Archives: March 2009

The Big Bang Theory – Chuck Lorre

I love The Big Bang Theory on CBS.  I hope you all watch that show.  It’s nerdy fun.  Anyway, if you do watch it, make sure you stick around after the end of the show to read what Chuck Lorre has to say.  There’s a new one every week.  You’ll probably need a DVR as it’s on and off the screen pretty quick.  This one was part of the show a few months back after the election.

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NCAA Tournament

My mom’s a huge fan of college basketball so guess what she talked me buying tickets into going and seeing?  The Western Regional Finals being held here in Arizona at the end of March.  It should be good times.  I have no idea how good/bad our seats will be but whatever.  The experience is half the fun, right?

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Things I’ve Done

Matterdays posted this a few months ago and I have had it sitting on my computer for that long waiting to be completed. I don’t normally do these, but here goes.

The rules are relatively simple: bold the items you’ve done; don’t bold items you haven’t done.

1. Started your own blog.
2.
Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5.
Watched a meteor shower .
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7.
Been to Disney World / Land.
8.
Climbed a mountain
9.
Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris. – 3 times!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning. – Who hasn’t?
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. – when I visited, you weren’t allowed inside.
18.
Grown your own vegetables.
19.
Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train. From Nice to Barcelona.

21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. – Who hasn’t!? Extra vacation days!
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a Marathon.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice. – Tourist Trap!
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset. – We have the best sunsets here in AZ.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. – If grandparents count, yes.
35. Been to Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied.
38.
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39.
Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David. – Simply amazing.
41. Sung karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa. – Tangiers, Morocco.
45.
Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies. – I helped my sister when she was a brownie.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a check. – Fact of life.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox.
89. Saved someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby.
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a lawsuit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.

Blog Design Refresh

I decided that it was time to update my blog design for the new year.  I’ve had the Sedona design for the past year and I wanted to try something different.  I hope you like the new color choices and the new banner* image.  Thoughts?

*The banner is coutesy of Brian over at Cheap Blue Guitar and I can’t thank him enough for taking time out of his busy schedule to create one for me!  I love it!

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