I AM HAVING A BAD DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
it's totally snowing on the hill. people are driving like maniacs, but it's beautiful.
It was every bit as good as I had hoped, just as I had imagined it would be.
Except Michael Stipe had was funnier than expected. Apparently it was also a special show, because his friend, Douglas Coupland was there (cool!), and he played a special set of songs for him, and Mr. and Mrs. Stipe were there too, sitting in the wings.
It's hard to believe that a band can be that good live. They are still my all time favorite band.
PS. did I mention that I have the best boyfriend? I think that was the best present I've ever gotten. (Thank you!!!)
midge.
I'm 24 today! And guess what...apart from cooking me breakfast and dinner (which is exciting enough on its own), Scott (aka. best boy in the world) has somehow managed to get a hold of a pair of tickets to the sold out REM concert!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's next weekend, and I'm going to be excited out of my mind all week! I can't believe it. 8th row. REM at the Orpheum. It's like it's a dream.... WOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I'm the most productive girl in the world.
Not only did I already finish marking quizzes, enter the marks, and send them off, to the amazement of the prof I'm working for and myself, but I have also typed up the better part of my section of the report for the group project for my class, sent it off, and typed up a pretty decent intro for the written report as well and posted it for reviews.
Go team.
midge.
chocolate in your sinuses is not a pleasant feeling. trust me. it is quite a bit worse than chlorine, but not quite as bad as vodka.
m.
ok, so i think i've got it figured out. i can't sleep when i am excited about something. because all of a sudden tonight, i can't sleep, and the only thing i've had in common with other nights that i can think of is that i'm excited about seeing my mom tomorrow. but i'm definately not excited about getting under 6 hrs. of sleep! blah!
I can't believe what they're saying...how could it be that he won?
Someone tell me it's all just a bad dream. Please?
i just got an email from my mom this morning, and she is coming out to visit this weekend because there is an art class she found out about last minute and wanted to take. how exciting! i haven't seen her since christmas, and she is going to stay till the middle of next week to visit. and i even think i can finish marking the midterms by friday!
plus, another exciting thing--the us election--the suspense is killing me!
midge.
***=things i've done.
01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
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
***09. Hugged a tree
***10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
***14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sun rise
***15. Seen the Northern Lights
***16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
***18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
***20. Slept under the stars
***21. Changed a baby’s diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
***23. Watched a meteor shower
***24. Gotten drunk on champagne (it doesn't take much for me...)
25. Given more than you can afford to charity (does 5$ count?)
***26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
***27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
***28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
***30. Called in sick when you were not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
***32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
***34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
***35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
***38. Taken an ice cold bath (does it count if it's in a lake?)
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
***40. Seen a total eclipse
***41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
***44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
***47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job
***51. Taken care of someone who was shitfaced
***52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
***53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
***55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
***58. Taken a road-trip
***59. Rock climbing (only indoor)
60. Lied to foreign government officials in that country to avoid notice
***61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
***64. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
***65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
***69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero [pretended?]
71. Sung karaoke
***72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
***76. Kissed in the rain
***77. Played in the mud
***78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
***80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
***82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog (oh yeah!!)
***83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
***85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
***87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party (em--does a wedding count?)
***93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
***98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
***102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on (mmm...wool)
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
***105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
***109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
***111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
***121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
***125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
***133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ...more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
***136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication (does the SFPIRG zine count? circulation of 4000!)
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
***145. Broken someone’s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
***157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
***168. Fallen in love
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
***170. Eaten sushi
***171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
***173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
***175. Gone back to school (yes, every time i decide to quit grad school, then still go back.)
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
***179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
***181. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them (does Tim Hortons count as a restaurant?)
183. ...and gotten 86’ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
***184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt (no, but i should...)
187. Skipped all your school reunions (haven't had any yet)
***188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
***191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
197. Been a DJ
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game paper-based, not computerized.
200. Been arrested
201. Shot someone
***202. Sang a solo in public, while sober
203. Kissed a hummingbird
204. Given birth
***205. Eaten some tree-bark -- everyone who's eaten anything with cinnamon has
***206. Baked your own bread, without a machine
***207. Braided the bread
***208. Foraged and eaten wild food, and/or used wild herbs as medicine
209. Climbed a waterfall
***210. Walked in total darkness
211. Went snorkling in the Great Barrier Reef
212. Been mistaken as someone of the opposite sex, and they never realized it
213. Had a supernatural experience
214. Performed at a poetry reading
215. Been to a fetish party
216. Been strip searched
217. Gotten a lapdance at a strip club
218. Gotten hate mail from something of yours that had been published
219. Met someone in person who you first knew on-line
220. Cross-dressed
***221. Been a resting-place for a butterfly
222. Had more than two novels published.
***223. Gotten kissed by someone famous. (just on the cheek though)
224. Lived in a country that I didn't fluently speak the language of.
***225. Kept your cool in a potentially dangerous situation
226. Watched someone you love die.