I have . . .

Here's my easy blog, since people keep telling me I need to update my blog.

If it's bold, I have...

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
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
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 (been to NYC many times, never went onto the island, though..do Empire State Building and World Trade Center count?)
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 (don't think I HELD one, but pet and hugged one)
26. Gone skinny dipping
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 (not a home run, but I think I hit a double once...)
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
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files (not alphabetized, but organized properly)
48. Ever worn a superhero costume (does the Mario Princess count?)
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
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
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
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 REALLY want a skip-it)
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did (Samuel Prescott finished Paul Revere's ride)
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over (contemplating this currently)
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (planning to go soon, on my 101 list)
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (only saw it from above)
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover (on my 101 list also)
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions (had to fire someone...=/ )
88. Gone back to school
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 (learn to knit is on my 101 list)
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (dance).
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care (really hope this never gets bolded..)
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
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring (of course, I am a 90's girl at heart!)
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Prepared a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child (not a child of mine, but a friend who was only 13)
114. Gone to a Broadway play
115. Been inside the pyramids (on my 101 list)
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
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 (my work has been published many times, but not my very own book)
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place (Maine has a lot of history)
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (mini-golf counts, right?)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon (5k is on my 101 list)
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
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 (does dancing a solo count, I did a lot of those...)
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment (working on it)
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
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
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox (loved my metal Muppet Babies lunchbox)
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
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
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz and polka.
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books (Boxcar Children)
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s 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 hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog (trying!)
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots (tap shoes count, right?)
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. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

Ebony & Ivory

by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder was the number one song in the US on the day I was born.

Hall and Oates' Kiss on My List was Jeff's.

And on the day we were married, Carrie Underwood's Inside Your Heaven was number one.

An Amazing Lady posted this on our boards a few days ago. I'm very jealous of people who got Call Me by Blondie and other good songs.

How about you? What songs were number one on important dates in your life?

I survived!

Living in Boston for the past 3 years was kind of nice because of the public transportation. Boston isn't really a city that Jeff and I were the least bit interested in driving in. We had access to a few Zipcars (my beloved red with leather interior and sunroof Volvo S40 Shoshnik lived in our apartment's parking lot) that we could rent by the hour when we needed to drive. But Jeff was the only person who was allowed to drive. That's limited my driving for the past 3 years to visits with family when I would steal a car to drive into Ames or around Nevada. Nothing hardcore.

Today was my first real drive in 3 years. Jeff had to head back to Boston this morning. He had contemplated taking the MAX to the airport, but realized since it was a holiday he would have had to leave at 5:30am. So we drove, and I drove myself back and am still currently in one piece. I even managed to send Jeff a text while stopped at some red lights. Yay me! And a huge thanks to Elaine/Colleen/Eileen/Navi for helping me not get lost (the Garmin's name hasn't been officially decided yet).

Since I can't come up with anything else to write about, I got this from one of my Amazing Ladies blogs.

Any items that are in BOLD I've eaten.
Any items with an asterisk * means I will not ever eat them.
Also, I'm putting any random comments I come up with in italics. Please note that wikipedia is your friend!

The Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos Rancheros
4. steak tartare *
5. Crocodile (though I have eaten alligator!)
6. Black pudding (also known as blood pudding) *
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho (this would need to be eliminated if it had tripe in it)
13. PB & J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart (Oh my God! These are my favorite things to eat in NYC!)
16. epoisses
17. Black truffle (once I find out if I'm allergic to mushrooms I'm in for trying them!)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns (I just found out I can get these at my Farmer's Market!)
20. Pistachio ice cream (before my nut allergy days it was one of my favorites)
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras (uh, no, it's animal cruelty in my mind and I won't be a part of that)
24. rice and beans
25. Brawn , or head cheese *
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de Leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna Cauda
31. Wasabi peas (ask Jeff about these :))
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. salted lassi
34. sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (cognac yes, cigar no)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. gumbo
40. Oxtail *
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects *******
43. phall
44. Goat’s milk (does goat's milk cheese count?)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (YUM!)
46 fugu (Pufferfish)
47. chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. prickly pear
52. umeboshi* (I'm allergic to plums; these are related enough that I don't think I'll go there)
53. abalone * (more allergy issues)
54. paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. poutine
60. carob chips
61. s'mores
62. sweetbreads (only if the chef is amazing, and I'd probably order a 2nd meal for backup)
63. kaolin
64. currywurst
65. durian
66. Frogs’ legs *
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. haggis *
69. Fried plantain
70. chitterlings , or andouillette *
71. gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74 .gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill ******************** (heck no! WHY would anyone eat roadkill?!?!)
76. baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail *******
79. lapsang souchong
80. bellini
81. tom yum
82. eggs benedict
83. pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-michelin-star restaurant.
85. kobe beef
86. Hare *
87. goulash
88. flowers
89. Horse *************************** (is it clear enough I won't touch that?)
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. soft shelled crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. lobster thermidor (no more shellfish for me)
98. polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
100. Snake *