Friday, October 06, 2006

What I Have, and Have Not Done

As I was highlighting the ones that I have done, it reminded me of the Nicole Nordeman song "Legacy." I want to leave a leagacy, how will you remember me? Will you remember me by these lists of what I have done, experienced and accomplished? I certainly hope not. I want my life to point to Jesus Christ as my all-satisfying treasure. In Him, I have nothing to boast about.

Not that any of these are things to be proud of! Bold is what I have done.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins (They were in the same ocean I was swimming in, does that count? ;0)
03. Climbed a mountain (a couple of them…)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula (her name was Rosie)
07. Taken a candlelit bath (not by choice, really, but the power was out!)
08. Said “I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree ( I was making fun of “tree-huggers”)
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea (a couple years ago during hurricane Jeanne)
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (I live near a big city, although I have NEVER been to a Bronco’s game, shame, shame)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper (just a few ::wink:: and many more someday, maybe MY children? ::sigh::)
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten tipsy on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity (this is relative to if I go over budget or if I am draining savings to give. I have done the first, but not the second, so maybe I have not given more than I can “afford.”)
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope.
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. (like during church- and the pastor stops to ask if everything is ok, yeah, my mom was giggling too!)
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight (I live in Colorado!)
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster (oh, YES!)
35. Hit a home run (I can hit a baseball farther than some boys I know…)
36. Danced like a fool and not cared 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 (or three?)
40. Visited all 50 states (I am at 39, though!)
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk (yes and no)
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (Rahela in Romania)

44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign (I watch someone switch the men's and women's bathroom signs, but we did not steal them... just a couple people's dignity! How embarassing...)
46. Backpacked in Europe (I had my backpack in Europe, does that count?)
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing (not with official gear, maybe, but enough to be dangerous!)
49. Midnight walk on the beach

50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs (it did not last long)
57. Pretended to be a superhero

58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day (what is ALL day? Only when I am sick…)
60. *edited*
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 theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken (do baby siblings count?)
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D 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 cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. *edited*
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 Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
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 Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, 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 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (I wonder if my story counts…probably)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
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. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours (usually when sick or after getting home from overseas)
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents (a goal of mine... 4 more to go!)
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 (back in relation to what kind of break?)
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (chicken and rabbit)
137. Skipped all your school reunions (If I won’t have any TO skip, does that count?)
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 (while standing in the middle of the African desert with a tribes-woman in her grass hut.)
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care (I did not personally have to make the decision, but I remember when my autn (who is only 45 now) went into hospice care because she has M.S.)
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 (I hope not!)
150. Saved someone’s life

If anyone wants to waste their time and do the same, I would love to learn more, ummmm interesting things about you! :-P

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins (Like you, Jaclyn, they were in the same ocean I was swimming in, does that count? ;0)
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
08. Said “I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea (does on a lake count?)
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise (of course, I wasnt staying up for that purpose...)
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (I've eaten my grandparents' homegrown vegetables, though)
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars (in a tent...)
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon (although I was rather young - aka don't remember the experience)
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten tipsy on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity (I'm not sure I get this question. If this means, "Have I given to the point of going into debt?" then no, but if it means "have I given when it was not financially prudent to do so?" then yes)
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 (Not the sort that my dad remembers from growing up in MN, but as much as is possible with snow in Abq, NM)
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (maybe, I have to have at some point? right...? maybe not)
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared 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
40. Visited all 50 states (8, pitiful I know ;), and one of those was only an airport)
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love (hard to say if I was actually in either state... but a maybe)
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs (sure, all 6 of them ;). I've alphabetized my DVDs as well)
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. *edited*
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 theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken (I'd suggest family does not count :P)
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D 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 (I know I've skipped 2 days, don't think I've managed 3 yet...)
77. Made cookies from scratch (does helping someone else, my grandmother, count?)
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. *edited*
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 Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
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 Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking (I don't do much of anything loudly, otherwise I could qualify for this)
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived (no, but I've been present for the 2 most notable life-threatening accidents my brother has been involved in)
105. Wrote articles for a large publication (I have one paper that is widely distributed, but not part of a publication)
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (not that I'm aware of)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse (sounds fun, but been allergic to them and hay as long as I can remember)
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (I was along for the ride, quite literally, but I don't remember it (less than 5yrs old), although I imagine I hiked more than my younger sister)
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours (sickness)
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states (3 vs 8)
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi (as much as possible - allergic to fish)
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about (not sure, nothing leaps to mind)
130. Gone back to school (I imagine this is more than a summer break implied here)
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach (ewww)
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes (if I ever have the opportunity)
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (chicken and rabbit)
137. Skipped all your school reunions (If I won’t have any TO skip, does that count?)
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (does odd [mute/deaf] guy at the drive-in count?)
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 (I think that was my job title ish)
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident (I personally hold that it was her fault, but the insurance companies saw it as shared responsibility... nothing major)
150. Saved someone’s life

