Wednesday, January 04, 2006

The assignment

In response to Brooke's blog assignment (specifically the last one posted):

I have:
1. Been in more time zones than Eastern and Central
2. Seen "A Christmas Story" in its entirety
3. Smoked
4. Been off our continent
5. Eaten sushi
6. Worked out for more than a 6-week stretch
7. Watched an entire hockey game
8. Pierced something
9. Had a real New Year's kiss at midnight
10. Had hair so short it couldn't fit in a ponytail
11. Found a strapless bra that works for me
12. Seen the Bengals win the Super Bowl
13. Eaten at Taco Bell
14. Liked "Office Space"
15. Had "relations"

I have not:
1. Liked coffee (or any of its counterparts)
2. Been to India
3. Owned Velcro shoes since I was a kid
4. Had surgery
5. Been to the Caribbean
6. Enjoyed heights
7. Puked after riding a roller coaster
8. Been to the Mountaineer Family Restaurant before dark
9. Loved my job (only liked or tolerated)
10. Lived outside of Ohio
11. Read the Bible cover-to-cover
12. Been stung by a bee
13. Liked Fleetwood Mac
14. Swum in the Pacific Ocean
15. "Pink-slipped" into any classes at OU
16. Pulled an all-nighter
17. Done the "Cha-Cha Slide"
18. Liked whipped cream
19. Seen the Grand Canyon
20. Dated someone significantly shorter or taller than I am
21. Ridden a horse
22. Thrown a boomerang and had it come back to me
23. Purchased something through the classifieds
24. Saved someone's life
25. Seen a live Project Grizzly performance

4 Comments:

At 1:03 PM, Blogger Brett said...

can you move #12 on the 'have done' list to the 'Have not done' list? In both '89 and '82 those loveable Bengals couldn't get it done..

 
At 3:08 PM, Blogger Sarah said...

Oops...I've seen them GO to the Super Bowl. Nice catch.

 
At 5:08 AM, Blogger paul said...

You have not seen a Project Grizzly show! You have not yet experienced life! I'm so sorry. I keep asking for a reunion tour, but no luck.

 
At 3:47 PM, Blogger Randy said...

Appropriately, I chime in where my wife left off...
I have
- Liked coffee's counterparts
- Puked after riding a roller coaster
- Been to the Mountaineer Family Restaurant before dark
- Lived outside of Ohio
- Read the Bible cover-to-cover
- Been stung by a bee
- Liked, even loved Fleetwood Mac
- "Pink-slipped" into classes at OU, in fact like it was my job
- Pulled an all-nighter, see above
- Done the "Cha-Cha Slide" (while I was teaching it to third graders)
- Liked whipped cream
- Seen the Grand Canyon
- Seen a live Project Grizzly performance, in that I frickin' lived that rollercoaster ride

However I have not done most other things, including:
1. Ridden a bike
2. Swum
3. Eaten Brussel Sprouts
4. Drunk a "shot" of anything
5. Been to church camp, or any camp for that matter
6. Listed to an entire Velvet Underground album(?!)
7. Known how to spell the word "yield" on the first try
8. Been to a party with a keg
9. Had my college diploma out of the envelope it came to me in more than one or two minutes
10. Had a celebrity crush
11. Been punched
12. Been to Florida
13. Liked Mickey Mouse
14. Held a job for a year or more
15. Been to a baseball game
16. Driven a sports car
17. Bought anything from ebay
18. Seen a baby be born, even on film
19. Taken a dog for a walk
20. Cheated on a test
21. Been to Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, or really any school other than just plain ol' school
22. Been to a homecoming dance
23. Worn a bowtie
24. Passed out, been knocked out, etc.
25. Snapped my fingers

Oy vey, finding 25 things was hard...I could eat a whole cheesecake.

 

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