I'm bored and I haven't quite undergone a contemplation and introspection phase in spite of the birthday that just went past. So here's a tag:
Have I ever (points in bold are a yes):
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam in the actual sea
03. Climbed a mountain - here's proof
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 - there goes your shocking fact of the day about Sankalp Mulye.
09. Hugged a tree
10. Water-skiied
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 - the one where Sachin scored his 10000th run.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa/Qutub Minar
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
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
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a sixer that won the game
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day.
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer - what's so great about that?
40. Can name all 27 states.
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk - hoping that one day he will do the same for me.
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales - dolphins to be precise.
45. Stolen a sign/damaged public property
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Kashmir.
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love.
My answer is no, but this reminds me of a poem by Pablo Neruda which has a line to this effect. I think it is titled "Tonight I can write the saddest lines".
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Tried to make a buffalo move when it sat down in front of your cycle.
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero - I don't have to pretend, I am one.
58. Played ‘Antakshari’ in a public place and sung really loudly without caring about the onlookers.
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played gully cricket
61. Gone scuba diving
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 a video game for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie.
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made chapatis from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. White water rafted
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to all states in India
86. Recorded your own music
87. Eaten shark and preferred roadside ‘bandi’ food
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
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
95. Performed in the National Day Parade in New Delhi/your city
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
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 Howrah bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car – with the windows open – and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 10 kgs
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart.
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
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
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Spent the night at a railway station
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Spent the better part of your life outside India
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
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried ice cream
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 - I've witnessed the full process, so I'll mark this done.
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
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
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
