Posted on January 11, 2009
Wah. I have a headache. And on Bullet Sunday too.
• Arbitrary. There is right and there is wrong and there is that murky gray area in-between. And yet, it is all a matter of perspective. Where lines are drawn and on which side things are placed is entirely dependent upon the person in question. And that's okay. I understand that, I accept that. But when people define their lines in one breath... then move them to suit their situation in the next... I call bullshit. Moral high ground affords a terrific view, but it's lonely up there when nobody will stand by your hypocritical ass.
• Clarification. No, that wasn't about you.
• Foggy. There's a lot of fog out tonight. I do not like fog...
• Sullified. Thanks to Dan, I now have Sully both at home and at work. My new Sully is very cool because he comes with his own Mike Wazowski...
• Experienced. Memes, once the backbones of most every blog on the internet, have been dying a slow death. I did a grand total of six last year, and half of those were in the first quarter. But every once in a while they pop up, so I thought I'd jump on the "Have You Experienced..." meme which I first saw at Badger Meets World, then again at Anyhoo... As always, to spare the meme-haters out there, I've dropped it in an extended entry.
Now back to a very busy week, already in progress...
Bullet Sunday 115, Continued...
- ✔ Started your own blog. Well that's kind of a silly question, isn't it?
- ✔ Slept under the stars. While camping. Which is about the only part of camping I don't hate.
- ✔ Played in a band. I played Clarinet and Saxophone in school band.
- ✔ Visited Hawaii. Many times. I love the place.
- ✔ Watched a meteor shower. I used to be an astronomy lover and actually sought them out.
- ✔ Been to Disneyland/World. Both. Many, many times.
- ✔ Climbed a mountain. And didn't enjoy it.
- ✔ Held a praying mantis. His name was Jake. These are one of the creepiest bugs ever.
- ✔ Sang a solo. While singing karaoke, which I suppose is the point.
- ✔ Bungee jumped. Was more thrilling than parasailing, but less thrilling than skydiving.
- ✔ Visited Paris. And love it.
- ✔ Watched a lightning storm at sea. Though I watched it from shore in Maui.
- ✔ Taught yourself an art from scratch. I'm self-taught in most things, actually.
- Adopted a child. Seriously... who would let me adopt a child?
- ✔ Had food poisoning. A few times. The most memorable time gave me diarrhea and had me puking for three days straight.
- ✔ Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. Twice. Though it's more of a climb than a walk.
- ✔ Grown your own vegetables. My family had a garden when I was young.
- ✔ Seen the Mona Lisa in France. As opposed to the Mona Lisa in Tijuana?
- ✔ Slept on an overnight train. I was told that this was an awesome idea because it's cheaper than a hotel and you don't waste time traveling in daylight hours. I was absolutely miserable, and have never done it again. Unless I can afford a private sleeper car, I probably won't ever do it again.
- ✔ Had a pillow fight. She started it.
- ✔ Hitchhiked. After I rolled my motorcycle into some gravel, I couldn't ride it back to my friend's house, so I had to bum a ride back from a sympathetic stranger I flagged down.
- ✔ Taken a sick day when you're not ill. We're allowed to take sick days to tend to ill family members, get dental check-ups, and the like. Good thing, because I rarely take sick days for being ill otherwise. It's been years since my last one.
- ✔ Built a snow fort.When I was young, this was a common activity because we would get three to four feet of snow. Global warming kind of fucked that up.
- ✔ Held a lamb. And did a bad job of it because I was trying to be too gentle. Hey, it was a lamb.
- ✔ Gone skinny dipping. The best place is the ocean while in Maui at sunset.
- Run a Marathon. Not even if you paid me. Well, maybe if you paid me a lot.
- Ridden in a gondola in Venice. It was raining when I had the opportunity, so I passed on it.
- ✔ Seen a total eclipse. It was a big deal when I was in middle school.
- ✔ Watched a sunrise or sunset. Best sunsets are in Hawaii or Bali. Best sunrise is on top of Mt. Haleakala in Maui. Here's why.
- Hit a home run. You're talking baseball, right?
- ✔ Been on a cruise.I don't particularly enjoy them, but some areas of the world are best seen while cruising.
- ✔ Seen Niagara Falls in person. From both the US and Canada sides.
- ✔ Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. On both sides of the family... pretty much England, Germany, and The Netherlands.
- ✔ Seen an Amish community. I drove through Lancaster in Pennsylvania.
- ✔ Taught yourself a new language. Several. The fact I haven't retained them is a real bummer for me.
- ✔ Had enough money to be truly satisfied. Unfortunately, it never lasts very long.
- ✔ Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person. But didn't get one of those cheesy photos where it looks like I'm holding it up. Go figure.
- ✔ Gone rock climbing And was terrified out of my mind.
- ✔ Seen Michelangelo's David. And it was as amazing as I always dreamed it would be.
- ✔ Sung karaoke. It's mandatory in Japan. Though my infamous karaoke accident was in Stockholm.
- Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt. Believe it or not, I have never been to Yellowstone.
- ✔ Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant. I bought it at a restaurant and got it "to go" so I could give it to him.
- ✔ Visited Africa. Egypt counts, right?
- ✔ Walked on a beach by moonlight. Many, many times. I love the beach and would live there if I could afford it.
- ✔ Been transported in an ambulance. But not because of an injury. It was at a parade.
- ✔ Had your portrait painted. But fully clothed.
- ✔ Gone deep sea fishing. Though I didn't actually fish.
- ✔ Seen the Sistine Chapel in person. And, yes, it's as amazing as I was led to believe.
- ✔ Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Well, not the VERY top, but as high as you can go as a tourist.
- ✔ Gone scuba diving or snorkeling. Both. I'm a certified PADI diver, but haven't actually been diving in years.
- ✔ Kissed in the rain. And, sadly, lived to regret it.
- ✔ Played in the mud. Both intentionally and unintentionally.
- ✔ Gone to a drive-in theater. Quite a few times as a youngster.
- ✔ Been in a movie. It was a home movie, but yes.
- ✔ Visited the Great Wall of China. A dream come true.
- ✔ Started a business. Two of them, actually.
- ✔ Taken a martial arts class. But it wasn't karate or anything cool.
- Visited Russia. But heaven only knows I want to. Badly.
- Served at a soup kitchen. Not that I wouldn't if the opportunity presented itself. I would be honored.
- ✔ Sold Girl Scout Cookies. Since I can never be a Girl Scout, I am totally counting the time I took a co-worker's daughter's sign-up sheet around to my other co-workers.
- ✔ Gone whale watching. Whales love Maui.
- ✔ Gotten flowers for no reason. Though, in retrospect, I think it was probably a mistake.
- ✔ Donated blood, platelets, or plasma. Just once. I can't do it anymore thanks to the fucked up state of my health. Note to self: No more drug trials.
- ✔ Gone sky diving. Which I find surprisingly relaxing, despite my fear of heights.
- ✔ Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp. Sadly, The Warsaw Ghetto could be considered one giant concentration camp when the Nazis occupied Poland in WWII.
- ✔ Bounced a check. But only because my direct deposit failed.
- ✔ Flown in a helicopter. As a tourist in Maui, Kauai, San Francisco, and The Grand Canyon.
- ✔ Saved a favorite childhood toy. I still have some of my cherished Legos around here somewhere.
- ✔ Visited the Lincoln Memorial. During a record-setting heat-wave in DC.
- ✔ Eaten Caviar. At a food fair before I turned vegetarian. I hated it.
- ✔ Pieced a quilt. I've made a block piece for a quilt, if that's what you mean.
- ✔ Stood in Times Square. Which I love.
- ✔ Toured the Everglades. Which was kind of boring.
- Been fired from a job. Not fired, per-se, but I have been laid-off.
- ✔ Seen the Changing of the Guards in London. Yes. Yes I have.
- Broken a bone. And, kock-wood, I never will.
- ✔ Been on a speeding motorcycle. Which I was driving myself. Yee-haaaawww!
- ✔ Seen the Grand Canyon in person. Is there any other way to see it?
- ✔ Published a book. A few of them, actually.
- ✔ Visited the Vatican. But, sadly, not as pope.
- ✔ Bought a brand new car. And it was a mistake.
- Walked in Jerusalem. Not that I wouldn't love to do so, given the opportunity.
- ✔ Had your picture in the newspaper. Not since high school.
- ✔ Read the entire Bible. Two or Three times, in fact.
- ✔ Visited the White House. But didn't get to tour the inside because my tickets didn't arrive in time for my trip.
- Killed and prepared an animal for eating. Not something that somebody following Buddhist precepts would really do.
- Had chickenpox. No pox on me. Yet.
- ✔ Saved someone's life. And had somebody save mine.
- ✔ Sat on a jury. And hated every fucking minute of it. BOTH TIMES. If there's TRULY any justice, I will never serve jury duty ever again.
- ✔ Met someone famous. I've met a number of famous people, actually. Though "famous" is a relative term. I've met movie stars and stuff, if that's what you mean.
- ✔ Joined a book club. I was in a couple of those Time/Life book club series.
- ✔ Lost a loved one.
- Had a baby. I seem to have misplaced my uterus...
- ✔ Seen the Alamo in person. Which was half as thrilling as eating mango ice cream at the Menger Hotel down the street.
- Swam in the Great Salt Lake. Though I have visited the city a number of times.
- ✔ Been involved in a lawsuit. It's not as much fun as you'd think.
- ✔ Owned a cell phone. It's NOT just a phone... it's an iPhone!
- ✔ Been stung by a bee. Meh. I don't recommend it.
- ✔ Fallen in LOVE. Love? a few times. LOVE? Once. Once was enough.
- ✔ Decorated a Birthday Cake. And it was both naughty... and delicious.
86 out of 100... not too shabby.
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