Put an X

Found this on some random blog. Rather than send it to my friends I thought I'd keep them as my friends and post it on my blog instead...

Put an X by the things you've done and send it to your friends.
( ) Smoked a Cigarette. (...er, not a tobacco one...)
( ) Crashed a friend's car.
( ) Stolen a car.
(x) Been loved, cuddled with, or treated like you belonged.
(x) Been in love.
( ) Shoplifted on a dare.
( ) Been fired.
( ) Been in a fist fight.
(x) Snuck out of your parents house. (My Dad's house, as an adult! Ask if you haven't heard this riveting tale...)
(x) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
( ) Been Arrested.
( ) Gone on a blind date.
( ) Lied to a friend.
(x) Skipped school.
(x) Seen someone die or dying. (Words fail me.)
( ) Had a crush on one of your internet friends.
(x) Been to Europe.
(x) Been on a plane.
( ) Purposely set a part of yourself on fire. (!!! Why would you do this?!)
(x) Eaten Sushi. (but not the actual raw fish kind)
(x) Been skiing.
(x) Met someone in person from the internet. (Mostly just Craigslisters I sold stuff to.)
( ) Been moshing at a concert.
(x) Taken painkillers. (For a bona-fide injury, and they were prescribed to me.)
(x) Loved someone or missed someone.
(x) Laid on your back and watched the clouds.
(x) Made a snow angel.
( ) Had a tea party.
(x) Flown a kite.
(x) Built a Sand Castle.
(x) Gone puddle jumping.
( ) Played Dress up
(x) Jumped into a pile of leaves.
(x) Gone Sledding.
( ) Cheated while playing a game.
(x) Been lonely.
( ) Fallen asleep at work/school.
( ) Used A Fake ID.
(x) Watched the sun set.
(x) Felt an Earthquake
(x) Touched a snake.
(x) Slept beneath the stars.
(x) Been Tickled.
(x) Been Robbed. (Twice.)
(x) Been Misunderstood.
(x) Won a contest.
(x) Ran a red light
( )Been suspended from school. (I was made to sit in the hall once, however.)
(x)Been in a car.
(x)Had braces.
(x) Felt like an outcast.
(x) Liked the way you looked. (For about ten minutes, when I was 21 and weighed 135 lbs.)
(x) questioned your heart.
(x)Been obsessed with a lot of different things.
( ) Squished barefoot through the mud.
(x) Been lost in life. (God, when haven't I.)
(x) Been to the opposite side of the country.
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Felt like Dying. (But not like killing myself -- tough to pull off, so here I am.)
(x)Cried yourself to sleep.
( ) Played cops and robbers.
(x) Recently colored with crayons. (One of the many joys of having a toddler!)
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't. (This mostly involves eating fatty things.)
( ) Made prank phone calls.
( ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out your nose. [gross!]
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
( )Danced in the rain.
( ) Written a letter to Santa.
( ) Been kissed under the Mistletoe
(x) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles.
( ) Made a bonfire on the beach.
( ) Crashed a party.
(x) Gone Rollerskating.
(x) Had a wish come true
(x) Worn Pearls. (High school prom, I still have the pearls in a drawer.)
( ) Jumped off a bridge.
( ) Ate Dog/Cat Food.
( ) believe(ed) in ghosts. (Though I did feel something once I couldn't explain.)
( ) Have more than 30 pairs of shoes.
( )Worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what people would say. (Er, not on purpose...)
( ) Gone streaking.
() Gone doorbell ditching
( ) Played Chicken.
( ) Pushed into a pool/hot tub with all your clothes on.
(x) Been told you're hot by a complete stranger. (During those ten minutes when I was 21 etc.)
(x) Broken a bone. (Um, several.)
(x) Been easily Amused. (Pretty much every day.)
(x) Caught a fish then ate it.
( ) Caught a butterfly
(x) Laughed so hard you cried.
( ) Cried so hard you laughed.
( ) Cheated on a test.
( )Have a Britney Spears CD. (Thank God I can say no to this one.)
(x) Forgotten someone's name.
( ) French braided someone's hair.
( ) Gone skinny dipping.
( ) Been threatened to be kicked out of your house.
( ) Been kicked out of your house.
(x) Been hit by a car
( ) Told a complete stranger you loved them.
(x)Had a dream that you married someone. (Well, that John Cleese asked me to marry him in an elevator; close enough I think.) (PS I said yes!)
( )Glued your hand to something.
( ) Got your tongue stuck to a pole.
(x) Sat on a roof top.
(x) Sang at the top of your lungs (only where no one can hear me such as in the car)
(x) talked on the phone for at least 3 hours straight.
(x) Didn't take a shower for a week. (In my defense, I was backpacking.)
( ) Had a tree house.
( ) been too scared to watch a scary movie alone
(x) been in love that you couldnt stop thinkin about her/him
( ) used a friend
(x)Acted stupid (When don't I?)

So, it looks like since I haven't been fired, kicked out of my house, set myself on fire, etc etc, I must live a pretty dull life. However, I have:
Given birth
Gotten several tattoos, one of which is pretty large and hurt quite a lot, thank you very much
Been to Nome, Alaska
Driven the Al-Can (though that isn't the ordeal it once was)
Lived in Communist Russia, and ridden a ferris wheel in Gorky Park in the snow
Nearly completed a triathlon
Driven a school bus
Made bagels by hand for a living
Appeared in a swimsuit in front of actual triathletes
Ridden a motorcycle in a full set of custom-made Langlitz leathers
Given money to friends who needed it, with no intent of accepting it back
Taken money from friends when I needed it, with no way to thank them enough
Asked my Dad if his arms were just painted on, that he couldn't dial a phone to call me
Experienced total contentment -- it's fleeting, and elusive, and worth the struggle.