Hmm, only ~40/150. That was rather long.

Jaclyn said...

Thanks for doing it, Trin, I can always count on you :-P It was fun to read things about you... I think the most shocking one for me was that you have only visited 8 U.S. States! Which ones and why not more? :-D I should recount mine, 39 might be much...

Jaclyn said...

Ok, I counted... I have been to 34:
California
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
North dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Michigan
Indiana
Alabama
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New York
Maryland
Delaware

Phew... Looks like I am missing the four corners, Washington, Maine, Florida, Arizona, hahaha!

Anonymous said...

Let's see:
- born in New Mexico, regularly visit there where family is, ski trips, and lived there for a few summer internships
- live in and grew up in Arizona
- visited California for multiple vacations
- the last family summer vacation was in Hawaii (Maui)
- work sent me to Colorado (Boulder) as part of an introduction to the company which I also used to visit some college friends in Denver. A family summer trip took us to Durango
- Chess Nationals in high school took me to South Dakota (Sioux Falls) via Minnesota (8 hour stop in the airport there due to weather)
- the summer trip last year was supposed to be a cruise to Mexico, but hurricane fears diverted us to the caribbean (to add my third country visited beyond the obvious ;) Mexico) and Florida (a good choice since a hurricane hit one our original destinations on the day we were supposed to be there).

As to why not more, I guess mainly because vacation to me does not equate with travel. So the only time I do travel for fun is when someone else has planned it and I'm going with others (family). When I take vacation otherwise it is time to relax at home or around town :). Growing up, the only trips the family could afford were car trips to visit family in NM and twice to CA (Disneyland, etc).

As I type this, I'm looking to the left and seeing that some things ended up bold that weren't supposed to be including 12, 15 (been to small ones), 17, and 20.

Anonymous said...

and so the obvious question, why have you visited so many already? :P

Jaclyn said...

Hahaha... well, thank you for the detailed reasons you have visted those states. :-P

As for me, first, I (and my family) love to travel-whether for vacations or not.

Second, my dad's parents live in North Carolina, so every couple of years we drive cross-country to visit them.

Third, we drove North to visit Mt. Rushmore, covering some of the mid-northern states.

Fourth, the only reason I have been so far North East to New York is for connections to my international travel- and layovers that allowed us to see the New York City.

Fifth, ummm... I cannot think of what I was going to say.

I would love to someday have the countries I have visited out number the states I have seen! Currently, though, I have only been to six countries... I have a long way to go. :-P

Kathie said...

Jaclyn,
You piloted a plane??? Oh that makes me dizzy/sweaty just thinking about it. I think you know I hate to fly. ::shivers::

Jaclyn said...

I did, Kathie, although not for very long. Ben (my brother) was the brave one and controlled the plane for several minutes. We were in a small plane, I have no idea what kind, but there were only 4 seats! We flew around for a half hour or so... it was fun!

I do know of your fear, and I understand it, for my dad is similarly afraid of flying. He made it to Paris, though, all by himself and swears he will never do it again unless he has to. Well, two of his children so far would love to be overseas missionaries. He will come visit. :-P