Ten Cool Things

[madbaker]

Gacked from scendan, 'cause it's a neat idea...
"I spend so much time bitching in my live journal, or reflecting on things that aren't going well, or might not go well, that I decided to do an entry that chronicles some of the cool things I've done or experienced in my life. They will not contain any disclaimers, like, "Well, this was actually dorky" or, "This didn't last very long" or, "That ended badly." I'm just listing cool stuff, and only in cool terms. Because it's good to do that sometimes. So there."

In my life, I have:

1. Saw/heard the Vienna Boys' Choir perform High Mass, in Vienna, on Christmas Day.


2. Been interviewed on national television. (Twice!) And quoted in several well-respected newspapers.


3. Teared up because I was *this close* to a Shakespeare First Folio.


4. Ridden a gondola in Venice.


5. Told a story to a reasonably-well-known science fiction author, and have him remember it (and me) years later.


6. Gone on a roller coaster ride because I was scared to do so.


7. Posing as a native, given bad directions to an "Ugly American" tourist.


8. Eaten at a four-star restaurant.


9. Had a snowball fight in June.


10. Cheered on the home team to win at a World Series game.

Comments

[our-meg.livejournal.com]

My only problem with this meme is that I can only think of two cool things I have done (as opposed to things being done to me.)

I sang on a recording that was played in space
I kissed my sweetie on a glacier at midsummer.

Sigh. My life is so boring.

[scendan.livejournal.com]

Done to you counts. I can say that, cuz I made the meme up. This is a meme about cool things in your life. It doesn't mean you did them, necessarily. It could be things you did, experienced, saw, reacted to...

And WOW!!!!! Sang on a recording played in space???? Tell me about it!!!

And hey... you've acted in countless productions, make your own incredibly detailed garb, do martial arts, gosh, there's tons of cool stuff you've done.

[our-meg.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* Okay, I'll tell that story on my own journal page. And I will see if I can think of a few other things...

[scendan.livejournal.com]

I love the "bad directions" bit, and going on the rollercoaster because you were scared. YAY!!!!!

And...yeah...yeah...on the Folio. I'd tear up, too.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

The "bad directions" thing is something of which I'm simultaneously proud and ashamed. It really was a bad thing to do... but he deserved it.