would you like to take a survey?

For some reason I've fallen prey to doing a few random surveys on Facebook, something I said I'd never do. ;) Since I haven't had time (new job promotion!), energy (new baby on the way!) or inspiration (no excuse!)I have been neglecting my poor, sad lil bloggie. So I figured I may as well cut-and-paste the surveys that I do take over here... y'know, for fun.

(anyone remember the nasal voice in some commercial or song or something from the mid-90's that said over and over "would you like to take a survey?" No? Maybe it's my imagination.)

So, let the survey-taking commence! The items with an "X" next to them are the ones I have personally done. My extraneous comments are in italics.



Things you have done during your lifetime:

(X) Gone on a blind date (um... yeah.)

(X) Donated blood (does plasma count? It was awful enough.)

(X) Skipped school or class

(X) Watched someone die (my aunt... it was actually pretty incredible)

(X) Been to Canada (Lake Louise in Alberta... honeymoon, FTW!)

( ) Been to Mexico

( ) Been to Florida

( ) Been to Hawaii (hoping to set this straight this summer!)

(X) Been on a plane (countless times...)

( ) Been on a helicopter (I want to SO bad!)

(X) Been lost

( ) Been to Washington D.C.

(X) Hugged a homeless person

(X) Swum in the ocean

( ) Swum with stingrays

( ) Been sailing in the ocean

(X) Cried yourself to sleep

(X) Played cops and robbers

(X) Recently colored with crayons (Macaroni Grill!)

( ) Run a marathon (does a 5k count? Yeah, I didn't think so...)

(X) Sung karaoke (in Nashville, of all places. Hall of shame moment)

( ) Volunteered at a soup kitchen (no, but I tell myself every Thanksgiving that I will do this *next year* Lame.)

(X) Paid for a meal with coins only (quite common in Reno, actually)

( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch

( ) Seen the northern lights

(X) Been parasailing (Almost! But the place was closed for the day)

(X) Been on TV (just various news clips here and there)

(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't (umm, this survey. Haha)

(X) Made prank phone calls (hello, is Mr. Wall there?)

( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans (no, but Rob has)

(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (how embarrassing!)

(X) Fed an elephant (at the circus when I was little)

(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

(X) Fired a gun (BB gun. haha)

(X) Danced in the rain

( ) Been to the opera

( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus

(X) Serenaded someone

( ) Seen a U.S. President in person

(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe

(X) Watched the sun rise with someone

( ) Driven a race car

(X) Been to a national museum (hmm, I've been to a bunch of museums, I'm sure one of them had to be "national")

( ) Been to a wax museum (I totally want to! My grandpa got mistaken for a statue at the one in London; he scared the people next to him when he moved)

(X) Eaten caviar

(X) Blown bubbles (uh, who hasn't?)

(X) Gone ice-skating

(X) Gone to the movies

( ) Been deep-sea fishing (no, but I almost went one of the many times my brothers have gone... I'm bummed I didn't)

( ) Driven across the United States (like, ALL the way across? East-West? I've gone from OK to MN several times, and that's *almost* all the way North-South)

( ) Been in a hot air balloon (Another thing I've always wanted to do!)

( ) Been sky diving (never in a million years. Period, the end.)

(X) Gone snowmobiling (Tahoe, baby!)

( ) Lived in more than one country

(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets

(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish

( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful geyser

(X) Seen the Grand Canyon

( ) Seen the Statue of Liberty (seeing the 4th of July fireworks around the Statue is on my "must-do" list too)

(X) Gone to the top of the Seattle Space Needle

( ) Been on a cruise

( ) Traveled by train (I always thought this would be so romantic)

(X) Traveled by motorcycle (traveled? Like on an overnight trip or around the city?)

(X) Been horse back riding (lots and lots of times)

(X) Ridden on a San Francisco cable car

(X) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World (Land. Several times)

(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer

(X) Been in a rain forest (Africa- near Victoria Falls)

(X) Seen whales in the ocean (from my aunt & uncle's telescope)

( ) Been to Niagara Falls (no, but I've been to Victoria Falls in Africa, which is similar. I got wet.)

(X) Ridden on an elephant (on Bertha the mascot of John Ascuaga's Nugget in Reno. It was at a circus when I was little)

( ) Swum with dolphins (that kinda creeps me out)

( ) Been to the Olympics (almost went to Atlanta in '96)

( ) Been to the World Cup

( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China

( ) Seen and heard a glacier calf (what in the world is that?)

( ) Been spinnaker flying (huh?)

(X) Been water-skiing (and wakeboarding)

(X) Been snow-skiing (I think snowboarding qualifies)

(X) Been to Westminster Abbey (okay, well... I walked up. They were closed that day! So have *have* been "to", just not "in" )

( ) Been to the Louvre

( ) Swum in the Mediterranean

(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game (several)

( ) Been to a National Football League game

( ) Swum with sharks (uhhh. right. If dolphins freak me out, there ain't no way)

( ) Been white water rafting (not after the horror stories my brothers tell all the time!)

( ) Written a book or screen play

(X) Been to Europe

(X) Been to Vegas

( ) Climbed a lighthouse

( ) Seen the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C.

( ) Flown a plane

( ) Owned a boat

() Gone skinny dipping (not sayin')

( ) Watched grandchildren grow (whose? If mine, then no... but other people's, sure!)

( ) Been to the Kentucky Derby (oh! this is on my "must-do" list!)

( ) Been to Key West

(X) Been to a rodeo

( ) Owned a convertible

So there ya have it, folks. Exciting, eh?