Just for fun
Here are some things that I have done in my life. This is not an exhaustive list of "things I have done in my life." It is just a random assortment. I am proud of some of them and less proud of others, but I truly have done all of the following:
I have eaten an entire large pizza by myself in one sitting. I once caught a live fish with my bare hands. I have dried my entire body with toilet paper because I was out of towels. I have eaten dog meat...knowingly. I have biked over 120 miles in a single day. I have watched 6 movies in a row. I have pee'd on the electric fence (by mistake of course).
I have played guitar until my fingers bled. I have ridden an elephant bareback for 2 hours. I have spent at least a month on 4 different continents. I have fallen down the stairs while attempting to ride my bike down them to impress someone. I have dropped classes in college because there were too many required texts. I have refused to buy the book for classes and still gotten an "A." I have been shot by 7 different BB guns and been shot at by a real gun. I have gotten every single car I have ever owned stuck in the mud. I have been pulled over for towing a sled behind my Jeep (with my Wife on the sled) and captured the entire incident on camera by leaving the tape rolling (we were shooting a really cool video). I have walked into a stranger's house without knocking because I thought that it was my friend's house.
I have climbed a water tower (I mean 3 water towers). I lived in a closet for 2 years. I have climbed onto the roof of a speeding train. I have climbed out the window, over the roof, and in the other window of a speeding car. I have fallen off of a moving car... it hurt. I have eaten cereal with Mountain Dew instead of milk. I have bungee-jumped off of a train bridge and touched the grass at the bottom (that one was REALLY dumb. Always measure the bungee). I have sneezed skittles out of my nose. I have played a concert with my fly open (oops). I have shocked myself with one of those punishing dog collars in order to empathize with an unruly puppy. I have nursed a rat back to health with a medicine dropper. I have canoed in the "flood of the century" and soaked in a hot-tub during a hurricane. I have been buried in my sleep by an unexpected blizzard while camping. I have eaten an entire bowl of Lucky Charms marshmallows. I have written very long and pointless (but true) posts to amuse myself because it is late and I am not tired. That is the end of my list.
I have done other things that are not on this list... like... brush my teeth with a stick, slept 14 hours non stop, and eaten an entire tube of Pringles in 5 minutes, but those things didn't make the list. Maybe I will make another list some other night.
45 Comments:
Good post man. I'm not worried anymore about you growing up too much... I don't think I ever really was. That would be tragic, but impossible.
I swam in the ocean in march? Does that rate on a list like this? I got married at the age of 19 - that's crazy, right? I never bought a text book my junior or senior year of college. .. of course I had a $600 library fine (you have to return those books, after awhile, did you know?). . . Collin, why didn't you count swimming with a shark -- BECAUSE IT WAS A DOLPHIN!????
It was a freaking shark and I have plenty of witnesses. Ian was much closer to it though. I thought he was a gonner.
Rockin awesome!!! I love it!!! I have definitely NOT done that many wacky things... but you are a palkovitz :-P hm..... I've eaten menudo (cow stomach lining) cat &/or dog food, pulled maybe 10 flips on one of those bungee & trampoline doohickies... stayed up until 6:30 in the morning without being TOO tired.. and then seriously paying for it... yeah... you WIN!
It was deffinately a shark! I know, because he almost ate me. Dolphins don't eat peopple.
haha. reminds me of that commercial..."i have moved out of my apartment to avoid cleaning it. i have used my dog to dry my hands."
um, i really did move out of an apartment to avoid cleaning it. Man, my friends are STILL pissed about that.
merry
Anonymous schynomous- Collin, this is your Dad! We need to talk about that pizza.
I once ate 15 pancakes in a sitting. I too have eaten an entire pizza. I like truck stops in the middle of the night. I have peed on the Serengeti. I have climbed the Pyramid of the Sun (then devoured several pounds of tacos upon descending).
