So, it seems I’ve been tagged by DoGGa… the experiences in bold are the ones I’ve done… if you’d like to do the test, consider yourself tagged…

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink - no, but I’ve been the other side of the bar. The receipt was impressive - about 8 feet long, I seem to remember.
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris - Been to France several times, but never Paris.
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights - Sort of… out of a plane window, so not a great view. Would like to do it properly some time.
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa (now closed to the public)
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars - do you count the playground bench half-way from the pub to home?
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip on a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower - Oh yes… many times
23. Got drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope - many times.
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight - Of course.
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can - driving to work
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse - I’ve seen 100% lunar and 99% solar.
34. Ridden a roller coaster - yeah… quite a few
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking - normally I care, ocassionally I don’t.
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment - Actually, I’m pretty happy right now!
39. Had two hard drives for your computer - only two?
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced - of course
42. Had amazing friends - hell yeah!
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign - I’ve been present at many stealings, but not sure I’ve stolen one for myself.
46. Backpacked in Europe - I have a backpack, and live in Europe. Not sure that counts though
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach - watched the moonrise in Scarborough on a night out. Lovely.
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland - How’re y’now?
52. Been heartbroken for longer than when you were in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero - Parka over head! SUPERMAN!
58. Sung karaoke - Yeah!
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain - Stick towels on the radiators and go out puddle-splashing!
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 - Judo and Aikido
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight - Not a chance!
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 - well, I didn’t mill the wheat, but you get the idea
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark - Shark-Fin Soup. Tasted like Plaice to me.
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house - On my third
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 - erm… I’ll count fluent, since I got by without any hassle, and didn’t need to think in English.
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 - Is the Isle of Wight exotic? The Netherlands? Ah well… I’ve cycled round both in my youth so I’ll count this
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over - Came back again
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking - Oh yeah
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
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart - oh yes… when he found out I’d met a girlfriend.
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
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
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
128. Had your picture in the newspaper - once with my organ and once with my balls
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about - you have to try!
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
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 - I left at 16 to go to ’scummy’ school, so they never invited me to their reunions :).
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language - yeah… fun!
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language - it wasn’t very good, but I was only about 11
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 - all of them!
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you - just about to!
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone’s life