Life experiences meme

Bold are the ones I've done (my comments are in brackets).

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins (wouldn't mind doing this)
03. Climbed a mountain (part way, at least)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid (I would LOVE to do this)
06. Held a tarantula (gods, NO!)
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone (definitely want to!)
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris (want to)
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights (In Edmonton)
15. Gone to a huge sports game (Just your run-of-the-mill stuff like hockey games)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (we had a garden when I was a kid, and I loved the fresh carrots)
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper (babysitting my cousin)
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight (A small one)
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight (Hell yeah!)
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster (NEVER AGAIN!!)
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (guilty as charged)
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced (After a work Christmas party)
42. Had amazing friend (Still do!)
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip (to a few spots)
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland (I'd love to go)
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love (My first boyfriend)
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan (want to)
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds (I go by genre/theme)
57. Pretended to be a superhero (Hell yeah!)
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day (Not often, but I have)
60. Posed nude in front of strangers (not "posing", but I have been nekkid on the nude beach. don't have the body for posing, but I wish I did, 'cause then I would!)
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch (it's been a while)
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (thinking about it, though)
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert" (A couple of times in Edmonton for computer stuff)
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage (Church and school plays)
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking (Probably a few times)
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane (a friend has a small plane. he took me up and let me handle the stick for a bit)
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone (just cracked a leg bone)
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced (not yet...)
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet (gods, NO!)
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi (Yummy!)
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about (the importance of same-sex marriage)
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach (gods, NO!)
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and the Odyssey
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions (so far, and I don't plan to break this streak)
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts (A few times)
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair (platinum blonde highlights)
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident (VERY minor)
150: Saved someone's life (I used to donate blood)

I love you.

It's been said.
In both directions.

If you'll excuse me, I'll be somewhere in orbit!
*BIG grin*

Homeward bound and blogging at 30,000 feet

Well, the trip is over. I’m on the Air Canada flight home. We just took off about ten minutes ago, and I should be hugging my boyfriend in about 90-100 minutes. *grins* From what the pilot said before take off (expect a smooth flight), the weather is going to be just spiffy for the entire flight home. I have to admit that some rain and what-not would be cool because I actually enjoyed the bump and bounce of turbulence, and the pyro lightning show was amazing to watch.

Let’s see… Having spent Monday evening with Sherri, I spent Tuesday in the seminar, and then the evening was spent with my family. I got to see a Brit Comedy that I had never heard of. It’s called “My Family”. It was really funny, and the mother is played by the actress who plays the flying instructor/Quiddich ref in the Harry Potter movies. Gotta see if I can get it on the channels at my place (it was on PBS Detroit). I crashed on their sofa for the night. Not the greatest plan in the world. Like any sofa, it’s great for cat-naps. A full night’s sleep? Not so much. I was able to borrow my parent’s car so that I could putter around town while my dad was at work. I spent a couple of hours at the west end store and chatted with a bunch of people that I haven’t seen in about 13 months. At noon, I abducted a couple of them and went out to meet Jasmine for lunch at Dadeo. It was a WONDERFUL time! The jokes and fun insults were as if I never even left. We were just as goofy as I was the last time we all hung out.

*blogging briefly interrupted by the flight crew distributing snacks and drinks*

The evening was spent with my “adopted” family having a really yummy fondue and some wine. Cheese & bread, meat & vegetable broth, followed up with chocolate & fruit for dessert. Oh, and of course, we had the much needed bottles of red wine to go with it. I crashed there for the night (in a REAL bed). This morning/afternoon was spent with my “adopted” mom. We went for lunch at Dadeo (it’s not a restaurant. It’s an addiction), and sat around chatting for a bit before heading to the airport.

A trip through airport security, and I’m on the plane. Now we’re at now. And I really don’t have much more to say about anything, really, because not much of anything is happening. Oh, two in-flight observations. One: airplane tray tables aren’t designed for laptop computers (unless you have one of those really tiny, really expensive ones). Two: It’s somewhat amusing just how many laptops you see on a mid-day/early evening flight like this (takeoff time was about 5:30pm MTN time). Arrival at YVR is about 6:15PM, PST. Not bad for an hour and some-odd flight. ;-)

An odd thought just occurred to me. I should load up a porn-ish picture or movie (Queer as Folk, anyone?) just to see if I can make people squirm. *evil grin*

Well, that basically sums up my “day in the life-ish post” for my trip. See you soon!

I am leaving on a jet plane…

I have a rough idea of when I’ll be back again.

Editor’s note: This post was started on Sunday evening (July 9) at the Vancouver airport, and completed on Monday in the locations listed below.

Wow. It’s already been a full month and a bit since Tommy and I started dating. He’s still as sweet as ever! A couple of weeks ago, he and I went to Playland for the evening (Playland being the local amusement park/fairgrounds). As I’m sure a few of you know, I’m not overly fond of the faster rides (spinny, twirly, or droppy). Well, at Tommy’s urging, I went on the log ride with him. Six or so rides of it later... :) Toss in a couple of rounds on some of the slightly, although not overly spinny rides, and it was a load of fun. *grin*

One of the things I like the most about Tommy is the fact that he has a good head on his shoulders. We can play a game of chess, or have a REALLY good conversation on a ton of different topics. w00t!

In other news, I’m typing this post (for later posting) in the lobby of my Edmonton hotel. The company I work for has sent me here for two days (Sun night to Tues night) for a training seminar. I have to admit that I’m rather impressed. The seminar actually has some GOOD content in it and isn’t a waste of time! *shock and awe* The REALLY cool part of this trip is that I asked my boss to extend my return flight back by two nights so that I could spend a couple of evenings with family. I wish that I could be here longer so that I can spend more time with friends and family, but that isn’t an option. *cries* But, on the whole, this is turning out to be a good trip.

Anyways, I’ve gotta bugger off for dinner. Catch ya later, and I’ll be back on Thursday evening.

Back from dinner, and I have time to continue the post before I go to bed.

Time for some more about the trip here. Getting here was a mild adventure. Read: Exercise in frustration. Alberta was experiencing a nice assortment of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and other similar fun stuff. As such, air travel through a good chunk of western Canada (and a bit of the US) was delayed. Our plane (Air Canada) was supposed to leave at about 7:15pm. Our plane was coming in from Calgary, and the weather delayed it. As such, we didn’t take off until about 830pm. However, the flight was fun! We had some turbulence to keep things entertaining (I rather enjoy the bumps and shakes of turbulence). As if that wasn’t enough, we went right through a thunderstorm during our descent into Edmonton. During said storm, the wingtip was hit by a few lightning zaps. THAT was cool!! :) Another upshot was that the flight crew did a good job.

After dinner (a few of us went to West Edmonton Mall), I spent a couple of hours hanging out with Sherri. Things are going great for her, and I am INCREDIBLY happy about that! She definitely deserves to have some good karma events in her life. She’s such an awesome person. Leaving from her place sucked the big suck. I miss her so much, and it’s only been an hour since we parted.

On that note, I’m going to bed.