ridden and I didn't want anything slithering up my who-ha.
Taken an ice cold shower. Yes. In the ridiculously hot summers in VA.
Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar. No.
Seen a total eclipse. Yes.
Ridden a roller coaster. Yes.
Hit a home run. Absolutely not. I'm atrocious when it comes to anything sport's related besides eating nachos.
Fit three weeks miraculously into three days. Wha…? I'm not Jambie.
Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. Any time I dance, it is as a fool. And I love every minute of it.
Adopted an accent for an entire day. I'm not good enough at accents to do this. I have tried adopting an accent for an evening and was called out immediately.
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. Almost. I was in the same country.
Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment. I think so…
Had two hard drives for your computer. Ooooh yes.
Visited all 10 provinces/50 states. No. And I don't think I'm missing anything in North Dakota.
Loved your job for all accounts. Only my non-paying job of filmmaker.
Taken care of someone who was really sick. How sick is really sick? Dom was pretty sick when we first started dating. But he wasn't in the hospital or anything. So probably no.
Had enough money to be truly satisfied. Only for a short amount of time.
Have amazing friends. I LOVE my friends. They are my family.
Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. Yes.
Watched wild whales. Only saw them fleetingly.
Stolen a sign. No. But I've wanted to.
Backpacked in Europe. I was backpackless. But I did travel with a suitcase.
Taken a road-trip. Yes. And I need to do more of that.
Rock climbing. No. I'm too gimpy.
Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice. Yes. I told them I didn't buy anything in Amsterdam when, in fact, I had bought a pipe.
Midnight walk on the beach. Yes. I kind of miss Virginia Beach.
Sky diving. No. But I'm almost curious.
Visited Ireland. Yes. See above question about home of ancestors.
Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love. Yes. I call that my “Whiskey Period”.
In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them. No.
Visited Japan. No.
Bench pressed your own weight. No.
Milked a cow. Yes!
Alphabetized your cds. Obsessively
Pretended to be a superhero. I was Wonder Woman for my first Halloween that I went trick or treating for.
Sung karaoke. Obsessively
Lounged around in bed all day. Not bed. But couch. Probably only because there is no TV in my room.
Protested something you feel strongly against. Yes.
Scuba diving. -yes
Got it on to “Let's Get It On” by Marvin Gaye. No. Overdone.
Kissed in the rain. Yes. And afterward I felt pretty cheesy about it. It was a first kiss too.
Played in the rain. Yes. I love hot summer rain in southern climates. Probably the only good thing ABOUT southern climates.
Gone to a drive-in theater. No. But I SOOO want to.
Done something you should regret, but don't regret it. Shopplifting as teenager. There's probably more things than that but I don't want to sound like an asshole so I won't try and think of them.
Started a business. Tangent Productions!
Dropped Windows in favor of something better. I don't know what this means.
Fallen in love and had your heart broken. Duh.
Toured ancient sites. Yes.
Taken a martial arts class for like 7 years. What? Why 7 years? This is getting weird. No.
Swordfought for the honor of a woman. No…?
Played a DVD for more than 6 hours straight. LOTR.
Been in a movie. Only mine. Only badly.
Crashed a party. Yes.
Loved someone you shouldn't have. I've loved assholes, but I learned something from it so I don't necessarily regret it. There was one guy I shouldn't have slept with…but I didn't love him. So there.
Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy. I have no idea. Probably not.
Gotten divorced. No.
Started an office war. Ha. There's a cold war going on right now. But I didn't start it.
Gone without food for 5 days. No.
Made cookies from scratch. Yes.
Won first prize in a costume contest. No.
Ridden a gondola in Venice. No.
Gotten a tattoo. Two.
Rafted the Snake River. No.
Been on television news programs as an “expert.” Ha! No. But I always wanted to be on “Beat The Geeks”.
Got flowers for no reason. Got them for or from somebody? If for then no. If from then yes.
Made out in a public place. Yes, but not in FRONT of anybody.
Got so drunk you don't remember anything. Yes.
Been addicted to some form of illegal drug. No.
Performed on stage. Yes.
Recorded music. Yes. Tickle Me Emo!
Eaten shark. No.
Drank an entire 6 pack by yourself. Yes.
Gone to Thailand. No.
Seen Siouxsie live. No. That's a weird question. What if you don't like them? I do. But what if you don't?
Bought a house. No.
Been in a combat zone. No.
Buried one/both of your parents. No.
Shaved all of your hair off. No.
Been on a cruise ship. No.
Spoken more than one language fluently. No.
Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone. No. But in retrospect I should have hit a few people.
Bounced a check. No.
Performed in theatre. No.
Read — and understood — your credit report. No.
Raised children. No thank you.
Taken a bicycle tour in a foreign country. No.
Found out something significant that your ancestors did. No.
Called or written your Congress person. Yes.
Picked up and moved to another city to just start over. Yes. Twice.
Walked the Golden Gate Bridge. No.
Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking. No.
Had plastic surgery. No. Unless you count a breast reduction. Which I don't.
Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived. That's also a weird question.
Pet a stingray. No.
Broken someone's heart. I don't know…Possibly.
Helped an animal give birth. No. My cat gave birth but she didn't need my help.
Been fired or laid off from a job. Twice.
Won money on a TV game show. No. Why did they take Beat The Geeks off the air!! That SO would have been my show!
Broken a bone. Yes.
Killed a human being. No. But I might be lying…
Gone on an African photo safari. No.
Ridden a motorcycle. Yes. But not by myself.
Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph. No.
Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced. No.
Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. No.
Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild. No.
Ridden a horse. No.
Had major surgery. Define “Major”. I had two serious knee surgeries. But I wouldn't have DIED without them. Just been extremely gimpy.
Ridden on a passenger train. Yes.
Had a snake as a pet. No. I could never feed them live animals.
Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. No.
Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing. No. I can't sleep on planes.
Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours. Yes. Whenever I had surgery.
Visited more foreign countries than U.S states. No.
Visited all 7 continents. No.
Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days. No.
Eaten kangaroo meat. I'm ashamed to say I have.
Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground. What the fuck?!
Been a sperm or egg donor. No. But it's very tempting.
Eaten sushi. Love it.
Had your picture in the newspaper. Only the school paper.
Had 2 healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime. Define “healthy”…Maybe…
Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about. Yes! Vegetarianism!
Gotten someone fired for their actions. No.
Gone back to school. Yes.
Parasailed. No. But it's on my list.
Changed your name. No.
Petted a cockroach. No.
Eaten fried green tomatoes. No.
Read The Iliad. Parts of it.
Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read a book
by them. A lot more than one.
Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, or cups because your apartment
needed them. Yes. I also have quite a lot of dishes from the U.P.S. cafeteria.
Taught yourself an art from scratch. Does filmmaking count? I don't really get it.
Killed and prepared an animal for eating. Absolutely not.
Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt. No.
Skipped all your school reunions. So far so good.
Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language. No.
Been elected to public office. No.
Written your own computer language. No.
Thought to yourself that you're living your dream. Yes. But it turns out I was dreaming.
Had to put someone you love into hospice care. Not personally.
Built your own PC from parts. No. But Jacob built my computer for me.
Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you. No.
Had a booth at a street fair. No.
Dyed your hair. Constantly.
Been a DJ. Yes. KUPS radio, baby!
Found out someone was going to dump you via internet. No. But I have been dumped via email. I just wasn't alerted ahead of time.
Written your own role playing game. No.
Been arrested. No.
Hated someone. Yes. But I feel guilty about it.
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