Sometime last year, there was a list of "interesting" things making the rounds. You were supposed to mark the items on the list that were true of you and pass it on. Which might've been fun, except most of the items on the list weren't very "interesting" at all. Whilst lamenting this with my coworker, we decided to make a list of our own---one that we hoped would allow you to surprise or be surprised by your friends and family. Not sure this is the best time of year to share it, but it's a bit of mindless fun for anyone who has a few moments to spare this holiday season.

(I've also posted this on my facebook, for any suffering from a touch of déjà vu.)

100 Things....
The Rules:
1. Copy the list.
2. 'X' and/or bold the statements that are true of you.
3. Post!

[x] I have almost been struck by lightning.
[x] I have skinny-dipped.
[x] I have been published.
[ ] I have been white-water rafting.
[ ] I have set foot in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
[x] I have read a book longer than 1000 pages.
[ ] I have been responsible for the winning score of a game.
[ ] I have witnessed a birth---animal or human.
[ ] I have sung a solo in public.
[ ] I have been a bridesmaid/groomsman more than 3 times.
[ ] I have completed a triathlon.
[x] I have been hired for every job for which I interviewed.
[ ] I have shoplifted.
[x] I have seen the Grand Canyon.
[ ] I have knowingly and deliberately eaten insects.
[ ] I have folded 1000 paper cranes.
[ ] I have been hypnotized.
[ ] I am or have been a member of a secret society.
[ ] I have worked at a fast food restaurant.
[ ] I have a pilot’s license…and I use it.
[x] I have lived in another country for longer than 6 months.
[x] I have been swimming in the rain.
[ ] I have nursed an injured animal back to health.
[ ] I have marched in a political protest.
[ ] I have taught myself to think in a measurement system different from my native one.
[ ] I have been in a drag race.
[ ] I have had major dental surgery beyond having my wisdom teeth removed.
[x] I have run a booth at a convention, festival, or fair.
[ ] I have stabbed someone in the back.
[ ] I have eaten a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich.
[ ] I have been stung by a jellyfish.
[ ] I have seen crop circles.
[ ] I have called off my wedding at the last moment.
[ ] I have been to both the opera and a demolition derby.
[x] I have traveled to more than 5 countries.
[ ] I have volunteered in a soup kitchen.
[ ] I have changed the oil in my car myself.
[ ] I have a talisman, number, or routine that brings me luck.
[ ] I have pressured a friend into doing something that I regret.
[ ] I have entered a contest at the State Fair.
[ ] I have had a warrant out for my arrest.
[x] I have an escape plan in case of nuclear holocaust.
[ ] I speak a fictional language.
[ ] I have built, or helped build, something lasting with my own hands.
[ ] I have fried ants under a magnifying glass.
[ ] I am a member of Mensa.
[ ] I have been spelunking.
[ ] I have withdrawn more than $10,000 in cash at one time.
[ ] I have checked into a rehab facility.
[ ] I have had a VIP pass to go backstage at a concert or sporting event.
[ ] I have brewed or distilled a drinkable alcohol.
[ ] I have borrowed a library book and not returned it.
[x] I have wept at the death of a celebrity.
[ ] I have been skeet shooting.
[ ] I have gone vegetarian…and then gone back to omnivore.
[x] I have made a stop-motion video.
[x] I have worn a Halloween costume to work.
[ ] I have taken a course on survival training that required me to utilize what I learned.
[ ] I have danced on top of a bar counter.
[ ] I have had more than 6 pets at one time.
[ ] I have tagged public property.
[ ] I have run for political office and won.
[x] I have weathered a natural disaster.
[ ] I have had perfect attendance for most of my years in school.
[ ] I have blamed someone else for my mistake and gotten away with it.
[ ] I have cultivated my own vegetable garden.
[x] I have more than 100,000 miles on my car.
[x] I have written a fanfiction or filk.
[ ] I have eaten an animal’s eyeball.
[ ] I have crowd-surfed.
[x] I have traveled on a plane by myself before the age of 10.
[ ] I have been to a horse race.
[x] I have been quarantined.
[ ] I have participated in a viral internet video fad.
[ ] I have whittled a whistle.
[ ] I have accidentally killed an animal.
[x] I have a job in the same field in which I hold a degree.
[ ] I have hiked more than 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail.
[ ] I have renounced the religion I was born into and/or converted to another.
[ ] I have bought a round of drinks for the bar.
[ ] I have been involved in a riot.
[ ] I have played in an official videogame tournament.
[ ] I have been clinically dead.
[ ] I can trace my family back at least 5 generations.
[x] I have purchased a berth in a sleeping car.
[x] I have met and spoken with a celebrity.
[ ] I have worked as a telemarketer.
[ ] I have cooked a Thanksgiving feast.
[ ] I have beaten someone up.
[ ] I own a turntable…and use it.
[ ] I have won over $1000.
[ ] I have been scuba diving at night.
[ ] I have worked in a haunted house.
[ ] I have been approached by professional sports scouts or agents.
[ ] I suffer from a chronic but not fatal illness.
[ ] I have been questioned by the government.
[ ] I have kept bees and bottled honey.
[x] I have visited a place specifically because a book or movie I love is set there.
[ ] I have reported a UFO sighting.
[ ] I have owned a fake ID.

Not very many checked off, I know. But then, that's not really the point. :D And since I know everyone will be busy tomorrow: Happy Thanksgiving, all!