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Something to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon... here's a list of 200 things you may or may not have done! Bold those that you have. Add some comments for spice, if you like.
01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink.
02. Swam with wild dolphins. (According to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
matgb, they're common in Torbay. I grew up there too and never saw one!)
03. Climbed a mountain.
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid. (I've been on the outside, though.)
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone.
08. Said "I love you" and meant it. (To two people: one's in the kitchen, the other's playing with her blocks.)
09. Hugged a tree.
10. Done a striptease.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris. (Twice, and personally I don't think it's all that.)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. (If doing so whilst still indoors counts....)
15. Seen the Northern Lights. (No, but I have been north of the Arctic Circle.)
16. Gone to a huge sports game. (Many....)
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. (Not personally but my Dad does and very good they are too!)
19. Touched an iceberg.
20. Slept under the stars. (Being in the Scouts helps on that count.)
21. Changed a baby's diaper. (I've lost count....)
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.
23. Watched a meteor shower.
24. Gotten drunk on champagne.
25. Given more than you can afford to charity. (I donated a large amount to Comic Relief so I had an excuse to mute the TV whilst Westlife were singing!)
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope.
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. (Okay... not necessarily worst possible... but right after waking up after surgery.)
28. Had a food fight. (I must've at some point in my life.)
29. Bet on a winning horse. (Earth Summit in the 1998 Grand National. I tend to bet on things I know about, though.)
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill.
31. Asked out a stranger.
32. Had a snowball fight.
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier.
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can.
35. Held a lamb.
36. Enacted a favourite fantasy.
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip.
38. Taken an ice cold bath.
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar.
40. Seen a total eclipse. (Well, technically, it was behind a cloud... but hey I was looking at where it should've been!)
41. Ridden a roller coaster. (Not for many, many years though, not that I wouldn't again.)
42. Hit ahome run six.
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days.
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. (On a regular basis in my youth.)
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day.
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. (Kinda simple. I lived there.)
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment.
48.Had Have two hard drives for your computer. (Actually it's 4 if you count my MP3 player and portable/backup drive.)
49. Visited all 50 states. (Of the USA I presume... I've managed 9 so far: Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, California, Washington.)
50. Loved your job for all accounts.
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced.
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied.
53. Had amazing friends. (Though I somehow managed to lost touch with almost all of them.)
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. (My year in Grenoble lead to much dancing with strangers in a foreign country.)
55. Watched wild whales. (Dolphins are whales. So they count.)
56. Stolen a sign.
57. Backpacked in Europe.
58. Taken a road-trip. (My Dad was driving, and I was 7 - it still counts, though, right?)
59. Rock climbing. (Not properly, but much clambering on Dartmoor.)
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice.
61. Midnight walk on the beach.
62. Sky diving. (No but there's a funny story about my sister's attempt.)
63. Visited Ireland. (Still not worked out how I've not managed this.)
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love.
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them.
66. Visited Japan. (And I don't really have any desire to.)
67. Bench pressed your own weight. (I probably could've when I was younger, lighter, and fitter.)
68. Milked a cow.
69. Alphabetized your records CDs. (Didn't last, as soon as I started pulling the out of the rack.)
70. Pretended to be a superhero. (There are pictures of me dressed up as Superman as a 3-year-old.)
71. Sung karaoke. (I was a regular, I was reasonably good, I actually had groupies at one point!)
72. Lounged around in bed all day. (I physically can't do this.)
73. Posed nude in front of strangers.
74. Scuba diving.
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye.
76. Kissed in the rain.
77. Played in the mud.
78. Played in the rain.
79. Gone to a drive-in movie theatre.
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it.
81. 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 favour of somethingbetter else. (Despite claims to the contrary, I've yet to encounter any recent OS that is better than Windows XP.)
84. Started a business.
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken.
86. Toured ancient sites. (Most recently in Rome in April.)
87. Taken a martial arts class.
88. Sword fought for the honour of a woman.
89. Played D&D or another RPG for more than 6 hours straight. (Final Fantasy counts, yeah?)
90. Gotten married.
91. Been in a movie.
92. Crashed a party.
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have.
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy.
95. Gotten divorced.
96. Had sex at the office.
97. Gone without food for 5 days.
98. Made cookies from scratch.
99. Won first prize in a costume contest.
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
101. Gotten a tattoo.
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on.
103. Rafted the Snake River.
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert".
105. Got flowers for no reason.
106. Masturbated in a public place.
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything. (I'd tell you about it, just....)
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug.
109. Performed on stage.
110. Been to Las Vegas.
111. Recorded music.
112. Eaten shark.
113. Had a one-night stand.
114. Gone to Thailand. (A hour and a half in a transfer lounge at Bankgkok airport - but it counts.)
115. Seen Siouxsie live.
116. Bought a house. (Okay, so it was a flat, but it's the same thing essentially. Or of course I could mention my Monopoly-playing experiences!)
