150 things

I posted this here way back in 2006: a list of 150 things to do before you die, from good to very good to bad.  So I wondered how many more I can cross off now.  Turns out not many. Sadly. (Cross yours’ off by 'bolding' the things that you've done, and let me know your ‘score’ in the comments)

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink (small bar)
02. Swam with wild dolphins (couldn't -- one of the fuckers was pregnant)
03. Climbed a mountain (well, some tall hills)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive (how about enjoyed a test drive in one while a friend drove?)
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
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s nappy
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
28. Bet on a winning horse (Cheltenham Gold Cup, Auckland Cup, Grand National ...)
29. Asked out a stranger (and been turned down!)
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse (only on webcast...)
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (my dancing is always "like a fool")
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (when you're working with several hundred Irishmen, it's the only way to be understood!)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer (three!)
40. Visited all 50 states (bloody American question—can I say I’ve visited every NZ province, and all but one 
        Australian state?)
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends (and still have!)
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (over which several discreet veils will be drawn)
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign (I confess)
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually 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 (and also in biographical order. Aha!)
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving (well, snorkelling…)
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
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 (D&D?)
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made biscuits from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest (but I was only six)
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
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand (never wanted to)
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship (sadly, they were all in harbour at the time)
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror (only when drunk)
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour
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
103. Had plastic surgery (those damn broken cheekbones...)
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. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (sadly...)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show (I once won a record on a radio call-in … does that count?)
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery (depends whet you call "major")
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 (after a few all-nighters working on projects)
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Swam in all seven Oceans (technically, only a toe in the Arctic, but still…)
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
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed (now this I really must do)
132. Touched a cockroach (more than I've wanted to)
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
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 (sadly...)
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair (those 'World's Smallest Political Quiz' booths are always popular)
146. Dyed your hair (those bottles of food colouring are good, aren't they)
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

So I counted 104. Up only half a dozen in six years.

So how many have you done?