200 things to do

Once in a while there is some extremely stupid thing that goes around many blogs on the web. This time it is a list of 200 things to do. You put this list in your blog and you mark the things you did with bold. Then you get surprised how many things you’ve actually did already. Anyway, the examples are here, here, here, here, and here.

Read further for my results, if you are interested.

Stats: out of items, are marked completed.

  1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
  2. Swam with wild dolphins
  3. Climbed a mountain
  4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive (I wish I had though)
  5. Been inside the Great Pyramid (and it sucked down there)
  6. Held a tarantula
  7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone (I can barely fit in the bath myself)
  8. Said -I love you- and meant it (and keep doing it)
  9. 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 watch the sun rise (multiple times)
  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 my own vegetables (happy childhood that was)
  19. Touched an iceberg
  20. Slept under the stars (many times)
  21. Changed a babys diaper (over a thousand times)
  22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
  23. Watched a meteor shower
  24. Gotten drunk on champagne
  25. Given more than you can afford to charity
  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 (I dont get it)
  29. Bet on a winning horse
  30. Taken a sick day when you were not ill (more than once)
  31. Asked out a stranger
  32. Had a snowball fight (more than once)
  33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
  34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (on multiple occasions)
  35. Held a lamb
  36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
  37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
  38. Taken an ice cold bath
  39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
  40. Seen a total eclipse
  41. Rode on 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 (several times)
  45. Adopted an accent for an entire day (Indian)
  46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
  47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (very frequently)
  48. Had two hard drives for your computer (I had as much as six)
  49. Visited all 50 states
  50. Loved your job for all accounts
  51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
  52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (I do not need much)
  53. Had amazing friends (hi guys!)
  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
  60. Lied to foreign governments official in that country to avoid notice (Cyprus traffic police are the best. Ever.)
  61. Midnight walk on the beach
  62. Sky diving
  63. Visited Ireland
  64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
  65. In a restaurant, sat at a strangers 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
  71. Sung karaoke (but no one was happy that I did. Even I.)
  72. Lounged around in bed all day (several times)
  73. Posed nude in front of strangers
  74. Scuba diving
  75. Got it on to Lets 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 dont regret it
  81. Visited the Great Wall of China
  82. Discovered that someone whos not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
  83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better (and a long time ago. Never looked back.)
  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 (two amateur short movies so far)
  92. Crashed a party
  93. Loved someone you shouldnt have
  94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
  95. Gotten divorced
  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. Rode a gondola in Venice
  101. Gotten a tattoo
  102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on (I am easily turned on.)
  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 (hehe… but no one saw me. I think…)
  107. Got so drunk you dont remember anything (way too many times)
  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 (pervert, arent I?)
  120. Been on a cruise ship (once from Togliatti to St.Petersburg and once from Cyprus to Egypt)
  121. Spoken more than one language fluently (Russian and English. More to come.)
  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 (but doing so now)
  127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (I dont even remember what it was)
  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 (better even – a new country)
  134. … more than once?
  135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
  136. Sang loudly in the car, and did not stop when you knew someone was looking (guilty as charged. Several times)
  137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
  138. Had plastic surgery
  139. Survived an accident that you should not have survived (that car crash was really a miracle)
  140. Wrote articles for a large publication
  141. Lost over 100 pounds
  142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
  143. Piloted an airplane
  144. Petted a stingray
  145. Broken someones heart (not intentionally though)
  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. Rode on a motorcycle (lots of times)
  153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph (many times)
  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 (I hardly know any Russians who did not)
  157. Rode a horse (tried a few times. Did not enjoy it much though)
  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 at an ancient Mayan burial ground
  169. Been a sperm or egg donor
  170. Eaten sushi (many times. and loved it)
  171. Had your picture in the newspaper (back when I was a child)
  172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
  173. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about (several times: linux, software, blogging, driving)
  174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
  175. Gone back to school
  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
  183. … and gotten 86ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
  184. Taught yourself an art from scratch (photography)
  185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
  186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
  187. Skipped all your school reunions
  188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (many times. I guess I have to learn Greek.)
  189. Been elected to public office
  190. Written your own computer language
  191. Thought to yourself that you are living your dream
  192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
  193. Built your own PC from parts (it is what everyone used to do back in the days)
  194. Sold your own artwork to someone who did not know you
  195. Had a booth at a street fair
  196. Dyed your hair
  197. Been a DJ (and a terrible one at that)
  198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
  199. Written your own role playing game
  200. Been arrested

8 thoughts on “200 things to do”


  1. I’m very close to you, and have some exotic:

    13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
    97. Gone without food for 5 days
    126. Raised children
    149. Broken a bone
    177. Changed your name
    200: Been arrested
    :) :)

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