117. Been in a combat zone.
118. Buried one/both of your parents.
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off.
120. Been on a cruise ship.
121. Spoken more than one language fluently. (My French is far from fluent.)
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone.
123. Bounced a check cheque.
124. Performed in Rocky Horror. (No, but I was musical/effects director for Singing Nuns From Outer Space, which was a Rocky spoof/ripoff that was written when we couldn't get amateur rights to do Rocky!)
125. Read - and understood - your credit report.
126. Raised children. (Well, just the one so far....)
127. Recently bought and played with a favourite childhood toy.
128. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour.
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars.
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country.
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did.
132. Called or written to your MP.
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over. (I moved to London pretty much on spec.)
134. ...more than once? (...and I'm about to do it again.)
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge.
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking. (They were singing too.)
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did.
138. Had plastic surgery.
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication.
141. Lost over 100 pounds. (Close, but not quite.)
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback.
143. Piloted an airplane.
144. Petted a stingray.
145. Broken someone's heart.
146. Helped an animal give birth.
147. Been fired or laid off from a job.
148. Won money on a TV game show.
149. Broken a bone.
150. Killed a human being.
151. Gone on an African photo safari.
152. Ridden a motorcycle.
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph.
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced.
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol.
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild.
157. Ridden a horse.
158. Had major surgery.
159. Had sex on a moving train. (But it has been suggested to me.)
160. Had a snake as a pet.
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
162. 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 US states.
165. Visited all 7 continents.
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days.
167. Eaten kangaroo meat. (Didn't think much of it, really.)
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground. (Wtf?!)
169. Been a sperm or egg donor.
170. Eaten sushi.
171. Had your picture in the newspaper.
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime.
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about.
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions.
175. Gone back to school.
176. Parasailed.
177. Changed your name.
178. Petted a cockroach.
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes.
180. Read The Iliad. (I've started to read it, lost my copy, only just found it again, so probably will eventually.)
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read.
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them.
183. ...and gotten barred from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you.
184. Taught yourself art from scratch.
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt.
187. Skipped all your school reunions. (For the most part, I have no desire to reunite with anyone I ever went to school with.)
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language.
189. Been elected to public office.
190. Written your own computer language.
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream.
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care.
193. Built your own PC from parts.
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you.
195. 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.
01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink.
02. Swam with wild dolphins. (According to
matgb, they're common in Torbay. I grew up there too and never saw one!)03. Climbed a mountain.
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid. (I've been on the outside, though.)
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone.
08. Said "I love you" and meant it. (To two people: one's in the kitchen, the other's playing with her blocks.)
09. Hugged a tree.
10. Done a striptease.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris. (Twice, and personally I don't think it's all that.)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise. (If doing so whilst still indoors counts....)
15. Seen the Northern Lights. (No, but I have been north of the Arctic Circle.)
16. Gone to a huge sports game. (Many....)
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. (Not personally but my Dad does and very good they are too!)
19. Touched an iceberg.
20. Slept under the stars. (Being in the Scouts helps on that count.)
21. Changed a baby's diaper. (I've lost count....)
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.
23. Watched a meteor shower.
24. Gotten drunk on champagne.
25. Given more than you can afford to charity. (I donated a large amount to Comic Relief so I had an excuse to mute the TV whilst Westlife were singing!)
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope.
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. (Okay... not necessarily worst possible... but right after waking up after surgery.)
28. Had a food fight. (I must've at some point in my life.)
29. Bet on a winning horse. (Earth Summit in the 1998 Grand National. I tend to bet on things I know about, though.)
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill.
31. Asked out a stranger.
32. Had a snowball fight.
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier.
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can.
35. Held a lamb.
36. Enacted a favourite fantasy.
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip.
38. Taken an ice cold bath.
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar.
40. Seen a total eclipse. (Well, technically, it was behind a cloud... but hey I was looking at where it should've been!)
41. Ridden a roller coaster. (Not for many, many years though, not that I wouldn't again.)
42. Hit a
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days.
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. (On a regular basis in my youth.)
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day.
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. (Kinda simple. I lived there.)
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment.
48.
49. Visited all 50 states. (Of the USA I presume... I've managed 9 so far: Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, California, Washington.)
50. Loved your job for all accounts.
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced.
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied.
53. Had amazing friends. (Though I somehow managed to lost touch with almost all of them.)
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. (My year in Grenoble lead to much dancing with strangers in a foreign country.)
55. Watched wild whales. (Dolphins are whales. So they count.)
56. Stolen a sign.
57. Backpacked in Europe.
58. Taken a road-trip. (My Dad was driving, and I was 7 - it still counts, though, right?)
59. Rock climbing. (Not properly, but much clambering on Dartmoor.)
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice.