I also woke up at 3am against my will in order to stand out in front of a Best Buy with Jason, Bryan and a few hundred other nuts, just so I could get a PS2 on the first day.
I spent 2 weeks over last Christmas break in Central America with much of my father's family. While there, my brother wanted to order tacos, but only wanted lettuce and cheese with them. He asked us how to say it and we told him.. Well, he apparently neglected to specify a meat when he ordered, because the puzzled waiter brought him tortillas with just cheese and lettuce. I'll never forget the look on his face when he realized that there is no automatic-default taco meat that everyone gets.
In case you're wondering, the cheese is usually Queso Fresco. Quite charming as cheese goes.. but it doesn't do well as a melty cheese. Know what I like? Take some green apples, slices of brie, some good french bread, put it in the oven to get a little melty, drizzle with honey, sprinkle with almonds, put lettuce and some spicy mustard on it.. wow.. it's very good.
Man, Ian, you're so right. I'm obsessed with food. It's a wonder I don't weigh 400 lbs.
"It's a wonder I don't weigh 400 lbs."
Hilarious.
" Take some green apples, slices of brie, some good french bread, put it in the oven to get a little melty, drizzle with honey, sprinkle with almonds, put lettuce and some spicy mustard on it.. wow.. it's very good."
That DOES sound good, except I would leave out the apples, the brie, the almonds, the lettuce, and the spicy mustard. But other than that, it sounds delicious.
Wow, you are a picky eater. It's a wonder you still weigh 400 pounds.
french bread and honey then???
A dolphin bit my dad before :-P
That said it still may have been a shark :-D
That was most definately a shark.
Jase? Man.. where's the love? Aren't you the guy who once created performance art out of an Aramark pizza and a crusty old soft pretzel? "Seemed like a good idea at the time.."
That is an impressive list. I know mine can't match up, but I'm bored and can't sleep.
I have hit another vehicle with my car and received money for it. I have scored a hat trick in soccer while playing defense. I have received more parking tickets than anyone in the history of the University of Delaware, and paid them all (well, most of them). I have received a letter stating a warrant was issued for my arrest (and had my mom read it first). I have watched four movies in a row BY MYSELF. I have stayed awake for so long that I could no longer count how many hours I had been up (rough estimate: 65 hours-ish). I have been paid for sleeping. I have slept while being paid to do something else. I have stopped going to my library because I think I owe them more than $100 (not sure). I have witnessed a car plowing through a large group of people. I have been so scared that I heard my knees shaking. I have been told I look like Fred Durst. I have hit on a 26 in 7/27... and not busted. I have downed a half-gallon of chocolate milk in less than two minutes. I have called 911. I have had a conversation with the operator about the weather. I have listened to the same song for more than three hours straight. I have played volleyball in a torrential downpour. I have seen Canada, but never been. I have kicked a rock into the Grand Canyon and watched it fall for eight long seconds. I have been pushed by a police officer. I have eaten cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner two days in a row (while at home). I have eaten 1 1/2 pizzas by myself. I have been to a WaWa on 18 consecutive days. I have made the Dean's List. I have the phone numbers of three professional football players in my cell phone. I have been to Ground Zero. I have had a blister the entire length of my foot. I have struck people out with a nasty curveball. I have stolen home. I have stolen a pencil from a friend just for kicks (they didn't even notice). I have a certain goalpost flag hanging on my wall. I have convinced several people that I write for the New York Times. I have seen Sunshine. I have been in 150+ degree heat for six straight hours. I have driven past my house six times in a row because I wanted to keep singing in my car. I have worn some form of underwear/boxers every day of my life. I have worn a cast. I have had stitches. I have thrown up in a toilet, in a sink, in a trash can, in a car, out a car window, on my bed, on the floor, on someone else, on a lawn, in a field, on the side of the road, in a small plastic bag and in a forest (most more than once). I have been called by at least 20 different nicknames in my life more than once (not including idiot, moron, dead sexy, etc.). I have been on a 24-hour road trip (non-stop). I have been to 25 states and Washington D.C. I know students at more than 25 colleges and universities. I have counted to 1,000 on paper in a boring class. I have never slept in a class. I have laughed out loud at my teacher in a class (and not for their comedy). I have heard someone talk about me on the radio. I have punched a hole in a wall. I have jumped for joy. I have sat next to the same random person on two different flights. I have made more than 15 babies smile. I have swallowed my gum. I have eaten dirt on purpose. I have been given an extra $20 by an ATM. I have swam out far enough into the ocean that the people on the beach couldn't hear me if I yelled. I have had a toenail painted red against my will. I have written a final paper in 110 minutes, starting 120 minutes before it was due (and received an A- on said paper). I have been both criticized and praised in front of a large number of people. I have touched the Liberty Bell. I have felt bad for food. I have slept on at least 12 different couches in my life. I have been pulled over for going 43 miles an hour on a four-lane road. I have had at least one person tell me I smelled good for six days in a row. I have laid down in the middle of a road. I have met and talked to a blind DJ. I have shoveled the same driveway four times in a single day. I have drank a jar of pickle juice. I have seen Forrest Gump.
