3 posts tagged “meme”

THE 99 THINGS MEME

Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven’t done and don’t want to - leave in plain font

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 Disneyland/world.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
     - Does Karaoke count?
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a marathon.
28. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an 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 in person.
41. Sung Karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
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.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a check.
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. Swum in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing the game as well as the person you got the game from.

1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Don't Cry Baby - Queen Latifah

2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Since I Seen't You - Anythony Hamilton

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Next To You - Ciara

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Good Life - Kanye West

Soooo, here goes:

1. I was born and raised in Detroit
2. Detroit is always near and dear to my heart.
3. I enjoy watching Football (Lions - although they suck) & Basketball (go Pistons!!)
4. I love to dance and will dance all night regardless what the DJ is playing
5. Most of my good friends are people that I have known since childhood
6. I love to travel and have been to a number of different places, including: London, Paris, Madrid, Puerto Rico & Holland
7. My views on love have changed drastically since last year.
8. I love talking on the phone.
9. I love my DVR and I always record: House, America's Next Top Model, Monk & ER
10. My favorite song is I Tried (Anthony Hamilton)-
11. I keep in touch with most of my Ex-boyfriends, except for the last one that I dated for 7 years. If I ever see/talk to him again, it will be too soon.
12. I sleep butt-ball-ass NAKED.
13. I have been in love 4 times.
14. I started keeping a journal in the 3rd grade and kept it up well into college.
15. I have become addicted to blogging.
16. I lost my virginity at 15 (Awww.... JP...)
17. I had my first orgasm at 17 (Yeah Chuck!!)
18. I subscribe to Essence and Self magazines
19. I watch CNN and the weather channel every morning while getting ready for work.
20. I do not have enough fingers to count my past sexual partners
21. My Father has been married for 30 years, I am 30 years old - he and my mother were never married.
22. I need to lose 20 lbs.
23. I am the manager of a staff of five employees
24. My favorite position is ME ON TOP. (control freak??)
25. I have several adult toys.
26. I prefer the ones that two people can use at the same time.
27. I believe that sex is about connecting with another person ... not just physically.
28. In another lifetime, I had a few one night stands.
29. I can't bowl worth a damn.
30. The saddest movie that I have ever seen was Hotel Rwanda.
31. I believe in supernatural entities.
32. I believe that EVERYthing happens for a reason.
33. I do not regularly attend church.
34. I think white people are too damned nosey.
35. I hate when people make general assumptions about black folks. lol
36. I collect black art ... mostly prints.
37. I hate that custom framing is so expensive.
38. My favorite piece is a signed and numbered piece, titled Sabrina (artist=> James Denmark )
39. I do not regret any decision that I have made.
40. I try to learn from past decisions, both good and bad.
41. I wish my Father and I had a more open and honest relationship
42. I think that if I ever started telling him how I feel about some of the things that weigh heavenly on my mind, I may never be able to stop being angry.
43. I love my God Daughter very much.
44. I don't mind washing clothes, but I hate to fold them.
45. Weed was the extent of my illegal drug use.
46. I took my first drink of alcohol at the age of 15. ...it was Cisco (AKA crack water) and I got drunk off my ass.
47. I wish that I could speak Spanish, fluently- or at all, for that matter.
48. I can't live without my Ipod.
49. I have almost 800 songs, thus far.
50. I only use Dental Care baking soda tooth paste. =>Otherwise my teeth don't feel clean.
51. I have used Noxema everyday ... twice a day- since I was 15.
52. I am a member of a book club.
53. I started reading because one of my childhood best friends used to read all the time. She was the smartest person I knew. ;-)
54. I can never get in the bed early enough.
55. I never want to get out of bed in the morning.
56. I just tried grapefruit and cottage cheese for the very first time a couple weeks ago. I like them both.
57. The rings on my cell phone are: Be Without You (Mary J. Blige), Touch It(Busta Rhymes), Beautiful, Loved & Blessed (Prince)
58. I am Beautiful, loved & blessed
59. I enjoy my job more days than not.
60. I often feel overwhelmed at work, which causes me to cuss a lot.
61. I enjoy cussing a lot.
62. I don't cuss nearly as much as I used to.
63. I used to be crazy.
64. I hit one of my Ex-boyfriends with a car. Lol
65. He deserved it.
66. When I was young (& dumb), I thought I would ALWAYS love JP.
67. I no longer love JP.
68. I used to sing Used To Love Him (Lauryn Hill) about JP. It helped me get over him. Whenever I hear it, I still sing it - about him...
69. I miss having good girlfriends that live close to me.
70. I have driven a Nascar on the Richmond International Speedway.
71. I am not a racing fan.
72. I used to own a table-top Ms. PacMan game.
73. My banana pudding is the bomb.
74. I listen to the Tom Joyner show on the way to work every morning.
75. I eat dry.Cheerios as a snack almost everyday.
76. BF has no idea how lonely I've been, lately.
77. I have been known to drink as many as 8 shots of Tequila in one night.
78. I am impressed by the strong women in and my family and aspire to be like them.
79. I don't want to have to be strong all the time.
80. I collect elephants, and ceramic dolls.
81. I seriously considered being a stripper while I was in college.
82. I learned some handy little trips while hanging around the strip club.
83. I still use some of those tricks.
84. I used to steal my Mother's car and go joy-riding with my friends.
85. I'm lucky that she never caught me or I would not be blogging about it today.
86. I vacuum everyday.
87. My brass bed in my guest room is the bed that my Mom had when she was a little girl.
88. My Mom is the fairest, most down to earth person that I know.
89. I have 2 tattoos.
90. I am considering getting another one, soon... An Ankh on my lower back.
91. Alcoholism runs in my family.
92. I think community service is very important.
93. I feel guilty that I don't make more time to join my sorority in community projects.
94. I think it is very important to give blood.
95. I give blood approximately every 56 days.
96. The worst movie that I have every seen was Black Knight, starring Martin Lawrence.
97. I am very sarcastic.
98. I think that I am hilarious.
99. I take Vitamin E, Acidopholous, & a multi-vitamin everyday.
100. I love life.
101. I thank God for the gift of life and love.