I Have Done These 50 Things
I Have Done These 50 Things (and a Whole Lot More.)
By:
DuskBeforeDawn
Written on September 7th, 2009
- Walked through a forest where THOUSANDS of monarch butterflies were hatching. AMAZING!!
- Have interviewed many, many, many of my favorite bands.
- Gone skydiving.
- Recently became a beekeeper.
- Created fused glass art in my kiln.
- I have been robbed at gun point (While skinny dipping in the ocean.)
- Went to Guatemala to film a village for a non-profit. (Learned to appreciate what I have a lot more!)
- I spent an entire weekend in bed with a lover.
- Have gone swimming with a sting ray while snorkeling at a reef off of Jamaica.
- Have met a clairvoyant who convinced me of spirit guides.
- Witnessed the man burn! (among other things while naked in the dessert.)
- Have lost a friend to suicide.
- Have watched the sun come up on the beach of a tiny deserted island.
- Have tasted the most delicious gelato of my life in Milan, Italy.
- I have landscaped my back yard with a huge pond and waterfall all by myself.
- Have dislocated my hip in a mosh pit.
- I have saved someones life.
- Have altered my state of mind in many ways covered in mud at Bonnaroo festivals.
- Directed an indie film (with the help of A LOT of people)
- Spent 24 hours in an airport after my flight was canceled. Ugh!
- Lived without cable for 3 years (and counting)
- I have had sex in the pouring rain. (Highly recommend)
- Have cried at the remnants of the Berlin wall.
- Spent the night on the roof of a car star gazing with my first love.
- I have had my heart broken into what felt like a million pieces.
- Found love again after putting the heart puzzle back together. (Repeated many times)
- Ridden a bike around Amsterdam on mushrooms.
- Fallen off a bike and made a prostitute in the red light district laugh. (See above)
- Have performed in a battle of the bands.... in high school....we didn't win :)
- Have killed a few plants and felt tremendous guilt about it.
- Have used that guilt to maintain a successful garden.
- Had my tongue pierced.
- Have dual citizenship
- Have survived a tornado where a huge tree flew through the window.
- Have performed pointe ballet on stage.
- I have been interrupted having sex in a car by the police. (buzz kill.)
- Rescued many animals.
- Have lived in a house I believe was haunted.
- Had alcohol poisoning.
- Saw an amazing Tom Waits tribute in a small bar in Manhattan that I'll never forget!
- Had my legs buckle on a stand up roller coaster in Canada.
- I have watched my grandmother die of cancer and miss her!
- Spent an awesome, yet sleepless week at South By Southwest.
- Went to a carnival in Switzerland.
- Been cheated on and had trust issues afterward.
- Have spent time with black, brown, red, and blond hair.
- Have flooded a house having a water fight when I was 16.
- Had stitches in my chin after falling 30 ft. off a ladder.
- Learned how to make beer at a brewery in Germany.
- Was nearly arrested at a protest in Toronto (and a few other places too!)
- Felt overcome with all the atrocities of human kind and cried at the remnants of the Berlin wall.
By:
DuskBeforeDawn
Age:
26-30
,
Female