I have to go get some more Gatorade.
That, my friend, Rocks! I've thrown up in a car before... because I was kinda choking on a cheezit... thankfully there was a bag *thanks you-know-who* hm... uh... I've had a guy who I had never met before try to hit on me while I was attempting to read bio... OOOooh!!! I just realized I kinda pulled an all-nighter... it was a 7ish hour plane ride and then I had another one after that... Don't remember how long it was before the plane ride that I slept... but I went to bed at 5 and woke up around 7 the next morning... I've gotten slightly lost in a foreign country (even though I was about one or two blocks from where I needed to be) I've asked and had a spanish guy whom I didn't know(not a guide) show me where the train station was. I've drank a glass of sangria in Spain... I've been so jet-lagged that I would sit down and after a few minutes ask how long we'd been sitting there (can you tell most of these are recent and in generally the same place?) I've swam in the Meditteranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Carribean Sea. I've made friends with random people I've seen on campus. I've had a guy who I never met before (not aforesaid person) ask me if either I or the girl next to me were pregnant... (What WAS going on??? I'm not that fat!) I've had people think I was in my 20s... I've gotten both 100's and 0's in school (yeah... lets not talk about those 0's) I can speak more than one word in Japanese, French, German, Spanish, and English (obviously) although I don't know much in Japanese, French or German... (Are the Bahama's a country? If so, I've been in 3 countries including the US) I've pretended to swoon at someone doing a rendition of "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias... that was so funny... we took eyeliner and gave him a fake mole... I've pranked the same person around 2 am by putting shaving cream, water, &/or air in balloons... putting pink wrapping paper on his door and paper mach streamers on his stairs and railings... I've lived in 6 states and visited more. Ok... had more than I thought! Better than any of that... God saved me from worthlessnes... HE ROCKS!
Wow! Way to go Snakey! That is some list. The question is, have you ever gone to sleep before 3 am?
I have done one noteworthy thing along these lines. I had a competition with about 30 guys at an all you can eat pizza buffet and beat them all, including one guy who weighed literally 400 pounds. I ate 20 slices, while my nearest competetor finished at 17.
Man Ian.. it's a wonder you don't weigh 400 lbs!
I'm pretty darn close!
Here's my list of amazing accomplishments:
Once upon a time, I ate three whole pieces of pizza in one sitting...
I, uh I ate three whole pieces of pizza in one sitting...
and Uh... oh crap.
and another time i almost went to bed, but then I read a blog...
man, you'd think that in a whole lifetime one would do more than eat three pieces of pizza. well, you thought wrong.
Oh, also once I...uh...dangit...
Freeking home-school. The life I could hhave lived!
Oh come on... you can't use the hs excuse... I came up with a list... even though it wasn't that spectacular... you can come up with something I'm sure! :-D
OK, I um...