61. Midnight walk on the beach.
62. Sky diving. (No but there's a funny story about my sister's attempt.)
63. Visited Ireland. (Still not worked out how I've not managed this.)
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love.
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them.
66. Visited Japan. (And I don't really have any desire to.)
67. Bench pressed your own weight. (I probably could've when I was younger, lighter, and fitter.)
68. Milked a cow.
69. Alphabetized your records CDs. (Didn't last, as soon as I started pulling the out of the rack.)
70. Pretended to be a superhero. (There are pictures of me dressed up as Superman as a 3-year-old.)
71. Sung karaoke. (I was a regular, I was reasonably good, I actually had groupies at one point!)
72. Lounged around in bed all day. (I physically can't do this.)
73. Posed nude in front of strangers.
74. Scuba diving.
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye.
76. Kissed in the rain.
77. Played in the mud.
78. Played in the rain.
79. Gone to a drive-in movie theatre.
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it.
81. 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 favour of something
84. Started a business.
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken.
86. Toured ancient sites. (Most recently in Rome in April.)
87. Taken a martial arts class.
88. Sword fought for the honour of a woman.
89. Played D&D or another RPG for more than 6 hours straight. (Final Fantasy counts, yeah?)
90. Gotten married.
91. Been in a movie.
92. Crashed a party.
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have.
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy.
95. Gotten divorced.
96. Had sex at the office.
97. Gone without food for 5 days.
98. Made cookies from scratch.
99. Won first prize in a costume contest.
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
101. Gotten a tattoo.
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on.
103. Rafted the Snake River.
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert".
105. Got flowers for no reason.
106. Masturbated in a public place.
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything. (I'd tell you about it, just....)
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug.
109. Performed on stage.
110. Been to Las Vegas.
111. Recorded music.
112. Eaten shark.
113. Had a one-night stand.
114. Gone to Thailand. (A hour and a half in a transfer lounge at Bankgkok airport - but it counts.)
115. Seen Siouxsie live.
116. Bought a house. (Okay, so it was a flat, but it's the same thing essentially. Or of course I could mention my Monopoly-playing experiences!)
117. Been in a combat zone.
118. Buried one/both of your parents.
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off.
120. Been on a cruise ship.
121. Spoken more than one language fluently. (My French is far from fluent.)
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone.
123. Bounced a check cheque.
124. Performed in Rocky Horror. (No, but I was musical/effects director for Singing Nuns From Outer Space, which was a Rocky spoof/ripoff that was written when we couldn't get amateur rights to do Rocky!)
125. Read - and understood - your credit report.
126. Raised children. (Well, just the one so far....)
127. Recently bought and played with a favourite childhood toy.
128. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour.
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars.
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country.
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did.
132. Called or written to your MP.
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over. (I moved to London pretty much on spec.)
134. ...more than once? (...and I'm about to do it again.)
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge.
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking. (They were singing too.)
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did.
138. Had plastic surgery.
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication.
141. Lost over 100 pounds. (Close, but not quite.)
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback.
143. Piloted an airplane.
144. Petted a stingray.
145. Broken someone's heart.
146. Helped an animal give birth.
147. Been fired or laid off from a job.
148. Won money on a TV game show.
149. Broken a bone.
150. Killed a human being.
151. Gone on an African photo safari.
152. Ridden a motorcycle.
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph.
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced.
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol.
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild.
157. Ridden a horse.
158. Had major surgery.
159. Had sex on a moving train. (But it has been suggested to me.)
160. Had a snake as a pet.
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
162. 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 US states.
165. Visited all 7 continents.
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days.
167. Eaten kangaroo meat. (Didn't think much of it, really.)
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground. (Wtf?!)
169. Been a sperm or egg donor.
170. Eaten sushi.
171. Had your picture in the newspaper.
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime.
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about.
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions.
175. Gone back to school.
176. Parasailed.
177. Changed your name.
178. Petted a cockroach.
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes.
180. Read The Iliad. (I've started to read it, lost my copy, only just found it again, so probably will eventually.)
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read.
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them.
183. ...and gotten barred from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you.
184. Taught yourself art from scratch.
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt.
187. Skipped all your school reunions. (For the most part, I have no desire to reunite with anyone I ever went to school with.)
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language.
189. Been elected to public office.
190. Written your own computer language.
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream.
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care.
193. Built your own PC from parts.
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you.
195. 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.
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It was random chance they turned up, I was swimming in Fairy/Churston cove IIRC, and they were just there...
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Strictly speaking it was a parachute jump, as there was no freefall.
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did.
Apparently a Sir xx Treeby made the welcoming speech to William of Orange when he arrived in Brixham and he may or may not have been a relative of ours.. (ask Dad)