Once I stayed up past midnight! that was awesome! man, I was like so tired, but it was all worth it. it was like home-schooler goes to heaven! that was the time of my life, i'll never forget it!
You're a funny one...
Oh gosh...
You know, I've got some cousins who are/were home schooled. One of them is like.. building some new spy satellite system now with the CIA.. I'm sure of it. This would be the same kid who thought it was funny to dial 911 from a payphone at a large family gathering for my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary.
Isn't it funny how stupid geniouses can be?
Just to clarify, I don't think that your cousin is necessarily stupid, that story just inspired me to think about other retarded geniouses.
I dig about the geniuses being stupid sometimes... not stupid as in scientific facts etc. but in common sense... maybe that's how their lives are interesting :-P
"Yes, he's a genius. He completed his college math requirements in 7th grade. He's built a working atom bomb for his freshman chemistry class. He can calculate Pi to 27 decimal points in his head."
"wow.. that's great." ... "But can he change a tire?"
*blank stare*
Wow... I thought for a minute that you were talking about your real cousin. I was very impressed, or maybe shocked, one of those.
By the way, Hosco, you made a guest apperience in one of my dreams. (It's pretty funny, I don't know how I had a dream about somebody I'v never even seen a picture of, but that's where the creativity factor kicks in.) Well anyway, I was there in the midst of a huge battle, just about to be killed by thousands of angry Germans with big guns and lots of burning things, when you drove up and hopped out of your car, happily eating away at two large slices of pizza. You seemed oblivious to the fast that we were in grave danger, and you just gave me one of your pieces of pizza (for which I will be eternally grateful) and we ate them then and there. Somehow, neither of us died. I think you may hve saved my life. Thanks.
That is a histarically funny deram
I actually meant to say dream
There was a lot more to it as well. I'll have to tell you later, both of your bosses, your mom, and a few other people were pretty darn funny in it.
DUDE! That is hysterical! And oddly enough, not that far off the mark... So yea, having a dream about someone you've never seen is kind of weird. I have never met any of you yet (blame jason, honestly). But I have sooo had the weird dreams where people don't belong in the situations.. like, I'm at work, but my high school gym teacher is conducting my final exams. how messed up is THAT dream? I've been out of UD for a while now, but I occasionally still have that panicky dream where I am trying to find my class for the final, but it's a class I never ever attended, and I somehow have to pass or I'm toast. Man, just typing it bothers me.
You know, That dream is prety close to what happened here on the weblog. There was a big nazi battle going on and Hosco comes sauntering up with a bunch of food comments and gets everyone laughing. Thanks Hosco.
Well, thank you, Collin. See, I'm working on this series of haikus about cheese. A Homage to Fromage, if you will. I shall share when it is completed.
Okay, and file this one under the 'dreamt about it cause you talked about it' category. But I had a dream where I was talking to you and Ian about migratory squirrels. I have no earthly clue what in the world that means.. But it was amusing to say the least.
I really don't believe that those exist, but I would love to talk to you about it anyway. I would settle for meeting you at all, but thanks to Jase, we haven't. Thank you for including me in your dream.
Excuse me, I am not the social coordinator of both of your lives. You can meet if you want to! And HoSco, if you'd wake up and actually come to one of our concerts, you'd have met them all already!
Waitaminute.. you haven't played one since community day and like I said, I'm SORRY I overslept!!! But you never showed up for dinner, so like, I'm sulking.. blame Bryan.
I'm thinking it's time for a Milburns cider donut run. Am I wrong? (shut up donny) Am I wrong, dude??
It is always time for Milburn donuts!
See, I'm thinking.. follow me here.. like we all head out for cider donuts and if a band just happens to break into a concert, it kills two stones in hand with one bird in the bush!
Ok.. it's late. I need to sleep. We old fogies have to rest. At least I'm not as old as Jason. ;)
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